Last night, we had The Muppets and a Margarita night, which is not normally a combination you see in the wild. The movie was ok–it had a little too much singing and dancing for my tastes, though. And, I couldn’t get past the fact that Kermit didn’t sound like Kermit. I mean I’ve heard better impressions of Kermit than how he sounded in the movie. Other than that it was nice to see the Muppets again.
the weather
I know you’re not supposed to blog about the weather, but I have a valid reason for doing so as it affects my garden. Due to the extreme heat we had at the end of May, my broccoli started to bolt already and the heads on it are tiny. This has been the only negative thus far, though.
The tomatoes look pretty good–they love the heat (of course, now it’s cold outside–go figure). I tried tomato teepees in the past and didn’t get any tangible results from them beyond being able to put my tomatoes out a couple of weeks early. But, this year, I’m going to leave them out all year (rather than removing them when the weather is nice) to see if that makes a difference. It will definitely keep the ground around them warmer. We’ll see what happens. At this point, the teepee plants are bigger than the non-teepee plants and have more flowers.
Everything else looks pretty good. I still have to plant some cukes–something ate my plants and now a chipmunk eats the seeds every time I try to replant. Worst case, I’ll need to buy some plants. I also need to plant pole beans. Jake talked me into doing the “Three Sisters” gardening thing (like the Indians did, where you plant corn, beans, and squash together). I have the corn and squash planted and now I’m waiting for the corn to grow a little before I plant the beans (as the beans will grow up the corn stalks).
A plus side to the nice spring weather we had is that the CSA is starting up a week early this year as they have produce available already!
luncheon
The guys (Jake, Brian, my dad and Brian’s dad) all went to Gettysburg yesterday to check out a Civil War gun display at one of the museums. Since the guys shouldn’t be the only ones to have fun, I had the moms over for lunch. It was a pretty warm afternoon, but not too bad if you were just sitting. I did up some food on the grill and we had a nice lunch on the patio.
hall pass
This movie was way funnier than I had anticipated. Definitely one of the better comedies that I have seen in recent days. Don’t get me wrong, the comedy was completely crass and who’s going to give their husband a “hall pass” anyway? But if you can get past the plot and you’re into juvenile humor, you will probably like this film.
birthday dinner
My Mom had the annual birthday dinner for my brother and me on Sunday. This dinner historically occurs on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, but had to be moved up a week this year for whatever reason. We had a delicious Thanksgiving-themed dinner (thanks to my brother’s love of turkey and my love of stuffing). I had to bring my dessert home, though, because I was too stuffed–probably from all of the stuffing! Plus, there were presents! It was a nice afternoon.