Nope. Not apples. Peaches. Because that's how ambitious I am! On top of all the harvesting here, I decided to buy a box of Michigan peaches to put up for the winter. They were beautiful....I couldn't resist!
I blanched them, and the boys peeled them. All 68 of them or something like that. Then I sliced them and froze them for peach crisp, and peach pie, and fresh peaches on our granola. Yum!
Six giant bags of peaches are in my freezer. :) And 26 jars of homemade salsa are in my cupboard! Thanks to my mom who brought tomatoes from a friend and worked hard hard hard with me all last Saturday. And well, actually there are only 13 jars in the cupboard she has half of them.
Also, recently...the men put in the laminate floor in the orange room. Our eldest son worked all day with papa on measuring and cutting boards and laying them down. It was a joy to see them work together, and to witness how capable our boy is. How hardworking and interested and helpful.
We've also just been getting into the swing of school. Our days go so well when I actually get my stuff together ahead of time and have lots of projects and ideas for them. No, I don't actually always "do" the stuff with them, but I am the idea maker alot of the time! Having more structure in our school day really seems to suit us. It's definitely NOT like school structure at all. More like...have lots of things lined up to do that are interesting, hands on, and pertinent and then go with the flow. But we do make sure we get to Math, Bible, and Handwriting everyday, while the other subjects kind of shift around depending on how we are doing, what harvesting needs to get done, and what field trips we are taking! It's been a good fall so far. I hope it continues so!
oh yum! those look soooo goood! I love getting into the 'flow' of school, we're not overly structured with it either. though Im sure with 3 boys at an older age than my little ones your hands are fuller -but with Gods grace, anything is possible! Hallelujah for that!
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