Well, first he stood up so he could try and get the toy above his bouncy chair. Then he crawled toward some toys on the floor. Daniel saw it first! (I was in the kitchen looking at the blueberry stuff.)
So yeah, 2 posts in one day! Our life is interesting in spurts.
Tuesday, August 3
Preserving Food!
Well, today isn't Saturday. Though it sure felt that way. Its a Tuesday.
Daniel took the day off of work and we got up early and went to the berry patch to pick blueberries. We picked a little more than 2.5lbs ourselves. But, I had wanted to try making blueberry butter (think apple butter but from blueberries) and that needed about 3lbs for a batch. So I bought a bag of the "We Pick" berries.
Yes, we bought $27 worth of blue fruit. And once I forced Alice to taste one, she didn't put any more in the bucket.
I currently have a 5 qt crockpot and a 6 cup crock pot filled with the makings of blueberry butter on the counter. I misinterpreted the directions and thought I should double the batch so it would fill the crockpot more. Um, it filled it all right. But there was no room left for the millions of cups of sugar. So I scooped some into the mini crock pot and called it good.
I also learned that 4oz jelly jars are 1/2c in volume. (Thanks Google!) So we will have a dozen of the 8oz jars and 2 dozen of the 4oz jars. Yes, slightly overboard. Guess I shouldn't have doubled the recipe.
And I bought a Blue Book from Ball, so I am thinking of all sorts of yummy things I will can! I took some pics...but I haven't taken them off the camera's memory card yet. I can't wait until the blue yumminess is done!
Daniel took the day off of work and we got up early and went to the berry patch to pick blueberries. We picked a little more than 2.5lbs ourselves. But, I had wanted to try making blueberry butter (think apple butter but from blueberries) and that needed about 3lbs for a batch. So I bought a bag of the "We Pick" berries.
Yes, we bought $27 worth of blue fruit. And once I forced Alice to taste one, she didn't put any more in the bucket.
I currently have a 5 qt crockpot and a 6 cup crock pot filled with the makings of blueberry butter on the counter. I misinterpreted the directions and thought I should double the batch so it would fill the crockpot more. Um, it filled it all right. But there was no room left for the millions of cups of sugar. So I scooped some into the mini crock pot and called it good.
I also learned that 4oz jelly jars are 1/2c in volume. (Thanks Google!) So we will have a dozen of the 8oz jars and 2 dozen of the 4oz jars. Yes, slightly overboard. Guess I shouldn't have doubled the recipe.
And I bought a Blue Book from Ball, so I am thinking of all sorts of yummy things I will can! I took some pics...but I haven't taken them off the camera's memory card yet. I can't wait until the blue yumminess is done!
Friday, July 30
accuweather is a liar
I had Daniel open windows last night because it was 78 outside and supposed to get down to 72.
So why did I wake up at 3:30am? I felt stifling hot.
Our house is now 83 degrees and counting. It was cooler when we went to bed.
Outside? Yeah, its still 78. 'Real feel 82.' That is fine and dandy, but the house is now 4 degrees warmer than when we went to bed. So tell your lies Accuweather. I will still use your site for weather information. I am just up at 3:30am and sweaty because I trusted you.
So why did I wake up at 3:30am? I felt stifling hot.
Our house is now 83 degrees and counting. It was cooler when we went to bed.
Outside? Yeah, its still 78. 'Real feel 82.' That is fine and dandy, but the house is now 4 degrees warmer than when we went to bed. So tell your lies Accuweather. I will still use your site for weather information. I am just up at 3:30am and sweaty because I trusted you.
Thursday, July 29
Daniel's last day of summer class!
Is today! Yay!!!
He will be home in 10 hours. So I have plenty of time on my own to be driven mad by the kiddos.
On the to do list for today:
Get red nail polish out of the carpet. (I have a stack of things recommended by people on the internet.)
Wash diapers (The bins are PACKED!)
Vacuum the living room. Its not that bad, but that is where the nail polish is spilt. And a steam cleaner won't get nailpolish out, even if you clean it same day.
OK I am getting crawled on by Alice and thomas is cranky pants. So its food and then nap time.
He will be home in 10 hours. So I have plenty of time on my own to be driven mad by the kiddos.
On the to do list for today:
Get red nail polish out of the carpet. (I have a stack of things recommended by people on the internet.)
Wash diapers (The bins are PACKED!)
Vacuum the living room. Its not that bad, but that is where the nail polish is spilt. And a steam cleaner won't get nailpolish out, even if you clean it same day.
OK I am getting crawled on by Alice and thomas is cranky pants. So its food and then nap time.
Wednesday, July 28
Tuesday, July 27
Guess what I got....
A brand spankin new serger!
OK, so I have had it for a little while. But I haven't let myself play with it until this last weekend. You see I did a sewing trade for the serger. And man those things are exhilarating! Its like driving a really fast car on an empty road. Vroom!
I sewed a dozen of these bad boys. Itty bitty newborn diapers. The scissors arel ike 8 inches long for size comparison.
Of course, once I was done with some of them, I realized I had stuck the soakers in too low. But, the snap in soakers are in the right place.
So last night I whizzed through some flannel to make some baby wipes. Now that Thomas has started solids, we wipe faces and hands ALL the time. Most of them are smaller than I probably would use for bum wipes, but are good for face wipes.
OK, so I have had it for a little while. But I haven't let myself play with it until this last weekend. You see I did a sewing trade for the serger. And man those things are exhilarating! Its like driving a really fast car on an empty road. Vroom!
I sewed a dozen of these bad boys. Itty bitty newborn diapers. The scissors arel ike 8 inches long for size comparison.
Of course, once I was done with some of them, I realized I had stuck the soakers in too low. But, the snap in soakers are in the right place.
So last night I whizzed through some flannel to make some baby wipes. Now that Thomas has started solids, we wipe faces and hands ALL the time. Most of them are smaller than I probably would use for bum wipes, but are good for face wipes.
Tuesday, July 20
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