a day to be outdoors

 I am inspired by this weather and the wonder of a garden. My little men have been cooped up for two days, and now it is time to explore. My oldest has a terrible case of poison ivy and my youngest had a fever that kept him down. I must admit, I enjoyed this slow time with him. I now have a very busy toddler to run after. It was blessed to get to cuddle with him for two whole days. I am so thankful he is back and running.
The garden is looking beautiful after a days worth of rain. I am enjoying the rainbow tomato cages my husband splurged on. It feels very kid friendly now.

The garden is getting bigger.  My neighbor came and plowed up more to plant in. We are so blessed to have great neighbors.

Learning how to smell a flower.

 Love this farm life!

poppytalk: Weekend Project: Family Tree

I just found this family tree mural. I think I will incorporate this into my girls bedroom. I will keep you updated on how it turns out. My husband has the built in bunk beds almost done. He is working on the ladders then up with some bead board. I think it will feel a little beachy and a lot eclectic.
poppytalk: Weekend Project: Family Tree: "I received an email the other day from Erika, the daughter to one of our daily readers Melissa in El Cajon, CA of Darby's & Pumpkin's Dail..."

Here is another tree I found online. Sorry I don't know where I found it at but it is a lot of fun.

texas caviar

Here is my first of several food blogs.

I plan to post my best and easiest recipes.

These are the recipes everyone raves about.

Hope you enjoy.

Here are the simple ingredients: 1 can of Rotel tomatoes, 1 can of shoepeg corn(drained), 1 Italian seasoning packet, 2 cans of black beans(drained and rinsed), 6 sliced green onions

(no rabbit needed)

chop the green onion

rinse the beans & drain the shoepeg corn

add all to a bowl and pour on the Italian seasoning packet

mix and serve

some variations: black eyed peas instead of black beans,

or add avocado, yum.

So easy and so good.

we have chicks

Our chicks have arrived. They began their struggle, to break free from their shells, the day we lost power. We have Therma Care heating pads and Grandma Sharla to thank for their survival.

 Going without power for even one day was a reminder to be thankful and of how dependent we are on electricity these days.

The van was a warn spot.

A little science for you:

Chicks incubate for 21 days and need the temperature to stay around 99.5 degrees.

We have four chicks total now. All from eggs Grandma Sharla gave us before her roosters found a new home.