Friday, October 29, 2010
Dress Up
Oh, what fun it is to have a little girl who has long hair. I had way too much fun curling Clara's hair the night before. I was so excited and couldn't wait to see the ending results.
They were so soft and long. As the day went on, Clara's curls got relaxed and even cuter!
She wanted to dress up in her ballerina costume.
James tried to make a mess, as usual, while I helped Clara get ready.
"Twirl, Clara, twirl!"
Her friend came over and they decided to "twirl together".
Oh, what fun it is to be a girl!
Canning: Take 2
We go through life learning by the mistakes we make, right? Well, a couple days after we canned our first batch, I was brave enough (and with the pain gone) to retry my applesauce canning. All the apples finally were canned and we ended up with 8 jars of applesauce.
Jonathans on the Left and Gala on the Right.
Note to self: Jonathans are a bit more tart and you really don't have to add anything sweet to it. Also, if you don't take the skins off, they make the applesauce "pink".
Galas are a sweeter apple, so don't add too much sweetness to it or no one will eat it except for Clara and daddy.
Galas are a sweeter apple, so don't add too much sweetness to it or no one will eat it except for Clara and daddy.
The Price of Canning
So, Dale and I decided to try our hand at canning. We went with something simple . . . applesauce. It was lots of fun!
Jonathans on the Left and Galas on the Right.
You know that apples get hot? And if they get on your skin, they continue to cook? They don't say, "Hey! Wait a minute. Stop cooking while we 'rest' in this person's hand." Nope! They just keep on cooking.
My hand is better now, but the 3 jars we canned were the only ones we did that day!
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