Coming out our ears

We're going to have cucumbers and tomatoes coming out our ears. I plan on having my aunt teach me how to make pickles, but that won't be for a while yet. And I've got a couple recipes for salsa and I can also can some tomatoes. We'll have a lot of zucchini too, but I've got a couple recipes for those that keep us and our neighbors in good supply of goodies (brownies and choc. chip bread!!). Plus we can saute them and eat them on salads and fry them (the healthiest choice!). But there aren't so many options for cucumbers...any ideas?? Anybody have any good recipes that use cucumbers?
On a different topic, we've discovered Amazon for groceries. We just went to town and price-compared and Amazon is cheaper on a lot of things and when you factor in the gas it costs us to drive to town (30 miles one way), it's still cheaper than good ol' WalMart. It's kind of like a Sam's club in that you buy bulk. But for the stuff we'll get on there (esp. diapers!!), it will be worth it to have the bulk supply. Also, if you do their automatic reorder, you get 15% off as well. And you can change or cancel the auto order at any time w/out any penalty. I think the main things we'll be ordering from them are diapers, wipes, shampoo and conditioner, disherwasher detergent, laundry soap and fabric softener, and non-perishable food staples (cereal, pasta, etc). Yea for saving money!! :)
Okay, I'll look forward to getting some fun recipes for cucumbers.............

Holy Toledo!

That's exactly what I said (rather loudly I'm afraid!) when I saw this cucumber in the garden!!! Those things are really hard to see! The leaves are so huge and the plant has gotten so big and spread out, that I have to get in there and dig around to look for cucumbers (and zucchini, too)--and those plants are prickly and itchy! We'll be having it tonight in a salad, along with a tomato we got today and some sauteed zucchini :) Anna already ate the strawberry I picked this morning (I don't think we'll ever get enough strawberries--that kid (Jacob too) eats them like there's no tomorrow). Oh yes, and one of the tomato plants is so big and heavy that it BENT the metal stake and fell over! Aaron had to use a long rope and 3 wooden stakes to keep it upright!! Anybody want some tomatoes???That's Aaron holding the cucumber--it's as long as my forearm and almost as big around!



The proud mini-gardener :)





And well, I can't not post of picture of Jacob ;) His sister decked him out in the nice necklace. It was actually a pretty handy teether. haha His hair is getting long in the back. He'll have to have a haircut before long! :( My baby is growing too fast! Did I mention that the outfit he's wearing in this picture is 2T? Good gracious. That boy better start walking LONG before his sister did!