I Know Why You're Here

Is it just me...

...or does the the passage of time accelerate at an alarming rate?

I mean come on - how much faster can it go?

Canning/Freezing

Well I'm finally done! But did it really have to end this way? I have canned over 5 bushels of fruit, frozen 1/2 bushel of beans, 1 flat of strawberries (as jam or berries) and 6lbs of blueberries. I think that's pretty good for my first summer doing any of it. Everything has gone well until my last night, argh. Not one broken jar or bad seal but tonight we had 3 strikes. 1 broken jar, 1 just blew the top off and 2 possible non sealers since they're oozing applesauce as we speak.

I guess I better not complain but if only I had saved the best for last, right? Well I did because my wonderful husband is letting me go away for the weekend with 2 long-time friends in Chicago! Woo hoo! I hope to cook, eat cheesecake, & get lots of sleep. I doubt it since I can't sleep even when I get the chance. So...

Here's to my wonderful husband and prayers that Alex co-operates this weekend. I love you lots. I promise to scrub every crevice of the kitchen when I get back.

Exciting Times

I entered a few photos into a contest at Wired.com a while back and then forgot about it. I noticed the contest url in the drop down list today while typing in the address for another site and figured I'd check it out and see if I had any winners. For the reader's choice category I had nothing, but in the "Top 10 Wired.com Fall Photos, Decided by Us" category the photo department chose two of my entries, which can be seen here and here.

Time Stands Still

Summer is over, but here are few shots to take you back to the heat of it all.







The busyness of the summer season has wound down a little bit, but I think we're still feeling pretty weary. We've continued to grieve the loss of our baby, and the whole emotional, spiritual and physical aspects of the process are leaving us really drained and feeling like we have no passion left for life outside ourselves. I never realized how long and painful healing would be.

Thank God for Alex - at least he never stops making us laugh. I never realized how deep of a source of joy a child could be until we had our own.