Mason at Farm Science Review

Mason had a blast at the Farm Science Review on Wednesday, September 23, 2009. He is sitting in a combine in the picture, just pushing buttons and using the steering wheel! He went all day and was one tired little puppy at the end of the day. He went with his dad, grandpa and great-grandpa. Unfortunately, Grammy didn't get to go! I had been sick all the previous weekend through Tuesday so I had to go to work....:-( But...that was a LOT of walking so maybe it was a good thing I didn't go! LOLOLO

Missy is doing well with her pregnancy and Sarah is getting her thing going at college. So I guess...life ain't so bad right now.

I am still canning and freezing. I canned two quarts of pears a couple of days ago and still have about five cabbages to do as well as a bunch of peppers.

Till later....blessings....

Another one...

Hmmm...I think the interview went well...I guess I will find out next week when I either get the call for another interview or I get the "sorry Charlie" letter. At this point I don't know what to believe because I thought all of my interviews so far went very well. I am totally stumped! McDonalds and Walmart are both looking kind of good at this point.

I picked one row of beans and had an overflowing bowl. I still need to get the rest of them picked and then check out my other two rows. I picked some tomatoes...some weighing about 2 lbs!!! They were huge! Just look at it compared to my one cup measuring cup!

Here are some pics of my kitties.

Blessings...

Canning and Disappointed....

Thursday, I am still canning. I did 7-1/2 pints of zucchini relish this evening. More to do tomorrow. Probably will do salsa and beans. Hopefully it will be much cooler tomorow. We had a doozie of a storm this afternoon, but it cooled it down a bit.

Today was my Mom's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!! I called my brothers to see if they remembered and they hadn't, so it was a good thing I called them!! Dad had his fourth radiation treatment today and is still feeling ok. I am glad for that. With this heat he said he walked over and fed the cows and was wringing wet with sweat before he got back across the hill to the house.
Well, I am very disappointed. I didn't get either of the jobs I interviewed for this past week. I received both "sorry Charlie" letters today. Man, I just don't get it! I am either under qualified or over qualified. I do have another interview tomorrow, via telephone, with Kenyon College. We will have to wait and see if this one will pan out. I sure hope so! All this rejection is starting to weigh me down....Please keep praying that God will provide....I know He will...

Blessings....

The garden is overflowin'!!

I canned 8 half pints of hot pepper jelly today. I may have gotten too much hot pepper in it! I licked the spatula and boy the afterburner kicked in after I swallowed!!! Whooooooeeeeeee! It is really good on crackers and cream cheese. I still haven't figured out what I am going to do with all the bell peppers I picked last night. I might make some pepper relish and zucchini relish with them. I will have to go cut some cabbage tomorrow. I have about half a dozen ready to cut.

It is too freaking hot out to do much gardening! I was out there today for about 15 minutes and thought I was going to die. I have no idea how hubby can stand it out in the shop with no air blowing and the humidity so high. It is like a sauna. Poor Cookie (my 6 year old beagle) stayed inside most of the day. She would go out for a short time and then would be at the door wanting back in.

Hubby and I went over to Mike's house and swam this evening...cooled off!! They have a really nice above ground pool. Jack, Mike and Renee's Labradoodle, was his regular roudy self. He is so funny! Hubby gets on the floor and romps with him and Jack just loves it!

We have been blessed with an abundance of kittens this year and here is one peaking from behind the bannister of the deck. Isn't she pretty? She has two other siblings, a calico and a solid black one. Their mother is tortoise colored.

Well, say a prayer for the job interview tomorrow. It is at 2:00 and I am not sure how much it pays yet. It figures that everything in the garden is starting to get ready to can and I may get a job. I need to go and search for more jobs to apply to....Later

Blessings!

Canning anyone????

Okay....I am totally whipped. I just finished canning 8 pints of pickled pepper rings and 7 pints of pickled beets. Tomorrow I will do my green beens and maybe some cabbage (sauerkraut). I had to look up a recipe for pickled beets on the internet...I couldn't find my old faithful recipe that used honey.

I got a call today for another interview. WoooHooo!! Wednesday at 2:00 in Mount Vernon. I also received my testing packet for the post office in Mount Vernon. I applied for this job way back in May. I should know, hopefully sometime this week if I got the job in Mansfield. I hope and pray something comes up soon as I only have three more weeks (including this one) of unemployment left.

Sarah has started volleyball tryouts this week...very hard workouts. She came home and crashed today after her practice. Her boyfriend, Taylor, came over Monday evening and pigged out on fried donuts before dinner...I think it kind of slowed him down a bit for dinner...He is an absolute bottomless pit!! I sent him home with one of my pints of pickled pepper rings that had popped open. Okay...it is still good...I didn't send him home with something spoiled!

Okay...I have been up way too late again and need to high tail it to bed...tomorrow will be another long day of canning....

Blessings!