Friday, March 19, 2010

Spring is here!

  Ok, so a lot has been going on here to say the least. Tomorrow I'll be 13 weeks pregnant, wahoo! We've had a couple of issues, but nothing we can't handle. Turns out i need surgery on my shoulder can't remember what they called it, on my wrist for carpel tunnel, and maybe on my leg for a Lipoma I've had for 21 years. I'm going for an ultrasound on my leg on Monday. Since i became pregnant it has really been hurting me, though its been doing much better the past two days. It wont effect the pregnancy which is good but they want to make sure it isn't putting pressure on a vein or attaching to my muscle. For those of you that don't know this is our fifth child God has chosen to bless us with! We are also using a midwife (Karen) and will be having a home underwater birth. That's the only way to go as far as I'm concerned.
 We started planting in the garden today after getting a few of the raised bed gardens in. They are each 20*6 feet and should make everything easier for us to tend. Our long term goal is to have about 36 of those.Here's and updated list of the seeds i bought from heirloom seeds. Thank you mom for my Christmas gift certificate that made this purchase possible.

Item:1 - Qty:1, (O010) GIANT RED CELERY - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.00
Item:2 - Qty:1, (257) WHITE DIXIE BABY BUTTERBEANS, Price:$1.99
Item:3 - Qty:1, (O302) CALABRESE BROCCOLI - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.00
Item:4 - Qty:1, (O213) BLACK TURTLE BEAN - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.75
Item:5 - Qty:1, (0261) LIGHT RED KINDEY BEAN - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.75
Item:6 - Qty:1, (215) PINTO BEAN, Price:$1.99
Item:7 - Qty:1, (O4502) ALL SEASONS CABBAGE - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.00
Item:8 - Qty:1, (O5120) EARLY SNOWBALL CAULIFLOWER- CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.00
Item:9 - Qty:1, (566) LADY FINGER POPCORN, Price:$1.99
Item:10 - Qty:2, (O561) ASHWORTH CORN - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.75
Item:11 - Qty:1, (O516) MUNCHER CUCUMBER - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.00
Item:12 - Qty:1, (O26) LONG PURPLE EGGPLANT - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.00
Item:13 - Qty:1, (5113) LUFFA GOURD, Price:$1.25
Item:14 - Qty:1, (O671) HONEYDEW GREEN FLESH MELON - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.00
Item:15 - Qty:1, (677) AMISH MELON, Price:$1.25
Item:16 - Qty:1, (2501) GREEN GLOBE ARTICHOKE, Price:$1.25
Item:17 - Qty:1, (2520) MARY WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS, Price:$1.25
Item:18 - Qty:1, (2605) GARDEN HUCKLEBERRY - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.50
Item:19 - Qty:1, (O717) SUGAR ANN SNAP PEA - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.75
Item:20 - Qty:1, (O713) MAMMOTH MELTING SUGAR PEA - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.75
Item:21 - Qty:1, (O7049) ORANGE BELL PEPPER - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.50
Item:22 - Qty:1, (O7055) MARCONI RED PEPPER - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.50
Item:23 - Qty:1, (O7043) JIMMY NARDELLO`S PEPPER - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.50
Item:24 - Qty:1, (O7007) LONG RED CAYENNE PEPPER - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.50
Item:25 - Qty:1, (O82) BIG MAX PUMPKIN - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.00
Item:26 - Qty:1, (O407) CHANTENAY ROYAL CARROT - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.00
Item:27 - Qty:1, (O4010) WALLA WALLA ONION - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.00
Item:28 - Qty:1, (O921) WINTER BLOOMSDALE SPINACH - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.00
Item:29 - Qty:1, (O92) YELLOW CROOKNECK SQUASH - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.00
Item:30 - Qty:1, (O9001) BUTTERNUT SQUASH - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.00
Item:31 - Qty:1, (O148) GIANT BEEFSTEAK TOMATO - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.50
Item:32 - Qty:1, (O147) ROMA TOMATO - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.50
Item:33 - Qty:1, (O116) AMISH PASTE TOMATO - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.50
Item:34 - Qty:1, (O2022) CRIMSON SWEET WATERMELON - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.00
Item:35 - Qty:1, (O6017) BLENDS - GOURMET SALAD BLEND - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, Price:$2.00
Item:36 - Qty:1, (254) BLUE LAKE POLE BEAN, Price:$1.99 

Item:1 - Qty:1, (HRB1) MEDICINAL HERB PACKAGE - NATURES FIRST AID KIT, Price:$20.00  
  
We've started a ton more of fruit trees and will of course be buying more that are much bigger,lol. One we will definitely be adding is the pink banana. How great is that? We will also be buying and planting more berries, grapes and anything else we can of that nature. We also have to finish digging up the blackberries that are way in the back and moving them to the garden area. I still have to locate a soapnut tree....
 Cheese making resumed yesterday and boy have i missed it. We made cheese curds yesterday and ill be making Panir in just a few minutes, then tomorrow or the next day ill make a oh so missed batch of farmers cheese.
 Home school too has had a few adjustments made. Adam will be continuing onto 5th grade while Alexander will be going down to 3rd. No, don't diss its an accelerated curriculum and he will stay on grade for anything that does not involve intense reading such as math and science..... It was a tough choice to make but I had to make it and everyone seems pretty happy with my decision. Mariam is doing well and has chosen to mostly teach herself. I'm good with that as long as we still see progress. Isaac is starting writing but would rather have fun with paint and play dough.  Well off to make cheese! God bless and have a great night.