Aug. 13, 2008 - Apple Season
Apple season has begun! Ray bought apples from our usual apple orchard owner in the northern part of our state on Monday and came home with 43 bushels in the back of his truck. For us, that means that we are now finished with peaches and can eat all the apples fresh we want. :)
It also means it is time for me to begin using all my old apple recipes: apple cake, apple fritters, apple salad, fried apples, apple muffins.
And it means it is time for me to begin canning apples, making apple cider and apple jelly and even some applesauce.
Of course, I have to leave enough apples for Ray to sell so we can pay our bills, too. Thankfully, though, the season for Ray to sell apples will go thru most of October. Which gives me plenty of time to do all the apple canning/making/baking I want.
By then, we'll be good and tired of apples and ready for early strawberries. :)
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Aug. 12, 2008 - Falling Apart
Well, it seems I am getting old. First I have diabetes. Then I face extreme fatigue all the time. And now? Dizzy spells. Constant, almost, since Saturday.
Sometimes it's a feeling of the room spinning. More commonly, it's a feeling of being off-balance. I fear I am falling and sometimes come very near falling. Other times I actually feel like I *am* falling, though I am not. Mostly it occurs when I move around--standing up to walk, shift positions when sitting, or even roll over in the bed at night.
And even when I am not fighting dizziness, I feel *off* and sort of strange.
*sigh* It's gotten to the point that I must reach out for support from hubby whenever I try to walk. Only problem with that is--he must work for a living and isn't always here when I need to walk. LOL
Maybe, like appliances, my warranty has expired. *giggle*
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Aug. 8, 2008 - Hello Stranger
Well it's been quite some time since I've managed to write in this blog...almost 10 months now. In some ways, things are very much the same and in others, well, it's gotten quite different around here. :)
We currently have 3 hogs, 4 piggies, 89 broilers, approximately 36 laying hens, and 18 rabbits, plus Brown Sugar the milk cow, 7 other herd cows and 1 calf born in early Feb.
I am still making butter and cheese from the extra milk Brown Sugar gives us. We are still making our bread from freshly ground wheat, though I have taught my 2 older dc (11, 10) to do this for me daily.
Our garden was a bust this year, but I still managed to put quite a bit of veggies thru my canner. I'm still canning fruit...we've done blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and peaches so far. Next up will be pears and apples and grapes.
We are still homeschooling, though I admit to being ready to take a break from schooling. We took quite a bit of time off last fall, so since Jan we've been going pretty much non-stop in an effort to make up our time. The children are all learning lots and growing like weeds.
This summer, in an effort to beat the higher costs of electricity, we've cut off the back central a/c unit and blocked off the hallway with a blanket, covered the living room windows with blankets to block out the sun, and all 6 of us are sleeping in our living room. So far we've been blessed with lower electric bills, but the big test will be this next bill, due any day now.
I've been struggling for months now with extreme tiredness and fatigue. Pretty much I never want to get out of bed, but of course, I force myself to do just that every morning and I plod along working on the never-ending *To Do* list. But it takes a whole lot more effort and energy than I have and that concerns me.
My wonderful hubby has been even more loving and attentive this past year, though he's never been much of a slouch in that department. I find myself often thinking of how blessed I am in my marriage. In just a few months we'll celebrate our 20th anniversary and I thank the Lord every day for my hubby's love and the effort he puts into making sure I know how much he loves me.
And that pretty much sums up the past 10 months. :) I'll do my best to blog more often though. :)
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