A Little Domesticity

I have quite a ways to go in my transition to motherhood, but I have been able to do a couple of things to help me get a feel for the whole "stay-at-home-mom" thing. A couple weeks ago my mom and I canned homemade peach-raspberry jam. It's a recipe from one of my wonderful sister-in-laws, and Travis and I love it. In fact, Travis couldn't wait to try it so we opened a jar and had some that night before it even had a chance to cool in the fridge. It was scrumptious! The next day I made homemade bread to go along with it.

Travis and I have also been gardening (with what little space we have). This year we tried growing lettuce which turned out pretty good! It was great being able to go out back and pick our salads for dinner. Unfortunately, we grew too much and weren't able to eat it all before it turned bitter. This is just another learning experience. But it was sure great while it lasted! We're also growing tomatoes, peppers, cilantro, basil, peas, beans, carrots and asparagus. We want to be able to make our own salsa with as much homemade ingredients as possible. Even though, ironically, I'm not a big fan of salsa, but Travis loves it.