St. Patrick's Day - Bring on the Green

I woke up this morning and made my boys green pancakes. For lunch, we even had green mashed potatoes. Even as they are getting older, it is fun watching them expecting Mom to do something creative and fun to celebrate even the littlest of holidays.

I am learning to be frugal and I love it. I decided that I am not going to let this recession hurt us. It will teach us wonderful things. For instance, I went garden seed shopping and am now planning my own garden. I have been reading different websites about layouts and, of course, good soils, weed control and space issues. I keep thinking of the fun and not-so fun times ahead for the boys, and I am planting, weeding and harvesting our own vegetables and fruits. I have researched recipes to can my (hopefully) plentiful variety of vegetables. We have bought the supplies to make different fruity jams.

This will be good for us. We're eating healthy, getting exercise and learning a few things along the way.