Garden Planning

It seems hard to believe that gardening season is over.

I’m already itching to get my hands on the seed catologs, so I can start planning for next year!

There are so many things I’d love to grow, if only I had enough sun!

I’ve decided that I’m not going to plant as many tomatoes this year, and we’re not going to plant corn again.

We didn’t have enough time for the peppers (bell, Nepalese, and Hot Portugal), or the pumpkins to ripen, so we’re going to have to figure something out to get them to work better in the garden.
Have you started your garden planning already?

What are you thinking about growing?

The first tomatoes and other garden stories

It’s already September, and we’ve only had two batches of ripe tomatoes.

When everyone is pulling up their garden, we’re just getting our first fruits.

It can be disappointing.

Unfortunately, as usual, the dogs got in the garden again this year, and most of my plant labels disappeared, so I’m not even sure what I’m eating.

I’ll have to go through the seeds and see if I remember what they were, because one of them, a small red tomato with pale yellow stripes was delicious! Hopefully, I can at least figure out that one was.

We have had some green beans, and a few raspberries, but that’s all we’ve had this year.

The strawberries were eaten before we got to them, so that was pretty disappointing.

So, how is your garden growing?

Is anyone else just getting any produce, or am I the only late one?

What are you planning on doing to prepare the beds for winter?

Something Funny in the Corn

There’s something funny in the corn.

I Hate to Cook Book Giveaway Winners

Congratulations to the I Hate to Cook Book Giveaway Winners, Malinda, and Angie Phillips. I hope you enjoy the book.

I’ll be emailing both of you, and you have 72 hours to respond with your mailing address, or a new winner will be chosen.

Malinda said “On twitter malinda1971′

and Angie Phillips said “I hate to cook during the week because of lack of time. I don’t like to be rushed but work full time. As soon as I set foot in the house I hear “what’s for dinner” followed by “how long will it take, I’m starvin!!.”

Thank you all for entering!

Fargo-Moorhead Babywearing Group

I got tired of trying to find a local babywearing group, so I decided to make my own.

If you’re in the Fargo, North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota area, and you’re interested in babywearing, please join the Fargo-Moorhead Babywearing Group.

I’m pretty new at this, and new at babywearing, so even if you aren’t in the area, if you have any suggestions for me about how to make a great babywearing group, I’d love to hear them.

Thanks!

How do people react when you use your baby carriers?

There aren’t many people around me who use baby carriers. In fact, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve seen a baby carrier being used in a store – actually, I can count it on two fingers.

I’ve seen other people using carriers outside 3-4 times, but that’s it, and that was mostly at outdoor festivals, and once at the local zoo.

When my husband and I are out with our little girl in the carrier, at least one person usually comes up to me and comments on how cute the baby carrier is, how nice it must be to have, that they had one when their kids were young and they loved it, that they wished they had one when their kids were young, or that they know someone who’s having a baby, and they’d love to get one for them.

I’ve had so many people stop and ask me where I got my Mei Tai (I got it with a gift certificate that I won from Regarding Peanut) that I’ve thought I should start carrying their business cards around with me.

But, when I see a mother carrying her child in a carseat, they won’t look at me – in fact, I’ve even had some turn away when I smile at them (this was when we were attending a new church).

We don’t always use our baby carriers, and I certainly don’t judge people who aren’t carrying their babies – unless the babies are screaming/crying and obviously unhappy, and the parents refuse to get them out, but that’s only happened once.

LO gets hot easily, so if it’s too warm she’s usually in the stroller.

There’s also usually a lot of snow and ice on the ground in the winter, so we used the stroller all through the winter so we wouldn’t have to worry about slipping and falling with her – and trust me the year after giving birth I slipped and fell on the ice more than I ever have, so I’m very glad that she was in the stroller, and not where I could hurt her.

I think the wierdest reaction to wearing my daughter, was when someone told me that I was selfish, to keep her in the carrier. But she’s usually happier, and it makes my life easier, especially when she doesn’t want anyone else to hold her, so if they think I’m selfish then that is fine with me.

How do people react when you wear your baby?

Is it common in your area, or does everyone look at you like you’re kind of strange?

What did you think the first time you saw someone else wearing a baby or toddler?

PS, Don’t forget to enter the I Hate to Cook Book Review and Giveaway if you haven’t already.

Just Signed up For Giveaway Scout

I just signed Sarah’s Dreams up for Giveaway Scout, which is a giveaway search engine. From now on, if I’m approved, all of my giveaway posts will show up on their site.

I’ve been subscribed to Giveaway Scout’s emails since I first read about them, and it’s great to have givaways delivered to my inbox.

I’m always hoping I’ll win something great for my little girl … or her mommy .