mmm... strawberries...

My sister and I went strawberry picking this weekend and ended up picking 30 lbs of strawberries. We almost went back for more just in case we didn't have enough. HA! We made over 3 dozen jars of freezer jam and filled 8 more containers for freezing plain cut up berries. We made 3 different kinds of jam. The first, jam A, was a no cook recipe and used 4 cups of berries to 1.5 cups of sugar. The second, jam B, required cooking and used 4 cups of berries to 3 cups of sugar. The third, jam C, also required cooking and used 4 cups of berries and 2 cup of juice as a sweetener instead of sugar. Jam A was by far my favorite as it was the easiest to make, but we'll have to see how the taste testing goes over the next 12 months :)

Abby got to help Aunt Holly with some smooshing and scooping :)

mmmm.... strawberries....

Into the WAHM world

I have finally managed to make a couple of diapers to add to the KCK One Hyena Cart. Now I just need to work a little more on my photography skills. I know the pics aren't horrible, but you can only do so much during nap time ;)

Spare Change

Finding extra money lying around my house is always nice. Less so when I find it in the flour canister. 22 pennies and a Canadian nickel today. This was definitely a first for me ;)

Rain Rain Go Away

Just some pics taken from our front and back doors. The crazy thing is that the doplar radar shows us in the middle of the storm. It's not going to stop raining anytime soon!


looking out to the alley...


looking out back to the neighbor's yard...


looking out front, you can see the stop sign at the end of the street...

Tasty!

Hearing this usually gives me one of two reactions. The first, "Isn't that sweet, she likes the meal/snack I made." The second, "Uh, oh! What is she putting in her mouth?" Today I ran to the kitchen when I heard "Tasty! Tasty!" to find Abby standing on a chair by the counter with a spoon and the brown sugar container. Tasty!