Adventures in Gardening

So for the past few months I've been trying out my talents in the garden. In the past, I've had what can only be described as a black thumb. Every plant I touch ends up dying. So my expectations were pretty low. But I'd been on the county garden plot list for approximately 3 years now, and it's so cheap to rent space, I couldn't really pass up the opportunity.

Things started out pretty dim, I signed up for the space in late March, with a 10 x 20 foot space that housed a multitude of spring onions, not my favorite. So after pulling those and spreading the wealth to everyone I knew, I met with a long series of personal set-backs so the plot remained untouched until May. But thanks to the kindness of my next door neighbors, Dan and Carolyn, my plot was cleared and tilled in a matter of hours and the planting began. I wish I had before pictures but just imagine a barren landscape, and a very overwhelmed expression on my face.

So here are some veggie and herb shots, not too shabby, eh?

Dill

Basil

Cantaloupe

Tomatoes and peppers

Lord I love this place, so incredibly pretty.

1st Birthday - lessons learned

Well, we made it a whole year and I can't believe how fast time has flown. My little helpless baby blob has grown into an amazing curious and precocious little monster who wants to get into everything she can get her hands on. She has become such an amazing girl, she is sweet and kind and fiercely independent. She loves me, but her daddy's fears of being left out have been unfounded. She is clearly going to be a daddy's girl. She lights up like a Christmas tree when he enters the room.

She has turned our world absolutely on its head, from lost sleep to the adjustment of having to care for someone else's needs above our own (I can't tell you how many times i've had to sit through a feed with legs crossed as I'm dying to pee, but she's got to eat first!)

But its been an amazing ride and I can't wait to see where she takes us.

We had her first birthday party with a gaggle of folks, grandparents and aunts and cousins and friends, and even some baby friends. It was such a great time and she was as happy as a clam.

Since this is a hobby blog and not a mommy blog, I made the cupcakes of course. I wasn't adventurous enough to start messing with fondants or anything, but they turned out ok.

The scrap booking is slow going, I think I like the memory books better, but that would require me actually putting one together! I'll get around to it eventually.

There haven't been too many knitting projects lately, especially after the disastrous baby sock mittens for Nicholas, they probably don't even cover his first knuckles. I am about halfway through a baby blanket for izzy out of the same yarn, it was just too pretty to toss. Nothing fancy, just stockinette stitch.

Alright, since I haven't written anything in here since like october 09 I think I'm going to step away now, wouldn't want to overdo it my first day back!!!!!

18 weeks today

So this week you are a little sweet potato. How cute is that?? Headed to monthly appointment soon, I think we'll get to talk flu vaccines, regular and piggy variety...

The office to nursery transition is moving right along. Its amazing how much crap we accumulate in our lives. I've kept pay stubs from crappy movie theater jobs, 10 copies of a letter of recommendation I got like 13 years ago, articles I clipped out of magazines so long ago I don't even remember why I have them, and yet I do, stashed away in some file somewhere. I've probably tossed about 30 lbs of just paper. I mean who besides me would keep not only old speeding tickets but the online traffic school tests they took to get out of the speeding tickets? My dear husband has been good enough to leave me alone while I try to sort through 20-odd years of memories but even I am on the verge of torching the who lot and wiping my hands of it all.
The thing is, I know how good it will feel when everything is cleared out. I won't miss anything I've tossed, why do i feel the absolute need to review every single thing that passes from my hands to the garbage bin?
I'll post some pictures of my progress in the near future, hopefully this weekend.

Cheerio!

Sleeping Sucks

Or rather lack of sleeping sucks, I should say. I feel huge, i have consistent heartburn, i can't get comfortable no matter how I position myself. Sorry I'm being a crankbox today, but sleepiness will do that to a girl. On a happy note, I have been gifted with an awesome crib and clothes and lots of other fun stuff. Nursery progress photos to come soon. :)

excitment in the fallon household

So, the big news in our lives lately is the impending arrival of our bundle of joy, and no, i don't mean a new puppy for Finn, I mean a real live baby brother or sister for him. Its such a relief to have the news out and not have to be keeping a secret anymore out of fear that something will go wrong and then I'll have to deliver sad news. So far so good at 4 months today.

So I had my first baby dream last night. It was a girl, and she was perfect. But I had forgotten everything about her birth, any pain or anything, no instruction on breastfeeding, no hospital, totally blank. I had no idea what to do. It was very bizarre. I'll do my best to keep track of them here, I keep meaning to buy a diary but I haven't been able to get around to it yet. Maybe for once I'll get a bit better about my blog.

So, the room saga continues. I am adamant that I will get something significant done in that room this weekend. Either moving boxes out or throwing stuff away, I must do something to help with this utter feeling of being overwhelmed by it.

Until next time...

hahahaha, i, my friend, am hysterical

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Oh my, I can't even find the time to BLOG?? what the hell is wrong with me??!!
I am telling you now, that within two weeks that disaster of an office will be completely redone, I'm sick of looking at it, and there is potentially a MAJAH!! project in the works. So that little project/hobby (me organizing) needs to get out of my way.
Anybody need some damn yarn? I think I could open my very own Michaels with all that I have.
So, i was hanging out with the coolest chick the other night, and she's on this kick where she is going to take one picture a day. So I started thinking...I should do one blog entry a day. I mean it takes like 5 minutes, and I've been feeling so deficient in creative energy, like its a vitamin I've been missing or something. So, since I don't get out too much for picture taking, I'll post some oldies but goodies. This one is from a trip I took to Sicily back in 2004. It would have been great if I hadn't spent it with someone very mean. But I'll leave that discussion to another time.