Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Weight loss and/or eating disorder

The doctor says all the numbers are up: cholesterol, blood sugar, weight, etc...

The only way I know to lose weight is to severely restrict my food and over-exercise, so here I go again. Anorexia, here I come. I gotta lose 20lbs in four months. I want to lose 40lbs in four months. We'll see.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Loving the green beans!

Boy, do we have the green beans! Loads of them. They are very yummy. We have lots of cucumbers. We're giving them away. We've already eaten some okra as well.

Our barn swallows have grown up and flown away while our second bluebird set have just hatched. They aren't very pretty just outside the egg. Of course, neither are humans at birth. Yeah, I know. Every couple that has a child thinks it is just gorgeous just after being born. Seriously, most newborns look like Harry Truman.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Watchin' Little House

Just watching Little House today and sleeping. Went to church, came home and slept.  I am way too tired considering I've done very little. Whatever God has for me, I'll accept. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I could use less strength and more energy but ...

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Attack of the giant cucumbers

We planted cucumber plants. WAAAYYYY too many cucumber plants. They grew well. We saw lovely blossoms on the edges. Never occurred to us to lift the leaves and look. When it finally dawned on us to look, the cucumbers that were hiding there were HUGE!! One had a 3 inch diameter when sliced. They weren't very cucumbery tasting. The sheep and the goat were quite fond of them. Me, not so much. I think I'll check the cucumbers more often.