I'm a little concerned about how much time I'll be able to focus on my garden this summer because this is my first year to have TWO mobile little people in my life...in 2009 there was just one mobile little person who took AMAZING LONG NAPS which was when I would garden....in 2010 there was just one mobile little person, who still napped well...and a newborn, who wasnt a great napper...but still slept a good bit of the day....in 2011 I still had my good napping older son, and not so good napping, but also not quite mobile younger son (so if I gardened during the older ones naptime, at least I could plop the younger one down in the shade with some toys so I could get a little something done). This year my older one has given up napping....but still has "quiet time" in his room every day, which most of the time can correspond with my younger sons nap time....which rarely ever lasts more than an hour...maybe and hour and a a half if I am lucky. I thought MAYBE I could get away with some gardening while the little guys play outside on their playsets, but little brother is very brave and is determined to climb the big green climbing wall whether I am there with him or not, so I'm pretty sure I cant turn my back on him to weed the garden for very long...or there maybe stitches in our future.
I'm also a bit concerned about my mini csa with my mom. I am SO thankful that she has invested in my garden....its helped my garden to grow and my enjoyment and motivation to grow along with it! The only issue is that for real csas deliver once a week or so....but I live an hour and a half away from my mom....and with gas prices threatening to be at FIVE DOLLARS A GALLON by memorial day....there is just NO WAY I can get her veggies once a week. We are almost always in town once a month or so...and I guess I can try to meet her at a convenient half way point one other time a month....but I figure with gas prices that high, it will cost us close to $40 in gas round trip each time we drive to town. YIKES! I dont want to stiff her though....because while she was extremely excited about all the produce she got last year, and super encouraging, with 2 baby girls born in our gamily during the summer last year and her traveling to do her grandmotherly duties, she missed out on the bulk of the summer tomatoes (and honestly, what is the point of a summer garden/csa if you dont get tomatoes!) and other fresh produce....I dont want that to happen again...I want to keep my one customer happy! :) Last year I tried to soften the blow by saucing up a lot of the tomatoes and giving them along with quite a bit of pesto in lieu of fresh produce...but I know that was just not the same! hopefully this year will be better. I've also promised her a loaf of homemade sourdough bread each time I make a delivery...if possible...and I've mentioned sharing the whey from my homemade yogurt so she can water her hydrangeas and my step dad could use it for his grapevines....maybe that will help ease my conscience too.
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