Saturday, July 28, 2012

#63


Brynn made it through her first round of swim lessons. She was originally in a class with 2 male instructors, probably late teens to early 20's and WOULD NOT get in the pool...then a female instructor just happened to walk by her the 2nd day as she was trying to help a boy from her class into the pool and Brynn took right to her...teacher Stephanie. Needless to say Brynn got moved to her class and did GREAT!!! We never had another problem getting her in the pool. She didn't pass though, so we enrolled her for another 2 week session. She has 1 week left of this 2nd session. Her teacher (Stephanie again...per request by us) said she is sooo close to being able to move on to the next class. The skills she has to have down before hand is...front float for 5 seconds, back float for 5 seconds, front glide, back glide and be able to go under water for (5 seconds??) I think. We have been trying to work with her in the bathtub and we have gone up to my parents neighbors (once...hoping to go more) to work on her skills to. THis time around though, there is another little girl who has A LOT of curiosity with the water...ie splashing, clapping in the water, and touching other little girls wet pony tails...and Brynn has been joining in. Brynn had to sit in time out twice this past week..WHO'S KID SITS IN TIME OUT AT SWIM LESSONS that last for only a 1/2 hour?!?! The other little girl had to also but STILL!!!  Hopefully this next week will go a little more smooth for her :) 










 


Gettin' Our Jam On #66 (Raspberry, not strawberry though...)

 4 flats of Raspberries from Liepold Berry Farm=$112.00
  Pectin=$40.00
 Sugar=$33.00
Making freezer jam with the bestie = Priceless

 Anna had mason jars...I used plastic containers
 Anna getting started day #1
4 cups mashed berries w. 8 cups of sugar
 First batch goin' into jars...
 Makin' progress...
 Delicious!!!



 ~~~~~~~~~~Our little spectator~~~~~~~~~~



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Mashin' my berries.
 Sugar Time
 First day done!

~~~~~~~~~~Our little TASTE TESTER~~~~~~~~~~


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At the end of day 1, we had each gone through 1 flat of raspberries before we ran out of sugar, pectin and containers :( We contemplated what to do...go to the store & buy more supplies (including mason jars...in which Anna already had tubs of them already at home from her wedding) or call it a day and reconvene tomorrow. We opted for the 2nd option. So we divided up our supplies and restocked for Saturday. 

Day 2

Anna: Bi-Mart run-Lids for mason jars (I decided to go mason jars today, they were just too cute not to) and more of her pectin* plus she was bringing all the mason jars...over 50!!
Katy: Fred Meyer run- 25 lb. bag of sugar, 1 large Karo Syrup & more of my pectin* 
*Each of us used a different recipe...weird, yes...I know :)

Day 2 was a lot more organized than day 1...we knew what we were doing!!

Day 2 spectator...Auntie Kelly took our taste tester to run errands





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Jars, Jars & more Jars!



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Anna's Recipe~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Anna's Bowl of Pureed Berries



My little helper



First Sandwich made from yesterdays jam.









After:
4 flats of raspberries
50 lbs of sugar
1 LARGE bottle of lemon juice
3 LARGE bottles of Karo Syrup
about 100 containers/jars
28 containers of pectin
& 8 hours (over 2 days...)

 We did it!!! 




Until next year....