2010 Bear Season

My youngest son killed his first bear this year.The bear weighed

around 130 lbs. In the above picture he is beside his uncle with

his dad in the background. My other sons have killed a total of 3

deer this season-so far :) I am thankful that they enjoy hunting.

100%

"Saddleback"

Isaac with his 410 shotgun.

Isaac was the only one in his hunter safety

education class to score a 100 on his test~

Yippee :) He also hit the clay targets with his

shotgun. We all have so much fun hunting/fishing

together. (Deer,Bear,groundhog,squirrel,
coon,rabbit..etc..lol)

He got stung a few times on the arm
one day this week by the"saddleback" in the

above picture..boy those things hurt!! (I have

encountered a few of them in the corn patch!!)

Well~we have lots to do as usual. Have a great day.

We are so blessed by God :0)

Today...

The garden is on its last legs~haha~only a few tomatoes,

peppers and melons left to gather. We will dig potatoes

in Sept. or Oct. (depending on the weather.) I will be

planting mustard greens this weekend for canning later

in the fall. We have preserved lots of food-as usual. :)

Thank the Lord for all of His blessings.

Football season is in full swing. Hunting season is just

around the corner! My youngest son will complete his

hunter safety education course tonight. It's hard to

believe how fast my boys are growing up....16,13, and

10 yrs. old. Where does the time go? LOL

Looking forward to the change of seasons.

Homeschooling is going well. Lots to do around the

house. I will be cutting back the flowers in my beds

soon and getting my fruit trees, bushes and vines

prepared for the winter. We are working on fixing

some deep spots in our driveway and getting new gravel.

God is good/All the time :)

Starting to reap the harvest :)

I gathered a few squash,cucumbers and a zucchini

this morning. We have also harvested cabbage,

onions and peppers. Next week I should start canning

half runners. I can hardly wait for our tomatoes

to rippen..yum. The garden is growing well. I will

soon be very busy canning-instead of weeding~ha. So

worth the work. Thank you Lord for all of your many

blessings.

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..