I am currently drowning, the garden several trees, and of course, lots of herbs. I’m not doing much in the way of food for Christmas. I’m letting everybody else handle that. I did get the job that I have been trying to get for six years. It will be a lot easier than doing those markets. Funny thing I gave my friend some fresh oregano and basil, and she used it in a recipe without really Paying attention to when I told her how strong they were. So she just put the normal amount. I guess it was a little meatloaf you made and she said that was the most powerful herbs that she’s ever tasted in her life. It almost ruined the recipe because it was so strong. I said don’t you remember me telling you that use half or less of what you normally would she said absolutely not. I’m so used to it. It doesn’t even phase me anymore, but I can only imagine using herbs from Walmart for 40 years and then switching over to fresh. And the oregano was super fresh because I had just dehydrated it less than a week prior. Anyway, I’m really enjoying being outside and watering and looking at everything I harvested roux and wormwood, but I’m still not sure what to do with those. Tomorrow I’m gonna do all my Christmas shopping in one fell swoop, which isn’t much. I only buy for my grandkids and my children and friends and other family get herbs or jam and tomorrow I get to go make cookies at my daughters. Y’all have a safe week, slow down and enjoy your families and let’s get ready for next year’s garden.

Kim, I am beyond excited for you!

It sounds like you have a fun week planned.

That's funny about your friend and herbs. And so true!

I can't read the word "wormwood" without thinking of the "powdered root of asphodel and infusion of wormwood" quote. Isn't wormwood a star in Revelation?

I want one. Where did you get yours, Kim?

I've been super busy all day. M & M & G are coming over this late afternoon for our traditional "breakfast" meal. It was easier to do this after G's nap. Not sure if my Mom is coming. It's become our "Santa" time too. The kids get their stockings and open their presents. We also decorate our people cookies.

Anyway, trying to get the house back together and get the food ready ahead of time as much as possible. I'm that sorta cook. I like to prepare as much in advance so the party is more enjoyable and the kitchen is cleaned up. We do the Amish breakfast casserole and a blueberry pancake casserole. I'm adding bacon and a fruit salad since it will be our dinner.

I guess I should get out of my grubby clothes and comb my hair now. lol.

We plan on being with my daughter and family Wed., then Madge's family Sat..

Madge and I seem to be on the go all of the time. It seems as tho I can't stay away from the Dr's office, or clinic.

I have been sorting out sweet potatoes. I have about cleaned all of the better ones, sit back a bag of small potatoes to use for slips. I took a 5 gallon bucket, and a Walmart bag of potatoes to a friend. My friend said that his daughter wanted a pig, so I sent the pig 3 bags of small sweet potatoes for Christmas. I remember having a pet pig when I was young. Pigs are great pets if you can keep them out of the mud.

I want to start playing with my sweet potatoes soon. This is a picture of some of the last ones I planted last summer. I want to try to reproduce this type of plant, but get it into the ground in time for the potatoes to get a nice size. I want to expand on some of the ideas I tried last summer.

Jennifer, I got mine from Lady on marketplace. When I picked up nine or 10 containers of herbs that was one of them. I haven’t looked up to see how to propagate or separate or whatever but I will and then I’ll grow one out for you for the spring fling if I can

I just now looked it up and apparently you just take cuttings and root them which I will do and bring them indoors so they don’t get froze out.

That would be GREAT, Kim. Thanks.

Larry, next week I'm going to bring our sweet potatoes indoors and look them over. They'll go on a shelf where the squash is currently residing. I'm going to bake all the squash and puree it. That will make room for the sweet potatoes.

I've gotta get some meals planned including them.

The Seminoles were the best for storing. I was able to store those for well over a year, but I've not had success with them since 2019. I should put some seed into the "burn pile" in the the spring.

Sounds like you have a nice week planned with family too.

We stopped by Home Depot this morning to pick up an electrician type of tool so Ethan could fix something for us. I almost bought house plants just because it's winter but I need to NOT do that so didn't.

