Elderberry Mania

I've decided that 3 day weekends are perfect!! It seems I can get so much more done, and still have fun! Too bad that I cant have them every week.

We ended up not camping this weekend, we were busy and it was chilly. Saturday I was able to get alot of cleaning and organizing done, it felt really good to do that. I got both freezers organized, which was really needed, and now I can see what I have. It felt like a really productive day.

Sunday at church a couple in our ward gave talks. I loved the one talk that the woman gave, it was on being kind and not judging. She used examples of looking at things from different perspectives. The first one was a situation where a woman ended up having to go somewhere late at night, as she was driving down the road, she saw some teenagers walking and laughing etc, she thought in her head "I can't believe that parents aren't taking more reponsibility for their children, and they are running the streets at night", the next situation was Teenagers in the ward had been up late studying scriptures for something (I can't remember what) and when it was time to go home, the boys decided they better walk the girls home because it was late, on the way they were laughing and talking and a lady in a vehicle came barreling past and they thought "wow! we'd better stay off the sidewalk"......There were more situations and they were so good to think about things from different perspectives. It reminds me of the time when The Jane Fonda Chick and Westing House were little, and they were in elementary school. I used to iron Westing house's jeans and put creases down the front (back when I was a uptight stay at home mom). Westing House's teacher said to The Jane Fonda Chick one day "who puts the creases in your brothers pants"....well when Jane Fonda got home, the story that she told me was that Westing House's teacher said that Westing House's pants were wrinkled. Imagine my dismay, after all the time I spent ironing!! I was so upset! It just shows that your perspective can change the way you feel about someone.

After church John Wayne and I went on an elderberry expidition, we hit the jackpot!! We found so many bushes full of berries! We filled bags and bags, and then had to figure out how to fit them on the 4-wheeler!! Well my lap and arms were full!! And now, I have to clean them.....what was I thinking!!!! So my fingers are permastained!! Well I need to find alot more Elderberry recipes!!

Yesterday, John Wayne and I went and cut a load of wood. It was fun? (well it was hard work) We got a pretty good load. I'm a whimp and have to load the small stuff, but it was nice to use the new truck and it worked really well. I'm a little sore today, but not too bad. I need to go out with him more often, it is a good workout.

I made a cassarole called "Red Neck Cassarole" LOL.this weekend and it turned out really good! Wylee even liked it so....ding, ding, ding, It's a winner! And it's fast and easy Yay for me.

It is Pork and Beans on the bottom, cut up hotdogs next, and then Tator Tots...followed by grated cheese, easy and yummy!

Tonight it's Elderberry cooking, and cleaning, it is going to take me days to stem and clean them!!!

My Stepbud sent some pictures of The Caboose riding a GoKart while we were visiting them in Washington. We went to Derek's brothers house for a barbecue and there is a big backyard/field where they ride the GoKart, The Caboose had a ball. I wish I could figure out how to get the pictures somewhere besides the top of the post!!