Well, we are well into canning season! I am not doing as much as I did last year. I don't know why. I have done a big batch of blueberry jam and a batch of raspberry jam. I still have some raspberries frozen to make another batch but I have not gotten around to it. I will next week, I hope.
1. The camping trip with the Weiler family was a HUGE hit! It was hotter than H**L outside but we swam in the lake and dealt with it. I do have to say that we stunk pretty bad by the time we were done. There were no showers at the park we camped at so instead we swam in the lake.
2. I have gone through the linen cabinet! I had eight pairs of sheets for each of the boys beds. Who needs that many? I know we had that many for when the boys were potty training and little and made messes. So now we are down to two sets for each bed! The rest are in a box waiting for the garage sale that I may have in a few years.
3. Jared, Ethan, and I are making Mead (Honey Wine) on Saturday! I will take some pictures and we will all see how it goes. We are using 18 pounds of honey. I hope it is ready by Christmas.
4. Kellen is up at Grandma Schumacher's house for a few weeks! He is helping hay and is hoping to learn to drive the tractor. I hope they have a good time!
Have a great week!
8/4/11
8/2/11
Camping At Roche-A-Cri State Park
Over the weekend the Teche family and the Weiler family got together for a weekend of fun camping! I miss them a lot and it is always a fantastic time! It was sad to see the weekend end but we will get together again soon!
Since the grown ups cooked the kids had to do all the dishes. It worked out great for the adults. It did back fire on Kellen. He made the schedule and ended up washing dishes on the one meal that we used a lot of dishes to make.
Here the kids are working
Jon going where no man should go!
The petroglyphs
The kids by the petroglyphs
The petroglyph rock. It was huge with names carved into it. There were some there from 1861. It was cool
Not sure about this one
Jon taking a picture of something and I took a picture of him
This little bug was strange. It looked like he carried his house around on his back. The house looked like it was made of Styrofoam.
Just a cool picture of mushrooms
The boys chilling by the fire
Jon loves his tarp
The fire
Anna being Anna
Ethan relaxing by the fire
Ethan coming out of the bathroom
A walk to the potty
Since the grown ups cooked the kids had to do all the dishes. It worked out great for the adults. It did back fire on Kellen. He made the schedule and ended up washing dishes on the one meal that we used a lot of dishes to make.
Here the kids are working
Jon going where no man should go! 
The petroglyphs
The kids by the petroglyphs
The petroglyph rock. It was huge with names carved into it. There were some there from 1861. It was cool
Not sure about this one
Jon taking a picture of something and I took a picture of him
This little bug was strange. It looked like he carried his house around on his back. The house looked like it was made of Styrofoam.
Just a cool picture of mushrooms
The boys chilling by the fire
Jon loves his tarp
The fire
Anna being Anna
Ethan relaxing by the fire
Ethan coming out of the bathroom
A walk to the potty
7/29/11
Fresh From The Garden!
The garden has been a huge success. We only wish that we put in more of the things that we love, like green beans. We have not gotten enough at one time to even make a jar of dilly beans. Peas are another one that we like but did not seem to plant enough. We are coming into tomato time and I am excited! I do not eat tomatoes plain but I will can them and put them in chili and sauces all winter. So soon I will be busy canning tomatoes! We also have had crappy luck with cauliflower. It just did not turn out right. So we will not be doing that again next year.
Here is a joke for ya!
What is Lassie's favorite vegetable?
Cauliflower! I know I crack me up too!
Here is a face the boys made with their harvest today! Yes, we play with our food in this house!
Broccoli from a few weeks back! I blanched and froze it and we could not let it wait so we ate it for dinner the other night. And boy was it awesome! More broccoli is going to be done next year!
Broccoli again
Our beans, peas, tomatoes, and jalapeno we harvested today!
Here is a joke for ya!
What is Lassie's favorite vegetable?
Cauliflower! I know I crack me up too!
Here is a face the boys made with their harvest today! Yes, we play with our food in this house!
Broccoli from a few weeks back! I blanched and froze it and we could not let it wait so we ate it for dinner the other night. And boy was it awesome! More broccoli is going to be done next year!
Broccoli again
Our beans, peas, tomatoes, and jalapeno we harvested today!
Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....
