This is the zucchini plant-that's my foot to show how big the leaves are!

This one is HUGE already!

Surprised Alyssa with a pumpkin growing with her name etched in!

The pumpkin patch taking over the back yard!

Butternut squash on the way...

Can't wait for these big ones to ripen!

The finished dinner!

It was very fresh and light-I would make it again.

Prepare the linguini

Grate some parmesan cheese, and ready the herbs

Olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic and tomatoes ready for the oven

Fresh parsley from our garden

Fresh Basil from the garden

Tomatoes

It calls for these cherry tomatoes, but I used up all our regular red and yellow tomatoes.

Tonight's Dinner~

New Bargain Bag

Staples Teacher Appreciation Day Sale. All leather, lots of room, pockets, zippers, and looks coooooooooool! $60-on sale for $24. Nice!

Pocket on each side that zips all the way down

Zipper compartments (2)

Padded section for my laptop.

Pocket for purse stuff

New Holstein Public Library Annual Book Sale

We also got a beautiful Oven Cooking cook book and a frozen yogurt one. Also the book, Eat this, Not this. We had two bags of books and videos, books on tape, and spent under five dollars!

Some videos for school

Yes, we still have VCR's!!

Bargain spot for New Holstein

Any video, 5 cents.

Summer fruit!

I couldn't resist the raspberries, blueberries, and Michigan peaches (almost as good as Georgia peaches). I also got a homegrown melon-mmm.
Went to two Teacher Appreciation events today in Fond Du Lac. Staples and JoAnn Fabric. Ohh! Now, I feel better. Found some good bargains and got the fleece for hats at Christmas!

Ah, summer veggies.

New Holstein Learning is the Journey of a Lifetime

I need some helpers.

Hey, do you recognize the Marquette Rummage Sale cool suitcase-we're on a learning journey!

A letter from my old class to the new "Rhoades' Crew"

Get those library books back

My classroom is almost ready, but not my mind!

The Journey of a Lifetime

Our school theme for this year-on the road to learning!

New Holstein Aquatic Center

Great slides!

The only place to be!

T-shirt tub. Vote to keep or not.

I will keep these photos on for a few days and then delete them when the votes are in!

Wore this one a lot!

Another?

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Memories

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Crazy day!

Traveled to Marinette-Peter to prepare for a big concrete job, and Andrea to attend Kristin Stello's baby shower. She looks great, and it was good to see Marinette friends. Part 2, traveled back south to Kiel to attend fellow kindergarten teacher Carrie Pitzen's bridal shower. Didn't want to miss either one, so it was worth the driving. Hurrah-Jon and Emily are the parents of a new puppy! I hope she posts a picture of him-Zeb, so cute! They have the house, the yard, and they were ready for a new addition. I guess we will see him at Jana and Jared's wedding. Now, we can say, the wedding is NEXT month!

Supper on the grill

Halved zucchini, both yellow and green, onions, marinated pork, added to tomatoes, corn on the cob, and pickles. MMMMMMMMMMM!

Nice job, next the landscaping can begin.

Peter and Mary, Dad's job today.

The flower growing just outside our bedroom window

My view when I wake up in bed in the morning

Supper "Off the Grid"-or Grocery Store!

Zucchini, corn on the cob, Elsie's Overnight Pickles, tomatoes, and venison steak. None purchased from the store. Mmmmmmmm good!

My attempt at Greek yogurt!

Milk and dry milk mixed and heating to 185.

I found the old Salton Yogurt Maker, but no directions. After quite a search I found a recipe that I thought would work. I doubled it and it was right!

Add the starter to the milk and dry milk mixture

The retro Salton Family Yogurt Maker-can't buy one.

Used my favorite Greek yogurt for starter

Ta Da! Ready to cook- homemade yogurt.