Did you think I fell off the face of the earth. I've actually been without a computer this whole week and it's been driving me crazy. So I have a lot of catching up to do. Well, I've been pretty busy with canning this week. I started with tomatoes on Monday and more tomatoes on Tuesday. A friend and I found a great deal down in Tremonton so we each got a couple of boxes. I ended up doing 30 pints of salsa and about 30 quarts of just tomatoes. Those of you who loves tomatoes that is the way to do it. I love it in the winter for stews and chilis. They are so fresh and way good! I did get a bunch in my garden but not enough. My kids love eating the cherry tomatoes and they eat them like they're candy. I did a bunch of beans from my garden this year also. After growing up on home canned beans I can not have them any other way. I think I did about 15 quarts of beans. Ashlyn and Zacked helped with tomatoes and loved every minute of it. I was determined to get them all done before Hailee and Paige came home, which I did. I then helped my friend do salsa and my other friend do tomatoes and managed to get everything done and cleaned before the girls got home. then I rushed them to dance and didn't get back home til 6, cooked dinner got the kids bathed and ready for bed and they were in bed by 8, went walking with my friends for an hour and then got in bed. This was a productive day and I felt good at the end. I, also, love the feeling of canning. It makes me really feel like I'm a mom because it reminds me of my mom doing it when I was younger.
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