Littlesister

Didn't make it to Church this morning. finally figured out why I have been so congested and maybe my B/p going up. Seems GS has been vaping in bedroom and I can smell it all over the house. I told him 3 or 4 times to clean his room and he didn't do it. so, I got hold of it after he left for work this afternoon. He lied about vaping in room, and he is not allowed to do that in house. The furniture was so sticky and dirty. I had to scrub all of it down, open the windows and air out the room. Washed his sheets and blankets also. I am going to have a talk with him again as he is also lying about saving up for an apt. A $400 handheld game was more important than paying off his bills and another package came for him today. I will be kicking him out on street soon if this habit does not change. I am thinking about charging him rent for now to see if that changes his behavior. This seems to be how he does. Starts off good and then back to old habits. He will no longer be allowed to bring that pipe in house. So, when he gets home tonight, I will be waiting up for him. We need to have that talk. I am thinking about $600 a month in rent to put up for his apt. but he won't know I am doing that. I hate for him to be living on street again, but it is now time for tough love. He will be 21 next month and already talking about getting drunk. Already told him if he does it won't be in my house and not to come home if it happens elsewhere. Also reminded him about drinking and driving. And he knows full well about that. So will see what he does. Didn't get much done today other than clean GS's bedroom out. Just didn't feel well today and I now know that his vaping in bedroom and the smell going all over the house being so strong that it is really tearing me up. We have had that talk about the vaping before and he said the pipe sometimes leaks. I checked that one out and he lied about that. They can leak but does not smell that strong like it does when you are vaping. His car tags expired last month, and he has had a headlight on car out for over a month and won't do anything about it. He won't go to DMV to get his VA lic. reinstated as he is still using his Washington lic. So not saying anything more about it. He will get a ticket. So, if he wants to learn the hard way, then so be it. I am tired and trying to finish getting my house back together and done trying to teach him to grow up. OK I am done with my rant. Tomorrow I will start washing windows, blinds and curtains. That will be an all-day event. It is going to be in 50's tonight so have both bathroom windows open and GS's windows are open. That cool air feels great. House is warm enough that I don't need to turn on heat yet either. Also found out it was on news early this morning that Harborview shopping area had several bomb threats and a hostage situation at the TJ Max store. Everything was evacuated and roads closed off. Not sure of everything that happened there yet. That is where our Walmart is also. It was all shut down. Time to be more watchful of my surroundings and be prepared if need be. Not saying on here what I mean by being prepared. But I am covered in that area.

They work great. I have 3 of them. Now they have an LED light that kills bugs. It's called Pic insect killer. Going to put in the garage for early spring next year. You can use the zapper with or without turning on the light.

Got the second shelving unit up in small bedroom. Froze the last of the green peppers. Made cookies for GS. Did some house cleaning and then picked up yard from trees across street. They all blew up into my yard. What a mess. We had some very hard rain and wind was bad. But no damage. Just lots of small limbs and leaves all over everyone's yards. A couple of people did have a limb fall from trees in their yards but no damage.

My GD and her DH lives just outside of Charlston SC. They did fine. She said lights blinked on and off a few times, but no major flooding around her area. I pray that Ambergris is doing good, and everything was ok. That hurricane was for sure historic. Florida really got torn up.

Watched Acu weather on the storm since it is also affecting GD and her DH. They live near Charlston SC. So far, they are ok. but the blunt of the hurricane won't hit till between 3 and 4 today. We are getting heavy rain off and on as well as high winds off and on but not in a flood zone so doing fine. Still going through things in house today since I can't get outside to finish cleaning out flower beds and such. Lots of paperwork that has piled up that I need to go through and get rid of. So, getting ready to do that in a bit. Almost have my living room set up like I want it. Much more room for sewing and craft work. Though I still need to look into French doors to go at door between living room and foyer. But will be fine for now. First time for me this room has a useful purpose. Only time I ever used it was Christmas and to come in here to dust and wash windows. Now I can actually use this room for something. Right now, I do have an area for GS and his computer in a corner of the room. So that worked out great for him.