We don't have any "celebrations" or traditional things today. We went to north OKC so I could drop off a ham and ground beef to my friend, as well as some baked goods. Picked up feed for the chickens. They gave me less than a dozen eggs over the last week. I still had a dozen in the shop fridge from November. My neighbor had an extra dozen that she sold to me.

I'm about to head to the grocery store to get a few things for Christmas dinner. We're keeping it simple with a Santa Fe soup, salad, chips--stuff like that. My sister and her kids will join us for that one.

I would like to make pumpkin bread this afternoon before we eat the German restaurant that is near our house. It's one of Ethan's favorite places to eat. I don't really care for German food, tho. It is just okay to me.

It does feel nice to sit down. Maybe I'll sit for a bit longer.

I wanted to pop in and wish everybody a very merry Christmas and happy new year. Be blessed and be safe.

Saying good bye to an old tradition. We have had Thanksgivings, and Christmas ( and other parties ) at my daughters house for 30 years or more. Daughter is selling the old, rustic home, and down sizing in preparation for retirement. All things come to an end, and new things begin.

I thought of some of you today as we were celebrating our last Christmas in this old house. My daughter like antiques, shown are 3 pictures of the party room.

This is a picture of the kitchen area and an old butcher block, also one end of the bar. The old wood stove is hooked up, and works, but never used anymore. That wood stove is much fancier than the wood stove we had when I was a kid.

This is the bar area of the party room, along with some of my friends and family. Note that there are 2 side by side freezers to service this room.

That is one of my grand daughters in the center. I have seven grand daughters, all but one seem to be doing very well. This one is a civil engineer in Austin TX, she says that she has more work than she can do. I have one grand daughter that just cant seem to get her ducks in a row.

This is an old Servel refrigerator,note the gas unit on top. This room stay shut up most of the time. This house is just too large for one person to live in, it just cost too much to heat and cool. This one room is close to the size of my 3 bedroom home.

I never though that I would care about this old house, and I guess that I really don't, but the memories are priceless.

Jennifer, Madge told me today that some of the sweet potatoes we have stored are starting to sprout, so, I expect that I will be making slips to experiment with in a month or two.

Larry that is s beautiful house and I’m sure filled with memories. You will always have the memories. Cherish every moment with loved ones, we never know what tomorrow will bring.

Our tradition is Christmas Eve breakfast. All the kids and the grandkids who could make it came this morning. I fix gravy & biscuits, blueberry muffins, cinnamon rolls, sausage pinwheels, breakfast casserole, ham, sausage, bacon and whatever else we think of. They eat their fill, then they take most of the leftovers home. My girls help mostly clean up the kitchen before they leave. Now tomorrow we can take our time getting around, maybe even set on the porch and watch the cows while we drink our coffee.

Garden wise I watered the Austrian peas and clover in the garden and watered plants in the greenhouse. It was a gorgeous day. I think cold front is coming this weekend so enjoy while you can. Merry Christmas friends.

Glenda, our Christmases have become alone. Madge has put on some beans to cook, and will make some potatoes later. I grew up on beans and potatoes, and they are still one of my favorite meals.

The kids will be moving to the lake house for the rest of Christmas. I have not been to the lake house, at one time I would have lover to have one, but I have no interest at all now. A boat, another home, or anything else just sounds like more junk to have to take care of. I am with you, it is better to go out on the back porch and watch the cows.

I need to get out and clean the lawn. We expect to be over run with great grand kids Saturday. I have to go around and make sure the guns are unloaded and hid, the keys removed from all the equipment, and all rocks that I don't want pulverized are move to the back 40. I will have to go around and check all the trees before the kids leave to make sure they take all of those Rug Rats home with them. I love seeing all of the young ones, but that is not a full time job that I want anymore.

I normally plant garlic and winter onions in Oct., but I am really behind this year, on everything.

Would it do any good to go ahead and plant these late, they will ruin even if I don't?

