garden ready

we've got pretty much all the plants for this year in the ground. at least we're determined not to spend more money on plants this year...now comes the time and effort. we thought we were going to try less this year, but the temptation seems to get the best of us. so we've got 14 tomato plants of various kinds, 8 cukes (all the same kind), 5 peppers, 3 squash, 3 cantalope, 2 basil, a row of snow peas (that's been growing for a while now), and for color and (supposed) help with pests, a bunch of marigolds. oh and I planted some seeds of swiss chard (a celery type thing) and they're coming up. everything else was bought as a plant (mostly the $1 size). we've got a photo section on our site to track the progress of things. already it's fun to see he progress of the snow peas. now to fend off the slugs and bugs. the aphids are already on the attack, but we seem to be holding the slugs mostly at bay.

we're headed to PA soon for our baby shower with family and old friends. please pray for michelle's health and strength (and mine too for that matter) as we are driving the long journey. seems like there's going to be lots of fanfare and hoopla. fun.