ever wonder what we are growing??

This year our gardening consists of:

decorative:

petunias

hosta

fruits, vegetables and herbs:

strawberries

blueberries

watermelon

tomatoes (3 varieties)

squash

cucumbers

okra

onions

rosemary

oregano

basil

garlic

chives

butter crunch lettuce

Do Dah Day 2011

Remember this cutie pie from Halloween???

Well, she was sweet enough to loan Shelby her cute pink poodle costume for Do Dah Day. Shelby We have been to Do Dah Day many times before. This is the the first year we have had the opportunity to be in the actual parade. Here is my cutie...

Enjoying a nice cold bottle after the parade and a wardrobe change.

Actually, I just figured out that Shelby and Charlie are basically the same age in the costume.

Shelby playing

Here are photos that I snapped on my camera phone of Shelby playing in her newly revamped room.  She is wearing a shirt her Daddy bought her at Do Dah Day which was the smallest they had..a child size small.  Enjoy!

Shelby's room makeover

transportation week

This week has turned out to be transportation week for Shelby-lou-who. She got her new stroller ending the "that that we do not speak about" stroller drama at our house.

She also got this little stroller car as recommended by her cousin Henry as one of his favorite things. She is going to be in a parade on Saturday and this will be her car. Stay tuned for photos of this fabulousness!
Mr. D. is out of town taking a class and he saw his Mother yesterday. She has sent Shelby some other type of car too..... thus officially making it transportation week!

Future blogger

Thursday 13: 13 things that have changed since I blogged about it in 2007

With my recent 4 year blog-iversary just happening last week a friend of mine suggested I take some of the early blog entries and tell how things have changed 4 years later. It has been so fun looking back. Here are 13 things that have changed since I blogged about it in 2007. Enjoy!

In this blog entry titled “Why I can’t get anything done“….I cited that Brady was the reason I can’t complete any projects….. Fast forward 4 years and the new reality is that I still never get anything done. I can’t really blame Brady or Shelby or anything else. I have decided it is just a personality trait of mine to never be able to get anything done. I am easily distracted and a professional procrastinator.

In this blog entry titled “the new chair” I stated that the new chair was quickly becoming my favorite place. The 2011 truth is that I rarely sit in this chair. It is great for holding my stuff I take back and forth to school when I am home.

In the blog entry titled “How I spent my afternoon” - this little guy will be 6 in a few days and will be leaving my class after three years of getting to enjoy his company. He is also no longer my next door neighbor which I am very sad about as well.

In this- one of my most popular blog entries titled “my pocket book” I listed all of the things in my purse. In 2011 I no longer carry a purse. I only carry a Vera Bradley wristlet which easily attached to Shelby’s diaper bag when need be.

In the blog entry titled “finding my center” Tiffani and I were attempting to make a list of 100 things about ourselves. She had 44 at the time I posted and I had 21. I am not sure if we ever blogged the rest of the list but she did tell me in a fairly hilarious conversation a few minutes ago that she recently found her 100 list while cleaning out her guestroom.

In this blog entry titled “Book Club”… well the book club is no more. But, I am still reading. I am currently reading the new Tina Fey book on my Kindle.

In the blog entry titled "Fly Fishing lessons", Mr. D. and I took lessons so that we could possibly hang with the cool kids on an upcoming trip to Lake Tahoe for his family’s vacation. The 2011 take on that was that it was a total waste of our time, energy and money. We have only gone fly fishing that one time and for just a couple of hours. Wait- I may have possibly just thought of some items we could sell on Ebay!

In the blog entry titled "700" I had posted about having 700 viewers to my blog. As of this post, I have had 40,303. Of course if memory serves me right I think I had to start over at some point.

In this blog entry titled "the S list", I list products I just loved. The 2011 take is that I no longer have polarized sunglasses thanks to a big wave in St. John. I never use V05 hair products any more but I do still love the other items.

In the blog entry titled “thirteen people I would like to have dinner with” I listed people I would invite to my fictitious dinner party. In 2011 I would remove some people off of the invitation list. So scratch off The entire cast of big brother season 8 minus Jen, Ceasar Milan, George Winston, and Billy Joel. In their place I would add Kate, the Dutchess of Cambridge, her sister Pippa of course, Steve Carell, and Tina Fey.

In the blog entry “Kate and the thirteen things she ate for lunch” I made a list of all that she had. I didn’t really even know Kate all that well at the time. Since that blog post she has moved into teaching in my classroom and no longer can enjoy all of those peanut buttery products in our nut-free class.

In the blog enrty “my masterpiece” I created a painting…. A painting in which I no longer have in 2011.

In the blog entry titles “the things I am not meant to own” I told about this bell lid that I had several of and kept breaking. I can say I have had my latest one for years with no incident…. It doesn’t have a monogram but that is ok.