I realized today it has been over 2 weeks since I have posted on here. I am still here it has just been SO busy around here. The garden is producing so there has been tons of preserving going on.
My in-laws went out of town for a week and asked us to keep an eye in their large garden. We were told that if we would water it and keep an eye on things any produce we picked we could keep. Oh my! I had no idea how much I would be getting. We go over every other day to pick tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers. cantaloupe and blackberries. Hopefully their corn will be ready soon.
I keep telling myself not to complain about the work because we have been given a gift of free food that someone else put the work into growing. I seem to go through this every year about this time. I have about had enough of the garden and the heat. There is produce falling off every counter in my kitchen. I have to constantly remind myself what a blessing this is. There are others who would love to be in my place and would gladly do the work.
I have been canning nearly everyday trying to keep up with the tomatoes before they go bad. This is not an easy feat when you have 4 little ones around needing attention on top of the regular daily chores. I do not know how Ma Ingalls managed. That poor woman must have been exhausted all the time. I know I have never been so tired and I have modern conveniences to help me.
I love my children, but I can hardly wait for school to start in 2 weeks so I can get some things accomplished. I know I will miss them, but for the moment I am ready for them to be busy elsewhere. There are days I can not figure out how I used to do all this and homeschool. I guess I had a different rhythm back then. It seems that ever since I put the kids in public school they no longer know how how to entertain themselves. They seem to need someone to tell them what to do every minute of the day. They are doing better now that summer is almost over.
I have lots of posts planned, so don't go anywhere. I will post as I have time during this busy season. I should have lots of time this winter once the garden is done. Hopefully in the next week or so I will be able to give you our August garden update.