Monday, July 9, 2012


July 9th, 2012


It has been a while since my last post but I thought I would update the world on my life.

The heat in our area has been crazy, I thank the lord for our air conditioning.  Katniss and Brownie have been playing so much indoors, but none up in the playroom.  This has led to a few problems and she had to be reminded of:

Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey you parents in the Lord: for this is right.  Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)  That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

Trying to keep up the with the garden has been an overwhelming task.  The weeds have taken root and so have two bunnies.  We have lost about half the carrots to carrot fly or bunnies and the other half we can eat.

But I did have a favorite carrot this year, it entertained me to no end.

The Potatoes plants have died and we dug them all up last night.  The storm missed us by only a mile or two, but we watched the lighting storm over the valley.  We had two 20’ rows of potatoes and they yielded 25 lbs total.  I was very excited and am curious to find out if perhaps growing them in a 5 gallon bucket next year would be a good idea. 

Some onions have also died off, we found that we did not plant them deep enough so they were a bit small.

I also found something very interesting about my cucumber plant.  It was not growing a cucumber but a honey dew… sigh, someone at the seed company got things mixed up I believe.



As for my prepping that I have been doing lately, I found a great price of flour at Ollies Bargain Outlet, five pounds for 99 cents, I bought ten bags.  Gerald my dear husband was not amused by the amount of flour I was purchasing.  I placed them in 66 quart containers and put some bay leaves in for good measure.  I hope to keep the bugs out.

It is official though, we are going to need to invest in another rack to keep our stockpile on.  The big one we got the day after Thanksgiving is full to the brim.  I will keep you updated on what we will be doing to solve this problem.

We have discovered a quick and easy recipe to make for our family for a quick light lunch. 

Tator Tot Casserole

8 cups tator tots

1 can cream of mushroom

1 cup cheddar cheese

Bacon bits.



In a mixing bowl, mix the tator tots and cream of mushroom soup.  Bake at 350 for 27 minutes in a covered casserole dish.  Pull the dish and sprinkle in the cheddar cheese and bacon bits.  Turn the oven off and set the casserole dish inside for 5 minutes.  It is oh so gooy and delicious.

I made a custom order Nursing Maternity gown too, It is now one of my favorites. 














If you are interested in purchasing a custom made gown, email me at alterationsbyemily@yahoo.com


Hope that everyone is staying cool.

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