Well, we've made it through the first part of June. Now that I look back, it passed so quickly. Mickey has been working evening shift for all of June which means he has spent a lot more time at home. We are loving it.
Michael is working at the golf course and finishing Algebra 2. Maddie and Marc are hanging out here and doing Math and History and enjoying the summer.
Mickey just finished fixing up and putting new batteries in the motor scooters. So they will get more use now. Maddie and Mickey have also embarked on a challenge to run a 5K at the Thanksgiving Turkey Trot in Kentucky. So, training has begun for that whlie we have been finding ways to stay busy.
HOWEVER...the big news of June is the strawberries have been picked, cleaned, and made into freezer jam. The kids and I go strawberry picking every year. It's become a family tradition. We pick the berries, and they help clean and then we make jam. The jam goes into the freezer and then is handed out at Christmas as gifts to their Sunday School teachers, AWANA workers, and other friends. We take pride in our berry picking and jam making skills.
I'm proud to say that this year, every one was totally involved...even Mickey. Because of working evening shift, this year he was involved in every part of the process. This hasn't happened before. It was a fun and memory making time for all, except the kids have caught on that berry picking isn't just fun anymore, but it's work. Especially when I like to bring home about 30 lbs. of berries. :-D
The funniest part was we paid a little more to pick this year than normal. The day after we had finished our big jam making project, we walked into the commissary and they had berries for 26 cents cheaper than the ones we had to pick ourselves. Go figure. Anyway, I still enjoy the family tradition. The kids worked hard, Mickey worked hard and I worked hard, but we have a freezer full of jam.
This year was a record year. We put up 22 cup jars, 22 pint jars, and 8 quart jars. YAY!!
