It's that time of year again

I got my 1st Watermelon roll from Friendly's last week. I look forward to getting one every year. It's so refreshing on a hot Summer's day.

Vocal point & Motts for tots

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40 & over Follow Friday

I haven't done a 40 & over follow Friday in a while. So I thought I would do 1 today. Click the link below to join in.

Got this today

Wordless wednesday~T painted her nails

Fertile earth Simple garden review & giveaway (closed)

Recently I was asked to do a review for The Simple Garden . I was really excited because I always wanted to have an herb garden. I think food tastes so much better with fresh herbs.
I received a simple garden jr with oregano, sweet basil & cilantro, simple garden & that came with tomatoes & sweet basil, a green house lid (for the simple garden) a Lite stik, & a watering stik.

Fertile Earth specializes in creating products that make landscaping and plant care tasks easier, more cost effective and earth friendly.


*The Simple Garden System provides everything you need to start your own garden. (Below. This was planted 1 week ago. Cherry tomatoes in the middle & basil around it)



*Green house lid~Designed as the perfect complement to the Simple Garden, the Green House lid helps promote indoor germination as well as protects seedling from outdoor elements.


*Simple garden jr comes with the planter and tray, seeds, soil, planting template and a planting guide. (Below. This was planted 2 weeks ago). I placed the papers that came with them that explained which herbs they were in the planters, but they are a bit soggy.


*The LiteStik uses energy efficient LED technology optimized for indoor plants. The LiteStik’s innovated light-sensor allows it to come on automatically when the light in the room dips below a certain level.


*The WaterStik is a revolutionary moisture sensor designed to automatically remind you when to water your indoor plants. It has a multi-colored LED.

Both garden sets come with a cardboard seed spacing template. It really does help with seed placement though, so they aren't too close together.


Both the Simple garden & the Simple garden jr come in a variety of colors. They would be great for anyone that has a small yard or lives in an apt. We have ours on our back deck right now.
There will be 3 winners.
The Grand Prize winner will win a Simple Garden and Simple Garden Junior Herb Kit 3 pack.
The 2 other winners will win a Simple Garden Junior Herb Kit 3 pack

Mandatory entry
Follow me on gfc. On the right side of my blog.
Extra entries
Follow me on Twitter
"Like" Simple Garden on their Facebook page.
Follow Simple garden on Twitter.

Winner will be chosen by random.org on June 21, 2011 @ 10:00pm, est.

Getting healthy

I've been trying to eat better lately & have healthy snacks in the house. I just recently started eating Activia & Stonyfield farm probiotic yogurts. I've been having some stomache issues for a few months. I'll be seeing a nutritionist at the end of the month. I'm hoping she can help me. I saw her around 3 years ago. What healthy foods & snacks are you favorites? I'm looking for any ideas people might have.

Our new kitchen floor

This is the old floor. Some parts of it had yellow stains on it. It was at least 20 years old (our house is 30 years old & we found an even older floor underneath it. So it wasn't the original floor).

This is the new floor below. I need to take some more/better pictures of it. Maybe I'll do an update post on here. My hubby did it himself, he had some help, but he didn't hire someone to do it. It saved us a lot of $.

Lately...

I've discovered strawberries. I'm not a fruit person & never ate strawberries, but I've been eating them all the time.

I've really been into red, white & blue things.

I've been addicted to chocolate milk. I used the light Hershey's syrup. I have a glass almost every day.

Photos via We heart it, google & Photobucket.

Spaghetti pie

This is 1 of my all-time fave recipes. 1 of my friends had a baby a few weeks ago & we have a thing in our Mom group where we make new moms meals. I chose this & they loved it. Even her picky eater.

photo via Mr. Food

Spaghetti pie from Mr. Food


Serves: 6

Cooking Time: 30 min

Ingredients
1/2 pound cooked spaghetti
2 tablespoons olive oil OR melted butter
2 large eggs, well beaten
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1 cup ricotta cheese
1 cup spaghetti sauce
1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
1.Preheat oven to 350°F.

2.In a large bowl, toss spaghetti with olive oil.

3.In a small bowl, combine eggs and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Stir into spaghetti then pour into a lightly greased 10-inch pie plate, and form into a "crust." Spread ricotta evenly over crust, but not quite to edge, and top with spaghetti sauce.

4.Bake, uncovered, for 25 minutes then top with shredded mozzarella and bake 5 more minutes, or until cheese melts.

5.Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Cool 10 minutes before slicing into wedges.

Timesaving Tips

•When you're making spaghetti for your family, plan ahead and make an extra 1/2 pound for this recipe.

•This is a great make-ahead dish: Just assemble and freeze it without cooking. Thaw then bake just before serving.

Fun things that I got today

I ordered this cute booster seat from Walmart online & it came in to our local store.

I went to Dollar Tree today & got a bunch of cute things. I got this cute journal. Not sure what I am going to with it yet.

I got this star ice tray. We put some cranberry juice in it & water.

I got T some acrylic paint & she painted some rocks.