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I got three pints of peach preserves and four of pear jam put up yesterday. Hoping to put up applesauce and sauerkraut today.
Our garden is kaput. I didn't put enough time into it after the intial begininng, nevertheless we still did get some produce from it and perhaps I can still plant some cold weather crops.
Need to do another yard sale too --- before Tim deploys --- he's on leave this month but that will be taken up with projects around here that I would like done before he leaves, not fun stuff per se.
update: a gallon of sauerkraut sitting on the counter!
Always an Adventure....
What a couple of weeks it's been here!
Tim sprained his ankle during PT on his birthday and is still on crutches, Noah had to go to the ER the same night for his asthma - thankfully the one here in town wasn't busy although I did get teased about them keeping the room warm for us. Uh, NO thank you!
Ross has started public school at Abilene High -- a very difficult decision for us but I think it's already helping Ross to see that being at home with Mom isn't so bad after all. And he's enjoying Drama, has been moved up to Concert Choir (an honor as it's only sophmore's and up without teacher approval), and is well ahead of his class in German for now. No big surprise there! ;) One girl didn't really beleive him that he'd lived there/was born in Heidelberg..... ah the world view of a military child!
Pre Deployment briefings --- here we go again!
And PWOC drama, prep for Fall Kickoff and a new Installation Chaplain to meet!
Sara has a job interview today for a waitressing job at a restaurant here in town.
God is in all and through all!
Tim sprained his ankle during PT on his birthday and is still on crutches, Noah had to go to the ER the same night for his asthma - thankfully the one here in town wasn't busy although I did get teased about them keeping the room warm for us. Uh, NO thank you!
Ross has started public school at Abilene High -- a very difficult decision for us but I think it's already helping Ross to see that being at home with Mom isn't so bad after all. And he's enjoying Drama, has been moved up to Concert Choir (an honor as it's only sophmore's and up without teacher approval), and is well ahead of his class in German for now. No big surprise there! ;) One girl didn't really beleive him that he'd lived there/was born in Heidelberg..... ah the world view of a military child!
Pre Deployment briefings --- here we go again!
And PWOC drama, prep for Fall Kickoff and a new Installation Chaplain to meet!
Sara has a job interview today for a waitressing job at a restaurant here in town.
God is in all and through all!
A must read....
For anyone who cares about their food and even those who don't.
Shameful and scary but definitely a book everyone should read...
http://www.amazon.com/Mad-Sheep-Story-Behind-Family/dp/1933392762/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219673543&sr=8-1
I just finished reading Mad Sheep by Linda Falliace, sad that it's only been checked out twice!, which is the story of how the USDA used them as scapegoats to avert fear over mad cow disease and the lengths they would go to.
Definitely makes me think again about where my food comes from, we need to be lobbying congress to test ALL cattle for mad cow and to encourage organic farming.
Read this one too:
http://www.amazon.com/Omnivores-Dilemma-Natural-History-Meals/dp/0143038583/ref=s9subs_c4_14_popt2-rfc_g1?ie=UTF8&pf%5Frd%5Ft=101&pf%5Frd%5Fm=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf%5Frd%5Fp=278240301&pf%5Frd%5Fs=center-2&pf%5Frd%5Fr=035VCNQZP8PHTNZ8PPJZ&pf%5Frd%5Fi=507846 while I certainly don't agree with everything the author has to say it gets you thinking!
Shameful and scary but definitely a book everyone should read...
http://www.amazon.com/Mad-Sheep-Story-Behind-Family/dp/1933392762/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219673543&sr=8-1
I just finished reading Mad Sheep by Linda Falliace, sad that it's only been checked out twice!, which is the story of how the USDA used them as scapegoats to avert fear over mad cow disease and the lengths they would go to.
Definitely makes me think again about where my food comes from, we need to be lobbying congress to test ALL cattle for mad cow and to encourage organic farming.
Read this one too:
http://www.amazon.com/Omnivores-Dilemma-Natural-History-Meals/dp/0143038583/ref=s9subs_c4_14_popt2-rfc_g1?ie=UTF8&pf%5Frd%5Ft=101&pf%5Frd%5Fm=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf%5Frd%5Fp=278240301&pf%5Frd%5Fs=center-2&pf%5Frd%5Fr=035VCNQZP8PHTNZ8PPJZ&pf%5Frd%5Fi=507846 while I certainly don't agree with everything the author has to say it gets you thinking!
"Back to School thoughts"
A great quote from Noah Webster pertaining to school:
In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed...No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.
Something to think about as our children or maybe ourselves are headed to school what's the REAL purpose of an education?
In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed...No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.
Something to think about as our children or maybe ourselves are headed to school what's the REAL purpose of an education?
