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 Posted By: Mama Mangia 
May 22  # 1 of 15
Memorial Day is this weekend -

so what is every one doing?

Having a BBQ??

Whatcha makin'?????


For us - BBQ chicken, grilled steaks, taters on the grill, salads and desserts. Depending on how hot it gets - if it gets hot here - will depend on what I put in the oven for a dessert.:p
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 Posted By: medako 
May 23  # 2 of 15
not a thing.

I think Adam's going into work (even though it's a holiday) and then he's going to go car shopping, I guess. Which leaves Jack and I on our own - again.
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 Posted By: Mama Mangia 
May 23  # 3 of 15
awww medako - that doesn't mean you can't celebrate!!!

dress the little guy in red, white and blue - pick up a patriotic set of party favors (hats, little flags - which you can use again Flag Day and July 4th) - or get some construction paper and make them - maybe buy him a patriotic baseball cap or T-shirt

make a cake or cupcakes - even an ice cream cake - and decorate it for the holiday - red and blue jello "parfaits" (made in plastic cups) and top with whipped cream or coolwhip for a bit of the red-white-and-blue theme

use some patriotic paper plates and have a party with the baby -
sure he is too young to realize - but you will be starting family traditions that will stay with him for the rest of his (and your) life

grab a bottle of bubbles and let him blow bubbles in the wind, get a little golf club and ball from the dollar store and let him play outdoors with you - if he is walking - teach how to march (it is hysterical when they are little!!)

take some pictures and start a scrap book of the memories - make a "memory box" for each year of his life - get a plastic tote and keep all special memories from each year of his life - first b-day pics, favorite outfits, first holiday outfit, first sneakers, scrap books, favorite toys or teddy bear, etc. As he grows his box may grow to hold first papers from school, report cards, etc. And when he gets married and has his first child - hand him all his memory boxes - you will be starting something now that he will appreciate all his life!

(and I bet daddy gets involved too!)
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 Posted By: medako 
May 23  # 4 of 15
we might just have to have a party of our own! I might just grill us up some hot dogs (he wouldn't be real good with burgers yet) and spend the whole day playing outside!

I might even hook up the sprinkler and we can play in the "rain". :)
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 Posted By: oldbay 
May 25  # 5 of 15
Lets see ... I have a busy weekend planned, work mostly. Since it's warmed up I'm going to put my tomatoes in the ground finally. Maybe I'll have some garden fresh tomatoes by mid-July! And cucumbers and cubanelle peppers. Cubanelle's produce a wonderful crop around here and while you can't stuff them, like you do with bell peppers, they do great in anything where you chop up peppers, like salads, sloppy joes, meatloaf, etc. And cubanelle peppers store better than bells.

I have to finish helping a friend replace the screens on their screened in porch. Last weekend I did two sides and either this afternoon or tomorrow, I'm going to complete the job. Her old screens were simply stapled to the 2 x 4's and then lathe was nailed over top so the screens were never tight and hard to replace. We're putting the Screen-Tight strips on now that we got at Lowes. It's a 1000% improvement, and you roll the screen in with rubber spline which magically tightens up the screen. It was much easier to do then I originally thought. It's a little more price this way, the materials for the 14 x 14' screen room is about $600.00. But the look in nice, there is no maintenance of the plastic finished capping, and a single section of the screen can be replaced.

My last task is to add another hive body on my honey bee colony. I set out an empty hive with a lure in it about 3 weeks ago, and a swarm happened by last Saturday and moved in. A honey bee hive needs at least two full sized hive bodies, so tomorrow sometime between 10 and 2 (when most of the foraging bees are seeking nectar and pollen, I'm smoke it up and place a another hive body on top. I hope there nice friendly bees. Once I had a colony with a bad temperament and they wanted to sting me anytime I got close! I used to have several colonies of bees and tried to produce honey, but it's a lot of work. This hive I'm just going to take care of the honeybees, treat them for the parasites that have wrecked havoc on most wild honey bees, and feed them in the fall so they survive the winter.

Oh, a little leisure activity and frustration on Sunday afternoon with a round of golf. I haven't picked up a golf club since October, and only played a handful of times last year so it's bound to be a not so fun time!

So, that leaves Memorial Day for barbecuing. We'll probably make a barbecued roast beef seasoned with Sesame Oil, Ginger and Garlic.