If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.

~Betty Reese




Our poor Meel is just like her Daddy when it comes to bug bites! She balloons up and is uncomfortable. The other night before bed I noticed that she had a black fly bite beside her eye that she attained when we were participating in the yard sale. I noticed it was swelling. By morning it was swollen almost shut! It got me thinking about how to protect the kids from bugs without chemicals! How can I protect their precious skin from these nasties without putting harsh chemicals on their skin!? And how do I protect sweet baby Roo?! Until we find out we will use the sprays but this summer we hope to find a natural repellant or device to help our girls...and us...enjoy our time outside. Here is a photo of Amelia's eye...she thought it was so funny!!!

Every time I eat meat now - I think of the neighbors.  They are of the 4 legged sort.  Tonight Matt and I watched them frolic and play.  They are like little puppies!!  I can't help but imagine their fate.  I am sure they will end up as T-bone steaks.  Regardless they are destined to be one someone's plate.  Every day I can see how the path of veg starts.  Grace LOVES meat so I would love to talk to other veg parents to see how they handle that without cooking separate meals.

These are our bovine neighbors playing.

Last night for dinner we had some family over.  I LOVE to cook now.  Since we moved to our new house I can't get out of the kitchen.  We had Olive Oil and Herbes de Provence Bread which I make on a regular basis.  I made a lasagna with my amazing veggie packed sauce.  This time I didn't use any Ground Round... just veggies.  I also made a salad with homemade salad cream.  It is from The Vegetarian Student Cookbook as well.  It is soooooo good.  I made a double batch so our company could take some home.  I have learned lately to make double batches of everything!  This saves on time and means I always have something to grab from the freezer that is healthy and homemade.  For dessert Denise brought Chocolate Banana Split Dessert from the Kraft Canada Magazine.  It was amazing and we were lucky enough to have some left over for us to enjoy today.  MMMMMM!!!!!  

Speaking of bread....I have a loaf rising =-)  But first I will leave you with my list of favorites!

-my family

-Ruby's dimples

-Amelia's giggle

-Grace's kindness

-Matt's hugs