Today after church, I drove the family straight to the beach to get one decent photo of all 12 of my children. Between sun in the eyes, snotty kids who purposely made faces, and wind blowing hair, I completely failed.
The rest of the week was a perfectly normal week without much to report. We held school. I planted a lot in my various gardens. We worked a little more on house repairs, and Adam and I put up swings and ropes using stuff we have around on one of our trees for the kids to enjoy.
We now have 4 full weeks left of school and then we are free for the summer or until I decide to start
the new year. I researched out curriculum and purchased a few things, so we are almost all the way ready for next school year. In these 4 weeks we have left, we have to do the mandatory state testing, and finish off our math texts. It will be a race to the finish line.
The weather was beautiful all week and we spent hours outdoors in our beautiful yard. The bushes have all bloomed this week too, so there are colorful flowers everywhere. For a garden this year, I have a small kitchen garden next to the clothesline, so I will be out checking on it daily. In that garden I have bell peppers, ancho chilis, mint,
rosemary, basil, oregano, cilantro, tomatoes, and cucumbers. Then I have butternut squash, yellow summer squash, and corn planted in last year's garden. I have a small plot of potatoes with cantaloupe behind it in a different part of the yard. In another section, I have pumpkins planted. I will be making two more separate beds, one for honeydew melon and one for watermelon. I am trying to keep things from intermingling this year. I have enjoyed learning how to garden and providing gmo-free, pesticide-free, and herbicide-free food for my family to enjoy.
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