It’s a little after 11 a.m. and I’ve a few minutes before getting ready for Church. Today I’m teaching the Gospel Essentials class finishing up the last half of the first Missionary Lesson. I’m also substituting on the organ for Sacrament Meeting. Nina is up at the prison for the Kinport Branch church services. Bradica (the dog) is asleep on the floor, but every once in a while comes around to make sure it isn’t time to eat. It’s a sunny 75 degree day with the temperatures forecasted to climb to about 90 degrees with increasing winds and a chance of thundershowers.
Yesterday was a pretty busy day. We left the house about 8:30 to go to the farmers market where we picked up about 50 pounds of peaches, a dozen ears of corn, and some beans. Then we went to the nursery where Nina bought five trees and a bunch of bushes and plants. From there we went to Fred Meyers and picked up some groceries and some more plants. The cleaners was the final stop and then we came home. We were out the entire morning. After lunch we planted flowers by the back step and in the front near the house. I discovered a problem with the sprinkler system and got that fixed after digging up what seemed to be half the front yard. In the end the problem was a broken wire that was easily accessed and quickly fixed. Not so all the holes in the front yard! Things are mostly back to normal out there, however.
We have a practice of going out to dinner on the Saturday evening before Fast Sunday. Last night we went to Sizzler so we could use a discount check. The meal was nice and we enjoyed being out to eat. After that we went to Walmart to get some more canning jars (Nina bought the last of the jars at Fred Meyers earlier in the day) and a vacuum sealer for the vegetables that Nina wanted to freeze. The final stop was at Dillards where I bought a some suspenders to replace those that are wearing out.
The vacuum sealer works great! The peaches smell wonderful (peaches and cream for desert tonight — yum!). Canning season is well upon us as well as a quick trip to Brigham City to pick up more stuff to can. Life continues to be very good!
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