Recess

Just wanted to post some pictures of some of the kid outside during recess. 

The first one is of Joseph before his nap.  

Freezing Pears

Well, we are unable to make the pear wine at this time.  We still need a couple of things, and we decided to just freeze the pears we collected over the weekend.

The other pears that we had saved were fed to Mary Rosetta, the Jersey calf, and the chickens.

So, I will be taking some pictures of the process which will hopefully begin in about 45 minutes.  We are still eating breakfast and need to get the kitchen cleaned up before we begin!

I will be back in a little bit with pictures!

May God bless you all.

So, we decided to just add sugar and nutmeg to our pears then place them in the freezer for 3 hrs and then put inside freezer bags.  We will be using the frozen pears for pear cobbler or crisps.  I found this quick recipe here on you tube. 

We have 2 pans, and we would have had more, but the kids decided they needed to sample the pears before putting them into the freezer.  In one picture you can see Teresa doing her school work and eating a pear.

In the other pics you can see Trinity putting sugar and nutmeg onto the pears and there is one with Wesley Thomas giving his thumbs up approval on Trinity's job!

 Oh, and the boys found a frozen frog on Tuesday morning.  We had to take a picture of that!

Have a blessed day!

Today He is Two

I thought I posted this, but I didn't!  This is several weeks late!! 

Today our little DP is now two years old.  I do not know where the time has gone.

I am thankful that the Lord added him to our family.  He is such a sweet little boy.  When one of his sisters is hurt he tries to comfort them and asks what happened.

We love you DP!  May God bless you always!

Pear Butter

This is a bit late.  I am sorry.  I will try to do better.

So, two weekends ago B and I made some pear butter!  It is so good.  We used the recipe in the Ball canning book. 

We used the pears from B's Aunts pear tree.  We just picked up some more pears yesterday so perhaps I will can some more in the next few days.  I think we would almost have a year supply if we can this next batch.

B really wants to try to make some pear wine.  If we do make wine we will use the recipe from Misty Prepper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_I1sTZviWw.  I have to say I just love her videos!  She has a video that shows her using fresh peaches as well. 

Hope you all have a wonderful evening!  May God bless you!

Update

Why do I have a difficult time keeping up with a blog?  Perhaps it is because I am a mother of 12 children with 11 still at home?

I am here today to update!  Then I probably will be gone for a year or so.  Just kidding.  I am going to try to be more proactive in keeping up with this blog.

This morning I actually woke up a smidgen before 5am.  For this mama, this is huge! With B's work hours not really being normal for many years this is an old habit that will be hard to break.  I have to say though, that I feel good waking up this early.  I usually wake up exhausted. 

So, I woke up early, and I even made my husband his lunch.  That is almost a miracle.,  He is a quiet man, so I wasn't surprised that he hardly spoke.  Although, I feel that part of it was due to the fact that he may have been in a state of shock.  I mean his wife was up before 5AM, and I even made his lunch.  There is a chance that he may have been worried that the world was coming to an end.  To be fair as well as honest he did brew the coffee himself, but I did pour him a cup to go! Unfortunately, he also had to iron his own clothes.  I had diapers to start and a baby to feed.  Baby steps as www.flylady.net says.  So, I walked him out,the door, gave him a kiss, and sent him out into the world. 

I feel blessed to have a husband that works hard so I can stay home with the children.

May God bless you all.

A Dirty Dozen

The kids came inside from playing yesterday covered in dirt.  Hubby looked at me and said,"We are going to have a dirty dozen." 

Yes, we are going to have 12 blessings in our family, and it just makes me see how much God loves us all.

Since April, things have been a bit chaotic.  We have moved in with my parents and brother.  It is a bit tight, but we are making it work.

My hubby was without a job starting in August, but praise God he starts working on the 22nd.

We had to give up country life and are now living in the city.  Although, we still tell the kids to get ready so we can go to town.  I know it does not make sense.  Ha!

So, even though life seems so uncertain for us right now God has blessed us in one of the most beautiful ways.  He sent a little baby our way.

We have a roof over our heads, beds to sleep in, food in the panty, and are surrounded by so much love.

Thank you mom, dad, and Doug for letting us share in everything.  Thank you for dealing with messes and sticky floors.  Most of all, thank you for your love.

God thank you for everything you have ever sent our way.  We wouldn't be here right now if it wasn't for you!!!