A little country living near the big city that is what I always say about the way we try to live. We have been creating our home the way we want it to be one step at a time and I like it that way. It is mostly always quiet where we live and I like it that way. Sometimes we do get some planes that fly over and few military jets from time to time but that's okay. And on occasion we can hear the military practicing whatever it is they are practicing. We can hear what sounds like fire works going off from far off other than that it is peaceful and it is quiet. There are the occasional parties but our neighbors have gotten better at turning in their loud music for the night once the clock strikes 10 P.M and we are always thankful for that. Now the only noise in the house is baby babbling which we love.
Summer time is right in the kicks of throwing us it's best heat wave that it possibly can right now, yeah, I love it. I love summer but I love it most of all for the beach and messy food groups that you can enjoy without shame throughout the summer. This house has been a huge blessing to us and we have enjoyed every single day living here certainly feels like home to us. The only down side though is the lack of insulation in the house. It can be a bit daunting with a tiny little one. We are still a year later waiting to hear back from SDG&E about their help in getting some insulation up and going in this house so we are waiting once again to see when they find someone to come out here. Other wise it wouldn't much matter if it were just me and my Hubby in the house. We have been blessed to have A.C in at least one room. I love that. So we are surviving yet another challenging summer.
We have been so blessed to have this house and we have loved it every single step of the way. We love it because it does feel like a little country near the big city. Of course we would love to live in the country some day or at least one of these young days of our lives. For now this is where God has planted us and we have been very content. We are surviving the summer with fans blowing in every room and that helps significantly and on really hot, hot days we put the A.C unit on in our room and we live. We are very thankful to have that little A.C unit but there are times the heat starts to zap my energy. I am ready for the Fall Months to kick in once again. I rather wrap myself up because I am cold not because the heat is beating me over the head with it's unrelenting heat waves. We are happy for early mornings and shade under the trees.
Normally I would be taking myself to the beach but having a new little one means all of my attentions are placed here at home with the care of Motherhood in mind. Life really is good. I am enjoying Motherhood to fullest extent while on the other hand counting down the days until I know we are out of this heat baby! This year there wasn't much time to play in the waves hardly at all. I am homesick for the waves but I will make it there again. This too shall pass and I will soon be enjoying a good swim in the waves. I am praying daily for a backyard pool to make up for the loss of time in the waves. I really do love those waves. I love and miss the cold water and coming home to relax with a good movie. Life did seem a bit more free and worry free at that time. Not that life still can't be just as free and carefree and worry free but having a baby changes everything. Now my one and only concern is all wrapped around his tiny little body getting sufficient sleep and eating his 3 square meals a day and a little play mixed into it all. Summer this year has brought along it's challenges but that's okay too. I know that I can look forward to greater things in the Fall, at least, I hope.
So far this summer we have done and accomplished a lot. I've had a chance to write a little bit more in my baby journal and keep up with that. We have kept this house in an orderly fashion that works well for us and I like that. We have shared many of the house hold chores and even switched who does what from time to time. I think that makes life full and interesting. I like not having to do the same things every single day of life. Having a change in chores does make it nice when we switch around what we are doing with each other and for each other. Some days my hubby will clean the floors because, well, I rather not be the one to do that from time to time. On the other hand I will do the dishes on most occasions but then I get tired of doing them in the heat so I avoid it if I can, keep myself from it. Sometimes he will step in to do them for me and I am eternally happy. Either way we both are soaking wet from the heat of standing over a sink washing dishes in the heat while the steam from the hot water only adds to the heat we are currently experiencing.
My Husband has done an excellent job helping me with the parenting duties and I so appreciate him in all that he does with me and for me. Bed time routines are the best when done together it seems and so we tackle this together when we can. Sometime he does work late and so he is unable to help me with the night time duties. Everything comes together in a wonderful way and I have loved the flow of what we have created in our home.
