198.5 miles ÷ 4.323 gallons = 45.917 mpg!!!! I've kept my little Smart car locked in the garage when I'm not driving it, and this just blew me away!!! This means someone has been skimming off my tank for at least a month. >:/
Author: strivingacres
Flowers, flowers, and more flowers!
The flower bug bit me, and I am spending so much time outside now, playing in my raised veggie beds and planting more and more flowers. Wal-Mart marked their Wave Petunias down to 95 cents per pot. I also found a big pack of 16 white petunias for $2.50 and a little six pack of … Continue reading Flowers, flowers, and more flowers!
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Jake’s party design
Jake is having a Minecraft party this evening with four boys here. He designed this party to celebrate the release of the Minecraft World of Color update (launched today), and I made the cake he designed! I think I did pretty well. I cheated because I am still working so I couldn't do it … Continue reading Jake’s party design
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What’s eating my broccoli??
Help!!! What are these??? They're eating holes all over my broccoli!
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WE HAVE CHICKS HATCHING!!!
We were heading to dinner to meet friends last night when Ted heard peeping in the coop! This little chick was peeking out from under the mama hen's tail feathers!!!
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I cut it off!
My hair looked thin and dry and frizzy. All I could do was put it in a bun or a braid or a ponytail. I felt like my hair made me look old. I've resisted cutting it short for years, but it was time. I stopped dying it this past January when I turned 45, … Continue reading I cut it off!
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The bug bit me
Since everything is growing so well, the planting bug bit me! Now I want to just plant and plant and plant! I even got pots and filled them with odds and ends and set up a little plant area in the living room on top of the bookcase! L-R: Fake flower Sahara bought me … Continue reading The bug bit me
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Porch sittin’
The front porch in the morning is the favorite spot for all the dogs and cats (and me as well as the occasional chicken)!
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I haven’t killed it all yet!
Remember the tomato plants that I thought the frost hit and killed? They have big leaves on them! I can't believe it!!! Now there are ten fairly good sized tomato plants in my raised bed, three teeny cabbage plants (which haven't died but certainly haven't grown so I don't know what to think about that), … Continue reading I haven’t killed it all yet!
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Thank you, Joyce!
My mother in law, Billie, left me a voicemail yesterday that her neighbor and good friend, Joyce, had two big hosts she wanted out of her yard. Joyce told Billie I could have them if I got them yesterday so once it cooled down last night, I went to Joyce's and dug them up. They … Continue reading Thank you, Joyce!
Striving Acres 