Heat Wave

The last few days here in Volcano have been HOT - making the town really live up to it's name. With temperatures well over 100 degrees and our AC broken B and I escaped to one of the local rivers. At one point B spotted a large snake crossing the water and well you can tell what family he was raised in because he thought it was cute and didn't even consider getting out of the water. Our perfect day was topped off by a visit to Jamba Juice for a nice cold all-fruit smoothie before heading home.

Turkey Hunting

With B banned from his Nintendo we had some extra time last night and, inspired by the gobbles coming from our yard, decided to go on a turkey hunt. We grabbed binoculars and a camera and set out on our adventure.

We found that turkeys are very fast runners and they always managed to stay one step ahead of us on our quest for a photo. After walking and running across all 14 acres we finally decided to give up and head home and that is when it happened... a turkey stepped right out in front of us to cross the street. I grabbed my camera and snapped this photo right before it bolted off into the walnut trees, terrified by B's screams of joy I am sure.

Happy Mother's Day!

This is the mess I had to clean up today, not exactly my dream day of lounging in bed with a good book, a coke, and some peace and quiet. B and I finally got to work planting our vegetable garden. We planted our usuals: watermelons, bell peppers, tomatoes, squash, eggplant, pumpkins, and cantaloupe. We also added a new member to our herb garden bed, Stevia.

I was too broke to take us out to dinner so I made a beautiful cheese free veggie pizza, complete with homemade whole wheat and flaxseed dough, which ended in ruin because I forgot to spray the pan before cooking. I think that pizza may be cooked onto that pan for life…