So here are the pictures, all the boxes of fruit, and the pickles soaking in the ice water bath.

This is some of the finished product, pickles and applesauce!

Last batch coming out of the water bath, and mom waiting for the last batch to come out!

Canning time

Well family it is that time of year again, when we start canning all of the yummy stuff from our garden. This year I have been visiting a local farmers market on friday's and picking up some kind of local produce to bottle or put up. So far I have done, carrots (from my own garden), green beans, peaches, pears, apricots (jam, puree, and halfs), pickles, applesauce, strawberry and rasberry jam, and chicken. I have had a lot of fun doing this and spending time with my mom, who has so graciously helped. Last Saturday we spent all day doing this, I was up at 6 am mom was up at 9:30am and the last batch of stuff we processed came out at 11:54pm. It truly has been a lot of work but I think it will be well worth it. I was going to post some picutre but it doesn't look like it will let me at the moment so maybe later on, I will be able to do that.

As for me, I am doing great! Young Womens is going well, and I have been trying to attend the temple once a week which I think has been a great blessing in my life. Work is work but I enjoy most of the people that I work with so that is great! It does annoy me when people can't seem to figure things out for themselves, but that too will pass.

I hope that everyone is doing well, and that the Florida crew got home safe and sound. I would love to hear more from everyone!

Talk to you soon
Love you all
Rebecca

Hi All,
I figured that I would help out Becky who seems to have shouldered the burden of the blog. Actually to be totally honest this is the first time I have logged on in months but I'm going to try to do better!
Stuart and I got a house...Kinda. We are helping an elderly couple who need long term assistance and they let us live in their guest house. It's a cute little one bedroom house and I have no complaints other than what it lacks in the kitchen. (no oven/range top, garbage disposal, or dishwasher) But we have managed. It does have a nice microwave convection oven but I am not sure how to really work it.
Stuart started his job at the Target warehouse. They call it the Fulfillment Center though I don't know why. Due to lacking management at my job I have been trying to get a job there with him and I go in for an interview this Friday.
My school starts tomorrow...OMIGOONESS! School starts tomorrow. That fact had escaped me until right now! Well, I am going back to Pima in hopes of attaining a license in dental hygiene. While it is not my life long dream to clean people's teeth it is important to me that we have something to keep us afloat while Stu has many many years of school ahead of him. (He is going to be an orthodontist.)
That's kinda where we are right now. Like the primary song that has been running through my head the past day, "We are a happy family!" :) I had better figure out what time my classes are and what books I need. :) Talk to you all later
Love ya, Meg

Long Time no Blog

Hello everyone,

Here is just a few things I have been doing, Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house, watched baby Clara, went to dinner with my friends!

Just wanted to quickly update you. At my friends request, I have set up my own blog which I have kind of kept like a journal, so if you would like to get a quick update check it out on

http://www.rebeccaslifeblog.blogspot.com/

I hope to keep things up to date and do that journal writing that everyone has been telling me I should be doing.

Love you all!

Becky

hello again

Hello All again,

I am starting to feel like this is my personal journal, but I was shooting for once a month so here we go.As some of you already know, last week 06/29/09 I had heart surgery. More specifically a SVT ablation. I am so lucky to have inherited a lovely heart arrythimeia from the Lefford side of the family. SVT is a really rapid heart rate, that until 6-9 months ago I was able to control with meds. The meds stopped working and so surgery was the next best thing. After surgery I am feeling better just still really tired. It looks like I will probably have to have it again because I am still having symptoms but they are less frequent and don't last as long. So that is great! Anything to feel better!

Other then that I am way excited to go to the family reunion this weekend. Hopefully we will get to do lots of fun stuff! I will try to post pictures next week sometime.

Baby Clara is doing good! She is cute as a doll, but she hates her carseat and screams almost always when she is in it! Garrett tries to calm her down by singing to her, but so far that had not worked.

Mom and I are planning a trip to Disneyland in September and also to see a couple of art museums so that should be fun!

Work has been really good, we have got some great people and everyone (except 1 person) is working well together which makes it really easy to get along, and less stress for me!

I hope all of you are doing well! I hope Florida and Arizona are not too hot yet!

Talk to everyone soon!

Becky

Me and Clara

New Baby is here

Hi all,

Just a quick update! Evets had her baby last night. They named her Clara Leone, she weighed 6 lbs, 12 oz and was 18 1/2 inches long! She is really cute and has chubby cheeks we are so excited! Evets is doing really well. Hope to see you all soon.

Love Becky