Peach Canning Pergatory

We have done it. We have canned Peaches for the year. We also made some pie filling (I under-judged how many jars we could fill, and there were leftovers). I was lucky enough to enlist Sam to help me this year, and I was so glad I did. The last box, though ripe on the top, weren't ready in most of the box. We didn't realize this until we had blanched them. then they had to all be peeled with a knife as the skins wouldn't slip. Sam is so wonderful! I couldn't' have done it without him! We got 28 quarts and 3 pies. It isn't nearly as much as last year, but I am hoping that it will be enough, and I am planning on other fruit this year.

Last night Sam and I spent the evening at Time out for Couples, and it was great! There was so much good advice about how to have a better marriage, enjoy and appreciate each other, and laugh at life. One of the speakers told this great joke:

• Doctor: "Well, Mrs. Olsen, we've talked about your high blood pressure and your medications. Are you experiencing any particular stress in your life?"
• Patient: "Oh, yes! It's the Sunbeams. They're driving me crazy."
• Doctor (very surprised): "The sun beams?"
• Patient: "Yes. I've never had trouble with them before, but this group won't sit still. They bounce all over the room, and run out the door and down the hall."
• Doctor (reaching for a pen): "Have you told anyone about this?"
• Patient: "Of course. I told the president."
• Doctor: "Really! What did the president tell you?"
• Patient: "She said Sunbeams are like that. I'm just going to have to learn to deal with them."
• Doctor (concerned that he may be missing something): "I know people who are sensitive to sun beams. Do they cause you a rash or anything?"
• Patient (confused): "A rash? No."
• Doctor: "What's the biggest problem they're creating?"
• Patient: "It's the noise. They just won't quit talking."
• Doctor (astonished): "The sun beams are talking to you?"
• Patient: "Well, yes. But mostly they talk to each other."
• Doctor (scribbling furiously in the chart): "I see. Can anyone else hear them talking?"
• Patient (after a moment of stunned silence): "You're not LDS, are you?"

The entire room was rolling on the floor laughing. The man telling the joke could hardly get the words out, and there were tears streaming down his face. It was definitely a wonderful experience, and one that I hope to be able to experience again