Bottled Up

Even though today wasn't the most convenient day for it, the peaches I bought had to be bottled. They ripened a little faster than expected...or the days just went by too fast. Anyway, after getting the boys off to school and setting up my 3 year old with paints and paper at the counter, I began peeling and bottling, peeling and bottling, peeling and bottling...well you get the idea. I just got the first 6 jars out of the canning pot when it was time to get my youngest off to preschool. After she was on her way, I quickly changed and jumped on my bike to get some exercise in for the day. I did a 10.3 mile ride with no incidents whatsoever. I'm getting much more comfortable on the bike now. It was fun. So after returning home to a quick shower, I picked up my preschooler and headed off to her dance class. While she was there, I made a quick trip to the grocery store for milk and other staples, picked her up, went to the bank, and rushed home. I unloaded the groceries and had 10 minutes before my boys walked in the door from school. So what the heck, I made them fresh (pilsbury) cinnamon crescent rolls which they devoured the minute they came home. As we did the usual homework routine, I set the next 6 bottles in the canner and started processing them. My oldest was off to scouts at 4:30 and I whipped up some chocolate chip banana muffins with the remaining bananas that were browning too rapidly on the counter. Whew! I love it when I get a lot done in a day...but my shoulders need a good massage. Too bad my hubby won't be home for another couple of hours. I'd better end this rant and go get dinner out of the oven.