A Fun Memories Game!!!

I took this off my sister's blog! I think this sounds fun. Here are the rules:

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one or more memories that you and I had together, or just some memory of me. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot. Anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. :) If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments or send you an email. (You know, you non-bloggers can still post comments. Just click "comments" below this post...)Okay, it's that simple. I hope everyone will play! I know a lot of you remember some fun, silly, or touching moments. Go on, give 'em up! Refresh my memory!

PS I am adding one more rule...Please, keep this family friendly!!!

Preserving Memories

I have to say I love this time of year! I seriously enjoy canning...it is so rewarding to see all the jars lined up on the counter before they are put away. I love falling into bed exhausted from all the hard work and bonding with friends and now my daughter #3. She is getting old enough that she wants to help a little more than a few minutes. I have been able to find a new canning buddy since the buddy I have had for a few years moved this summer. My new buddy is as crazy as I am. We picked apricots and wednesday last week I even climbed the tree to shake the apricots out and that night made a big batch of apricot pineapple preserves. This was my first attempt at preserves and since it is a trial and error process we ended in error. Although I did have fun working side by side with my daughter and a really good friend. The next day we did another batch that ended in perfection, we then made another batch. I went home completely exhausted. We still had a few buckets of apricots and I was going to do my favorite barbeque sauce for ribs on saturday. I was too tired so I put it off till monday. I started the barbeque sauce realizing I had way to many apricots to do myself so I called my new canning buddy and she came right over. We did three batches of barbeque sauce. I ended up with 14 quarts of sauce and she ended up with 14 pints of sauce. She has a much smaller family than mine so we split the sauce that way. We had left over apricots even after that so we did one last batch of jam.We felt so pumped about our accomplishments that after feeding our families we started to pick the currants off my bush in the front yard. We picked one and a half gallons of currants. We then steamed then and made syrup out of them. We processed 10 pints of syrup!!! Yummy!!! You may be thinking I am a little nuts but I went and picked more apircots tonight from my neighbors tree to help another neighbor to learn how to can. Tomorrow evening we are going to make some jam for her family...I love canning!!!!
The only downer this week is that I have had two very sick little girls. #5 and #7 have been sick since Sunday. They have just layed around and been fussy so it has been challenging trying to juggle taking care of them and preserving delicious food.
It has been a very busy week but I have thoroughly enjoyed preserving food for my family for the coming year and preserving memories that will last a life time.

PS I would have posted pictures but my children have broken my digital camera :( I am sure you can just picture how beautiful my pantry will look after I finish canning this fall.