Still here...

I am still alive. Honestly!

I have just been super, super busy the last couple of weeks.

 

We first went camping for a couple of days followed by my sister's wedding.

 

The next week, I canned.

46 quarts of apple juice,

7 quarts of apple pie filling, and I'm not sure how many pint jars of pickles--there's 60 down there right now--a couple left from last year.

I believe there's around 30 some jars of beans.

 

 

And, I still have to do the beets--that is on my to-do list today.

And, maybe the carrots as well....(not today though--they're still in the ground)

 

We had to take the potatoes and beets out of the garden rather suddenly--we had a major hail storm that demolished the plants.

 

 

 

The kids enjoyed the aftermath!

Thankfully the potatoes and beets are underground. The carrots actually look pretty good yet--that's why they're still in the garden.

 

 

 

To top it all off, we have started home schooling last week and it takes some time to get a good routine. Especially since this is the first time ever for me for homeschooling. It is slightly overwhelming! But, already there is some progress.

 

 

We bought a new coffee table...

 

 

To store our homeschooling books.

 

 

 And, we had fun becoming Vikings!