Sunday

ok so I've been really negligent about keeping my blog going. Things have been so busy around here. On September 15th we had to put our long time pet Amee down. She was just suffering to much. That was soooooo hard. We sat with her until the end and then they gave us a few minutes alone with her. It still brings tears to my eyes to think about it. Then Thursday the 17th Shaun and Heather arrived from Colorado. It was so good to see them and hug them and spend time with them. They left yesterday at 1:00 AM..got as far as Davenport, Iowa and stopped for the night. Got a text at 7:00 AM saying they were on their way again. They should be home sometime today. Yesterday was the soccer tournament at church. Our girls got first place and .....JEN SCORED A GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah for her. Then we came home and I pulled the tomato, zucchini and raspberry plant and cleaned out my pots that had tomatoes growing in them. Kinda trying to get things settled for the colder weather coming. Sometime this week I have to replace screens and who knows what else. Finally found a good website that has the batteries I need for my solar system...of course they're very expensive so it'll be awhile but they also have lots of information about inverters...converts battery DC to Electrical AC. Ok..now to put up some pics.
The new 50cc motorcycle

Colin ready to go

Daddy and Ian


Uncle Jimmy Rides

Lazy

I just can't seem to remember to blog. Tomatoes are doing great..I've been taking some to church to get rid of them. I have my 3rd dehydrator full of tomatoes. I'm finally going to use some of the powedered ones today...I'm going to make a crockpot of chili and make my own tomato paste..I'm excited. This afternoon I'm going to take my Auntie to her doctor's appointment. Tomorrow I'm going to go pick up my Mommy take her to Batavia to BJ's to pick up a storage rack for my sister and then take that to her house and probably put it together for her...and see if I can find out what she did to her computer..she moved a file or something and can't figure out how to get it back where she wants it. So I better go get that chili made....

What up?

I forgot to say in my last post that I dried a dehydrator full of tomato slices...that's 9 trays..Then I powdered them....a little over a pint of tomato powder. By adding varying amounts of water to it I can make tomato paste,sauce or juice. I can't wait to try it. I now have another 9 trays in the dehydrator. Already today I've been out and done the weed eating I've been meaning to do since I mowed the lawn Tuesday and emptied the garbage can that I've also been meaning to do since Tuesday that is full of pricker bush branches. We bought an electric steamer Saturday when we went grocery shopping. It has 3 trays. Tuesday I did brussel sprouts, a broccoli,cauliflower,carrot mix and baby corn. That thing is so cool. 3 different vegetables in about 15 minutes. That coupled with pork chops and Stove Top Stuffing was supper. Last night was BLT's and a zucchini,onion,green pepper mix...Not done in the steamer but fried in my electric skillet. The only thing bought was the bacon,bread and lettuce..no..sadly I don't have any lettuce growing in my garden. Tonight I think is spaghetti...homemade sauce. Don't know what else is going on today but its early.

Colin
Ian

Ooppsss ....Forgot Pictures

Kayla and I


Colin


Ian


Sunday Afternoon Nap

I IS

still alive. Lots going on. Shaun and Heather got back to the states last Monday. They'll be home for the boys birthday which is September 19th. I had the grandkids Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. We had a blast..Friday we went to Bounce-It-Out in Pittsford. Saturday we had a house warming and a picnic to go to. The highlight of that was riding Pastor Green's minibike. Sunday was church with a nap in between. Yesterday was walk to the post office to mail Shaun's motorcycle title and then to Peaches Cafe for lunch. I had to take them home last night and as I was getting ready to leave they each decided I needed to lean out the van passenger side window to give each of them a hug and kiss. I think they just wanted to see if I could do it. I could. Today I baby sat for my hair dresser in the morning. Jen and I walked over...1/2 an hour..she gave us a ride home and then I mowed the lawn. Oh my aching legs....I stand up and hobble for the first 5 or 6 steps. So I guess that about catchs me up.....