I have fallen into a rut of planting too much of everything, and I am not man enough to keep up with the garden that I plant.

I have planted mine as late as late January sometimes they do not bulb up, but I still get a nice size ball of garlic.
I say plant as many as you feel like and let the rest go to compost

Just me & the husband for Christmas, so we didn't do anything too elaborate. Fed the pups, ate breakfast, then opened gifts. Of course the pups had to go first; I'll try and link the video. We'll go up to see dad next weekend, and possibly stop by to see my niece and her boy.

Didn't use anything from the garden, but I did use my homemade vanilla extract in the fake cheesecake. And I still have one solitary jar of candied peppers left, but they're going fast. This batch was from two different "Dawn's Pepper" plants I got at SF. One is spicy, the other is sweet. Together they make a perfect combination.

Kim, I saw your post about the new opportunity. How exciting! I can't wait to "hear" what's in store for you.

Larry, it sounds like a bittersweet year for you. It's always hard to give up traditions, especially long-standing ones like going to your daughter's for the last 3 decades.

My go-to answer for anything planting related is: try it and see. If you plant the garlic and it produces, then you get a nice crop. If it doesn't produce, what are you out? A bit of time? And if you don't plant them and just throw them away, you're guaranteed not to get anything. So, plant away if you have the time, space, and inclination. I've planted garlic in December and January and gotten marginal results. Not great, but definitely more than if I hadn't planted them.

Speaking of, my garlic has been sitting in my fridge for a couple months and I finally got it planted. A lot of the bulbs felt like they'd shrunk down some, so I doubt I'll get much of anything. But I'm thinking of getting some more and cold stratifying it for a few months, then planting it in March and see what happens.

Getting ready for Christmas with Madge's family. Four of her six kids are here now. We are going to have burgers, and a light lunch, plus a lot of visiting.

Madge has the sweetest family, all are in the kitchen getting lunch ready. I thought that I should take a picture now, soon there will be too many people to get a picture.

After lunch the boys are planning to go to Fort Smith to get me a lift chair, I don't feel that I need one just yet, but it might not be too long till I will, and I wont have the help around to move one in. Madge's kids treat better than my own sons. I have 4 kids, and only have one daughter that comes around. I may be wrong, but I feel that if something happened to Madge, her kids may still look after me, but I hope to go first because I know that Madge will be looked after.

We did not have near as many here at Christmas as we had on Thanksgiving, but we had a nice bunch, and a lot of fun. There was a large amount of family that had plans at other places, but it is almost impossible to plan a time when everyone can show up.

We did not do anything in the garden, but I did give away the rest of the sweet potatoes. We still have more than we need stored in the house.

Larry, that looks like a nice group.

Kim, I am a lucky man to be part of such a sweet family. We were so happy to see the ones who had to travel from out of state, but missed some that lived closer.

Larry that looks like a good group. You know we all have family and then we have people who are like family. Family is not always about the blood ties. You are wise to think ahead and prepare before you need it.

Happy BD, Kim.

The temperature has been so odd. Not my favorite for December...especially Christmas week. It would be nice for September, tho. Ethan got back to Oregon at 4 (our time). He said the cool air felt nice. We did take a lot of walks while he was here. Tom isn't a fan of walking in the dark. He went with us one night to a wooded park. Ethan and I went a couple of other times...and walked the neighborhood too at night.

Finally got out to the hoop house. The lettuce is bolting but the kale and arugula looks good. Dug the potatoes. Got enough for one meal for one person. LOL.

Watered it and the garlic and the Greenstalk.

I've done way too much eating and feel yucky.

We just got in from babysitting in Edmond. Closed up the chickens and shop cats and now plan to sit for an hour or so before bed.

Hard to believe Christmas and Solstice are over. This year felt off. Maybe it was the hot weather. Maybe for other reasons too. We didn't do Christmas at my Moms because my nephew requested it be at our house. I think we need to go back to doing it at her house. Her house doesn't flow well, so it's not completely comfortable. However, she and I are going to work on a furniture lay-out that should help with that. She wants to have it at her house too.

