Freebies This Month

Here is what I have received for the month:

John Frieda Shampoo and Conditioner Sample
Maple Peanut Butter (full jar from my sister)
Scope Mouthwash
Crest complete toothpaste
POISE pads (for Nonni)
Eucerin Body Lotion
Splenda with B Vitamins samples
Strivectin Neck Cream
Dove body wash
Frizz Ease Shampoo and Conditioner
Frizz Ease Serum


Not a huge list, but fun nonetheless!

CSA Week #19

Where did the time go?  CSA Week 19?  How did the summer go by so fast?

I didn't get anything last week because I was away and my sister was able to use it all, but here is what we are getting this week:

Full Share:

2 bunches of edamame
2 lbs potatoes
1 leek
3 large eggplant
2 sweet peppers
1/2 lb hot peppers
6 large tomatoes
1 lb beans
2 large sweet potatoes
1 bunch kale

Green smoothies this week with the kale and the raspberries that I still have!
I'll be frying more eggplant too!  I need to make some marinara sauce and freeze a couple of trays of eggplant parm again.  The kids used it while we were gone.
Since the potato/leek soup was such a hit, I may try that again this weekend.  (Although the weather here in CT is supposed to be lovely this weekend!)
Oktoberfest party tomorrow night - I need to find a fun recipe! 
My son brought me home a huge spaghetti squash that he got from a farm where he went apple picking.  I think I'll keep it in the cold cellar for a while!

PS - I posted pictures on my last post........

Best of Everything!

Have any of you been to the store 'Best of Everything'?  It is the cutest jewelry store in Naples (and other Florida cities) and has the BEST prices.  This year, I bought two rings (the big ones that are in style) and three pairs of silver hoops (I wear silver hoops for Zumba and tend to lose them).  The total - $38.12.  How can you go wrong for those prices?

And they sell Eliza B flip flops at good prices too!  Pocketbooks and cheap watches and if you have a special occasion, you can get almost anything to match!

Anyway, if you have the opportunity to visit one of their stores....GO!

I'm home......and so happy to be!

I got home this afternoon.  And the first thing I did was check on my hens....I found something that I wasn't thrilled about (the hens had no food and no water), but I fixed them up quick and collected eight eggs.  The dog was thrilled to see us and I think the kids were happy too.

I realize that being gone for six days is pretty long....I don't like being away that long.  I like my kids, I like my house, I like my hens, I like my kitchen, I like my life.  Homemade pizza, homemade quiche, and salad for dinner.  I had to make a pot of pizza sauce because I had none....I love being home and being able to cook what I want!  Don't get me wrong, I like going out to dinner sometimes, but I LOVE being home and being able to cook.  I love sitting at the table with the kids hearing about what they are doing or what they want to do or which car they want, or what a certain teacher did.

I need to be home more often....I need to be here...I need to get rid of some of my part time jobs....

With my family in FL

At our condo pool with my mom, aunt and uncle....

Some Pics

At the Beach: Lowdermilk