Card making

I went to my friends house yesterday to attend a Stampin' up Card making event. I was hesitant at first because I know how expensive it can get to have such hobby. But my friend invited so many times already and I finally decide to go and see how it's done. I had so much fun making the cards. They were simple to make and look pretty. I spent about 3 hours there talking and making cards with other moms. I did not get any item but I would someday. I just don't want to spend that money. Things are hard right now, economy wise, and I did not want to spend money on things that are not important right now. But just want to share how much fun I had making cards. Buying some material, that's another story.

Gardening

I have been busy lately tending my garden. Spring is here and it's time to start digging and planting for summer crops. I was so happy to see my compost looking pretty good and it will be ready in 2 weeks. I decided to try making my own compost because I spend so much money buying garden soil. Every year the price is getting higher. So this year, I we only got those soil amender, for the clay soil we have in the side of our house where it gets more sun. So I was trying to mix some soil to make it better for my vegetables. Last year, we had a very good result with our tomatoes and egg plant but this year I plan to plant more okra and beans and hoping we get good plants this year. We will also try to plant some cauliflower and broccoli. I am not too excited about this because I read that it is a little hard to grow those but we will try. We did corn last year and got some but they did not grow as much as I want them to. I learned that they really need a lot of sun. Hopefully, this year will be better and yield more vegetables. I am so excited.

no more video games!

I got so upset with my 2 young boys last week because of this video games. Lately, they have put so much interest playing games that all they want to do is play. I would let them play in the afternoon for an hour and I thought that is enough. But they are pushing me to give them more time to play and every time I say no, they will throw this hissy fit from no where. I had enough of this behavior and finally put an end to this. So now they can't play video games on the weekdays and only on the weekend. They have been giving me a hard time since I started the new rule but I have had it.