Pumpkins!

We carved our pumpkins for Halloween today! 

  Both boys were very excited! Nicole just wanted to eat them!

 Jamie, Ramsey and I gutted the pumpkins into a clean bag. After we got them all scraped out, we outlined our patterns onto the pumpkins! 

 I finished mine and Nicole's first, so while Jonathon continued to work on his and Ramsey's, I helped Jamie work on his!

I selected something a little less traditional. For those unfamiliar with it, this is the symbol for "Om"

 

Jamie opted for Wreck-It Ralph

And Ramsey chose a spider and web!

Not a bad bunch if I say so myself!

A Picking We Shall Go

The apples are ripe and ready here on the property, so when Jamie get's home from school, we're going to go out and pick them! Depending on how much we get, I'll make and can some applesauce and apple butter! It's been over 15 years since I canned anything so this should be fun! I'm really looking forward to  relearning the process! I foresee the need for another storage shed next year so we'll have somewhere to store all of the fruits and veggies that I'll be preserving!

Just Another Manic... Sunday?

Today has been very confusing for me! After over a year of working Monday through Friday shifts, I got into a routine. But Jon took a new position at work that doesn't have a set Monday through Friday, and he had to work today. And Jamie stayed at Grandma Pat's last night, which further added to my confusion of today (especially when he didn't come home from school on time!).

Today Ramsey helped me make blueberry muffins and cranberry orange muffins (and Nicole helped eat them). I love baking! It's something that calms me down, and cheers me up. As long as I can remember, I would bake anytime I would be upset or depressed. I think that plays a big part in my struggle with weight loss.

I don't really have a lot to share today, so I think I will leave it at this. :)