Weekly Goals- 7/1-7/6

This week is a holiday week! It's a short at work.

My goals on my planner

This weeks goals

1. Finish my Gardening- Weekly Goals

2. Stick to My Weekly Menu

3. Make 4th of July - thank you cards, for over sea soldiers 

4. Work on Cass Summer homeschool- I do the next year work with her during the summer. This gives me a chance to help her learn what she going to need to know for this up coming year. 

5. Work- I work 2 days this week. 

6.Try to stick to cleaning schedule- the house is a mess and I feel like I can't keep up. 

7.writw a love letter to hubby! He has be such a big help. It important to make sure he know how much he means to me!

8. Writw a book review for Weekend Homesteader: June 

9. Read 7 chapter of Food Self-Sufficiency: Reality Check

10. Play 2 board games this week. 

What are your goals for this week?

Gardening~ 7 and 8 Weeks After Last Frost - Tomatoes

Tomato Plants waiting to be planted

One of my Weekly Garden Goals this week was Tomato - keep eye out for hornworm. I have so many tomato plant around the house. I only have 2 different types but they are spread around the house. The types I have are Floradade Tomato and Large Cherry Tomato. 

cherry tomato plants

I planted the large cherry tomatoes plant around the house. They are planted in the fire-pit garden and in pots on the deck. I walked around and looked for damage on any of my plants. They look good so far. 

I think he need a cage

I am not only checking for bugs and hornworm. I also look for other problem like falling over plants or yellowing leaves. I have taking notes that I need 3 more tomato cages. 

Tomato plant next to basil

I also checked my Floradade plants. They are planted in garden. I did separate the plants, hoping that I can save the seeds and they won't cross with each other. 

Cherry Tomato plant on deck with carrots

All my tomato plants look awesome. Some are even starting to bloom! I can't wait to have fresh tomatoes. 

Check out what else I'm doing this week

Gardening- 7 and 8 Weeks After Last Frost- Weekly Goals

Gardening- 7 and 8 Weeks After Last Frost- Harvesting Radish Seedpods

Daily Goals ~ July 2, 2013

He holding the rain water

This weather is driving me crazy! My Grasshopper is saying we got 6 inch yesterday. That’s crazy. I can’t get in the garden if all it does is just rain.

Today Goals

1.       Work ~ 8:30am-6:00pm, this is going to be a short week; I just realize the 4^th is Thursday. June went fast!

2.       Personal~ Write my weekly goals

3.       Family~ Play a board game with my little one. She doesn’t really like to play, but this will give us some fun one on one.

4.       Gardening~ Weed Corn box if weather lets me

5.       Gardening ~ plant the Eggplant plant for my boss

Yesterday Goals

1.       Cleaning ~ My House needs help. Kitchen First, then living room. ~ I didn’t get to the kiten but the bedroom got some help.

2.       Cooking ~ Plan this week’s menu. – I got it planned out and posted you can check out my Meal Plan for 07/01/2013 - 07/07/2013
 

I feel so bad for it

3.         Gardening ~ Go check my potted plant to make sure they aren’t over watered. I rain again here. – My poor Rosemary is having such a hard time with all this rain, but my mosquito plant is doing great. I’m going to have to replant it again.

HHmm new pot? I can't believe how big its getting.

4.       Families ~ help Cass pick a unit for math and have here take her pretest. I know she hates that I practice school work with her, but it is the only time I get a chance to teach her before the New School Year. – she working on it

5.       Gardening ~ if it clears up I would love to get my peppers into the ground. – Couldn’t get there rained out.

What are your goals for the day?

Cooking - Meal Plan for 07/01/2013 - 07/07/2013

Happy 4th of July Week! Here is what is going on in my kitchen this week. We are trying 2 new recipe that I got from the Giant. Hope they are good.

Jul 01 -◦ Monday
Yogurt (Breakfast)
Lasanga Cups (Lunch)~ I made these a few weeks ago pulling out of freezer
Four Cheese Macaroni (Dinner)
Ribs (Dinner)
Green Beans (Dinner)
Bake fudge (Snacks)

Jul 02 -◦ Tuesday
Yogurt (Breakfast)
Pizza (Lunch)
Strawberries (Lunch)
Red Pepper (Lunch)
Steak And Pepper Foil Packet (Dinner)

Jul 03 -◦ Wednesday
Cereal (Breakfast)
 Mini Chicken Pot Pies (Lunch) ~ I made these a few weeks ago pulling out of freezer
Chicken Tetrazzini (Dinner)

Jul 04 -◦ Thursday
Pancakes (Breakfast)
Fresh Peas (Lunch)
Mulberries (Lunch)
Egg Salad Sandwiches (Lunch)
Hamburgers (Dinner)
Italian Pasta Bake (Dinner)

Jul 05 -◦ Friday
Yogurt (Breakfast)
Leftover (Lunch)
Leftovers (Dinner)

Jul 06 -◦ Saturday
Yogurt (Breakfast)
Spagetties Os (Lunch)
Grilled Chicken (Dinner)
Twice Baked Potatoes (Dinner)
Corn (Dinner)

Jul 07 -◦ Sunday
Cereal (Breakfast)
Leftover (Lunch)
Leftovers (Dinner)

What are you cooking this week?

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Gardening- 7 and 8 Weeks After Last Frost- Harvesting Radish Seedpods

This week I'm working though 7 and 8 Weeks After My Last Frost - Weekly Goals. I took some time out of my weekend to harvest some radish seedpods. I didn't pick them all though because I want them to turn to seed, and harvest for my fall planting. 

 

Radish Seedpods

Harvest the seedpods are pretty easy. All you is pick the pods and pinch them off. 

Just pinch them off

I then weight them. They can be add to salads or stir-fries. 

I love my scale

Here is an awesome sites that explain more about cooking with them Radish Pods and COLONIAL ERA FOODS: RAT-TAILED RADISH©. It is so neat to eat what they did back in the day. My little one described them as sweeter than radish but same flavor. I'm in trouble because she loved them and I want some seeds.

Hope you have fun cooking with your new veggie out of the garden!

Check out what else I'm doing this week

Gardening- 7 and 8 Weeks After Last Frost- Weekly Goals

Daily Goals ~ Monday, July 1, 2013

Look who bloomed for the 1st time this morning

I know you didn’t hear much from me yesterday. I took the day of to enjoy being a mom and wife. I got up got my newspapers for the week then watch my daughter swim, taught her how to make homemade meatballs, then played volleyball and bat mitten.  After that I enjoyed a movie with the hubby. How was your day?

Today Goals

      1.       Cleaning ~ My House needs help. Kitchen First, then living room.

2.       Cooking ~ Plan this week’s menu

3.         Gardening ~ Go check my potted plant to make sure they aren’t over watered. I rain again here.

4.       Families ~ help Cass pick a unit for math and have here take her pretest. I know she hates that I practice school work with her, but it is the only time I get a chance to teach her before the New School Year.

5.       Gardening ~ if it clears up I would love to get my peppers into the ground.
 

Some Plants are doing well with all this rain. My poor rosemary :(

What are your goals for the day?