What a gorgeous day it is!

      The temps are only in the sixties, with a slight breeze, and wow, the angle of the sun catches the color of the leaves perfectly! I'm trying to 'gear it down' because I've been so busy all summer! It's hard for me to 'gear down', is it for you? I hope maybe tomorrow I'll be able to, but it's not likely. I've got some fall canning tomatoes to pick up at the local u-pick farm. They pick the vegetables, though. In the Spring, we get to pick the strawberries, that's why I call it a u-pick farm. I finally finished canning all of those potatoes that I got at Aldi's , .39 for a 5 pound bag! Yay! If I get those tomatoes tomorrow, I'll be making tomato jam my Dad loves! He's been talking about that ever since I gave him my last jar! So, I've got to make him some more!

      I was so into my soap-making in my last post, that I forgot to tell you about getting boneless, skinless chicken breasts at Aldi, for $1.69 a pound! I bought two packs, which were very large, and canned 13 pints of  chicken! That was my first time to can chicken, and it was the easiest canning I've done yet! I just packed the breasts into the hot jars, poured in boiling water, put the lids on, put them in the canner, and canned them for 1 hour and 15 minutes! Keeping the temp regulated was the hardest part, and that wasn't really hard. I will definitely be doing this again!

      I'm already thinking about my garden beds for next Spring! I may take out all of the dirt and start over! That will be a huge undertaking! It the hubs can borrow a tractor, he can move  some dirt up here from the woods. That will be the cheapest way! I'm not sure yet. We'll see how the weather does this fall and winter. I may just have to amend, amend and hope for the best! Hope ya'll are having a great Fall! Blessings from Bama!

13 pints of canned chicken breasts!

7 quarts of potatoes.

The leaves at the very top are changing; so pretty!

I love how the leaves are changing! There's still a lot of green, though.

These leaves didn't show up as well since I was facing the sun.

Five bars of soap curing on top of the freezer, in the garage.

      
      

Enjoying the rain and cooler temps!

      October the 2nd, already? Where did September go? I know, I ask that question every month, but it doesn't seem possible that time can go by so quickly! It's been a whirlwind of coming and going around this house lately! I got to see my girls that were visiting Morocco, and their cousin Win, along with their Moms. I also attended April's baby shower, where she received a good selection of diapers and such, that she needed for the baby. Yesterday, we all loaded up and took April to UAB for her doctor's visit. She will be going there during the rest of her pregnancy since she is a high risk. She will go once a week until she's 39 weeks, five weeks from now. I know she'll be glad when the baby is born, and so will I! Yasmine went to a Muslim school today for the first time! She loved it, Amber said! I thought she would cry for her Mamma, cause she is very attached to her, but she didn't! Yasmine is only three years old and has never been to daycare or anything! She goes regular school hours, five days a week! Her relatives are reading this blog from Morocco, so I am passing info to them. 

      The weather has been much nicer the past couple of days. Since I wrote last, the temps had gotten back into the upper 80's with high humidity! It felt almost like summer again! But, it rained yesterday and today, so the air is beginning to get cooler. I think tomorrow's temps are only going to be in the lower seventies. I'll be glad when it doesn't get warmer than that! I'm ready for fall and cooler weather! At least some leaves are beginning to turn pretty colors! Not a whole lot of leaves yet, but pretty anyway! I hope ya'll's weather is cooler where you live. 

Yasmine and Layla looking at the goats.

Layla does that when she's tired.

Daisey successfully pushed Delilah off the roof!

She's saying, "Ha Ha ha!"

Getting shoes on to go outside again. That's my glove I wear to do dishes.

I like this photo of Yasmine and the goats. You can see their blue eyes.

Sweet wave from Yasmine.

They are watching the horse eat some pears.

A nice sunny day!

Layla eating some yogurt.

Yasmine copying Layla.

Six quarts of potatoes I canned.

Girls playing in the nursery before the shower.

Winterlynn with her bruise from running into a wall.

April and her goodies.

Elaina and Winterlynn. Elaina's mommy made the cake.

The girls enjoying their food.

My sister, the grandma of three of them.

April opening baby gifts. Amber is her sister, Yasmine and Layla's mommy.

Can you tell they're saying cheese?

Silly girls!

They enjoy  being outside with uncle Ran.

He put the fence up in a  new place for the goats. Those are black walnuts on the ground; I don't like them!

Girls following uncle Ran.

Winterlynn is saying, 'You like my dress?"

      I managed to can some potatoes in between visits with the girls and I hope to can more this week. I also plan on making my first batch of soap, ever! I finally accumulated all of the ingredients and I am ready! Hope ya'll have a great week! Blessings from Bama!