SO BUSY!!~~

 Denine is still in the hospital.

So after teaching on Monday I headed over

to the Town to help out for a bit.

Then Kyle and I did the grocery shopping for the week.

We got to watch an AMAZING rocket launch.

More later.....

Tuesday I went to Town Hall from 9-5 (WOW!)

I'm not used to working that many hours!

But it flew by - I was BUSY!

Then home to finish processing all the onions

and peppers that were finally ready to come out 

of the freeze dryer.

Whew! The ice in the machine smelled VERY

onion-y. After it all melted and Rod tossed

the water, it wasn't as bad.

Yesterday I taught until 1 and then Kyle and I

jumped in his truck and headed up to Samsula

to pick up feed for the animals.

Got home about 5:00 and after unloading the

trailer and cleaning up the feed room

(we took down the cat's crate and the banquet

table it was sitting on and put all that away)

then it was into the house to make some

German Pancake for Rod's breakfasts for the 

next week. And some pork loin, mashed potatoes

and veggies into little trays and in the freezer

for his lunches. Then I chopped a bag of carrots,

blanched them and got them on a tray in the freezer.

Did 3 more trays of green beans, and a tray of

frozen peas (store bought - we ATE all the peas from

the garden...) got all that into the freezer and 

ready to put in the machine this morning before work.

I also cleaned the inside of the machine with some

rubbing alcohol - they recommend doing that every

now and again - just to keep it clean and I figured

it would help kill the last of the smell......

I left the door open overnight. Should be good this morning.

By then it was nearly 8:30 and I collapsed on the couch.

This morning I was up at 6:30 to type up my notes

and thoughts for the Stake Primary Activity we 

are having next month. The theme is Noah's Ark

with a focus on all the different things we learn from

Noah's Ark. Bullying, making friends, gathering Israel  

(instead of gathering animals)

emergency preparedness,

and BUGS! (hahahaha)

Along with maybe a photo booth.

And then lunch.

Anyhow. We are having a stake primary zoom this

evening but I'm going to take Kyle and go meet Gary

and Lisa for dinner instead, so I had to get all my thoughts

on paper and send them to the Presidency.

And now I've got to get the freeze dryer turned on and

cooled down and get the trays in there

and then head off to the Town for the day.

WHEW!

Here's a lousy picture of the AMAZING rocket launch

from Monday evening. It was probably the best we have seen!

This is when the rocket boosters separated from the rocket

and began their flight back down to the Cape to LAND!

I don't know why it's more impressive that they landed back

where they started than when they land on a BOAT in the OCEAN.

But it was pretty neat.

Kyle put his drone up 136' in the air and we could see it

actually LAND at the cape! It was so cool!

Anyhow.

I have GOT to get this day started.....