absent...

Yes, I am alive...
I have been absent from the world of blogging for some time. I have just bee busy, and frankly having too much fun with my family to blog about it.

We had 2 family reunions at our house this summer, numerous vacations, etc. Now I have been busy with three in school and canning peaches, pears, tomatoes, peach, peach pit, strawberry, raspberry, and nectarine jam, and applesauce. I have also dehydrated numerous batches of apples. Never a dull moment...

A big thanks to Steve Allen for the bin of gala apples. I have almost finished the whole bin with the help of several friends.

Last Thursday, while canning I blew up my stove. Granted it is as old as my home (built in 1963) and I was not sad to see it die, but the replacement is on back order until at least October 30th. What would you do without a stove for about a month and in the midst of canning? I had to farm out the 17 jars off applesauce that I had ready to can and a few days later, start canning on my father-in-law's three burner camping stove. I have already used up the two partially filled tanks of propane...off we go.

I am requesting your prayers for my mom. she and my dad were in a car accident near Bend, Oregon yesterday, and she broke her arm in three places from the elbow up. Thanks in advance.