fresh produce and dilemmas

So with this heat I have not been cooking that much :-(. I like to cook, don't get me wrong, but I find it more enjoyable when the whole house is not as hot or hotter than it is outside. Who wants to hang out over a stove or oven in the heat? Certainly not me! So my point in saying this is that I am sad I have not been able to make the soups my little guy loves to eat. I make mostly veggie soups, but that's good... it is the only way I can get some veggies in his diet without him making a face at me.

I had a very enjoyable weekend. My car was fixed (sorta) and I was able to drive it around if the air conditioning was not on (yuck). It was too hot during the day to drive it around but early morning and evening are not too bad. Anyway, my Hunny went out on Saturday and got us a new car with working air conditioning! I am so excited and happy and I was very surprised. We needed a car so bad because the two we have are breaking. On Sunday we went for a long drive up north. We looked at the scenery and stopped at a farm stand and bought some rosemary vinegar and a home made apple pie. I can't wait to eat it! We didn't get any tomatoes that day because a few days before I had gone to another farm stand and got some tomatoes, sugar plums, cucumbers and string beans. My aunt gave me some squash so I had some in the fridge.

I have been trying to get more fruits and veggies in all of our diets because they are healthy and they taste so good when they are fresh! I can't wait till our tomatoes become ripe so we can pick and eat them (they look so good!). I am still waiting for some hot and sweet peppers- the plants are big and we have lots of flowers, but no peppers yet. Hopefully soon! Our cucumber plant was full of bugs and didn't survive the transplant so I am pretty bummed about that.

I hope that Baby J will help me pick the tomatoes and peppers when the time comes. He has been very active and always wants to be where me or the hubs is. He stood up the other day and let go! He stood for a good 3 seconds before he fell on his bottom but that's ok..... he is learning! I can't wait till he can walk so he doesn't have to depend on someone to get him where he wants to go. He wants to be independent but its so hard now when he is confined to either a pack and play or a walker which he can't get into certain areas of the house.

A dilemma I am having is trying to find a part time job and working without putting the little guy in day care or with a sitter, you know, someone we don't know. Family is fine but almost everyone we know works and can only watch him at certain times. I would rather work in the mornings.... always have preferred a morning crowd than an evening crowd but it would be impossible if we can't find someone. I would love one of those work from home jobs but whenever I look at them they seem like such scams. Does anyone have a suggestion as to what kind of job would have flexible hours? I have not really worked in a year and I feel so out of the loop. Suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Till next time with much love,
-J