My little Fashion Diva at her best. Amazing how nice and lovable they get the month of December and right around the time she handed me her 2 page wish list! Crazy! Now if I could just get the boy to want something that is less than 500 bucks....

and maybe not computer or video game related. But that is a big dream these days.

Here we go!

I am on a journey to upgrade our lives!

Not sure what that really means, but the thought occurred to me several months ago and i have ran with it.  I am NO English major, and have NO writing skills what-so-ever, please do not expect me to have proper grammar and spelling.  It just will not happen! I write like I talk, which can be good or bad.  I have been known to have a very colorful vocabulary.

As far as the Journey goes, I am working to change the Mind Set of my Hubby about food, He thinks if it comes from a box or can, it has to be good for you!!  I did not grow up like that at all, I was raised by my Grandparents and they canned everything and made from scratch.  The hard part is when he looks at me and says “we don’t have any Mashed Potatoes”  when he is looking right at the basket with potatoes in it.  In his mind those are baked potatoes and can not see them any other way.  It just makes me want to scream, bread is made at home (from frozen dough you get from the stores freezer section) for special occasions like Easter and Christmas.  So imagine what was said when the box with a Smile ended up at our door with a AWESOME Bread Machine in it. 

So if you have not guessed by my ramblings yet, I am forcing my family to EAT REAL!  Well, as much as I can do without being Preachy and Irritating.

More on this soon when I get time

This is a blog about us!

I am Bobbie and Married to Big C for 14 years, we have 2 little (not little anymore)  – Little C – 14 year old son, and Little S – 11 year old Daughter.  Not to mention 2 dogs, 1 Australian Cattle Dog, and 1 Chorkie.  

Added Recipe Page

I have added a Recipe Page and am looking forward to Filling it up. Maybe someday I will actually Start making a Menu to follow, Keep looking at them.

Who know.

Tomatoes, Tomatoes

I am up to my ears in tomatoes!!

we have done about 70 Stewed tomatoes and 30 Spaghetti sauce.  WOW have about 50 lbs left to do.

What is next on the list??  Not sure, maybe ketchup?

Have not canned in about a week, cleaning out our old house and getting it ready to put on the market is taking almost all my time....Almost done!

Black Rasberries are almost ripe and getting geared up for that....Jam, Freeze, What else, I am not sure.  Not thinking about Strawberries this year unless a new recipe pops up that looks good.  But will oick some to eat and freeze.  Keep wanting to start the Smoothie's but think the kids will drive me crazy wanting them 24/7.

We will see.

P.S.  Anyone need any usless junk?

Well, Got the potatoes canned, sliced in half, filled 7 jars, then relized that I would be canning until midnight at that rate.  So, I started to cube them and that worked better.  This batch was for soups and stews anyway, so cubed will work fine. 

Forgot to take pictures of the process.

Aldi's is having a great sale on mushrooms and green peppers.  Going to freeze a bunch tonight.  I willpost how I freeze mushrooms tomorrow.  Very simple.

Well, potatoes are not canned.  BUT I have to do it tonight, they have been soaking and scrubbed since Sunday morning.  Will add photos when done!

The weather here has been so nice and it is going to be in the 70's all week.  YEA, kids are really liking the outside time.

What I am wanting to Can this weekend

I am going to can potatoes little figerings is what they are called.  Picked them up at Kroger for $1.00 for a 1.5 lb bag on sale.  Could not pass this sale up.
Going to use these in soups and stews.

Sale right now on cabage, but since I still have 10+ quarts of canned cole slaw maybe I better not.  Unless I can find a different recipe or something different to do with it..... Let the search begin!