Getting ready

I am really pleased that I have lost seven pounds. I know that does not sound like much, and it is not, but it is a start. I am happy that I have managed to get my whole family, including myself, up and moving more. We take an evening walk together and my husband and son are playing basketball every night. I have them eating healthier and drinking more water. This is great!

Yesterday, I managed to can my first batch of salsa for the season. I only got seven pints, but it is a start. I also canned three pints of peppers for later use. My son watched and helped where he could, I figure this will help him later in life and we called it a life skill and jotted it down as a home school grade. I don't think our garden will produce much this year, but I am still going to put away what I can. We have gotten several squash that we have been able to freeze for the winter months. Our goal is to get the pantry and the freezer full. We also want to stock up on animal feed, and any non-food items that we use a lot so that when winter comes, we really don't have to worry about getting out to go to the grocery or where ever if the weather is going to be bad. My son finds this fascinating, so he is coming up with ideas also. Doesn't seem like much of a lesson, but I still feel that if it has him participating and thinking, then it is a life skill and therefore, part of his home education. Over the weekend, we even stocked up on hay so that we will have it during the winter months when the price of hay jumps up so much. We need the hay to feed our goats throughout the winter when they can not get fresh grass and leaves.

We have all of our home school curriculum ordered and most of it has arrived. We have organized all of it by subject and stuff that is not for the grades we don't need right now has also been organized in a separate area. We have all of our plans and lessons ready to go and we have purchased all of our supplies except for printer ink and printer paper. We are almost ready and can hardly wait to study something other than our summer curriculum of just math, grammar, and reading comprehension.