Sunday Musings . . . . May 30th

Good Morning to you all. I wanted to jump on here and write a quick post before the day got away from me. It will be a busy one for us (or I should say me) today and after I've jumped off here I probably won't be on again today. We are headed to my inlaws this afternoon for a cookout :-) We'll be celebrating Papa's birthday and the end of school year for Kristen (still counting the days til Summer break, only 3 1/2 more to go!). Before that though I need to go clean up the kitchen, then shower, then head up to Kohl's and take something back for Kristen. We bought her some new tops and t-shirts yesterday but one is a bit small so she wants the larger size so she can wear it today and 'dress-up' for Papa's birthday (I'll be sure to get some photos, she's looking so grown up these days).

I've really enjoyed this week because hubby took the day off on Tuesday (or was that Wednesday? I forgot to take notes again!) and we went out to lunch together. We tried a new Chinese buffet near us. It was wonderful. I love Chinese food but there isn't any close by to us. If there were I'd be ordering take-out on a Friday night more often than is good for me ;-) But it's nice to know we have a good buffet now just a 10 minute drive from us. Jason surprised me again on Friday when he decided to take another day off :-) And it dawned on me that day t(he didn't know at the time) that it was the 15th anniversary of the day we first met back in England! It was rather nice that we got to spend the whole day together again AND had lunch out AGAIN! (my waistline is not thanking me).

See the basket of veggies above - that is what we harvested from the garden today. I didn't update my garden blog last week (although I did take the photos as I usually do each Sunday) so I took photos today and will need to do two posts (week 7 and 8) later tonight or tomorrow. I'll let you know when I get it done, things are improving out there and it's so exciting when you can go out and pick things to eat on a daily basis.

We were thrilled earlier this week when we realized some of the plums on the tree were ripe. We picked them that very evening and ate them, juicy and warm still from the afternoon sun. Even Kristen tried them, although she didn't like the skin because it was a little 'tart' (which is what I love about plums). And as you can see from the basket, we finally got broccoli. I can't wait to cook this and let Kristen try it. Broccoli is her favorite vegetable, she has it with just about every meal. I must be honest though I'm half expecting her to say she doesn't like it because it 'tastes different'! I'll let you know.

Well I hope you are all enjoying your Memorial Day Weekend. I'm sorry I haven't posted as much this week or gotten around to visiting your blogs and saying hi. I miss doing that and hope I can find time next week to get back to it. Have a wonderful Sunday.

hugs....