Cabin, Canning, and the ER

We went to my grandma’s cabin over the weekend. IT was a short trip. We left here Friday afternoon and came back Saturday afternoon. We had a good time. The cabin is really nice. It was a little chili there and my dad started a fire in the evening. We had a wonderful meal Friday night when we got there (compliments of my mom). It was like thanksgiving, so much yummy food. I brought my book so I read that some during our trip. It was also fun to just visit with everyone. Kara had a bad night and woke up several times wanting her milk, and something to eat. It was a long night. Saturday morning the big boys went hiking and we had a Halloween party with the kids. My mom sent them on a treasure hunt the night before and they got a whole bunch of Halloween stuff. At the party they decorated pumpkins, cauldrons (to hold their candy) and they hit the piñata. We dressed everyone up too. Tennille's boys didn't want to stay in their outfits and Jensen slept through all the festivities. I know it is only the middle of September, but last year we started the "grandma Halloween party tradition", and this was the best time to do it. I think the kids had fun.


We had a great weekend, Thanks Mom and Dad!

So, I have been wanting to acquire more food storage. I scheduled with the cannery to check out a canner this Thursday, I had to schedule it several weeks in advance. So I am gearing up to do a lot. I went to the cannery yesterday and got half of the stuff. When I go back on Thursday I will get the rest.

So, the book I have been reading (book club book) Life as we knew it has really been getting me thinking about what I would want to live off if it came to living off canned (stored) food. If you get the chance read the book, do. I really thought it was good. I just finished it last night.

So last night as Tyler was laying in bed ready to go to sleep he said his ear hurt. He has kind of had a small cold in his eyes that I noticed in the evening. Anyway, I gave him some Tylenol, and in anticipation that he would be staying home from preschool I ran to the store to get what I needed to make dinner for a friend. Anyway, I got home around 10 p.m. and he was crying really hard. (you would think his arm got cut off) I tried calling the pediatrician, but their after hours service closed at 10 p.m. I talked to a nurse and she said all I could really do was take him to the ER. So Ray took him. They got back about 11:45 p.m. and he has a ear infection. I wonder how much that is going to cost us! So, I need to go get his antibiotic this morning. They gave him on dose at the hospital last night. I guess I should just be glad that I wasn’t up all night with him crying.