Yummy Chicken

Today, Tiffany and I ran over town and bought some boxes of chicken breasts. She got 80 lbs. and I got 40 lbs. I then came home and canned it all in bottles for the winter. It takes 70 minutes to do each batch and I ended up with 40 pints. It will be so yummy in the winter. You can just open a bottle and make sandwiches, enchiladas, whatever you want with the canned chicken. It will be awesome! We have canned pie filling and applesauce this last week also. Only things left are, corn, carrots, salsa, spaghetti sauce and maybe some peaches. I might just eat a whole box of peaches. I like them fresh better than canned. Anyway, until next time, have a great day.

No More A Florist

Well, it has been awhile since I last posted. I have been busy and not so busy. Last Tuesday I went into work at the Floral Shoppe and Sue, the owner was there. She wasn't supposed to work that day. I said, Do I have the wrong day? She started to cry and was very upset. She said, We are going to have to let you go! We can't pay you and there is no money in the bank. Needless to say I was in shock. She repeated herself a few times and said, I don't know how we will make it without you. We will go under because I can't run this shop. So, I said, What are you telling me then? She just kept saying, we can't pay you. There's no money. I gathered my thoughts and said, I need to call my husband. I called John and he said , It will be alright. You don't owe them anything. You are what has kept that shop going. He told me to go to Job Service and then enjoy my day. I left and when I came back, the new intern that works for free was there. We had a big funeral that day with a casketpiece, easels and other arrangements. She was about in tears. She didn't know how to do any of those things. I decided I would do the casketpiece because I knew the lady and didn't want it to look like crap. Then, I told Sue that she better really think about what she was doing and that I would be looking for another job. She just kept saying, you know I can't do this. I don't know how to do most of it. I then walked out and haven't been back. It has been hard. I have been a florist at that shop for almost 22 years. It was like being slapped in the face hard. I have been sad, angry, happy and relieved all in one. I don't think they will last long. A lot of people that know said they will not support them anymore and I definately do not have good feelings about the whole thing. John said, Maybe it is a blessing in disquise! So, we shall see. For now, I am spending more time with John, my family, and getting more done at home. It won't pay all the bills, but we will survive.

Canning Season is in the Air

It is that time of year when we start to put our garden produce in the freezer and in the jars. On Saturday, Lindsay and our new Heather came over and we made 6 batches of raspberry jam. I also did peas that day. Then, on Monday, Tiffany and Courtney came and picked the raspberries, while Heather and I went to Aunt Myrna's and washed all the potatoes to can. I had some beautiful spuds out of my garden. I was pretty excited. After we did the picking and washing, Court made jam, Tif froze berries, Heather, Lindsay, Jaimie, Courtney and I bottled 70 Quarts of potatoes. It was a very full day of being domestic. I finished processing the last batch about 8:00 last night. Everyone will now have spuds in their food storage. They are so nice to pull out and use in a hurry. Next on the list will be beans probably next week. Thanks girls for all the help!!!