~~RANDOM~~

We steamed plums & peaches for juice this weekend. This cool machine is a loaner and WOW it would be hard to go back. I've tasted the easier way!! :)

Bottling the juice.

After I steamed the fruit and the juice was bottled, I decided to blend up the fruit and make fruit roll-ups or fruit leather in the dehydrator. The kids are loving it!

~~~~~COB UPDATE~~~~~

It's got windows!

Paned windows on the front and picture windows on the sides. Slightly tilted inward for passive solar.

The round windows in the middle double as canisters on the other side.

The side picture windows.

Side profile.


~~BIRTHDAY STUFF~~

I had a very nice birthday this year, I felt very spoiled. Thank you to family and friends for such a great weekend. Here's a few of the gifts that were given.

It's the big dog, a 12" cast iron skillet with lid. Made in the USA!

Another big dog. 12 cup french press. :)

Some wonderful books...

A pair of earrings from Austin, he's such a sweetheart.

Money and gift cards.

I ended up getting a new bedding set with the gift cards.

Some items not pictured would be a nice date that Dusty set up for us, a fun girls night, a birthday party with family, birthday cake, Olive Garden gift card, lots of cards, some sweet phone calls, a couple birthday texts, and tons of Facebook messages.

THANK YOU everyone! You guys are the best. I'm so blessed.