All this: 24 rolls of TP, 4 boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios, a bottle of Pert, and a mini deoderant, cost $11.13. Then… I got a $5.00 coupon good for the next purchase. Net cost: $6.13! Yeah me!
August 24, 2008
We Went Tubing!
It was tons of fun too! I took all 4 kids, plus the 3 grandkids (thanks to a friend who also drove). Wehad a blast! We all felt a teeny bit sorry for Freddy. Eleven females and him. Poor thing.
August 19, 2008
At the Zoo
What to do when your car has 7 seat belts and there are 8 of you. Bummer. Since we traded our Astro for an Uplander, we lost a seat. So… to have “Camp Grandma” (This week is dedicated to the grandchildren and for lack of a better name, we are calling it “Camp Grandma”. Five funfilled days and 3 overnights of cheap, local, fun entertainment!) But, back to the seat belt problem, I “bought out” Grace. For $2.00 yesterday, and $5.00 today, she is staying home with Tom/Dad. She’s happy, wealthier, and less stressed.
So here we are at the zoo, after playing Putt Putt and visiting PetSmart. Before swimming and digging our own delicious potatoes for dinner.
August 18, 2008
Back to the River
3 kids, 3 grandkids, 2 dogs, same river. They had a blast right up until the fox came out to visit. Yup, the fox. Never a good thing in broad daylight. We quickly left the scene, Bubbles was first in the van. I was last, still clutching the huge rock that I was ready to launch to defend my babies.
I called 911 when we were safely in the van. Another lady had them on the phone at the same time. Then we saw a guy in the picnic shelter throw him a sandwich. Real bright. Apparently the fox has been a nuisance but animal control can’t seem to catch him because “there are too many people in the area”. Duh, doesn’t that mean there are more potential rabies victims???
I could have taken some great shots but didn’t think of that until we were back on the road.
August 6, 2008
Yes, We Let Them Go
This was the haul from the river. We let them go after ooing and ahh-ing.
It’s a Tough Life…
Lucky me, this was my view sitting in my camp chair waiting for the human and canine children to tire of playing in the river. So serene. Makes me think of the many hours I spent canoeing on the Ipswich Rver in MA.
August 1, 2008
The Potatoes Actually Grew!!!
What you see here are 3.25 pounds of potatoes which grew from 3 or 4 teeny pieces of potatoes and required NO effort on my part. They were in a 4 gallon bucket (hole in bottom) placed (strategically) under a dripping upside down tomato bag. Wa hoo!
No weeding, no bugs, no spray, no watering, JUST POTATOES!
Yesterday being the end of July, I tallied our monthly yield. We did almost 35 pounds, for a total this year of just over 50. Not close to the folks in CA who have 10k as a goal for their 1/5 acre farmlet, but hey, for us it’s awesome!
