Canning Beef & Veggie Soup

 

Canning for 2013 has began!

I had some leftover beef roast that we had been eating on for two days and we were tired of it.  So I  needed to do something with it.  So I cut it into bite sized chunks and added it to jars, then I cut up some potatoes and carrots and threw them in the jars too.  Then I added beef broth and canned them up.  I used pint and a half jars because that will be a good size for us.



Canning Log 2013

6  24oz Beef & Veggie Soup

We are Moved!

Sorry to make you all feel deserted.  We finally got moved and spent our first night here on January 6th.  But we had so much unpacking and organizing to do, but I think I am about 90% done now.  The internet provider that we planned on using came to hook us up and figured out that their signal does not reach us even though they were sure it would.  And even though I had the phone transferred a week ahead of time it was still now working.  So we felt pretty cut off from everyone.  Which was ok since it enabled me to get at unpacking and organizing with only the kids to distract me.  And thankfully there were no emergencies for us or anyone else that needed to contact us.   We finally have internet so I will be able to provide regular updates on our journey in the country.

2 loads moved

Well I was able to get two trailer loads moved today.  The trailer is only 4 x 8 so it doesn't hold as much as I would like at a time.  But it was nice to get some stuff moved today.  Some snow is forecasted for tonight and I have to work tomorrow, so I don't know if anything will get moved tomorrow but it will get done eventually I am sure!

Delayed Moving Time

We were planning on moving today.  Then yesterday we got our first blizzard of the season.  The drifts are so tall there is no way to get through them with a truck and trailer.  It would be nice to just delay for one day but the roads are still not looking the best.  Hopefully the county road crews are able to get the roads cleared and we can get both driveways cleared and at least get somethings moved this weekend and then can finish up on Christmas Eve!   
Wish us luck!

Play set for the Kids!

I saw a post on Craigslist of someone giving away a wooden playground.  It was a big one, ten years old, and would be a heck of a lot of work to take apart!  I thought about it for a short while but I knew this was probably the only way I would ever be able to get something like this for my kids.  So after two trips with the big trailer and three constant days of work, my kids have a playground to call there own.

And it was worth it all when I was able to stand back and watch them play and hear their happy voices!

Wood floors - stain going on

After cleaning the wood floors a couple times, it was time to start staining.
This is a picture of the beginning of the staining.  I have now gotten all the stain on.
And this weekend I will hopefully be able to put three clear coats on and then be done with the floors!!

Wood Floors

On the main floor of the house has the original wood flooring in the LR, DR, hall, and 2 BR's.
They were in bad shape but I really wanted to use them so I rented a floor sander and got to work on them.  Then I had to hand sand all the edges.  There was several pieces that had cracked and a few gouges here and there, but I think that adds charcter so I didn't try to fix that.  Now I will clean them up and get ready for the stain and finish.