Family Zoo Trip

Each year we take a family day and go to the zoo...this year we went to the COlumbus Zoo in Ohio where there is a really cool new polarbear exhibit....with underwater veiwing.

Sour grapes being as they are- we had a terrible time trying to view because parents let their kids run amuck and it was CRAZY!...

However, it costs our family the same to get in for one day as it does to go for a whole year on a membership, so we just go when we want to go....

More pics to come...

new things...ideas

I havent been around for a while..been kinda busy ....neglectful for my poor blogs....I figured Id come back because I put so much work into these things that I owe it to my writing to at least cisit them once in a while...right?

School is keeping me busy this summer- preparing for fall quarter, and working an internship all at the same time...

I am very blessed to have great kids and a fabulous husband...

And did I mention we have already canned?
Green beans and apple butter, apple sauce, bread and butter pickles and dills....

Here is my recipe for apple butter....I have no clue where I got it- but its one of the best borrowed recipes ever! ENJOY!

Apple Butter
16 medium apples
4 c sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp cloves

wash apples, remove stem and blossom end-chop into pieces and boil with 2 cups water until "smooshy"

Run through food mill 2x to remove and pulp the apples...add sugar, cinnamon and cloves...

cook slowly until thick enough to hang on spoon- fill hot jars 1/4" from top

process in water bath canner for 10 minutes...
about 5 pints

YUM!