Well, I have another date. I've always heard that the 3rd time is the charm. Dh and I will be leaving on our 7 hour flight on Sept. 30th. Tickets are booked and paid for and date cleared with Nina. I will be missing 3 days of work but don't have to be back till October 13 due to fall break.

Hubby was told last week that he would be laid off this week. Things will be tough for awhile but we decided to go ahead with the surgery, I have canned a lot of fresh vegs. from my garden and hubby has a freezer full of blackberries and a hog he killed. He always gets a deer too. Plus I have over 100 chickens. I plan to down size on the chicks though, so I won't have to buy a lot of feed for them this winter. Can you tell I live in the country? I have a hillbilly accent to go along with it. Sorry for rambling.

Just wanted to share my new date.

Have a nice and restful Sunday afternoon. Judy

Edited July 27, 200916 yr by Ky.hen

Ok ladies, no pickle fighting. Just pm me your address and I will ship them.

That or we'll all just show up at your house this fall (after your surgery of course)!

Okay, Vegas, you talked me into it. We can share.

That or we'll all just show up at your house this fall (after your surgery of course)!

Party at Ky's house?? :thumbup:

Works for me - how 'bout you Ruthi?

Oh yeah ... how do you feel about it Judy? :thumbup:

Judy you must have a heck of a lot of energy. There is no way I could keep up a garden and can all that stuff. You're going to be a whirlwind after surgery. Judy, our human tornado!

Party time!

Daisy, some days I do have extra energy so I push myself. I then pay for it later. I will feel drained for a day or two until I can get my strength back up again. I am trying not to push it for a few days. My kindergarteners will start on the 6th and I need to be ready. I usually have to come home and take a 30 min. nap before I can do anything the rest of the day. I know loosing weight will help get my energy back to normal so I can keep up with a room full of 5 year olds. Judy

Judy, kudos to you! I love kids, but I am not sure I could handle a room full of five year olds all day!

Umm wow. I wouldn't know how to can if my life depended on it or how to "dig" a potato. 100 chickens? All I would be thinking is that is a lot of cr*p to shovel! I live in the suburbs, not zoned for farm animals of any kind. Heck you can only have two dogs where I live.

I agree. There is no way I could handle a class of 5 year olds.

It's hard sometimes Daisy but I've been around little kids all my life and I guess you just get used to it. I was in a class a couple of years ago that just about did me in. You name it and they did it plus more. LOL

SoCal, that is so funny about the chicken manure. I built my hen house on a little hill. When it rains the manure washes out of the chicken lot into the little field behind it. That is where I planted my blackbery vines. They stay naturaly fertilized and we have lots of berries without much work.

All this self efficent knowledge comes in handy sometimes. We were trapped here for about 2 weeks last winter during an ice storm. No electricity, phone, Water. We made it fine. I have a gas cook stove to cook on. A wood stove in the basement for heat. Worse part was melting snow and ice to water the chickens and take a bath. It's just the way I was raised. I taught my 12 year old granddaughter this year how to can pickles. She loved it. Judy

Hi, Judy. Where in KY is Upton? I live about 35-40 min from the KY/TN border.

My husband and I just started gardening about 3 years ago. Each year we try something new. This was our first year of doing potatoes, not much luck. We had SO much rain in the spring it nealy flooded out the entire garden. Squash, on the other hand, is coming out our ears. It's all been a learning experience.

Congratulations on your new date!

Ok this is great. It will be here before you know it.

Oh my, you will be able to eat off your canned goods and freezer all winter. My bother still lives in Indiana and they have a huge garder. My mouth waters every time he mentions something. He keeps talking about the tomatoes and I tell him to remember I like 1/2 # of bacon on my sandwich. Guess that won't be any more. Let's see how many weeks would it take to eat that. ha I eat turkey bacon now. I can hardly gag down regular bacon. I guess that is good.

Sorry about your husband's job. Hopefully after a short rest he will be able to find work. Take care and enjoy your garden. Wish we could all come there and enjoy it with you. carol

Hi Nanna Carol,

My 3 grandkids call me Nanny too. Upton is about halfway between Louisville and Bowling Green.

Yeah, I agree we have had alot of rain this year. You can plant some late potatoes and maybe have better luck. I have squash and cucumbers running out of my ears too. I have a whole basket of stuff I'm giving away tomorrow. I have 14 dozen eggs in my frig. that I have to take to a little country store tommorow. What else do you have planted in your garden?

Carolphx, I do have a lot of stuff canned for this winter. I will enjoy the rest of the family eating it after Oct. 1. LOL

Maybe I can blend some of the veg. Soup after I'm allowed full liquids. Judy

I am all for a trip to get some pickles, I actually already have a ticket to St Louis in October.

I am all for a trip to get some pickles, I actually already have a ticket to St Louis in October.

No, no, no -- you get the eggs -- Susan and I get the pickles.

I actually know how to can - I canned green beans, tomatoes, and apples when I lived in Indiana. If you have zucchini, shred it and freeze it and use it later for zucchini bread -- yummy ...canning is a lot of work, but very rewarding and it tastes so good in the winter ... we also had a wood burning stove and it came in handy often -- for cooking and heating in the winter, especially when the power went out during ice storms. Amazing how different things are in the midwest compared to Las Vegas ...