Displaying all posts written during the month of March 2010.
Started the garden this week. I planted two varieties of lettuce, spinach, and transplanted strawberries. I built a new raised bed in the corner of the yard for the strawberries. I am going to plant some flowers there as well. I built a gate out of PVC pipe. I am pretty proud of that. I can’t wait to get the final raised bed built. I will be employing my cousin Jeff on that one. Might be a bit more than I can chew 
The sun has come and we have been trying to take advantage of it. Mia and I worked outside yesterday getting the existing garden ready, planning for the new, and soaking up the rays. Here she is in her sweet summer hat:
While I was digging around in Mia’s mouth to show a friend of ours her two little teeth under the surface, I felt a sharp point. Tooth #1 has arrived! I think #2 will be right behind it. It occurred to me that tomorrow she will be 7 months old. The time is already slipping away so quickly and she is growing into a tiny person more and more each day. Part of me is excited to see who she will be and part of me wants to keep her little forever
The sun came out and I couldn’t resist an outdoor project. We had a porch swing in our yard for the last two years that finally bit the dust. The frame, however, was still in good shape. Just some minor rusting. I knew that could be fixed. Off to Wal-Mart! Mia and I bought 2 cans of red spray paint for $.96 each, two bolts with eyes for $1.12 each and a swing for $23.97. Mia took a nap and I got to work. First I painted the frame, then drilled the holes, inserted the bolts and hung the swing. For $28.13 and a frame destined for the garbage, Mia has her first swing set (sort of). She likes to swing and laughed a lot. This swing is rated up to 48 months (4 years) so I think our dollar will go pretty far.
So Mia has a new favorite toy… A Quaker Oats box. If she keeps this up we might actually save a lot of money
