Christmas

It's been a few weeks, but we've all been sick off and on and I'm just now getting a chance to get some Christmas pictures on here. This was very much a homemade Christmas for gifts for extended family. Above is a jar of hot cocoa mix I made. Below are ornaments made with cinnamon and applesauce.


Miles making sure Santa has a snack:

Checking the next morning to see if Santa was thirsty:



I loved that in our Christmas pictures this year you can see our White Christmas outside!


Just what he wanted!


Fun in the snow:

Oh, and I almost forgot, Miles's visit with Santa!

Early Garden Preparations

I'm normally the first one to complain that right after Christmas, even though winter has just begun, everyone starts thinking about Spring and gardening. But this year, although I'm enjoying the colder-than-usual weather we're having lately, I'm also ready to get a jump-start on gardening. So yesterday I got out in the back yard and plotted out where I want the garden to be and began to loosen up the dirt. Today Miles went out with me and helped me pull weeds. He asked to have his own garden, so we chose a spot for it.

My plan is to get all the weeds out early and get some lettuce seeds started inside in egg cartons and yogurt cups. Then in a few weeks, we can plant the lettuce seedlings, since lettuce likes cold weather. There's nothing like fresh lettuce for a salad! I want to grow enough this year to have a fresh salad every day if we want it, while it's still growing. Once it gets too hot, it won't grow anymore. Too bad you can't freeze it!