01.03.09
A Happy New Year? It’s about time!
I sure hope it will be a Happy New Year. I am so done with the last one. Don’t get me wrong, there were many good things that happened last year. 
The best was the birth of my grand daughter. The V’s came to visit over New Years (I actually totally forgot it was New Years!). We taught the little darling how to use her ‘hammer’ and pound on a bowl. This provided us with much entertainment!
After all, I do have to keep up with her other Grandmother. She taught her how to untie shoe laces.
I think my ’skill’ will be much more irritating.
The weather has been, well, interesting. The saying up here in the Pacific Northwest is…If you don’t like the weather, just wait 10 minutes. Rain, sleet, hail, sun, snow and fog. I’ve seen all in the last 24 hours.
All this rain has contributed to an abundance of fungi. A few years ago I took a Mushroom ID class from our local Jr. College. All I learned is to never pick and eat wild mushrooms. Now the oldest DS is very into the wild harvest of mushrooms. So for Christmas I purchase him two mushroom ID books. I figure if he blows out his liver from eating something he shouldn’t, at least I’ll have the peace of mind I did all I could to prevent it!
Back to the premise that I am ready to turn the calendar page. Hopefully we see a better financial picture this year.
About a year ago I blogged about this feeling of impending doom. A bit melodramatic I know but that is what I felt. So I’m enjoying looking through all those seed catalogs and getting my garden plan ready. Even though there is no way my Dh could lose his job, I feel it is a necessity to cut back and start saving “just in case”.
I used to be an advocate of the program to ‘Plant a Row for the Hungry’. Now I’m advocating for everyone to grow a portion (no matter how small) of their own food. Lettuce can be grown in a pot on a sunny window. Potatoes can be grown inside a bag of potting soil. By growing some of your own food, you will gain a sense of accomplishment and maybe, just maybe, you’ll be spurred to plan a bigger garden next year.
With this new year I’m going to start a category on this blog for my garden. I’ll probably post weekly with updates and maybe it’ll encourage you to do the same.
Get out those seed catalogs and get planning!