Odds & Ends

I have canned all kinds of salsa this week. I decided to smoke a batch and see if we liked it and it has turned out to be my favorite! However, I have canned all I care to can, I didn't plan on that being my hobby in life, But I am thankful that we have had a good garden this year. I like to have extra stuff to share too! 

 We have picked over 100 cantaloupe in the last 10 days. How crazy is that?! We have kept several people stocked with cantaloupe and tomatoes! If you need any holler at me! :o)

 I went to the campground to clean a few days this week and came home one day to this nasty thing on my table. You would never guess I have 2 boys would ya?!

We dog sat for a week. Yes, it was in my house, yes it was gross, yes I was glad to see him go home. He is a good dog though, he just follows me around all the time and tries to get in my bed..which of course he learned real quick wasn't gonna happen, he was lucky enough to be sleeping in my house, ;o)

 Ryan caught this with a pole! He was so excited! It always makes it more fun for the boys when they get some too!

Busy~Busy!!

 This is the reason I have not been posting pictures, canning and freezing has been the story of my life. Not something I thought I would do in my future. ;oD

Our tomato plants are huge, most of them taller than me. My plan is to try to can tomatoes the end of this week, something I have never done. :o) 

We have prepared corn for the freezer, given a bunch to friends and family and still have some more to pick. Just running out of room in the freezer. One of the girls said, "corn again?" I think they are ready for something else, we have had so many beans for a couple weeks that I am giving them a break this week! :0)

 I have canned jalapeno jelly, jalapenos, banana peppers and salsa. We have shucked more corn than any human wants to do and sat in a circle in the middle of the floor and snapped beans...as a happy family! LOL! My kids see a bucket beans and want to run now!

We have gotten tons of squash and zucchini...which we don't eat, just planted for others who like it.

 In about a week we will have way more cantaloupe than we will know what to do with, so swing by and grab one if you are in town!! You are welcome to grab some tomatoes on your way back to your car too!