Here is Judah's 4 year old birthday cake. It's my first attempt at fondant. It took me a little bit to figure it out, but I think I did ok. It probably would have been better if I had colored the fondant, but I just spread regular colored icing on the fondant and cut out the pieces.
I'll put pictures of the party tonight or tomorrow. 
Hey everyone... Here is the first Cala Lilly(the first flower of any of them) of the season. You can see my cosmos and lupines in the long containers in the background. I think the apartment kids have been messing with them. That's why they aren't growing how they should.
John says that the drywall is supposed to start being installed tomorrow. I'll keep everyone updated with pictures as soon as there is progress. Good God, I hope I can update soon. It's like pulling teeth.
I just bought some window planters and put some lupines and cosmos in them. It should be about a week or two before they come up. Caleb really enjoyed helping me plant them.
The plants I've already put in are looking great. My cala lilies are doing better than they have ever done. This is about the 4th year for the one variety and the 3rd year I've had the other. Really early this spring we got a tomato from the store and left it on the counter for about three days. When I sliced it, it was full of seedlings. So I put it out in one of my pots. All of the seedlings died off in the last frosts, but some of the seeds sprouted after that. Now some of the seedlings have really taken off. I hope they will do really well so I can have some fresh tomatoes.
My volunteer tomatoes
Calas, waiting for some blooms
My standard herb garden: cilantro, basil, and parsley
Can't travel just yet, but we're almost there. Some rails and stairs and paint- Hey, we'll have a deck.
The painters are through until interior, and then they are supposed to do exterior touch-up at the very end.
The can lights are wired inside the house- thanks to Yours Truly!
There is still some electrical that needs to be done: outlets inside, outlets outside, phone lines, cable lines. There is still a little plumbing that is left.
But it is coming along! And that's saying something!
Looking more like a house every two months!
