Preserving....

I have tried my second season at canning, last year I did Plum Jam, this year I thought I'd venture into more serious canning. I did pears, salsa, and beets. I like all of those, so hopefully they'll get eaten. And hopefully nobody dies of botulism. I don't know how I feel about canning, I'll probably know more next year after we have tried eating our food storage and after I know that nobody has gotten sick from my preserving skills. Is is really worth it to spend an entire day peeling, chopping, and boiling on my feet? I know the Macey's case lot sale is coming up and I could have more easily gone there and bought pears...although mine were canned in only 10% sugar. However, I am excited to see it on my new storage room shelves. (that's a whole other project) Maybe in the next couple of weeks, I'll have them all lined up in their spot.

Having a husband (and his handyman team of brothers led by their master handyman dad) that will build you a cute little storage room is a great way to get motivated to build up your food storage. Basement construction has officially begun, and the storage room is the first on the agenda....I couldn't be more excited. I can't wait to see what it will be like to get carpet, because I love the 2X4's so much already. And yes....that is Josh's dad over here taping on a Wednesday morning with no help except from the littles. He's pretty awesome.

Something Funny

Wanna know something funny about Josh? He makes business plans in his spare time. He thinks them up while he is driving/biking pretty much any alone time he has, and every once in a while I stumble across them when I am on the computer...Usually I have heard a small glimpse of the plan, but when I find the file on the computer...it is in depth and like a 5-10 year layout. Which is why he is successful and good at pretty much anything he tries.
Wanna know something funny about me? There is rarely something significant running through my head in my quiet time. Usually crazy random thoughts....hence the disorganization of my life and my uncanny ability to switch directions at any given moment.

The proud mama....

Milo started racing BMX a couple of weeks ago. Our cousins have been racing for about a year and we thought we'd take Milo out there to try it out. He is pretty awesome...he isn't afraid of it at all even if he crashes. It fits him well. I never saw myself as the type of mom that would hang out at the "track", but every Tuesday and Thursday night you can find me there chasing Makay around the bleachers. I even jumped a fence to rescue Milo from a major wipe-out. He was signed up for soccer, but we are going to back out because he would much rather race bikes and it's a little much for a 5 year old to have 4 sporting events each week.

His first race, he took 4th in the first heat, 1st in the second heat and 5th in the finals. He could have taken 4th in the finals, but at the last hill, he tripped up a little and had to put his foot down and #5 came flying by. Milo was so excited to get his "5th place trophy." The funny thing is, he needs a new bike and the reason he's going to get it before it before Christmas is due to the ego of the parents. He could definately do better than 5th place, if he had the right kind of bike. He's pretty cute out there racing. The announcer must like his name because every time he'd pass the tower, the guy would make a comment about his ride. "Here comes Milo Mendenhall...he's working it" I love it on practice night when he's lined up at the gate with a bunch of 17 year olds, it always makes me smile.

The Breakup

Josh started a new job this week, which resulted in a Break-up from his former Stampin-up work wives. They were great to him. One of them grilled him a mean quesadilla from time to time, most of them made sure that he was trying the latest in trendy restaurants, and had knowledge of the latest fashion trends. He kept up to speed with the latest in texting/IM terminology, and can help me put together an outfit like a pro. I am going to miss the work wives. Hopefully their influence lasts. I am now left buying paper crafting products at full price again...but I have a pretty good stockpile that should get me by for a long time. The only problem is that it might go out of style before I get a chance to use it.