GD and her DH live just outside of Charlston S.C. Praying they will be ok. Not sure of her location but about 20 minutes outside of Charlston. She said the impact will be sometime between 3 and 4 pm. We here in VA are getting the remnants of IAN. Mostly wind and rain. At times wind gust but not bad and heavy rain off and on. I am sure VA Beach will have flooding though. So far there are 19 dead in Florida and rescue is still ongoing. Fort Myers is torn up. Watching the pictures on Acu weather and it is really bad. Billions of dollars in damages. Mt. Rider yes Sanibel Island has no way to get off Island. I think they are now using planes to land there to rescue people. The road to the mainland is a total wash out. Worst flooding in 500 years.

This is a very dangerous hurricane. Prayers for all in the path of this storm. Parts of Florida is below sea level and that makes it even more dangerous for those in low laying areas for flooding. This storm could go back out to sea on the Atlantic side and if this happens, it could gain strength again. If that happens it could come back up on land toward S.C. and up the coast to other states. I hope that everyone is paying attention and getting out of harm's way. I know some people will refuse to leave their homes and that is a big danger for not just the ones that refuse to evacuate but also for those that have to come in to rescue them. So, praying everyone will take heed and leave the area involved.

euphrasyne hope that you and family are well soon and back up to par very soon. Mt. Rider so glad to see you are Getting much better sleep and all goes well on your trip. Miki sorry to hear that you fell on your walk. Glad you are doing much better from that and didn't break anything. Hope I didn't miss anyone that are having issues. Trying to just catch up on reading and yes, I have missed a lot on here. Lots of catching up to do but will do my best to catch up and hopefully get back on more regular. Hoping for that cooler weather so I can get the garden beds finished and start on washing windows. Was hoping to be done with all that by now but things keep getting in the way of that and changing my plans. Cooler weather is in the making though. Trying to get some things cleared out of garage so I can get to freezer. Need to get back to canning what is in there and get it empty. Ordered a sale on freeze dried fruits as I don't have as much fruit as I would like for long term. What I have been buying in stores fresh are not worth bringing home let alone to can. So, working on a plan for next spring. Not a lot of room for fruit trees but will be planting peach and not sure about whatever else yet. Need to replace one of my blueberry bushes as it had three trees growing up in it and we couldn't get them out. So had to pull the whole bush up. Thank you, birds, for dropping oak tree seeds in yard. Not to mention pine trees trying to come up in flower beds. At least they could do is drop seed in the right places. GS went back to work Sunday night and is doing better but is very sore still. Having to build up those muscles again. But is able to do his full job again. Working on my pantry right now since it is hot and humid outside. Not as bad but still too hot for me to work outside yet. I do work out there in early morning though. GD and her DH came to see me Sunday just as I got home from Church. Didn't know they were coming so that was a nice surprise. They saw the two bathrooms, den and kitchen finished for the first time and love it. They now are looking around at houses to buy in S.C. They decided they want a bit of land for gardening with things going south like they are. Her DH is tired of buying fresh veggies from store that don't last 2 days and he said apples are very milli. I have to agree with him on the apples. There is a church down from mine that sells apples every year by the bushel. I want to get a bushel but wondering how they taste. Want to make apple butter and apple sauce this fall. Haven't done near the canning I usually do this year with things being so heckled. Very busy still with trying to finish getting the house back together. Using the living room for my office, sewing room and craft room is working out really well. But need to figure out a light source that works better. There is no overhead light so have to resort to all lamps. Just need to figure out placement of those for better light throughout room. Need to buy a desk lamp also. Picked what I though was the last of the green peppers and got those ready for freezer. Made pepper steak for GS with some of them. He could eat that stuff daily. These new shelving units are 24 inches deep, so will hold a lot of stuff. Think this small bedroom will work out really well but taking a long time to get it all together. Still 3 more shelving units to put together. But getting a lot of food off floor and put up now. Hoping I will have room for all my canning supplies, large pots and appliances. all of this stuff stays in garage or shed and is very inconvenient. So, makes more since to have them all in that small bedroom to be able to get to a lot easier. Hoping to have room for the extra paper products as well. Then I can empty my attic of some of that stuff. Looking into a solar generator that will run the fridge and freezers if anything should happen. I do have a whole house generator but, in the event, something happens I will have that for backup. Maybe a propane freezer and fridge but will need to price out a huge propane tank for that. Not sure if that is in the buget nor if it would be practical. Not sure that the neighborhood would like it either. We don't have HOA's but have had neighbors complain about things people do in their own yards. Gee, we pay taxes and own our property, you would think we could do what we want within reason. Still wanting the neighborhood to look nice but some people are just not happy with what other neighbors do. There was even a complaint on a neighbor because she uses cloth diapers and hung the plastic pants outside to dry. I don't see anything wrong with that but there are those neighbors that like to complain about other neighbors. I am tired and B/p is still up and down. So not sure what is going on. Will be talking with doctor as soon as I get the results from the lifeline screening in a few days. Maybe something will show up in that and that can be taken care of to get B/p back to normal. I know I have been very busy and under some stress, but the stress part has been coming down. Surprising with what is going on in the world, but I trust in the Lord on that as there is nothing, I can do other than plan for what is coming next. And no, it will not be good for any of us. Hope everyone is doing well and for those having issues, I pray that you all start getting much better. And no more falling, that is an evil that no one needs.

