Good lord. I woke up at 8am this morning. Yah - I got to sleep in for once! But I knew I needed to get my tail moving and out to the garden to pick the ever producing green beans. They are really coming out of my ears. At 8am it was already 80 degrees. That's crazy. So, I got the kiddos fed and dressed. Andy headed over to the hog barn to do chores, and me and the kids headed out to the garden. It wasn't long and I had beads of sweat literally dripping off my face. Gee-ross!!! I think I've mentioned before that I don't do well in extreme heat. (for the record, we are in an Extreme Heat Advisory until Wednesday or Thursday) It was brutal out there, but I managed to pick 3 gallons of green beans - again. We filled the sink full, and now I must blanch them to freeze. JOY! Not a process I love, but it must be done. Unless anyone wants to come unload green beans off of me. I also picked peas....and I will admit, they are not worth the time and effort. For $2 I think I'll go to the store and buy the frozen variety - my preference, petite peas. They are just as good and require no picking or podding. Someone please remind me this when I order my garden seeds for next year. When I made it into the house after picking the goods, my tank top was drenched, and I felt horrible. My stomach was nice and queasy - not sure if that was from the heat or the one too many beers with friends the night before. Even after a little 10 minute snooze, I didn't feel a whole lot better. Sure drained my much needed mojo for the day. I have a ton of crafty projects that need to get done this week for our 2011 Stampin' Up! Catalog Kick-off Party. Hopefully mojo will return after the kids go to bed tonight....
My sweet hubs took the boys to the County Fair this afternoon. I'll be anxious to see how that went over. Alex requested to see the cows, pigs, and hopefully a horse. No doubt his request will be granted. I hope they all come back in one piece along with the ice cream and root beer I requested! Nothing like a good ol' root beer float on a hot day.
Back when I was a young 'en - I used to stay at my Grandparent's farm for a couple of weeks during the summer. We'd walk beans - the old fashioned way of doing things - to get the weeds removed from the field. We'd go out for a couple of hours in the morning and a couple of hours after supper. The plus was Grandma always gave us a dish of ice cream before supper, and on really good days, we'd have root beer floats. We'd sit on their steps, and cool off with those yummy floats - sometimes served up in old fashioned metal glasses. They were the best. We'd watch the fire flies buzzing around, and sometimes we'd even see deer off in the distance. I so loved those days! I hope that I can create memories like that for my kids....so I really hope that Andy brings home the goodies! I can already hear Will asking for a special treat! :)
Alrighty - I need to get supper rolling, and I'm feeling less than ambitious about it. Oh well. Pampered Chef recipe tonight. Maybe I'll feel pampered??? Have to admit - ya can't ever go wrong with a Pampered Chef recipe. They are always the best ever!!!
So, with that, I'll be done rambling, and get to work in the kitchen.
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