Monday, April 1, 2013

At Home Journal vol. 8 Sapping Season

Outside my window : cold but sunny sapping weather
Clothing myself in: jeans, sweater, mud boots and wool socks
The baby: is nursing and growing like crazy...up to 17 lbs. now! Still a honey. Rolled over last week!
The kiddos : have been able to get outside a bit.   This has improved relations immensely!  Since posting last time that bedtime had improved...we've reverted.  Ugh!  A few late nights will do it I suppose. 
Around the house :  we're all things maple ... books from our shelves and the libraries, boiled our 15 gallons of sap with the neighbors' this weekend. We're hoping for a quart or two of our own when its all done.  I gave a 'field trip' to 17 kids (homeschooling or home from school ) and parents this morning of our small sugaring operation.   It was fun and went well. 
In the kitchen : HAM and the various leftovers it can be used in...I'm thinking potatoes and ham, pea soup, sandwiches ...hmmm what else?
Bring me joy: maple syrup, Easter alleluia!  Visitors coming. And a big birthday surprise!
Thinking about : Living Easter joy the next 50 plus days, keeping things simple and tidied...
Pictures : Boiling sap as a family!  Fun!

FYI: Posted this all from the phone ...not the neatest but not horrible to type with babe in arms.

2 comments:

Monica said...

Cute!!

Your parsing about ham made me smile, as Aaron just asked at lunch, "do you think ham would go with sauerkraut?"

Squirmy baby, gotta go!!

Unknown said...

Got a syringe & a snot sucker handy? You can make Pisanka eggs, and then make a ham & egg bake. ;)