Still cleaning and trying to put house back together. Seems I am trying to do a lot at one time. Still need to get windows, curtains and blinds cleaned. Still getting rid of a lot of stuff I don't use. Almost have my living room fully done and is now a workable area. Sewing room, office, craft and yes, a place for GS to do his thing. Got one shelving unit up in my small bedroom that is now my pantry. Lots more to get done and get everything organized. Still have 3 more shelving units to put together. That will give me 6 4 ft. shelving units for a lot of things to be stored. Was too tired to put a second one together. GS still out of work with back injury and is sleeping through my madness. Yes, I guess those muscle relaxers the doctor gave him knock him out. But he goes back to work tomorrow evening. So, hope he doesn't have any issues lifting things. I just didn't want him helping me with heavier things here and causing his back to not heal up as fast. It's been slow going trying to get all this done by myself. Jeepers with you moving all by yourself I know full well what you are going through. It's not easy when you don't have any help. GS hurt his back at the wrong time. But then when was there ever a right time. Becca Anne Hope you have your house finished and getting things done. I am still cleaning up saw dust. It's in everything. They don't clean up very well. I have a great deal to catch up on with reading everything. But maybe when things settle down here, I can get back on a regular basis. I am fixing these shelving units to get the 5 gal. buckets under the bottom shelves. So far, I can get 8 buckets under one 4 ft. unit. So, for the first time I have a place to put what I have stored in the buckets out of the way. Hope everyone is doing good, and Mt. Rider is getting the rest she needs. Weather is starting to cool down a bit so need to start getting the flower beds cleaned out and garden together for next year. Looking to enclose the main garden from rabbits. Maybe chicken wire fence. Not sure yet. Well break is now over and time to start some dinner. A woman's work is never done.

Been a rough few days. Working on turning the living room into a multi-use room. Not easy when there is only one wall and a 12 ft. picture window and an opening at foyer and one at dining room. So, placing of desk, sewing machine and such has been a challenge. Still, lots of stuff to go through. Started another Good Will box Only one more box to pull out of small bedroom and drag into the living room to go through. Still several boxes to get through but it is going slowly but going. Went to Church this morning as we celebrated our 62 years since the church was born. So, we had a celebration birthday. A time capsule was placed in the corner stone of the church in 1971 and was opened today. 3 silver dollars, deeds that was paid off as church was being constructed and other things. Then we had a lunching and went through photos and such of all the activity throughout the years. Next week will start a new chapter in our church as we will have a new pastor to take over for our interim pastor. Hoping he will be a really great pastor and we can get the church back on course from the covid mess. I am now trying to get back on a regular basis from all that has happened over the course of 3 and 1/2 years. I guess I also need to turn a new chapter in my life as well but not an easy thing to do. Close friends of Dh's and mine have been going through a lot as well and I lost a close friend early on this year. Her husband is really struggling with going home to an empty house. I know that is hard on him. Makes me think how lucky I am to have GS living here with me even though it is only temporary. Still haven't been able to catch up on here and read everything that has been happening but hope all is well with everyone. Garden is done with exception to still getting green peppers and that is it. So, working on garden beds for next year, the house and a lot of other things that is going on. Staying busy keeps my mind off of a lot of things and what is happening around the world. Probably a good thing. I ordered 4 more cases of canned water to set back for dire emergencies. That came in yesterday. Not working on food so much now as I am looking into ways to have a backup water source. Found someone to do the well for me. So, hoping next year that will be taken care of. Even though I do have a well, it has dried up on us before from lack of rain. So that is why I am working on other water sources also. Anyway, break is over, and I need to get back to work. Trying to get things put away now, so hoping that will go well.

