SpringTime

It's officially spring time! The weather has actually stayed fairly warm and it's been raining quite a bit. Most of all, I was able to pick rhubarb!
I cut up about three cups for ourselves and gave the rest to a friend of ours. I'm hoping to make some rhubarb sauce. It's getting to be that time where we'll start making some homemade ice cream which goes great with the rhubarb sauce. We'll have another batch of rhubarb ready to pick soon and I'll be able to make some other rhubarb goodies!

Early Arrival

So our little one came earlier than expected. We did not get all our meals ready before he showed up. My husband has been wonderful since we have all been home and has been cooking for me. He has also managed to make a batch of pulled pork to partially freeze and several pounds of taco meat to freeze as well. He goes back to work soon, so it will be really nice for me to have some of these things to just heat up for lunches. He has realized that it is much easier to cook in the early evening, otherwise our kitchen gets hot quickly. The temperature here has been in the upper 70's, lower 80's these last couple of days and we're trying not to turn our air conditioning on.

My husband has also been making the menus for the week and doing the grocery shopping. He's not doing too bad! He reports why he got what he did and if there was something he didn't get, he explains that too. I am very lucky to have such a supportive, helpful husband.

More Meals

Today we bought a fairly inexpensive ham, which I cut in half. The first half I sliced enough for our dinner on Tuesday, I diced about a cups worth for Wednesday's dinner and used the rest in a green bean casserole for supper tonight. The other half I cubed and was able to put into three different freezer containers for the summer. Depending on what we use it for, that's at least three meals. Possibly even more! Later this week, I'll be making taco meat to freeze as well. Our meals for post partum are coming along, slowly but surely.

Farmer's Market

I have been thinking about selling items at the local Farmer's Market. Of course this summer, it's going to be very difficult to do with the new baby. I've picked a few mix recipes and have been trying the different goodies that can be made by the mix to see if they are any good. I have a long way to go, but my husband is enjoying the experimentation immensely.

I've also been doing some cost analysis to see if this venture is worth the effort. Any helpful tips would be greatly appreciated!

Baby Quilt

I have finished making our baby quilt. It took a lot less time than I thought it would.
This is the fabric I used.

Here are some of the squares sewn together.

Here is the finished project. I'm so glad I got it done so early. I've been able to show it off and double check to make sure everything is all right.

Done

Today I was able to make a microwave potato baker bag. My husband and I love using it! We had baked potatoes Wednesday night and our old one started to smolder. Needless to say, we had worn ours out.
I have gathered some very quite fabric to start my baby quilt. I'm hoping to get it done by March, I just have to be very dedicated! Or at least, focused, which has been a little hard for me to do lately. When I get the quilt done, I'll have to find a new project for myself. Probably finish moving furniture around and getting ready for baby.

New Year

Happy new year to everyone! I did finally get my quilt done and was able to give it to my sister. On time even! This is quite the finished project, but it was one of the last steps. Now it's on to a baby quilt!

I was very thankful how all of the relatives we gave homemade gifts to were grateful for them. It's nice to know that some people still appreciate simple things and don't need expensive things to be happy. I made some microwave baked potato bags and rice heating pads and gave some of the things I canned this summer. (I have found that giving food is almost always is a good idea. People love food!)

I am going to try to post more often since I am going to try to work on some projects more often. I am still working full-time, taking a class and due at the end of May. Some days it's hard to find time to even wash the dishes, but I'm going to try and manage my time better. At least for now.