Also, our baby was sick and they couldn't come out Thursday. He's on antibiotics and steroids now. He had Hand, Foot, and Mouth a couple of months ago and hasn't been completely well since. He seemed better last night (we went up with my mom to take her gifts to them) and was pretty happy tonight. I can tell he's still not 100%. He lost weight and his face is still a little pale.

All of that was hard on his parents. I told my daughter that she was sick when she was 1 at Christmas. My mom said I was sick too at age 1 at Christmas. SHE had the Hong Kong flu....maybe in 69 when I was 1? (apparently it was bad from 68 to 70) It was so bad that my Dad had to take a week off from work to take care of me because she was so ill.

Anyway....it felt weird but still good, if that makes sense.

My heart is achy because I won't see Ethan until June. He really seemed to enjoy his time at home this year. He got to see his friends too.

I told him again that when he buys a home there, I'm going to build a granny pod in his backyard. I'll stay there in the summer. Also told Mason that I'll do a granny/grampy pod in her backyard too, to stay the rest of the year. They might eventually build on an acre that her in-laws own--it's next to their property.

Wow. I'm just rambling tonight.

Jennifer it’s about time you get a good ramble going. I’ve missed them. Thank you. It was a nice birthday. I was alone but not lonely. I planted sweet pea seeds. My birthday dinner was a steak I covered in my mushroom herb blend. It was amazing. Dried powdered mushroom, rosemary, thyme, garlic, onion. It’s a great blend for steak burgers pork chops. I cooked a pot of beans in the instant pot and they came out perfect. It was a great food day. I got a toaster oven for Christmas so I am back in business being able to cook. It’s been so warm I had to water again.

Sounds like a great BD meal, Kim.

Toaster ovens are so useful. We use ours daily.

I need to get back to great food days. We've eaten out a lot and eaten a lot of sweets. The cookies/sweets that I make are a better quality just because of the ingredients used, but it's still a lot of sugar.

I always buy a small turkey when NG sell them in Thursday. I put that in the shop refrigerator to thaw. I'll cook that this week and make a few meals from it. And restock the turkey broth too. Tonight, I'll make beef enchiladas. Was gonna make them when E was here but we ran out of meal times. He wanted the reubens that I make too....and a pot roast, but we can only eat so many meals. lol. He needs to stay 2 weeks. But, in his union, you don't get vacation days. You're paid very well--even as an apprentice. Just have to plan. He told me his new rate of pay and I nearly fell on the floor. Oregon is expensive, tho.

We stopped by Rick's house on Saturday. Haven't been there in about 2 months. There are notices on the door about it being abandoned. Looks like someone had been in there. The blinds are torn off the living room window. I had it locked and no one broke in as far as I can tell. I'm wondering if the stepson came into town for the holidays. His father in law lives in Norman. He knew where the key was hidden. I actually did walk in and looked around for a couple of minutes.

(Kim, I didn't see the missing thing for the seeder). Anyway, the blinds were probably torn off since the electricity was turned off back in Sept/Oct. Whoever was in there probably needed the sunlight to look around. I heard rodents scratching around and didn't feel like looking too much. I can't imagine what the smell will be when someone finally starts clearing it out. The freezer and refrigerator are full of food. And no power for a few months--yuck.

He has boxes of seeds that he had ordered and they're scattered. I grabbed the ones that were new and in a sealed box a few months ago. I have those to share with you all. They've been at my house so they're not gross. I believe they're from Vermont Seed.

I'm going to seem my friend in north OKC today and stop by work.

It finally got cold and it's time to let out the chickens.

What's everyone's plans for the week?

It’s OK, Jennifer. I’ll order the parts. I think it’s something I can probably use at my new job. It will make life a lot easier.

I really did look for it, Kim. He had assembled the seeder a couple of days before his stroke and I could tell where he had assembled it. The box was still there. But I never could find the missing part. It's probably there somewhere.

