The joys of being a homemaker.

  I know it has been awhile since posting. My apologies to all. I have been either sick or busy. We seem to have so much going on right now. My bible studies are going along well. I am now going straight to www.biblegateway.com before I go anywhere else.  I have found myself changing inside. I know have joy and peace where before I was in a hurry to get to Facebook.  Now I find it distracting and sometimes, it disturbs me. I hate all of the negative and block it when I can. I am not trying to hide from the ills of the world but to shield my mind from some of the things I have no control over. I do not want to see abused animals or violence. I do not want to read foul language and see nudity or immodest people.  I do enjoy the interaction with friends and the new recipes and such I see posted.
  I am part of a canning club online. We try to cheer each other on and help each other with answers to questions.  It is a joy to see a newbie canner with their first success. It is not always easy but it is so rewarding to know what you are eating. Just this last week, we bought 50 pounds of bagged leg quarters for $.38 a pound.They had been running sales on them off and on this summer. I wanted so much to stock up on them but my hubby had said no at the time. Well this time he said yes. I ended up putting up 14 quarts of them up. They did have the bones in them. Next time if I have more time and money, I might like to can up some boneless chicken breast or boneless thighs. Such a quick way to throw a meal together. 
  Today is homecoming at church. I have been up since five this morning. I have been helping set up for this event and decided to wait and do what cooking I needed to do till this morning. I am taking meatballs in sauce and a big container of peanut butter delights. I thought about making home made cinnamon rolls but decided against it.I wanted to take something that I knew would be eaten. I hope the weather does not stop folks from coming. The hurricane is taking its sweet time getting gone.
  My hubby is going to build me a chicken coop soon. Last time I had a huge 8x12 one. This time I want something much smaller that is easier to care for.We are using some of the pieces that are coming off the shop. They are damaged on the bottom. That is fine, they will be plenty big for my needs. I had hoped to have my birds already so they would be fully feathered and half grown by winter. We will see which way to go. I may buy older birds this time instead of pullets.
 Time to get ready for church. Have a blessed day.