Canning Pears

Spent the day canning pears. My mom and sister came over and helped. I'm so glad they stayed as long as they did. It is another late night and I know if they didn't help I would be up until Tuesday afternoon canning alone with no conversation. They left at about 9:00 p.m. and I could tell my mom was getting pretty tired. It's midnight now and I am just starting to water bath the jars. I know this has to be worth it in the long run....RIGHT. My two older kids even pitched in for a while. My Elizabeth complained about her feet hurting so bad and I laughed. This stuff is not easy I don't know how people did this work as pioneers. It is nice to know we can live off of our storage supply. I enjoyed the time with my mom. I have been missing talking to her. She has been working over time at work and that has left little time for me and the kids (just me...I miss my mommy time). My son pushed the baby around the house in a big plastic tote. She was giggling and having a grand time with her big brother. I don't think Rachael is feeling good today and she sure is fussy. I will be happy when I can put my feet up and get some much needed rest. I'm still hoping to get back to work in the basement. Nothing on the schedule for tomorrow except my husband is working over time so he will go into work at 3:00 p.m. tomorrow. Maybe I'll sit down and play with the kids. My son just got a rock polishing machine and he is anxious to use it.