I did notice he had a holly bush in front of his house so I grabbed a branch and am going to try to propagate it.

I really do appreciate it Jennifer but it’s not a big deal. I got the main part. I just need a couple things to get it going. It’s definitely a win-win for me.

I wasn’t done yet. I can’t imagine the abandoned house situation and I wouldn’t even wanna be in there alone looking around or something so thank you very much but it will be perfectly fine. I hope you get that Holly bush to going. That would be a fun project. I have about five citrus trees that have survived my abuse leaving them outdoors during the first frost. I gave my nephew about 10 so we’ll see what they do with it. The other five I will take to my new job as soon as possible and put in the greenhouse.

The two citrus you gave to me are still alive, Kim.

That’s awesome. I hope they do well

Jennifer I can relate to your story about Ricks house. My cousin who died last June had a stroke in January and never went back home. I had taken part of the stuff out of his icebox just until he came home, but didn’t unload all of it or any of the freezer. His house was a pit, he never threw anything away and didn’t want his stuff moved from where he stacked it. While he was in hospital and I thought he’d be going back I went in and cleaned the top off just to keep someone from condemning the place. When it was certain he would have to stay somewhere else and not go home I stopped paying the bills and had utilities shut off. I warned anyone who would have reason to go inside to NEVER open the icebox or freezer. Someone got inside several times and searched for anything valuable, digging through drawers and cabinets. I was afraid a couple of times when heard noises but it was raccoons and squirrels that got in upstairs. It was his childhood home and held a lot of memories - he told me take anything we’d use and I brought home kitchen utensils and some of my uncles old tools. I took all the garden tools but they were always left outside and not many usable, just stood them around my garden for memories.

None were really worth much except sentimental. I brought home iris and tried to get a start of a red honeysuckle his dad and I planted 40 years ago. Every time I went by I carried something out. His only son lives in California and wanted nothing except the money from the property- it is supposed to all be dozed off. It breaks my heart that the place has been so neglected and unappreciated.

On a happier note I have the peas ready for New Years and plan to fix sweet potatoes too. Happy New Years everyone. It sure would be nice to get a good rain.

We have started trying to get rid of a lot of our junk, but it looks like it will take a while. It is so easy for jun to pile up over the years. I hate to throw anything away, thinking that I can use the parts off of it to repair something else, but I am getting to the point that I can't repair anything anyway.

We plan on going to Mena Jan 1 for New Years lunch. We expect to go to Poteau tomorrow, hopefully that will be all of the running we will have to do this week. I have run out of most of my medication over the holidays.

I brought my garlic back into the house last night because of the cold weather. The house smells so good, but I don't know how long I can keep it. I have to find time to plant some of it, and maybe I can fix some it in some other way to store it.

Glenda, your cousin's house sounds a lot like Rick's house. He was very sentimental about his things. And also had a fear of throwing things away because he might need it some day. I suspect that came from his parents who grow up during the depression and also kept everything. He was a surprise baby as his brothers are quite a bit older than him...so his parents are older and that's why they were alive during the depression. That's the point, I'm making. lol.

He started junking up the shed at the property line, our shop, and the hoop house too.

Larry, junk piles up SO fast. We just cleaned out our shop back in October, I think. And had a big trash pick-up scheduled to come out. You wouldn't be able to tell that by looking at our shop now. There's a giant pile of those large pots we picked up from that woman in the summer. Unfortunately most of them are dry rotted. The wooden cart that Tom built me a few years ago (It's really cute) has a broken axle. The water feature fountain thing that he made also broke, so both of those items are in the shop waiting to be fixed, along with an antique dresser and washstand. There's a giant pile of cardboard that I will use on the garden pathways in a couple of months. Rick's stuff. No one wants his two canners, camp stove or other things. I'm going to need to give those away.

We cleared out the pantry two nights ago. Tom is off work and just sent me a picture of all of our measuring spoon sets. I told him to choose two and donate the others.

