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    Garden 2012

    April 1, 2012 - By 
     Preparation for this years garden has begun.
    All of my seeds have sprouted into these cute little seedlings…hooray!
    I have 4 varieties of tomatoes, basil, mint, parsley, thyme and dill in one tray and petunias just getting started in the second.
    Not sure if  the flowers will be big enough by the time I want them outside but I had to try anyway.

     

    The garden plot is waiting to be prepped as well.
    I haven’t dared do any raking or hoeing since hurting my back. I’ve got plenty of time though, we usually don’t plant anything outside until after Mother’s Day. Then the chance of frost is pretty slim.
    Can’t wait to get the rest of the seeds into the ground!
    We love having a garden to eat from.

     

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    Fridge facelift

    January 21, 2012 - By 

     

     

    So we have this old fridge that just keeps humming along mechanically but cosmetically it was getting really nasty looking.
    I used to keep papers, magnets and comics on it to cover as much as possible.

     

    It was rusting from underneath the finish on the doors. I’m guessing that it was a manufacturing issue since the rest of it isn’t rusting at all.
    I sanded all the rust and painted over it with Rustoleum paint.
    I decided on dictionary pages to cover the fridge. My thought was…it’s got to be better than the way it looked before.

     

    And in my opinion, it totally is!!  I still need to put a couple coats of sealer on top so I can wipe it down as needed. I picked up the Golden polymer medium I used as glue in the recycle center reuse room for FREE!!  Just two cheap foam brushes were purchased for this facelift.
    Yes, I know we’ll eventually have to replace this beast but until then it’s definitely a conversation piece in my kitchen!!

     

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    Breakfast tea

    November 15, 2011 - By 
    …actually coffee. Kimmie is nice that way…she doesn’t mind if we join without the proper beverage. Thanks Kimmie!
    I have yet another busy Tuesday. Although I feel much better that I have a few things crossed off the list already.
    Tomorrow, I’m sending my oldest off on his 6th grade school trip. They will be gone 3 days and 2 nights.  This is a huge step!! For both of us. 🙂
    He is super excited. I’m nervous because it’s 4 hours away.
    I have the packing list at hand and am checking and rechecking it.
    What are you doing today??