Holy Week and Veggie Gardening in Houston

Yesterday was Palm Sunday and like any good Catholic Mom you are probably waking up to a table  full of palms. Hmmmm. Can't toss them, they are blessed aren't they? Hmmmm.... I have the answer for you! Below is a website (not Catholic, but gets the job done) that shows how to make palm crosses.  I like to make them and tuck them into a bible or adhere to a cross somewhere in the house.  

http://www.kingofpeace.org/palmcrosses/

Now that problem is solved! 

Today is tax day.  We had to pay :(  For the first time in years, since before kids, we had to pay.  My husband had a job change last year and our income went down $5,000 this year but we still had to pay.  Hmmmmm....  It's going to get worse before it gets better, I guess, so I wake up this morning more determined than ever to try to simplify our lives.  Here's my challenge this week: no eating dinners out.  I am going to make up the amount I sent to the IRS in two weeks by skipping 3 meals for my family out.  That should save around $90.00, just enough to cove our bill.  

Next problem solved!  On to something more fun!  A garden update.  I am posting pics of how my garden has grown in the weeks since I put everything in.  The zucchini I was so worried about is blooming but I think I need bees to get the zucchini's to form. Anyone have any insight into this??  I am desperate to get zucchinis this year. 

See the blooms!

Little cucumbers are already forming!

This is the herb garden, closer to the kitchen door, for easy access.  The bloom belongs to a pumpkin, I hope it produces a pumpkin for fall!

This is malabar spinach which is very similar to the spinach we buy in the grocery store.  I think it needs thinning out because it is supposed to grow taller, like a vine.  I really have no idea what I am doing, I just try to look stuff up on the internet and give it a try.  I hope this works, we LOVE fresh spinach leaves in our salads.   Well, it's off to get ready for work. Have a great week!