Myrtle Beach 2010

On the pier..

Beautiful sunrise...

My fellars strolling along the beach..

"Trees" that the tide left in the sand..

Fun splashing in the waves..

My oldest son had a baseball tournament near

Myrtle Beach.~So we got to go on a early vacation..

LOL-It has been 12 years since we last visited MB.

Time sure does fly by! We enjoyed being @ the

beach,exploring together and just having fun!!

God blessed us with a safe and happy trip...He is

so good!

Canned food inventory..

It is raining here today so I am doing alot of " inside" work..
I keep most of my canned food in our laundry
room.While I was cleaning there this morning
I decided to inventory it. This will give me a better
idea of what I need to work on this summer. I
always can alot and use the previous years
canning up first. As of today this is what I have
remaining:

gr.beans-73 jars
corn-77 jars
tomatoes-44 jars
potatoes-6 jars
pickles-8 jars
mustard greens-23 jars
pumkin/cushaw-25 jars
salsa-36 jars
spagetti sauce-5 jars
kraut-17 jars
jelly-3 jars
juice-3 jars
apple butter-5 jars
We also have several bushels of potatos left.
We are so blessed by God.... :)

Getting wood in for winter....

My family has started cutting wood for winter.

We use dead or fallen trees most of time. This

winter has left many trees down..We try to get

our wood cut and stacked in the spring to let it

have time to dry out before cold weather. I am

thankful to God for our wood stove and the

wonderful heat it provides and for the health

and tools to get our wood in. God is so good!!

Our Garden

I was able to plant spinach,lettuces,mustard,

cabbage,cauliflower,red and white onions in

our garden Saturday..The weather turned

chilly and we had some rain/sleet/and snow;

perfect weather for just putting my cold weather

plants in the ground..They are looking so good.

Our hens started laying about 6 weeks ago. We

have new Americauna pullets that are about 3

weeks old and are picking up Buff orphington

pullets this week(about the same age). God is

so good. BLESSED.. We also added 2 more

nannies,one rooster and 2 rabbits to the "farm".

We should have baby bunnies the first week

of April.

Bear Season 2009

My husband killed this bear during archery season
this past year. You can see the poke berry stain
on his nose and mouth.His intestines were also

stained. We have been making chili and stew
out of him..

Fun in the snow...

It is 16 degree's this morning.. A bitter cold weekend

coming up- with snow... I enjoy all of the seasons...

We had lots of fun with the last big snow we got..

(Right before CHRISTmas).We went sleigh riding,

built a bonfire,made snowmen and had snowball fights..

Hot chocolate with family and friends..And we had no

electricity for 4 days..(Beats the 17 days the last time.)haha

God is good...

Fire Wood

This is our wood shed.. It is about 1/3 full in
this picture.. We filled it up all the way to the
front post.

We have had a fire now for a few days. This
makes all the hard work we did this summer
SO worth it.haha-It was 23 degree's here this
morning.. Heavy frost. I thank God for our
full wood shed..And all of His many
blessings!!