Guess what we did this weekend?
We went apple picking, of course. Which translates into applesauce making, too, but I didn’t take any pictures because I didn’t have time going back and forth between boiling pots and crying babies. Naturally! A friend of mine offered us the apples off of her grandfather’s trees. She said that if no one came to get them, they’d just keep falling and go to waste. Well, you know how hard a time I have saying no to such offers, even though sometimes I think I should!
The kids loved it! Well, one didn’t, but the rest did. They were such good sports when I told them we were making applesauce on Saturday (and apple picking Friday afternoon!) and they just did what I asked and laughed and joked with each other throughout the whole project. What good kids I have! Sarah had to leave toward the end and Savannah fizzled out and opted to help with the babies, but Megan came through for me and took over the boiling of the apples while I worked on processing toward the end. I was so impressed! It really is a LOT of hours in a row. The twins helped, too – Cheyenne especially. And when Mariah’s friends came over she was generous enough to give them a turn or two at the crank. (I love putting neighbor kids to work!) By the end of the day Saturday we had 65 quarts. Many thanks to Gwen and the Sargents for the apples – and to my family for their stick-to-it-iveness.
As for the rest of the week, well the big news there is that on Tuesday, Savannah got braces!
She has let us know how painful it is and how much she hates it and that we don’t appreciate how hard it is not to be able to eat anything solid, but on the whole, she is being a really good sport about it. I even think she looks rather good in them, which is too bad, since you can’t go around in them forever, huh? lol! On Friday night, she and a couple friends went to the movies for a “Pity Party.” You gotta do something fun for yourself when you’re doing something hard, right?
This week Sarah and Savannah had Young Women in Excellence and they both spoke about a project they had done for personal progress. I was so proud of both of them. They’re growing into beautiful ladies and doing good things. They’re amazing!
Even my youngest daughter is amazing as she stepped up to help me while I was busy making dinner this week. She noticed that I had stopped feeding Ben but that the baby food was still right there with the spoon right near by . . .
2 comments:
I love that you involve my daughter in so many fun work projects. She had a good time picking apples with your kids.
Your food storage pictures cause me great envy. Our family's storage was depleted when Bill was out of work for 7 months, and we never caught up. We have developed a new strategy. Make friends with lots of people who have great food storage. Then, when tragedy strikes and people have no entertainment, we will perform for our supper. We will hit a different house each night and provide an hour or two of entertainment in exchange for a meal. Great plan, huh?
Sarah and Savannah did a great job at YW in Excellence. I was so grateful that they stepped up to help. The example they set helps motivate others.
So on those days when you feel crazy and overwhelmed, remember that you are doing a great job. A good enough job that your efforts show outside of your own home.
You rock!
Bethany and Benjamin are my favorite. They are so funny! They should have their own three minute TV show every day, because they are just so cute to watch.
"Are you taking a picture of me?" Nik was like that. We have lots of home videos where my chubby two year-old brother thinks that it's a normal camera, so every time it's on him, he says "Cheese!" and holds still so you can get the pic. It's great.
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