Back in May I posted here about our failure to grow Early Girl tomatoes from seeds. I really had high hopes for those little seedlings and hung in there with them for another month, anticipating the bright sunny days would bring out their green leafy-ness. I was wrong. When we got back from one of […]
Author Archives: Jodi
Friday Favorite: An Icy Treat
July 25, 2008 – 10:35 pm
It’s no secret that I’m rather fond of my morning cup of joe. But as this summer in the southeast heats up, I can’t help but notice more sweating than savoring over the steamy hazelnut aroma. For a while I quit preparing my morning brew, but then I found this recipe for homemade iced vanilla […]
Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes
July 24, 2008 – 5:14 pm
I mentioned the other day that we were moving our office into our basement and it seems as if moving is all I’ve been doing. Even when I’m not actually packing boxes, I am thinking about where everything is going to go. I am loosing 3 rooms in the basement to office equipment, storage, and […]
Tiny Talk Tuesday
July 22, 2008 – 11:10 pm
Emery hopped up on my bathroom scale the other morning. Next thing I know, he jumps off, spins around and shouts, “Yeah Baby…I got four zero BONUS POINTS!!!!” Wish it were that exciting for me! ————————————— On the way to church Sunday the kids were bickering in the back seat. I gave them a verbal […]
Barter (verb):
July 21, 2008 – 4:32 pm
1. to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of money. ————————————————————————- I didn’t think bartering was used much these days, but as it turns out, it can be an effective way to settle a debt. As in, “Oh hi, Mr. Plumber, I know we owe you several thousand dollars for the […]
