Drying Apricots & Too Much Eventfulness!

Why we don't go on vacations...

Last weekend being long for the holiday,

we decided to take a little trip.

Not too far, just outta Dodge for 3 days.

I found a great little camp site with 5 sites

each with its own picnic table & shade trees between.

It was at the end of a short street so no traffic etc.

We were camper #7 to pull in.

We were parked on a crusty lawn in the blazing sun,

no table & only some lilacs separating us from the owners house.

"Oh, well, we'll be out and about quite a bit.

It will be okay."

We had been up since 5 AM because that's just what time we wake.

Fireworks didn't start until 10:15 PM.

We didn't stay to watch all of them

as we were falling asleep and didn't want to be

in drunken traffic or teenager traffic or whatever other traffic.

We went back to the camper and were out by the time

our heads hit the pillows.

About 2:30 AM the owners family all came

rolling in with hoopin' and hollerin' & language like I won't repeat, and 

went directly between us and the house.

The next day, the owner apologized then proceeded to inform

me that there would be different music at each bar in town.

Mr. LB & I talked and decided just to come home.

On the way home, we saw Mr. LB's brother fishing

so ended up stopping and fishing a little longer than we should have.

I took over driving when Mr. LB started snoring behind the wheel.

He hadn't slept since 2:30 AM.  I did a little.

We rolled in about 9:30-10 PM.

We slept in until 6-6:30 then decided to go get a load of wood.

They opened the forest since the last rain

and we were home anyways.

It turned into a very long hot (100+) day.

Got a nice load of red fir and returned home about 9 PM.

I was so hot and tired, I didn't care about food.

Mr. LB had to eat or he would have been sick the next day as

he uses up all his spare calories.

I cooked while he showered.  Then he ate while I showered.

Monday we were still zapped.

Tuesday, I picked up some bulk meat to divy up and freeze.

We still hadn't unloaded the wood.

Wed. my M-I-L gave me 2 big boxes of apricots so I got to work on those.

I don't care for them fresh but love them dried.

Five racks on the dryer going constantly since Wed. night.

Still have 4 or 5 cookie sheets (so they are single layer)

in the little room where they will keep better.

This isn't even all of them:)

Thursday, I put some lamb chops in marinate for Sunday's company.

Today (Sat.) was my first day home in a while.

Got the lawn mowed and watered, did 4 or 5 loads of laundry

which I usually do Thursdays, did most of the ironing, made a gallon

of homemade ice cream and was cleaning house since we have

company coming tomorrow, .

If there was a 'weeds in the garden' competition,

I would win - so weeded a ton in the garden.

Bustling and busy and sweaty all day.

About 7:30, went to do up the tail end of some dishes and start dinner.

No Water!

Mr. LB is at Home Depot (over an hour away) with my dad, as I type this,

purchasing a new well pump.

I'm not sure how long it will take to install it, but

I am thankful we live next to a river.

I went down with my towel and soap.

It was rather invigorating to say the least.

Hoping we get it all put together and have water before company.

I'm curious - what does a day off feel like?

Until next time,

Nimble Fingers and Even Stitches

PS- Mr. LB just called: they are 30-40 min. out, and

they are hoping to get the pump in tonight. It's 9 PM.