HELLO AGAIN

Hello there.  It's me.  Can you believe it is already August?  Where did the summer go?  I have been pretty busy around here just taking care of the garden.  I did not have that big of a garden but what I do have is really producing.  I have become addicted to canning.  That's right, I finally got up the nerve to use my pressure cooker.  And guess what?  I did not blow up anything.  I love it.   I found a great buy on corn from a local farmer and I canned corn first.  Then when I went back for more corn, he had 24lb.s of green beans that he was willing to discount if I bought them all.  So I did.  The kids helped me shuck corn and snap beans.  I also purchased some peaches from the U.T. Extension for cheap (50 cents a pound).  So I canned those. I have ton's of tomatos coming in so I will be canning them little by little.  See, I really am addicted.

   We will be starting school on the 11th.  I don't know if any of us are ready.  I am trying to get myself organized.  We finally were able to give away the kittens and have the mamas spade.  O f course one of them had to have the surgery twice because her stitches busted inside.  We have had another chick hatch.  This one is black and white.  That's different for us.  We also had  a choking episode with the horse. Scary!  I think that was the same week the goats broke out with orf(sp?) which is a virus like chicken pox.  So far only the mama and three babies have gotten it.  We have had a lot of animal issues to say the least, but that is how you learn.  And I love that.

    Well, I know this is just a touch of what I wanted to tell you.  The kids have a lock-in at church tonight so I need to get ready. I hope everyone has a great weekend.  

~Angie~