Waiting for traffic to die down before going to Kroger to take a blouse back I bought yesterday. Seems when I was leaving store, I set alarm off. They couldn't find anything that set it off. So, when I got home and was putting away groceries, I pulled the 2 blouses I bought out and one of them has a security tag on it. The blouse was a clearance for less than $10. So why the security thing is beyond me. But I can't get it off so back to the Kroger store. Washing clothes and getting kitchen cleaned up really good to start a bit of canning meat. Need to get that done soon. Need the freezer room. Need to get back to the small bedroom to clean up and get shelving units put together for it. All my canning will be in that room as well as my canning supplies. As I have been hearing about our water supply all over the country and lakes drying up, I ordered 4 more cases of canned water from Brownell's. The price is 30.99 for a case of 24 12 oz cans, but last up to 50 years. Water in plastic bottles is ok but if not used over time, my concern would be the breakdown of plastic seeping into the water. I will be also canning more water after I finish getting the house back together. At least I can keep that all in garage on shelving unit without any issues with plastic bottles. Will be trying to get back on and catch up when I can. Seems I have missed a lot. But will get on to read what I have missed. Will be calling the well guy to get a new pump installed and getting that going again in the next 2 or 3 months. It's cooler today also, so will be working in yard as soon as I get back from Kroger.

Sorry I have been MIA for long while. I have been very busy with getting the house back together and trying to get things done around here. GS pulled muscle in back 2 weeks ago and is still in pain as he won't take off from work to heal. So, it is taking longer, and he can't help me as much with some things. So, taking a bit longer than I hoped for. Still have furniture to move around and I don't want GS helping with that right now. But when SIL comes into town again I will put him to work. Still have canning from freezers to do as that got put on back burner for a while. Garden is done except for green peppers. Working on garden for next year. With all I have to get done I am not doing a winter garden this winter. Driver on computer quit and I had to pull out the old computer that has keys that stick. I can no longer get internet on that computer and an external driver didn't work. So that computer is done. Got tomatoes canned and a few other things and hoping to get started on canning again from freezer within the next month or 2. All of the construction is done but I have all the cleanup to get done. They were supposed to do the touch up paint and didn't. So, I have the paint and doing that myself. I am mopping, washing windows and curtains. And much more and the doesn't end. As soon as I get dusting done, I am having to dust again within 2 or 3 days. That cement dust and such is everywhere. Had to pull all the books off bookcase and dust each book and clean the bookcases. Then put them all back. Still have a lot of books to go through that are packed up right now. Won't be on here much as I am really busy right now. Lots of yard work to catch up on as well. Hope everyone is doing well, and I will try to get back as soon as I can. Seems I have lots of catching up on here to do.

