A Big Thank You, Snow and Happy New Year!

-
 

A great big thank you to all of you who left me punch recipes and emailed them to me.  I have a ton of them now!   I am going through all of them and trying to decide which one to make.  I sure do appreciate everyone who took the time to share their recipes.  




On Wednesday the weather report said there was a possibility of snow flurries.  So we headed into town to take care of wedding details.  About ¾ of the way through our trip a friend of my daughters looked outside (we were in Costco) and said.. “It’s snowing!” ..  yikes.. that was not supposed to happen.  So I rounded everyone up (they were in all parts of the store) and we got out as quick as we could.  I figured a little snow in town could very well mean a lot more at home.  I was glad we got out of there.  The drive home was a bit stressful as snow is not common enough for drivers around here to master it and traffic was terrible.  Snow continued to fall through the night and this is the white winter wonderland we woke up to..





 


Today Tobin and I will head out, now that the roads have been plowed, and go back to town.  He has some errands to run and I need to finish up what I was trying to do on Tuesday. 



New Years Eve! 


We are staying home, as usual.  My son Jacob has a friend coming and I am sure the kids will stay up to ring in the New Year.. me? Well I will do what I always do .. go to bed early and wake up early on the first day of the New Year..  


See you all in 2010!! 


 

Comments

  1. DeblynDecember 31, 2009 at 1:22 AM

    Crystal,


    Beautiful pictures of the snow! :) So peaceful!


    Happy New Year!

    ReplyDelete
  2. teereesaDecember 31, 2009 at 11:25 AM

    Beautiful pictures!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousDecember 31, 2009 at 1:12 PM

    oh my! those pictures are soooo pretty! See you next year!

    sylvia .. helloitsmelord@yahoo.com

    ReplyDelete
  4. JoykeDecember 31, 2009 at 10:24 PM

    Best wishes, Crystal, for you and the whole family!


    blessings, Ellen

    ReplyDelete
  5. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2010 at 12:06 AM

    Wow! what a way to ring in the new year.

    Glad you all got back home safely.

    Thanks for sharing the photographs.

    Happy New Year!

    ReplyDelete
  6. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2010 at 12:08 AM

    Sorry I left off my signature.

    Lynne in NC

    ReplyDelete
  7. AnonymousJanuary 1, 2010 at 6:17 AM

    Love reading your blog. Wishing you a Blessed New Year.

    Cindy

    ReplyDelete
  8. frugalmavenJanuary 1, 2010 at 10:59 PM

    My neice is getting married the 16th. Hers is also a very small wedding. It will be held at my mothers house. I love the pics of the snow fall. I just love your house. It is so cozy!

    ReplyDelete
  9. seventhheavenJanuary 2, 2010 at 3:40 PM

    Love your winter wonderland. We have yet to see snow here in southern Arkansas. Hopefully we will before winter is over.

    ReplyDelete
  10. LynneJanuary 2, 2010 at 9:44 PM

    Hello,

    I am a long time reader of your blog. I am so glad your son is doing well. A friend of mine from church has a son who was in the military for 5 years and spent much of that in Afganistan (however it's spelled). He is back in the US, out of the military, and he is having a terrible time adjusting. He gets into fights in bars, goes from job to job, and seems very restless. He talks about rejoining. The several fights he has gotten into have ended up in court, and the judges have been very lenient because of his recent military involvement. They are giving him a lot of slack because they understand he is having a hard time adjusting and is being seen by a military psychologist.

    How did Richard meet Lolot?

    Lynne from MD

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

All messages are moderated. After approval your message will be posted. Thank you for your comments!! Crystal :)

Popular posts from this blog

Canning Chicken Noodle-less Soup

-
Image
Today was one of those busy days that it seemed I was moving from the time my feet hit the floor until this evening.. But, I got so much done and that is a great feeling! :) One of my accomplishments today was canning 14 jars of chicken noodle-less soup. I call it “noodle-less” because you can’t can noodles. They end up falling apart. So I canned the chicken, veggies and broth. When I go to use the soup I will bring it to a boil and then add a handful of noodles (any type of pasta will work) and cook it until the noodles are done. Because I plan to add the pasta after the fact I wanted to make sure there was enough chicken broth to do this. So I only filled my jars about half to two thirds with chicken and veggies and then filled with chicken broth. Here is how I did this…. I started off with 2 chickens that were a total weight of about 10lbs. I put them in my 14 quart stock pot… I then added 2 gallons of water.. And 3 tablespoons salt.. I brought this ...
Read more

Canning Cabbage

-
Image
I had 4 large heads of cabbage that weighted about 25 pounds. We had some really hot days and I figured I better get the last of them picked soon. My daughter Sierra and I ended up processing 3 of them yesterday and I have one left for a meal on my menu this week. I made pickled cabbage and then canned up the last of the cabbage. Here is the recipe for the pickled cabbage (according to how I made it)… 8 pounds cabbage 1 large onion 1 ½ red peppers 1 lb carrots ¾ cup salt 9 cups water 12 cups white vinegar 10 cups sugar 1t mustard seed 1t celery seed Slice cabbage thinly. Slice onion and peppers. Grate carrots. Mix all veggies together in a very large bowl. Sprinkle with salt and mix in well. Let sit for 2 hours to soften veggies. Rinse veggies well.  In a large stock pot (mine was 14 quarts) combine water, vinegar, sugar, spices. Bring to a boil. Add cabbage/veggies. Bring to a boil. Fill hot pint jars with veggies using a slotted spoon. Fill jar with brine...
Read more

Canning Beef Stew

-
Image
In my last blog post I shared that I had bought 10 pounds of beef roast. I cut it all up and used 4 pounds in 2 crockpot freezer meals ( http://homesteadinghomemaker.blogspot.com/2012/02/two-more-crockpot-meals-for-freezer.html ) . I used the other 6 pounds of meat along with potatoes, carrots, onions and celery to can beef stew. Here were the general proportions I used in canning 7 quarts of beef stew.. 6# beef 2# potatoes 2# carrots 1# onions 1# celery After I cut up the meat and got the freezer meals done I moved to the beef stew. I peeled and cut up the potatoes and carrots. I chopped up the onions and sliced the celery. I pulled out 3 quarts of veggie stock from my freezer to use for liquid in the stew. You can use beef or chicken stock or you can use water. I did not add anything to thicken the liquid as usually thickeners don’t hold up in canning. You can thicken the broth after it is opened if you would like. I added 1 teaspoon salt to each of my ...
Read more