- made breakfast (cinnamon and brown sugar oatmeal with raisins)
- defrosted frozen tomatoes
- chores
- made a new batch of tea (raspberry mint because I didn't have enough teabags for my usual plain mint)
- took burnables out to the barn
- began tomatoes (the big item for the day). Washing. Cutting. Squishing. Pouring. Washing. Cutting. Squishing. Pouring. Washing. Cutting. Squishing....you get the idea. For about four hours.
- While I did tomato-ey things, I listened to a lecture on Winston Churchill. I think, if the Lord ever gives me another baby and if that baby happens to be a boy, I may be very tempted to name him, at least in part, Churchill. Strange, but true.
- talked with a neighbor who stopped by. Very superly, amazingly, wonderfully excited about what they had to say. It involves a miniature horse. (shhhhhhhhh-don't tell!)
- talked with my mother-in-law who stopped by
- fixed lunches for children (pb&j sandwiches-elegant!)
- ate lunch. Barely convinced myself to get back up out of my chair.
- But I did. I used rest time to go across the street to the Granary and organize/sort (An impossible job with an awake Judahbear.) Did this for about two hours.
- After rest time was over, headed back to house and started the last of the tomatoes and then, the tomato clean-up. This took about another hour.
- Made supper. (Chicken quesadillas topped with sour cream and fresh salsa and wheat berry salad.)
- played hangman with childer and husband
- Did supper dishes.
- Wiped down dining table, counters, etc.
- Prepared cherry and pear tomatoes for making into sun-dried tomatoes (via deyhdrator)
See you on the flipside!
7 comments:
aak. I am so happy for you and all you are accomplishing, but every time I read it makes me feel inadequate, you are getting so much done with your time, me I feel so less productive. I haven't been feeling the greatest so it's been hard to be motivated.
You are amazing Rebecca, really and truly!
Well, all I can say Elizabeth is that I can't seem to eek out any time to exercise everyday even though I really, really, really want to lose weight. And you often do it TWICE. So- think about THAT.
That is a constant frustration for me. My busy-ness doesn't get me losing weight and yours does. So really, it stinks to be ME.
Well, I guess we both have our own annoyances ;) I'm down to one time a day on the weeks I have the boys (and I am so tired, it's halfhearted workingout) and then sometimes on my time off I do workout twice since I have more energy. I guess it's one of those give n take things, we can't have time for everything I suppose :) I admire all you've accomplished lately, that's for sure! :)
It looks like you had another busy and productive day! Love the rainbow of tomatoes! And Judah's helping hands. :) Two year olds are so fun! Hannah loves to help me make bread. She asks almost every afternoon if we're going to make it.
I've heard a few less than savory things about Churchill myself so I'm curious about the lecture you listened to.
Here's the article I was thinking of in my comment above, http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/raico-churchill1.html .
The lecture I listened to was by Dr. George Grant in his series on Modernity. He is a Presbyterian minister, founder of the Franklin Classical Christian School and author of many books, among other things. He explains history in an engaging way and always from a biblical worldview and is very, very learned. I am really loving his series and wish there was a way I could afford ALL of them- he has series in Antiquity, Christendom and American Culture I would love to get my hands---er, ears---on.
I took a gander at your source and within the first three paragraphs the man referenced Christopher Hitchens as a quotable source, which raises some concerns in my mind...but I will certainly, when I have a few minutes, read the whole thing. If I am inaccurately portraying Churchill, I want to know about it! Thank you for sharing the link!
Thank you, Rebecca, for your response. I was trusting that you'd take my comment for what it was, a friendly suggestion to take a closer look, and you did. :) I know you want to know the truth which is why I ventured to say anything at all. I'm not saying the article has no flaws just that it may present some unpopular and often unknown or ignored information about Chuchill.
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