Someone has her eye on me! So here is me owning up to the fact that while we did regular farm chores, did get to the feed store, did get the next and hopefully last thing needed for the new sump pump to be installed and fully auto.. the truth is that I took a good amount of the time off and went to a christmas party,  it was a lovely pot luck get together with my pie, wine, knit girls but instead of it being just us girls, we had our handsome fella’s with us and five little ones under the age of six..

There were homecanned pickles and beets, I made a lamb chili with most things having been grown on the farm, and the homecanned grape juice from the farm was a big hit with both older folks and little ones.. M, The red velvet cupcakes made with beets instead of nasty red die #5 with their cream cheese icing where AMAZING..

What a pleasent way to spend a afternoon/evening, and so I did no canning, no butchering, no extra’s.. I did however get and give hugs an kiss’s, I did get to visit in the kitchen while getting the food ready, I did get to see a full table filled with smiles, laughs and happy baby faces covered in chili or orange salad, I got to watch kid zoomies, and watch them put on a dino show, be a marching playing band on kitchen pots and pans.. 

It was time well spent!  I may not have filled the freezer or the pantry, but it filled my heart and spirit..