popping

I love the popping sound that the jars make whenever they are sealing. It means that I did a good job and that the jars are sealed and we will have stuff to eat into the winter. I am having a very good season with my garden.

peaches

I am so tired of peaches. I peeled, sliced and canned a bushel of them yesterday. Ended up with 20 quarts of peaches though. Will be great in the winter whenever I want some peaches and all I have to do is go into the kitchen and open a jar. Sometimes I think I was born in the wrong century. I think the way they used to do stuff is the way to go. Cannot wait until the day that I only have to go to the grocery store to buy the stuff that it is impossible to raise for myself. Likd sugar and flour. We are getting close.
On Sunday my bunny Freida had her babies. I stayed up all night Saturday because she was building her nest on the floor of the cage instead of in the nesting box and I wanted to be able to put the babies in the box after she had them because in my experience so far the babies die if they are born out of the nesting box. Well, she finally had them Sunday afternoon while I was eating lunch, lol. She did have them on the floor so I put them in the box and the bratty bunny started taking them out of the box so I put them back on the floor of the cage, on a piece of paneling and put some of her fur over top of them. I was afraid she was gonna hurt them while taking them out of the box. Well, the babies are still looking healthy today. The only problem is that it looks like all 5 of them are gonna be white and I am tired of white rabbits.

lazy day

I decided to take it easy and take a day off today but after taking a nap after Doug went to work today I realized I was bored and that having a day off isn't all it is cracked up to be, lol. I do not know how I survived when we lived in Weirton and I didn't have any animals to take care of. We lived in town and I didn't realize until recently just how lonely I must have been. After Doug would go to work I would spend the rest of the day alone with not much to do. Even after the kids came home from school they were busy with friends and such and wouldn't come home until evening. Caitlyn is gone to her grandmothers for almost 3 weeks right now and I am here alone after Doug goes to work and he is working early this week so I am getting pretty lonely. I spend the majority of my days alone right now and it is miserable at times. At times it is also nice to be alone but I am ready to have it over with. I really miss Caitlyn. But, I always have my goats to keep me company. Gotta love my goats!!!!!!!

allergies

I do not understand why God makes things like poison ivy and then makes people allergic to it. I have spent more time this summer with a poison ivy rash then I have spent without one. Why would God want there to be things that make people suffer? I am so sick and tired of itching. First, I had poison ivy, then I had an allergic reaction to a soap I was using, and now I have poison ivy again. I want to stop itching!!!!!

My son has been texting me everyday lately, it is so nice to hear from him. I was so worried about him when he moved away but I think it is good for both of us. I am really hoping to get to go up where he lives and visit him and see the beautiful place he lives in. He texts me pics of the beach and it looks amazing.

Heat wave

I am so sick of this heat. I can hardly get anything done. It is so hot that I have to take so many breaks cause the heat is making me sick. My poor garden is wilting so I have to water the whole thing every other day and I water my peppers and tomatoes every day. I pray that God sends us some rain and cooler weather really really soon. I can't take this much longer.

strange sights

This is the kind of things you will see if you come to my house. Chickens jumping on the trampoline, lol. I think my chickens are taking over my farm. I cannot feed anything while they are out. They chase my goats out of their food and my dogs. These small little birds are chasing away animals that weigh over 100 pounds, lol.

I have decided to take a break from picking berries. I am tired of getting poison ivy all over me. I am thinking of letting the birds have the rest of the berries anyway. Not enough left to be worth the trip to get them. Only getting one or two off each bush now.

Finally finished a blanket I was crocheting today. First one I have made to sell. I am so excited. I hope I can find people who are interested in buying homemade afghans and baby blankets.

Made some fudge today also. Peanut butter, mmm mmmm. It is yummy.

children

I still remember when my kids were young and I felt like I couldn't wait until they were grown. Well, now my children are both almost grown and sometimes I wish I could go back to when they were small. Things were much simpler then. I made all their decisions, lol.

I have learned through the years that I need to enjoy my kids at whatever age they are at. Whether it is the cranky toddler or the moody teen, both ages have something to enjoy. I used to love when my daughter would crawl up into my lap and sit with me and now I get to enjoy talking to her as a teen. Talking about school and different things going on in her life. I love that she talks to me about that stuff. I want her to always want to include me in what is going on. I am so proud of her. She is the sunshine in my day.

One of the hardest things is to let a child go before you think they are ready and to let him make his own choices. Watching him go down the wrong path is heartbreaking but sometimes that is exactly what you have to do and just wait for God to lead him back. I firmly believe that God will lead my son back to him and to us, it is just that the waiting is so hard and can be so painful at times. I also believe that God has given me the strength to endure all of this. God will not give me more then I can bear. I can always lean on him.

The timer just beeped on my oven so that means my raspberry muffins are ready, yippee!!