Settling in

We have internet [can you tell I'm excited about that?], and library cards [big bonus for Walker, who wants to camp out at the library now], and some vegetable plants for our container garden. We thought about digging up the sod in one of the back corners of the yard. We even got permission to do this from our landlord. However, after looking at the soil, we realized it is mostly rocks. We would have to buy topsoil [not going to happen in a rental house], and build containers to hold the soil, in order to get any sort of a good garden. So, we decided to skip the 'pull grass up' step and the 'buy topsoil' step, and move directly to 'plant veggies in containers' step. I have 2 rooms with boxes: my room and the craft room. There are also a bunch of boxes in the basement, but that is what basements are for :) so I'm not too worried about that yet.

Gratitude List:
* fresh homemade wheat bread
* wheat grinder is out of storage and in use once more
* nice friendly neighborhood
* lots of friendly kids to play with mine
* cool sunny weather to play outside in
* water walls to protect my tomatoes from freezing temps. Our average 'last frost date' is June 1st.
* family get-togethers
* my children
* my husband
* my faith in God. He is good!
* internet access to friends, old and new, which helps me keep in touch.
* meditation time to mellow my temper. It isn't a miracle cure, but it helps so much.
* my health