Sick day

I had a sick day last Monday. I think I got that stomach thing everyone else seems to have had. Since I wasn't so sick I couldn't do anything I decided to spend my time at home making a bed for Shadow.  She seemed pretty excited about it.

So much so that she laid down on it while I was still working.

And now that it's finished?  Yeah, she won't go near it.

In the kitchen

We've tried out a few new recipes in the last couple of weeks.

The weather WAS decent last week or maybe the week before. So we ate some yummy spinach cannelloni on the porch.

 I am working on getting both of us ready for summer (you know, weddings and bathing suits) so I've tried out a few healthier meals including this salmon with strawberry relish. Yummy.

And then the husband planned a meal, and invited over some guests, before telling me that it was a completely fried meal - fried chicken and fried green tomatoes. Oh well for getting ready for the summer. But every bit of the meal was quite tasty - he did a great job. (No pictures of the tomatoes b/c they were gobbled up too quickly)

And then, after dinner, I got a wild hair from some images I saw online. So we made peep smores!

This is for my bff who couldn't figure out how we toasted the peeps - I thought stoves were made for this kind of thing!

I highly recommend these guys!

Weekly garden update

We constructed and put in the tomato cages for all of our bizillion tomatoes. The tomatoes have shown great appreciation for this by growing a ton and producing lots of little tomatoes. We also have other veggies popping up including zucchini, several varieties of peppers, and tomatillos. So far we have picked 15 tomatoes. Thank you goes out to the lady bugs and other nice insects who are currently helping keep the bad insects at bay.

Not as pretty now that we have the cages in.

It's a baby zucchini!

One of our garden helpers.

New car!

We got our new car last week!!  It is very exciting to me for several reasons.

1. It is the first time I have ever had a car with power windows and locks. Ever. (yes, this is an amazing fact)
2. I have been driving the same car for 11 years now.
3. Our one car family was relying on a 1996 Corolla - although the old thing is in good shape, it is still a little worrisome.

And the new car has really brought out the OCD behaviors of it's owners. We have already ordered and installed a thing to protect the car from the dogs, scotch-guarded the floor board carpets, and ordered new mats and a protector for the back bumper. Oh, and if you think that most of that OCD-esque behavior is coming from me - you are MISTAKEN. Yes, it happens to be that I married someone more uptight about (some) things than me. Truly amazing! :)