crinkle cut pears

 

 

well i did my pears yesterday and can i tell u i will never do another way again.. i have always hated to can pears cuz they take forever.. yes forver..u have to peel them, cut them in half and then spoon out everything..well this year with all the canning im doing i was trying to save some serious time..well this was so fast.. i had 13 quarts of pears peeled and quarted in 20 mintues with the help of my kids..yeah 20 mintues..so fast..anyhow i used my apple correr peeler thing but i put the corer part down..then we used my apple slicer and cut them into the pieces and then into a cool bath of lemon water to keep them from browning..after that it was filling the jars with the pears and then with my syrup..(i use 3 cups sugar to 7 cups water and bring to a boil..)..then it was adding the hot rings and lids and then process them for 30 minutes...so anyway there done and now i am about done canning this year..usually i am starting right about now but it has been such a hot summer that evrything came on about 3 weeks early this year..wahoo for me..A-

full week

well we have made it through the first full week of school.. we have also had scouts, back to school night,i have had 2 practices, made apples butter, lots of laundry and on top of it colds..yep the stupid cold bug hit our house..yeah yeah i know..ugh..well after a visit to the docs office, vitamins and emern -c we are doing better..tomorrow is going to be a day of catch up and more canning..my pears are finally ready and i am super excited cuz that means i am just about done canning..i know way early this year too..but fall has hit the air..it is super cooling down at night and the leaves are even starting to show signs..wow not ready for the cold but def for cooler days..hope u all are doing well..off again to get a handle on things..next week is a duzie..A-

the fair and school started

 

 

 

well  we had the first day of school this week.. i have a 6th grader, 3rd and a 1st grader..wow how did that happen.. the first week went pretty well but we did have a few hiccups with wyatt adjusting to a new school.. he is now changing classes and has a locker.  i hope this week goes better..

we also had the fair this week.. we were not going to go but ended up going.. we just took a few hours to walk around and see all the stuff and then got a few little treats and then came home.. it was good to do something as a family..

 

my girls

well if u dont know i am helping with the snake river marching band this year..it is an awesome experience helping these kids and growing a program that they havent had in like 15 years..i am helping with the color quard and these are my 5 girls..they are doing such an awesome job and sat was there 1st performance..eeeek..im so proud..i was even nervous..A-