Ohio Amish

This pic is for Kara: not only do Ohio Amish GO to Walmart, this particular Walmart in Millersburg, Ohio built a FREAKING GARAGE for them! Hilarious! The parking lot just happens to have a connector trail to a hike / bike / buggy trail so it literally can be the highway to Walmart for the Amish community.

So there you have it! One would think Amish survive on just flour and yeast, but they need POP AND CHIPS! IN LARGE QUANTITIES!

This still doesn't beat the Amish teenager I saw at the pig auction texting on his cell phone. ;)

Spring Break

Yeah, I know I'm not teaching so it is spring break everyday at this house, but I still have teacher friends so we've been filling this week with visits, lunch dates, play dates, walks and hikes. Too bad it is snowing today! LOL. Tomorrow we are off to Amish Country (which honestly could be our local Walmart because they all seem to congregate there to purchase Doritos and Mountain Dew)!!

Jamaica Mon

The high school I went to / teach at recently started up a steel drum band. Well it happens I have a little steel drum to start training Blaine on so he'll be ready to join in 2024. ;) Plus the college I graduated from has the 3rd oldest steel drum band in the country. So no pressure on the kid or anything.....

P.S. Steel drums were actually invented in Trinidad if you were wondering! They were invented in the mid-1900's, making the instrument one of the newest if not THE newest instrument out there!

Blaine's Epic Potty Pause

*may be TMI so I'm warning you*

So I've read lots about EC and know that potty pauses can happen from time to time for various reasons. Luckily we've never experienced any until last week. I had to be on an antibiotic for 5 days due to a UTI (my first ever and it wasn't fun). Even though what they gave me was safe for breast-feeding, I had read that side-effects to antibiotics could include diarrhea in the baby. AND DID IT EVER. Blaine did a lot of pooping and almost always in his diap. Earlier in the week the poop seemed normal but for some reason went into diap and not into potty. As the week went on it got runnier and runnier. One day I think he pooped in 7 diapers and had the biggest diaper rash. Frustrating!

To top the week off, Nick was home for only 48 hours between week-long trips and he spent about 20 hours laying on the bathroom floor and 20 hours laying on the couch. He either had food poisoning or the stomach flu. Gah. Needless to say me and baby spent the weekend at my parents trying to stay clear of it.

Good news: we are still healthy and Blaine wore the same diaper from 7 AM until he went to bed tonight! Dry all day! YIPEE!!!!!! Here's to a new week and no more potty pauses. :)

PEAS TO THE EXTREME: how low can you go?

Following a few of your comments about peas, I thought I'd follow it up with a bit of research. I've always known peas can tolerate frosts and freezes, in fact the year before last we had frost on June 3rd (!!), so most of our garden goes in either in cold frames or polytunnels if we want it planted before June. But I was unsure how how low the temps could get with the peas still surviving.

This is a very interesting read!

AS LOW AS 10 DEGREES IF COVERED BY SNOW!! WOW!!

http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/vegetable/how-low-of-a-temperature-can-peas-stand.htm

Family Tradition: St. Patrick's Day

This is a tradition of my husband's grandpa: planting peas on St. Patrick's Day. Snow, sun, rain, or hail, the peas must get planted!! Nick's grandpa died a few years ago but would be soooo proud to see Nick continuing the tradition and introducing it to a new generation!

Outdoor Fun

My last post wouldn't let me add pics so here they are in a separate entry. Who knew a broom could be so entertaining? And don't worry, I was right there watching to make sure Blaine didn't eat and choke on the hail. :)