EDN - Our New Garden

A few weeks ago, Jeremy bought this for the kids and me.  It's an indoor herb garden, called EDN. We planted our first round of seeds a couple of weeks ago, and almost every pod has sprouted now.

We're growing basil.

And, if you've followed any of my other gardening adventures, you know that I do not have a green thumb.

But, if I mess this one up, I'm really in trouble.

A light comes on when you need to water the plants, and they give you the exact measurements. Then, it is self-regulated in terms of light.  Overhead lights come on when necessary, and there really is nothing else you have to do.

During this time when there's no way we can have an outdoor garden (not quite warm enough yet), it's so fun for all of us to see green popping up indoors.

And, we're really excited for when we are finally able to use the basil to cook.

So, I would have to say this has been a big hit!

Grow, babies, grow!

What will people come up with next?!

Mid-Week Likes & Links

I received a Bless Box for my birthday, and there were a ton of fun things in it!

My dentist gave me this toothbrush last week, and I love it!  It's so soft, it doesn't feel like it would ever work, but it works so well!

For all you Lego lovers, how cool is this tape?!

This read is beautiful, but grab a kleenex!

This one is too and so, so good for me.  I've gotten into a bad habit of yelling.

I just happened to have barley on hand, so I made this breakfast recently.  A-mazing!

I think these shoes are so sweet for the girls.

I think the boys would love these kits!

I really like this article about kids and teaching them about sexuality.

I just ordered these prayer cards.  I love her work!

Happy Wednesday!

Casa de Fisk

Someone once asked how we manage with six kids in a home on a ranch.  So, Im giving you a little tour of the home (as best I can with photos) today!  

When we first moved here, our house had two small rooms and an extra area where we could put an office.  After living here a few years, we added on...a hallway and three rooms/two bathrooms.  So now, we have three bedrooms, a small playroom and a small office.  

This is the living room.

To the left of the living room is the playroom/school room.

Straight in front of the living area is the kitchen and dining room.

We do most of our schooling right here.

Off of the dining room is a tiny hall with the washer/dryer and then a bathroom.

To the right of that bathroom (when you first walk in) is our office - it also connects to the kitchen right where it and the living room meet.

We made the bedrooms big...with the idea that we'd have a boys' and girls' room.  We would add bunks as we had more kids, and while they may play/study in them, they are mainly just the place to sleep.  Yes, that's foam and duct tape on the bed railings.  We've had one too many accidents.  This is the boys' room.

The girls' room.  It it connected to the boys' room via a jack n' jill bathroom.

At the end of the hallway is the master bedroom and bath.  It also serves as the nursery.

And, there you have it!  Home sweet home.