Canning Hotline

I was chatting with my sister and found out there is a canning question hotline. Any question you have, any time, free. Sweet. If only I had that at the beginnning of the canning season... Well, here it is for you:
1(888)823-3663

A Love-Hate relationship with canning

Some time around the end of August or beginning of November I heard much talk of canning and thought, "Why am I not canning?" I got the canning bug and proceeded to search out things to can. Then it all grew exponentially. I ended up canning more than I ever have before. This year I did:

• peaches


• peach pit jelly


• apricots


• pears


• pear sauce


• pear peel jelly


• pear peel and peach pit jelly


• sweet zuchini relish (anyone want some? I have WAY too much)


• tomatoes


• tomato soup


• peach pear salsa (twice)


• turkey


• turkey broth


• chicken


• applesauce

...with some help from Chaz. (yes! Chaz!)

I am running low on canned beans (black and great northern) so maybe I'll get the gumption to do those sometime. Also, next year I plan on buying lots of carrots from my friends, the Donaldson's, and canning those as well.

Despite loving the feeling of accomplishment and how easy it is to pull a jar off the shelf and dump it in a pot, I must say...

I. am. SO. done. with. canning.

A Day For Play

RIBS!

Kiddie Art and Pre-School

This is my summary page for Wynn's preschool experience. I am pretty happy with my method of preserving her artwork. I've heard from so many people how difficult it is to keep it under control (aka: keep it from taking over the house). We kept maybe... 2 originals (Including one she painted for her future baby brother...apparently I am going to have a couple boys next). I might have to add some more journalling talking about this Caden. He liked Wynn and wanted to marry her. For a while she was on a marriage kick and was constantly wondering who her future husband would be... :) When she was helping me with the journalling for this page she informed me that she was Lucas's girlfriend. Not too sure how I feel about that. I think it's kind of cute. But... she has a boyfriend. And she's 5.

Coral is on the computer and not cleaning

Some more pages... I'm actually done with May! Every year I start out the new year scrapping and doing my best to keep up. I don't know if I've ever finished as far as May. Go me. Hope it lasts!

Child Labor

Here's my latest page!