Stuff just piles up. It happens. I try to go through all cabinets and closets at least once a year, sometimes twice.

I'm not sure what we're doing for the NYE and NYD. Our friends who live out in the Shawnee area invited us to their party, but I doubt we go. We've been the past couple of years and always went when they lived in our neighborhood, but I'm not feeling it this year. We might just go to dinner and maybe to see a movie. I'll get some peas soaking for NYD.

On NYD, I might just strain all the elderberry stuff. I think I had planned to use it all for oxymel. The fire cider isn't ready to strain yet. Also, maybe bake and puree the winter squash and bring up the sweet potatoes from the shop. It might me a kitchen day. I wish the sourdough starter was fed and healthy. I would make a loaf of that too, but it's going to take some work to get it back. But, maybe I could do some beer bread. to have with the peas.

I'm at work today and it's pretty quiet, but there's a few things to do.

Jennifer, we plan on being home NYE, as always. We just don't get out at night anymore.

We have been making a trip to Good Will about once a month getting rid of stuff, plus I have been burning stuff that I can burn. I have been throwing away stuff that I have sit aside to repair, I just don't have the time to repair it, nor the need for it. I expect that Madge and I both have enough clothes and shoes to last us the rest of our life, but I expect we will buy more. I feel sure Madge will buy more. Why does a person with only 2 feet need so many shoes?

It’s too cold to do anything productive outdoors. I peeled and cooked all the apples that I had which were 20 to 30 pounds. I don’t know it was a lot. And then I filled out paperwork for my new job and that is done online which would’ve been great except halfway through it glitched. I didn’t lose my work, but I did have to switch to my phone which y’all can imagine was so much fun trying to fill out these long forms that I had to read, but I got it done. I begin my new job on Monday the fifth. I am so looking forward to this year.

Hi all of you--I miss you and just wanted to say HI, and wish you the best in 2026. Giving up gardening has been so so hard on me. And realized I'm SO sorry I didn't plant garlic! And next year will do a few tomatoes, peppers, and sweet potatoes. . . and herbs, of course. But Bermuda grass about has me whipped.

Garry has a lot of knee pain with arthritis (and darn it, wouldn't consider replacement; now it might very well be too late, anyway), so doesn't get out and about like he used to. And some of you know I spend a lot of time sitting on my behind just painting, but doesn't keep the body in great physical condition.

Larry--actually, I'm with you. Why DOES a person with only 2 feet need so many shoes! You are SO funny. Kim, so thrilled you got the job you've been wanting. How wonderful! And happy birthday!

My big brilliant idea a couple weeks ago. I've never loved baking and never baked bread. Reason was three-fold: I'm not a big bread eater, #1; and the one exception is home-made bread, which I LOVE, which is also #2. Didn't want to gain 50 lbs a year. But Garry LOVES bread. So my brilliant idea was. . . "SO selfish of you, Nancy," and so decided I'd buy a bread maker for Garry. Buying it for him, but I'll be doing the work. I'm quite enthused, mostly because of how much healthier it will be than the grocery store junk we've bought, #3 and perhaps most important reason. It won't be here for another week or so, but I've been reading up on stuff from FB groups about it all. Wonder if there's a recipe for Ezekiel bread, HJ. Aha! There is! That will be HJ's Zeke bread!

Maybe I'll throw a few garlic in the bed even though it's very late. What's the worst that can happen. . . isn't that what you said, HJ?

Okay. . . outta here. . . just popped in to say I love you all.

Nancy glad you popped by. Thank you for well wishes. I have been dreaming about this job for six years and cannot hardly believe that it is actually mine. I really look forward to having two giant greenhouses to work in. So many new things to learn it’s gonna be exciting.

Nancy, it is good to see you. I hope you and Gary are doing well. It is tough to have to slow down, but I guess everyone has to do it at some point. I did pick out 150 garlic cloves that I think may have a chance at growing. The temp is above 50, so if I can my old body moving, and my junky tiller to start I may have to go out and try to make a spot for my garlic. I also have a few bunching onion bulbs, and some elephant garlic that I may try to plant in the house, because I do not have many of those, and would like to keep a start of them.

