On Gardening

Compared to last year it probably seems like we don't have a garden this year. We do. But it's taken a back seat to me feeling sick and tired. I've been 8-9 months pregnant and kept up a garden just fine. I've also had a newborn and did fine. Apparently me and first trimester gardening don't mix too well. So it's back there fending for itself....It'd probably be doing even better if I would water it, seeing that it's been so hot and dry lately. But I have a freezer of strawberries and zucchini. The peas got picked at eaten.

We've had okra 3-4 times for lunch or dinner...which, by the way, I was surprised that Rylan and Cale liked. Lakin and Paul have always loved it, but they would never try it. Until we grew it this year. Now me...I still don't care for it.

Our tomatoes started coming in a week or so ago.


And we've made our first batch of salsa


And the tomatoes are roasting for sauce as I type.


Here's a peek at the new little one....This picture is a few weeks old now, but I haven't posted it on here yet. This is at 13 weeks (I am 16.5 weeks now). It's amazing how far ultrasounds have come in the past few years...

If the baby is cooperating we will find out the sex on July 12. When the above picture was taken the tech's guess, with 85% certainty, was that it is a girl. But it was pretty early...