Mt. Rider, glad to see you back and hope your health problems get much better. Those prayers still going out for your mom as well. Seems we all need prayer these days. Momo, sorry you weren't able to get your shopping done because of the cart issue. I know that can be frustrating. Glad you got rain. It's going to be really hot in 90's here all this week so I am back to watering the garden again. Put up squash for freezer this morning. Went outside and checked the garden. Got a few peppers and tomatoes, but still nothing for canning. Blanched green beans last night for freezer and will be checking the butterbeans again this evening before getting those ready for freezer. Not a lot of those. The birds have been picking my cherry tomatoes and fighting over them. It has been funny watching them. About 5 birds competing for tomatoes. If it keeps them away from my Roma tomatoes, they can fight over the cherry ones. I have really got to come up with some better plans for this yard and garden. Right now, it is a big mess. Momo, a nap sounds really good right now. But just too much to get done to be napping. Still trying to get house put back together and the chimney people were supposed to come today and now it will be tomorrow. Told owner I will not be here Friday and I am not changing my Dr. appt. again for them as they are becoming a huge inconvenience now. They keep changing the dates of when they are coming, and I can't make plans, or I have to cancel plans. This has gotten really old. But nothing I can do about it. At least I am down to just the fireplace now. But when the rest of house needs painting and other small things done, they will not be the ones doing it. Not because his workers didn't do a good job because they did that. But because of the owner's inability to not let them finish up on something before sending them off to finish up or start at another house. He is doing this to all his clients. Yes, the contractors doing the work are complaining about it. So, I know everything that is going on. Just wish I knew this before I hired him for this job. Now into 7 months and still not totally done.

I also have the corral dishes. I got mine at the outlets in Nags head NC. Love them. I don't have the deep drawers you have Jeepers, but when I started putting things away after construction. I put the dishes in a cabinet that has the pull-out shelving units. It works great for me. I also am short and need a step stool to reach things in the upper cabinets. I think I have shrunk about 2 inches, and I was only 5 ft. tall. Took after my grandmother who also was short. They say I look just like her. When my aunt remodeled the kitchen at my grandmother's house, she kept the fact in mind when she had new cabinets put in. Made for short people. I could easily reach the bottom 2 shelves in that kitchen.

I know what you mean about the Clearence for the canner. I don't have a microwave above my stove but do have the vent hood. My canner just has enough room that I can get the jars out of the canner very carefully without hitting the edge of the range hood. But at least I can use it. Picked a few more butterbeans and green beans late last night. Still have to check the green peppers as I am sure some are ready to pick. Only one squash this time. Not enough to can but will be freezing these. I will have more time next year for a much better and bigger garden than I have this year. Really wasn't able to tend it like I really needed. But it is now producing, and the carrots are now starting to come up. This is the second time I have planted them, and I didn't think they would come up this last time either as I replanted over a month ago. Looking at the wood pile that fell over. I still need to get the new log holder put together and the old one taken apart to paint and put back together with new carriage bolts. Then I will have 2 8 ft. ones and the one 4 ft. one. Will be ordering more firewood this fall. Want to get as much as I can just in case something happens, and I can't get it any longer. I don't see grandson as much as I would like with him sleeping during the day and working all night. He is off on Friday and Sat. But does not get home from work till around 3 or 4 in the morning on Friday, so he sleeps most of the day. We do get to have dinner together on those 2 days though. He helps me on those days after he gets up in the late afternoon. I don't know how a 20-year-old does it. He has no life to speak of. All he does is work and sleep. Hasn't gone out of house to do anything. Not even a walk in the parks around here that he used to love. Used to go hiking but hasn't done that in 2 or 3 years now.

That is a great idea. I might have one of those hangers in closet. Now I know what to do with it. Great idea.

