Dilemma of the Pumpkin Plant

I have to throw this out there. Maybe it's my giddy mood...or lack of sleep, but I got a great laugh over this as I needed the help. I too have a pumpkins with lovely flowers but no fruit yet. So I have begun to research my problem and came across this. I posted it below so you can look her up. I'll be looking tomorrow to see what kind of flower I have...male or female. I have pics of my plant but no sex pics. I'll be playing the bee tomorrow.

Hand-Pollinating Pumpkins

Garage Sale

We are going to have a MASSIVE garage sale this Sat. if anyone is interested!! 7am...wheels up!

Gonna Try This Weekend

Simple Sourdough Pancakes
1 cup whole wheat flour (or whatever grain you want)
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg
3 T. melted butter (or oil)
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. sea salt
Stir the flour and buttermilk together in a glass bowl. Cover with a cloth and leave on the counter overnight. In the morning, stir in the egg, melted butter, baking powder and salt. Whisk together, adding extra milk or buttermilk for the desired batter thickness you prefer.
Cook pancakes on a well buttered, hot skillet or griddle, flipping once bubbles begin to form. Serve with real maple syrup, applesauce, jelly, or any of your favorite pancake toppings!

Popcorn, Kids, and Glass

Urgh....I really need to take time to figure out how to move these pics. Anyways, my glass. I'm missing the chillins...they are at grandmas. Here's the latest pic of them.

And popcorn.....Homemade Kettle Corn....MMmmm

Agh, It's Hot

It's certainly time for outside play in the sprinklers. With no a/c and hot temps, the house feels like a sauna. Outside we went and the kids had fun playing and eating homemade popsicles.

Klara's not been feeling well. She's had fevers as high as 104 and has remained pretty high for a few days now. She is working on her 4th 2yr old molar, but it has not broken thru yet. 104 is pretty high for teething, but all her other symptoms seem to fit (ear ache, not eating much, etc). We see the dentist in about a week so we'll go from there with what he says about that tooth.

The kids should be going to grandma and grandpa's next week. I say should because of Klara's fever. I know they will have fun, meanwhile, I'll be getting ready for a massive garage sale. Yes, MASSIVE!! I can't wait.

The Spider

We all know the song....The itsy-bitsy spider.....this one was found in the bark in the back yard. I was lucky to get these pics. After some research on the internet...we found he (yes he) is a red backed jumping spider. NOT poisonous!! I'm very thankful that he didn't jump at me...I would have pee'd my pants! Agh

Dexter's B-Day

The kids got to make the cake for Dexter this year. As always, we talked about who gets to blow out the candles. They were very excited to find out they get to help Dexter this time. Good looking dog for being 8.