If Mother Nature had a mood ring, I think it would explode...

Okay, I realize that this is nothing compared to some parts of the world, but seriously, what is going on with the weather?  We have snow today and while I'm grateful that it's not a snow tornado or anything... it still feels kind of cruel.

Here's how things looked yesterday...

And today...

Yesterday...

Today....

I'm not crying though.  Even though I transplanted my tomatoes out yesterday.

I knew this day was coming and had originally planned to keep my plants inside until Monday.  That plan changed.  I decided, after the baby managed to pull the tray of plants off the counter and scatter them across the kitchen floor, that they were probably safer and better off outside, in the ground and covered by the trusty old wall 'o water.  I didn't peek while I was outside, so we'll just have to wait and see.  The plants looked a bit worse for wear anyway, what with being bounced off the floor and all.  I bought four of the tomato plants for cheap because they had been frosted a bit.    They were starting to make a comeback... we'll see.

I tried a new recipe yesterday.  Gyros, or as we knew them in Germany, doeners.  Since I had left over lamb from Easter, it seemed like the perfect time to try this one out.  I made pitas for the second time in my life.  I still can't figure out how to make them poof up like they are supposed to.  Two of them did it, the others not.  Then, I made tatsiki, which is an absolute must if one eats a doener in Germany.  It consists mainly of plain yogurt, cucumber and garlic.  I think I went a little crazy with the garlic.  The kids could barely eat the sauce and they really tried.  It sure tasted good though. 

Although, as with most new to me recipes, I made way too much.  Now we have a bowl of tatsiki sauce sitting in the fridge, with no lamb to put it on.  I mixed some into tuna fish and stuffed it into the leftover pitas for lunch.  The girl liked it, the boy not so much.  I thought it was fine with a bit of cheese melted in there.  So now I'm trying to come up with new and fun ways to use up a very garlicy creamy sauce.  I'm thinking I'll bake up some fries to dip? 

Spring flowers

I hate to complain about the weather again, and I'm not really complaining, it's just crazy! We had spring back in February and March, winter in April and May, and now we're having summer weather. The forecast says we'll be back to spring by the end of the week though. After my last post, the weather really turned nice and I enjoyed some beautiful days to garden and enjoy our spring flowers. My mother's tulips can always be counted on, even when they get snowed on, and my Grandma's daffodils still come up every year. I love that they remind me of her. She had a true green thumb and her poor yard just hasn't been the same since she left us. I so appreciate these spring flowers. They are tough and dependable, like the women who planted them. I try to plant some everywhere I live, in hopes that someone else will enjoy and appreciate them as much as I do.