Momo, I know how it is with your DH. I was cleaning out a closet that had boxes in it and found my DH's hats he always wore when working in yard. Not a good day. Miss him terrible. Break downs seem to always come in 3's. That's how it always happens here. And now getting help to get things fixed or repaired takes forever. Miki, nice jars of food. I need to get my dehydrator out as I am not getting enough food from garden to can this year. Tomatoes will be the only thing. Need to get a bushel of corn to dehydrate and for the soups as well. Jeepers, the car is overflowing. No car seat going in that car. Seeing that makes me not want to ever move. Too much food and other things to pack up for that. Miki, sorry to hear about your church. Seems a lot of churches are struggling now. We are getting a new preacher as we haven't had a regular preacher in a long while. Just hope he will be a good one. He did preach last Sunday but by being the only time I heard him preach, it's hard to say how he will be. Mostly talked about growing the church. It is a small neighborhood church and the neighborhood like mine has had all the kids grow up and move away. My neighborhood is filling up with kids again after a good 10-year span or more. So, growing the church will be a long haul. Mostly elderly now in our church. But will see what happens. We are voting on this preacher this Sunday rather to hire him or not. That will be hard with only meeting him once and only hearing him preach once. This morning I went to store to pick up a few things then came home and checked the garden. One squash, 1 zucchini, 3 cucumbers, and a hand full of butter beans and green beans. Not much but with what I have already picked, I will just cook up for dinner tomorrow as GS is off and he can help eat it. Seems Fri. and Sat. are the only 2 days we can sit down and have a meal together. He is starting to turn his act around and is improving on his altitude much better. I have learned when he first wakes up in morning, he doesn't want to talk at all. But I do say hello and he will speak a little before heading to work. But when he gets home, he wants to talk. He is helping around house a bit during week but with work it's not much. That is one demanding and hard job, but he loves it. Getting his bills paid off now as well.

Not sure how my container garden will do yet. I am just starting to see carrots trying to come up now. The spring onions were coming up and then just disappeared. Not sure what happened there. The cherry tomatoes that are growing in pots didn't do as well as they do when planted in the ground. Potatoes in pots are now starting to bloom. The Green beans that I had to transplant when the raised bed box collapsed is now producing green beans but neither those nor the butter beans are doing as well as I hoped. Getting some squash and zucchini now. I did get 4 lbs. of butter beans and got those in freezer. Pepper plants are loaded, and I put up a gallon bag this morning. The cucumber plants which are only 2 now thanks to the rabbits are producing well. Picked 3 more this morning. Will have to dig up one blueberry plant to dig out a tree root that started growing in it. GS did get it out once, but it is growing again. Never had trees there so must have been a bird that dropped seed around there. But GS is off tomorrow, and Sat. so will tackle that job then. I heard we are in a 100-year drought. We have been getting some rain off and on and it rained yesterday and starting to look like rain now. I will have my well repaired with a new pump before next spring. City water bill will be a bad one on next bill. Was watering twice a day for a bit.

We haven't had the hot weather like some of you are having but have had 97* heat with heat index over 100 a couple of times. It will get hot and then we will have cooler days. The weather here is a bit different but not exstream yet. Our hottest weather is usually in August. So far tomatoes both Roma and better boys are doing great. Vines are loaded. Green peppers are loaded, and I picked a basket full this morning. Will be getting those ready for freezer in the morning. The rabbits got my okra plants and though they have leaves on them again, I don't think they will produce yet. I gave up on the carrots. Planted twice and still nothing. Butter beans did not do as well in the raised beds. Cherry tomatoes I planted in huge pots and didn't do as well. Birds I think got a lot of my squash seeds. But am getting a little bit of squash but not enough to can. Green beans were what I lost some of when the raised bed fell apart. But the ones I saved are now producing but not enough to can. Zucchini is blooming again, so hoping for more in a few weeks. I only got 5 of them so far out of 2 plants. Cucumbers are doing well for only 2 plants. So far, I got 9 of those. I am working on next year's plans that will be more in line with what DH has done and we had an overabundance of food. Lots of stuff to can and freeze. So going back to what he did next year for sure. I will still have the raised beds but will use them for other things like herbs. I am enlarging the garden that we used to have and will be trimming tree limbs that have grown over that area. Also thinking about plowing up a new area so I will have room to plant watermelon, cantaloupe and pumpkin as well. Never had a place to plant those but will be a challenge to work on a place to do that in this small back yard.