A friend of ours, Kate, had her birthday a few weeks ago. I volunteered to make the cake! Kate has bees and hives. She is a beekeeper, so the cakes had to bee themed. I made two cakes, one normal chocolate cake and one with cornmeal and honey.
This is the Honey Cornbread Cake with Sweet Corn icing. It was not as sweet as normal cake and everyone seemed to like it
The chocolate sucker that I made for the top of the cake
The bee
We shall name him Buzz (original, I know)
He was made of two small circle cakes and a mini ball cake for the head
This is the Honey Cornbread Cake with Sweet Corn icing. It was not as sweet as normal cake and everyone seemed to like it
The chocolate sucker that I made for the top of the cake
The bee
We shall name him Buzz (original, I know)
He was made of two small circle cakes and a mini ball cake for the head
Tiny Triumphs 27!
This has been a great week here! We have kept busy even with all the rain that has been in the area this week. The boys are liking actually being on Summer Vacation! There is no alarm to set and no Summer School to go to!
1. The boys are home from Grandma's! They had fun! They were able to swim in the creek and loved it! They also went for a walk every night! Kellen will be going back next week to help with hay.
2. My knee is still a little stiff and hurts a bit if I over do it. It is getting better every day and it feels strange to have a bigger range of motion than I have ever had. The surgeon called this week and told me that after he saw the mass under the microscope that he doubts that it will ever come back! So YAY!
3. We are going camping this weekend with Pam, Jon, and Anna! We can't wait!
4. We are going to harvest our first tomatoes today out of the garden!
Have a great week!
1. The boys are home from Grandma's! They had fun! They were able to swim in the creek and loved it! They also went for a walk every night! Kellen will be going back next week to help with hay.
2. My knee is still a little stiff and hurts a bit if I over do it. It is getting better every day and it feels strange to have a bigger range of motion than I have ever had. The surgeon called this week and told me that after he saw the mass under the microscope that he doubts that it will ever come back! So YAY!
3. We are going camping this weekend with Pam, Jon, and Anna! We can't wait!
4. We are going to harvest our first tomatoes today out of the garden!
Have a great week!
7/23/11
Surgery
Well, the surgery went well! They removed a small benign tumor from under my knee cap. They got what they could out but think that it will grow back over time. But for now I am done. I had surgery yesterday at about 3:00 p.m. I had to fast from midnight on. So I was not a very happy camper. I am now bandaged from my thigh down to my foot in an ace bandage. I am also icing my knee and keeping it elevated. The doctor gave me some pain pills to take when I feel the pain. But, as I am with almost every other drug, I am allergic to it. So now I just can take Tylenol. This sucks because I hurt. Also, I was up all night scratching. I have a few red marks on my skin from where I itched too hard.
Well, I am off to do a few things and get some more food in me. As I missed out on the food all day yesterday.
Have A Great Day
Well, I am off to do a few things and get some more food in me. As I missed out on the food all day yesterday.
Have A Great Day
7/21/11
Tiny Triumphs 26!
I think I owe everyone a big sorry! I have not forgotten about pictures but I have been too lazy or something to get them off the camera. I will most likely do that this weekend. But, I make no promises.
1. The house is mostly clean! This will be a big load off my mind this weekend. I am having knee surgery tomorrow. I am not sure how long I will have to take it easy but rest assured my boys will take good care of me.
2. Summer school is over!!!! It seems that it went on forever. The boys had a great time but are looking forward to not setting their alarms in the morning. I have to say that I am looking forward to that too!
3. The boys are working on a few of their fair projects. They should be all done in about 2 weeks or so.
4. We are all signed up to learn how to make Mead! Mead is also called Honey Wine! It will be interesting to see what comes of this.
Have a good week! I will update everyone soon as to how my surgery went.
1. The house is mostly clean! This will be a big load off my mind this weekend. I am having knee surgery tomorrow. I am not sure how long I will have to take it easy but rest assured my boys will take good care of me.
2. Summer school is over!!!! It seems that it went on forever. The boys had a great time but are looking forward to not setting their alarms in the morning. I have to say that I am looking forward to that too!
3. The boys are working on a few of their fair projects. They should be all done in about 2 weeks or so.
4. We are all signed up to learn how to make Mead! Mead is also called Honey Wine! It will be interesting to see what comes of this.
Have a good week! I will update everyone soon as to how my surgery went.
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