Well, it seems I've been slacking off a little on the blogging. I need to get in gear and post a little more often. We've been staying busy here at the Garcia homestead. Here are a few of our goings-ons recently.
-the hubby getting a colony of bees and starting the hobby of beekeeping (which he is loving!). Surprisingly, we haven't seen any increase in the # of bees near the house or in the yard.
-Putting in new kitchen cabinets from IKEA, little by little. This is a project that is very much in progress at the moment, but it has to get worse to get better.
-Putting up an above ground pool where the previous owners already had one. It will feel really great on the 100 + degree days throughout the summer.
-Tending to the vegetable gardens which was very fun at first, but has recently become frustrating as we realize we have pocket gophers in several parts of the yard near our garden plots and roses. They are vegetarians, so all plants and roots are very attractive to them. So, hopefully we'll find a solution to the problem that doesn't cost too much $$$ and still have some plants left in the end. We haven't had much time this spring to be very prepared in our gardening so it is more of an experiment the first time around, but I definitely want to put in raised beds next year and chicken wire under all new beds and plants to start combating our underground pests.
-We were treated by friends (and babysitting grandparents) to a night away at a local resort and given tickets to see the PBR (Professional Bull Riding) the next day. Gotta love a mini-vacation! It was the first night away from #5 who is now 13 months, and she did marvelously!
Off to check on my tomato plants now and do some watering. I sure hope they are still there . . . and alive! :-)
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