Grandson now has a bedroom all his own. He does suffer from depression and wants things his way. Now that I finished up that bedroom and yes, it is not the deep cleaning I wanted that room to have but it is clean enough. I can wash curtains, blinds and windows another time. Or he can just live in the dust. I really don't care at this point. I have given him ample time of 2 years to get his act together, pay his bills off and get an apt. That apt will come much sooner or the streets as at this point, I don't care. He might not last the 2 years I gave him. But will see what happens. As for my granddaughter and her husband, I think it was more him than her. They didn't make it 2 months at her mother's house. So, they are now in S. Carolina in an apt. So much for saving for a house. That doesn't happen when you quit your job.

Jeepers I sure hope so. You are right about one thing. He can make you feel uncomfortable in your own house while trying to get routine things done while he sleeps. He tried to tape up the kitchen sink so I couldn't use it. So, the duct tape is now hidden. I am not going to try to get sticky duct tape off my faucets because of him. He will be paying for new ones to be put in. Not playing with his stupidity. He will learn.

I have a very large chest freezer and 2 freezers on my 2 fridges. All are crammed full again. I have made casseroles and put in plastic freezer containers and froze them for dinners. Works great. Right now, my freezers are crammed full of meat and some veggies. GS has an area in the fridge freezer out in garage for his special foods. It is the reason I want to get an upright freezer but have to wait till the rest of the construction mess is out of garage and then getting it cleaned up again. A 20 cubic ft. fridge would work great for me and for GS. I do have 80 lbs. of flour in the fridge in garage. I want to get them in the freezer but no room at this time. So, they will be fine in fridge for now. Once I get GS situated in a bedroom, I will start back on the canning. Hopefully that will be soon. I need to get meat out to make my soups and the Roma tomatoes are just starting to a point that they will soon be turning red. So canning season will more than likely start up strong in about 2 or 3 weeks. Once I get that meat out and used up, I will start back on freezing meals again. Need to get the freezers emptied again, defrosted and ready for individual meals and more meat. I have a bad feeling that meat next year as well as some other things are going to be harder to get. Be what it may, I hope to be ready for whatever happens next year.

Happy Birthday.

Put up 4 lbs. of butter beans and 5 zucchinis this morning. Washed sheets. towels and blankets as well this morning. Went out and picked green peppers that I will be getting ready for freezer soon. As soon as GS leaves for work I will be trying to get that bedroom finished for him or at least most of the way finished so he can sleep in there instead of Livingroom. He started back drinking energy drinks a lot and then can't sleep and doesn't want me doing anything during the day while he sleeps. Not my problem and he will just have to deal with it or find him an apt. Stop the energy drinks and he can sleep just fine. Hoping that having his own room with a door he can shut instead of couch in Livingroom will help, but time will tell. I will be starting back into canning before long and he will just have to learn to sleep through it. On the sealing of the jars with the seal a meal. I have never had a problem with that but will keep using the 2 lids in mind if I do start having a problem. It might just be a suction issue getting the lid cover off. Could be pulling the lid off jars as you pull the suction cover off.

Seems the heat has really played hard on a lot of gardens. So far here it has been high 80's and lower nineties. Though one or two days were high nineties. That is when I give the garden a deep watering both at night and early morning. So far it has helped. This morning I put up 4 lbs. of butter beans for freezer and 5 zucchini that I shredded and put up in freezer. will use that for different things. My biggest challenge is my grandson. He sleeps days and I almost have him in a bedroom but not quite yet. He sleeps during the day and is sleeping on couch in living room. I try to be very quiet, but he has this thing now where he drinks a lot of energy drinks and doesn't fall asleep. Can't tell a 20-year-old that that is not going to help him sleep. He takes a sleeping pill to counter act the energy drinks. Now he doesn't want me to do anything during the day that might wake him up. So, this is a real challenge. Tonight, is his night to get home around 11 pm. So will be sitting him down to have a talk with him about the garden and canning season. NO MORE ENERGY DRINKS AT BEDTIME. Of course, that is like talking to a brick wall. He got up the second time and tried to duct tape my kitchen sink so I couldn't use it. That didn't go well with him. So, he is now in an unmade bed that I am trying to get ready for him. I think I will just finish as much as possible tonight after he leaves for work and get sheets on bed for him. Just hope when the canners start, he won't wake up. He slept through all that construction noise but can't sleep through running water.