Daily Goals - Tuesday, May 13th, 2014

Good Morning, getting out of bed was no fun this morning. I need to work on going to bed earlier! Hey did that have a lot of time to water all my seedlings this morning. How is your morning going?

Our New Project ~ Honey Bees

Today's Goals

1. Work ~ today I work from 8 AM until 6 PM. I meeting my boss at The mall tonight so this evening should be a easier night. 
2. Reading ~ this week there is a lot of books that I need to read. We are starting the new testament over again during lunch, i'm starting in sinuous for fun reading, and I also have to say reading about bees. 
3. Gardening~ I hope I can talk Hubby into helping me plant my rhubarb roots tonight. I would love to get them into the ground. 
4. Gardening- I would also like to measure and see how far we can extend the fence with the fences that we just have. 
5. Gardening- also would love to get my cherry bushes into the ground tonight. 

I have lots of goals that plan on putting me outside tonight. Most shouldn't take too long but I need to get them started. I did great with My Goals Yesterday! How did you do? What are your goals today? 

Daily Goals ~ Monday, May 12, 2014




Apricots!

Good Morning, this was one of the scarcest and stressful weekend we have had as a family in a long time. We got a phone call Friday night the my nephew got shot riding his bike. We spend the rest of the weekend, with my brother and his son. Friday night in CHOP and then Saturday with them as he recovered at home. I thank God that he is okay, and the caught the guy that did this. That is why I wasn't here, this weekend. Hope everyone had an amazing Mother's Day.

Today's Goals

1. Work ~ I work today from 8am-6pm. It is just little man and I.
2. Pets ~ I want to clean out the rabbit cage and walk skipper tonight with hubby. I didn't get to it this morning.
3. Family time ~ Play volleyball with hubby. I need practice to get better for the summer.
4. Gardening ~ Start to organize my journal.
5. Gardening ~ Plant Rhubarb tonight.

What are you doing today? Do you have a lot of planting still to go? I was hoping to get it all planted but I didn't because of family events. Family before anything else.




Rabbits- Welcoming Baby Bunnies

Please welcome our newest addition to our homestead! Six New Zealand Baby bunnies!

New Zealand Rabbits day one

We thought mama was pregnant but weren't sure. We decided going to go and buy her a nesting box. But I decided I wanted to clean out her cage before we left. While we were cleaning out her cage it's starting to move! 

To my surprise there were little baby bunnies. The first two day's we didn't know how any. I didn't want to touch them. By day 3, I checked the and there was 6! I'm so excited!

Our little homestead
 2 Adults
 1 child
 1 dog
 1 cat
 4  Rhode Island Red chickens
 2 New Zealand Rabbits
 6 New Zealand Bunnies

We are going into my little farm, that I have been dreaming about.

Gardening- Asparagus



Green Asparagus need to harvest Asap



Asparagus usually up in early spring between the last two weeks of April and the first week of May. 

Asparagus seems to be an easy crop the grow. I've planted the roots in the fall,  and then the asparagus comes up in spring. Many books that I have read say do not harvest the first year's crop. The asparagus is too little to eat and it doesn't give enough time for the roots to grow. I don't know how true this is a new people that have harvest the first year's crop but I've always just let it go the first year. 

Picking her Favorite Veggie

As soon as my little one finds Asparagus the garden; she is normally picking it and eating it raw. I'm lucky to get any in the house or even have a chance of weighing  it. 

 

Harvesting them with Scissors

It isn't very hard to harvest your asparagus.  All you really need is scissors and you should be good to go. We cut the asparagus at the base and then go inside rinse it off. 

I think the best part about asparagus is it the one time buy, because it is a perennial plant!!  Yes that initial $4.00 for one root is worth it in the end. 

Do you grow asparagus? 

Couponing and Food Storage ~ Gaint Deals - May 4th-10th, 2014

Giant Deals For May 4th-10th, 2014

If you have a stockpile or thinking of having one this week's Giant's deal will definitely help you stock up!

Here is what I am doing this week

 (I'm doing three transactions)

Transaction 1

7 Chef Boyardee ($1/4) $1.16

6 bag of Kraft shredded cheese $10

1 gallon of milk $4

7 soups $3

4 hunts snack packs $2

3 sunflower seeds $1

Total $21.16

Transaction 2

14 Chef Boyardee 2($1/4) $2.32

Total $2.32

Transaction 3
(Hubby is doing this transaction)

21 Chef Boyardee 3($1/4) $3.48

Total $3.48

I know it Chef Boyardee seems like we have a lot but we love the for a quick lunch!

Daily Goals ~ Friday, May 9th, 2014

Good Morning, hope you had a wonderful day yesterday. We did! I came home last night, enjoyed a nice fire with the family and then got into the hot tube with Hubby. It was a wonderful way to end the work week.

Today's Goals

1. Church- this morning I going to a friends house, and plan activities for church meeting. 

2. Run errands - I have to hit Giant and work the deals, hubby had to leave before he could help. Also bank and post office. 

3. Gardening - I want to weed out the driveway boxes and start to plant in them. 

4. Gardening - I want to weed out the fire pit area and plant the cherry bushes in there and the day lilies. 

5. Pets - clean the chicken coop and put the rabbits out. 

Busy weekend planned! Hope you guys have a wonderful day! 

Gardening and Cooking - Sautéed Asparagus

One of the best things that having a gardening is to be able to harvest your vegetables fresh!  I personally believe that freshly picked vegetables always taste better!

This week we're harvesting our asparagus spears out of the garden. Because my little one loves to just eat them raw. I don't always have a lot to cook with. So convincing her to leave me the pound was a hard thing to do, but she did. 



Love this picture!

I'm going to divide it in half and make two different recipes. The first one is sautéed asparagus!

Sautéed asparagus isn't easy recipe! All you need is about a tablespoon of butter and a half a pound asparagus. 

Mmmm

Melt the butter in the pan and sauté up the Spera guess about 5 to 7 minutes. Then you can add salt and pepper to taste, and serve. 

My family loves this recipe! How do you cook your asparagus?

Dinner is waiting to be harvested!