Kim, I hope everything does well with your new job.

Happy New Year to everyone. We want to rest a little today, and go to Inlaw's for New Year Day lunch tomorrow, its about 70 - 75 miles down there, and we don't travel much, and always try to be home before dark.

Nancy, always good to see you! Ezekiel bread--yes! I have it every morning with an egg.

I'm an eater so like to eat 3 times a day. I really do enjoy eating a lot.

Did you find a recipe for Ezekiel bread?

(I wish I had your talent for painting.)

A lot to say, but I'm a bit tired. We went to Flips for dinner, then came straight home.

We had the baby last night and it was a lot of fun. And he slept well. I don't sleep well, tho. I'm always concerned about him being too cold or something. lol

Happy NY, Friends. I'll be back tomorrow to finish.

Well, I can't remember what I wanted to say last night but was too tired to say.

Today, unfortunately, I couldn't sleep in so was up at the normal time. I might take a nap, tho. :D

I soaked peas overnight and cooked them this morning. They turned out very good. I did a small batch so there's not many leftovers. They're not blacked-eye, but PEPH. I hope that counts for the New Year too. Fun to use garden food--the very last of the onions (small Red Creoles), garlic and the peas. Also fried up some potatoes that Rick and I canned back in July '24. I didn't realize the oil was old, so they could have been better. I'm honestly a little annoyed at Tom. I didn't realize he reuses oil. Gross. Normally I don't use vegetable oil, other than olive oil or avocado oil. I only use it for frying okra 2 or 3 times a year.

The beer bread turned out good. I'm very full now.

We also cleaned out stuff again. Mostly the kitchen. I believe all cabinets are cleaned out now other than under the sink. I might rest for a little while and then walk Josi. Then open up my 2026 planner and started plugging things into it.

We have an armoire in the living room that is stuffed with things. Ethan is a bit of a hoarder (although he wants to hoard at our house and not his lol) and he has books and VHS tapes from his childhood and who knows where. He's only 24 so we used DVDs mostly when he was little so I'm not sure why we have these. Or where he got them. But, hard decisions need to be made regarding all that stuff. We actually still have a VCR, but never use it.

What seed is everyone starting first this year? Normally I'll start greens around the first of February. Kim, you've already started seed, right?

Jennifer, I started sweet pea seed. I will have more than enough room in the greenhouses to start seeds at work. I had some sugar snap peas growing really nice here but that last heavy frost took them out. I’m not sure if they’re completely dead, but they’re looking pretty rough. I got my new planner and have had a great time getting it set up. Unfortunately, it is undated so it is a lot of work to get it really going. I can’t decide if I’m gonna order onions or go to Denton and pick up some Dixondale. It seems I have much better luck when I order than when I Pick them up in town. If I could be there the day they arrived or the day after I think I would have better luck, but it seems like they get theirs in town earlier than I need to plant. Since I’m hoping to move this year as soon as possible I am not planning on planting as much. I have roughly 20 mineral tubs that I will be planting in that are not currently taken up with other things. I’m gonna plant a couple pots with carrots, and at least five pots with onions.

Kim, are you taking your house and shed with you? When do you think you'll move? I'm so excited for your new job.

I am hoping to rent a house and sell my home and shed. I want a house with a real kitchen. I need to find someplace that will allow me to bring all my mineral tubs of my garden because I don’t wanna give everything up. It will be several months until I havegotten established at my job. But I want to do it as quickly as possible because it’s an over an hour drive one way.

Well, I tried to login to my house on my computer and it made me set up a new account which I didn’t realize that’s what I was doing anyway just wasted 30 minutes with that. I’ll come back later and make a post again. I wanted to start a new thread because it’s a new year a new month. We need a new thread.

I can start one, Kim. Sorry Houzz is so difficult.