I am getting ready for Spring planting. I picked up this planting tray at WalMart for $6. I planted: Black Eyed Susans which will go along my back fence Shasta Daisies which will also go along my back fence Carrots in my garden Sunflowers which will grow in the corner of my yard Peas,Watermelon, Sweet Corn, Zucchini and Tomatoes all in my garden. I will post a picture when they start to sprout. Somewhere between March 25th and April...

We have some plans for our backyard.  We are going to rent a sod cutter and make a garden area. You can see the area that we have outlined in black spray paint. Then we are also going to put in a patio at the end of the deck stairs. I am growing flowers from seed that I plan to put in along the back fence. We are also going to build a shed that will go under the deck. I am so excited for all of the plans for our yard. I will post more...

For those who are interested, Holly has gone rogue and decided to start a blog of her own detailing all of the fun things that we are doing in the yard.  Actually, they’re fun for her but when they’re all finished, my back screams lots of bad words at me for participating but I take great pride in a job well done so it’s worth it. You can check out her blog here.  For those of you who are interested in what she has to...

Today was Dads and Donuts at Emma’s school.  Unlike in the past when I forgot, I remembered it this time.  We showed up to her school and were both amazed at how many dads were in attendance.  We actually had to park nearly a block away because there were so many cars in the parking lot and lining the streets.  It’s nice to see so many fathers take an interest in their kids and take time out of their day for things like...

A few months back, you may remember me posting a poll asking what you were doing with your investments.  At the time, I was planning on trying to ride out the current financial storm thinking that I’m young enough to recover my losses in the coming years.  I’m not quite as optimistic now as I was then.  Actually, I wasn’t very optimistic then but I was trying to convince myself that I was.  Right now I think that...