Our outside life around this house have consisted of creating the country living that we most would desire for ourselves. We have planted, grown and prepared a Garden in preparation for a full fledged Harvest Garden of all kinds of fruits and veggies in our backyard. It has taken some time to do but we have taken it all in strive. We haven't pressured ourselves to get it done over night we have simply taken it one day at a time, one step at a time and let each day, each step, each time we have taken the time to give it some tender loving care to create the Garden we are excited to build and create.
Our latest largest project was uprooting some of the most major greenery and tree stub left over that was taking up space. My Hubby had a friend of his come on over and they did the major part of the hard work. Now that is complete we are ready to head into the next phase of our Garden creation, building the wood workings for the planting to go into. Looks like that will be an August project. Like I said one day at a time, one step at a time and doing it when we are ready to take that next step. We aren't in much of a hurry but we are enjoying the process of watching it all come together in time.
So far our tomato plant has grown very large not sure when we will get a good harvest of tomatoes out of it but this summer heat has not been exactly a piece of cake either. Our Grape vine is growing and it is looking nice. Our Strawberries are in the process of doing something, not sure what but got a lot of good green leaves so that is promising. Our Avocado seed is having a lot of growth to it as well and we are watching it sprout from a tiny little pit to now a new and growing plant in our kitchen. We will soon be planting it!!! I really can't wait. I saved some apple seeds so we shall see what will come of that next. I have been germinating some nice orange seeds, I let them dry out for a day so not sure what will happen once I try to go onto my next step in the process of germinating them. It has been about 7 days now and so I am now ready to see if they will give me a sprout any time soon. I am praying for that though. These are pretty important orange seeds. I got them from my Aunt Anita's Oranges. Who knows, I may just save some seeds for our baby to plant one day.
I saved a peach pit, who knows what will come of it, but I am praying after having tried to see if I could germinate it in the cold fridge if I can possibly get something to grow out of it. This all very basic elementary scientific experimentation with seeds and planting. I have 0 clue what I am really doing. I'm just reading a lot on planting and seeds and germination and what have you. I have yet to see what all works. Either way I rather experiment now rather then on a real country home in the middle of now where only to find that I don't have a clue what I am really doing. Thankfully, my Husband knows a little about farming, he worked on a farm once with little lambs. Awe, I am glad we are here now where I at most have a Starbucks near by, not that I love the green Giant all that much, because of course I am trying to say no! At some point I would like to make my own Frapps at home and coffee treats.
For now, we are in the planting season of things. My Hubby is in the process of trying to see if a Maple branch will do anything at all. If it does we have ourselves a Maple Tree, if not we will just have to give up and go buy ourselves one :P and that's okay too. All is in the learning process of things, seeing what works and what does not. Literally, one day at a time. Who knows! I may even see if I plant a watermelon :p
I got myself a bag of apples, made myself some homemade applesauce as well as some for the baby. I got into the Homemaking and I have to say, I love it! I added a little too much Nutmeg to mine thought I would enjoy it, come to find out, I'm not entirely sure about that at the moment. I may just eat it so it doesn't go to waste. Either way the attempt was not half bad. My next drill is making some mash potato for the baby and some with cream and butter for myself. I had planned on that today, only to realize, I have no cream and I have no milk. We really need to bring back the glory days of milk being delivered to your home fresh in a glass bottle an inexpensive idea. At least they still do that with cloth diapers and ice-cream! I love it!! Now if only I could have a fresh meal delivered to my door for mommy's who are busy all day and for baby along with some fresh milk in a bottle and those cloth diapers, life wouldn't be half bad :P
My next endeavor in life is to get a swimming pool. I've wanted one my whole life. I know, those good things, come to those who wait with a good attitude and I am sure trying it out in this heat, that's for sure. One day, some day, I know I will get that pool in my own backyard and play in the cold water, even if I can't make it to the big open ocean :P
for now, Laundry and nap await me. :p
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