Where did August go !!

So I'm not sure where August went and I would like to say that we have done something wonderful but that's not the case.  Jake and Alexis got registered at their new school and started back on the 22nd.

Each year on the first day of school (and then the last day) I measure their height - it's fun to see how much they grow in just the short nine months of school.

This year on the first day:
  
     Jake is 5 ft 4 1/2 "                                  Alexis is an even 5 feet

The end of the month brought a surprise in the way of a bountiful garden.  I wish I could say that it was my garden but no such luck.  My sister's father and mother in-law has a large garden (haven't seen it but have heard about it).  They were very generous this year to us and gave me about 3 bushels of tomatoes, green beans, zucchini and yellow squash, carrots, cucumbers and other wonderful fruit and vegetables that I am sure I have missed.  We have thoroughly enjoyed his graciousness (is that a word?)  So after the kids would head off to school I got busy with my canning supplies.  Here's what I have been doing-

 



 

 

Here's the count to date:

 

27 pints of salsa

9 pints of beans

17 pints of tomato juice

6 quarts of tomatoes

26 pints of tomatoes

 

With our recent move I was actually pretty lucky to even find some of my canning supplies - I guess it was just meant to be, when I went to look for the bottles and canners they were on the tail end of the storage.

 

Thanks Mark & Ruth for the produce it has been greatly appreciated.