Sep. 1, 2009 - Citi-fied Homesteading
School - I'm still working on my planner. I should have started earlier this summer but am getting more excited about the new school year the more I delve into the curriculum I have. Busy boy is more than excited to get started and darling daughter is excited about all the new books she will be earning. I created an incentive for her to do her best by buying 4 books. I let her pick them out and I ordered them. She can earn 2 per semester.
Spiritual - I am enjoying spending time in God's word. I just finished up Ruth and sat back and meditated over God's intervention in both Ruth and Naomi's life. God was mighty quiet but busy at work. I am so glad that I can trust that God is busy at work in our lives even when things seem quiet.
Housework - I have been finding and cleaning out old plastic containers to use for my flour, sugar, etc. Darling husband likes to hold on to these things once their emptied just in case he needs them. I'm going to hyjack them. If you only knew how many ice cream containers my husband has been storing. They are such a spacehog. He likes to use these for the garden, plus milk containers. He cuts them up when it's time to seed and uses them to hold his seed starters. Kind of like a mini plastic greenhouse. Earlier in the week, while cleaning I came across a food dehydrator that my husband got at a rummage sale for $5. After a lovely conversation with a friend of mine this morning, she reminded me it was hers. After some research on how to use it I saw a recall notice and figured it was a waste of my time. After making a phone call to the company, I found out the one I have was not a part of the recall, so guess what my new toy is!!!
The one great thing I am finding from keeping a stock of food in my pantry is that I can buy things on sale. I love that! Or I can wait till I have a coupon and get them when they are on sale. I love that even more! I rotate my pantry on a weekly basis. Last year my husband made up home-made jars of salsa and tomatoes. We are still enjoying what is left and I'm hoping he will do it again. Our tomatoes are finally blooming and ripening, thanks to prayer. My next challenge is finding a local farm that will sell me milk and eggs. I'm wondering if the milk from the store is what is making my busy boy, extremely busy. I found when we did buy the more expensive milk he settled down more, but I cannot afford $4 a gallon, not with as much milk as we go through.
