Back For Now

So I decided to come back, partially because I'm done with three months of god-awful morning sickness that left me with nothing positive or enlightening to say about anything, and partly because it's spring and I need a venue for the thousands of pictures I've taken of the eighty-some lovely tomato plants that currently live on my window sill. This is them a week ago...they seem twice that big now.

A. did her first Easter egg hunting last weekend- she was a quick student - didn't take her long to find evey egg in the back yard. We used plastic eggs (very un-earth-mama, I know), but I would had to buy white eggs to dye since our chickens lay brown/blue, plus grandma had already bought them... so done and done.

(You can see the real-egg-laying-chickens in the background - and look, my strawberry plants are greening up!)

Life is busy! Between spring-garden work, regular work at the after school program, managing 20+ rental units for my mom while she's out of the country, making sure A. doesn't ingest too much dirt (or compost - eww), running the community garden - which is so full this year we have a waiting list...making sure my dog and my thighs stay in decent shape by getting out and getting some exercise...whew.

Also, I am definitely bigger, earlier with #2...all my friends with 2 told me it would happen, but it's still amazing how quickly my body has changed. I am definitly resisting the switch over to maternity clothes..(sigh)

This weekend we'll have an Earth Day Celebration at the community garden - live music, potluck, mural painting, kids activities, should be a good time...and it's supposed to be in the 70's! Woohoo, I am so ready for spring weather. Anyone have any good recipe ideas for spring-type potlucks? I'm thinking something with rhubarb...also thinkig I should start making bread again...hmmmmm