If your man really loved you (and has a brain) he'd buy you a garden worth of veggies and pretty flowers to plant...

Not only would you have yummy veggies you're not paying an arm and a leg for at the store, you'd have pretty flowers around your house

AND

Some exercise!

I can turn anything around to make it sound healthy... (problem is I can't take my own advice!)

for exercise!

Maybe if I'd actually get my work done in the office and stop chit chatting I could get the exercise challenge up eh?

Mine too! I just finished week 2 of couch to 5k today... i'm scared for friday though.. part of me is wondering if i'm ready, the other part is pretty confident it'll be no problem at all...

i just had lunch, too, a good recovery meal of mushroom/feta/goat cheese omellete.. and it was delicious!

So far having a great day. I went to the Y this morning and did 37 min bike ---262 cals burned 37 min eliptical --- 352 cals burned, 6 weight machines and an Aqua fit class .

What is an ospray??

Thanks!

Enjoy your time with your daughter.
My shirt would say "It can be done"

Its cold here today too, actually it has been all week. Enjoy your day off!

ummm, Im not sure I understand. Can you repeat that?

Awesome job, way to go!!

Im so glad to hear that he will be ok and that it is nothing serious.

I've thought about veggie gardening, though I live on a beach/barrier island so I think I'd have to do something special, like above ground boxes or something? Do you have a garden?

Mmmm I LOVE fresh veggie gardens.

My mil has a garden and through out the summer she brings over beans, peas, beats, potatoes, carrots, onions, lettuce, swiss chard, tomatoes, corn, and I might be forgetting others but MmmmmmmmmmmmmMMMMMMMMMM There is nothing better then fresh veggies.

They are very pretty birds and have a high pitch squeal... my mom and I used to call to them when we were out on the boat cause they nest on top of the markers.

We have a family of them that live near my work (cause its near the water) and you can hear them calling to each other in the trees.

Thanks Michelle.

Nice looking birds. Kinda remind me of an eagle.

I would love to grow some vegetables (or anything edible for that matter)! Does it require a yard? Does anyone know of anything that can be grown in a pot on a sunny balcony?

Tomatoes are great container plants, however, you need a lot of sunshine...pretty much 7-8 hours worth. Does your balcony get afternoon sun? That would probably be enough.

You'd probably have to use a garden box of some sort since its sandy.

I don't have a garden, but I have enough land and back yard that if I want one I can put one in.

Right now we are focusing on getting the front yard and flower gardens setup before my hubby's birthday in May... We still have to get the backyard graded and plained off since the seller decided to rip out all of the fruit bearing trees the original owner had in the back yard

It absolutely does! That is a great idea since I am constantly lamenting the price of tomatos and they are one of my favorite foods. I've also heard that homegrown tomatos are much tastier than store bought ones-- though I don't know how that could be possible!
Thanks for the tip!

I know I keep seeing infomercials for upside down hanging tomato plants.

The one thing I keep telling myself I want for christmas is one of those indoor gardens that grows fresh herbs... God only knows how many recipes I have that say "fresh" something and I have to guess how much that is in the dried stuff.

Not to mention I'm one helluva cook when I put my mind to it.

This might be because tomatoes are mainly water based ( I think) they probably absorb a lot of the chemicals used to keep them bug free.

I know the organic ones are and taste much better than generic ones.

Fresh herbs would be nice too... I've been using those 99 cent bottles of herbs from CVS and sometimes they start to taste alike...