June 26, 2011

  • Poor Chewlee !


    TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM

    It looks like we are going to have one hell of a storm here in an hour or so.  That's why I decided to get this posted before it hits.....if I'm lucky. 

    The Princess called me today to find out what in the world Chewlee ate because she was sick today and throwing up every time she stood up.  I told her that I had discovered she had eaten probably two pounds of green grapes all by herself. I found the bag half hidden by her Dora chair.  I was shocked, to say the least.  But...kids are kids.  They will keep eating until they make themselves sick given half a chance.  And, with the way I was feeling early in the day, she had a LOT of chances because I wasn't able to pay attention but I hoped the Beast was.  He knew I wasn't feeling well, mostly because of how I was covered up.....LOL 

    The Beast went out today to harvest some more of the food we're growing and came in with a bounty of tomatoes, more overly large zucchini, a couple more crooked neck squash and was harvesting more green beans when the rain started coming down.  Shows you how wrong the weatherman can be.  But, it does look like the storm is fast and furious so I am hoping it passes quickly.   I have lost my internet connection and our television reception, too.  Both are satellite.  **Sigh**

    The sheer amount of tomatoes that are ready will force me to start some canning of the veggies.  I am not sure if I want to just put up canned tomatoes or make up some spaghetti sauce.  If the Princess has her say, some of it should be salsa.  She loves my homemade salsa.  I'll decide tomorrow or Tuesday when I get all my stuff ready. Since I can put up a variety of veggies at the same time, I figured I would also do the squash and zucchini.  Like I told the Beast, we can always give the dog the zucchini mixed in with his chicken if we don't like it canned.  I've never seen it in the stores so I'm not sure how it will turn out.  I primarily use any zucchini I have as an ingredient in something else so we will have to do a bit of experimenting.  I might actually put together the zucchini, tomatoes and onions that I make up as a side dish at times and see how it goes.

    I heard from not just most of my kids but two of the grandkids today.  All were wishing me a Happy Birthday.  Turning 65 makes me happy for one reason only....Medicare.  Phew!  Solves my worries about paying doctor bills if I have a major problem.  It's the saving grace for us with the Beast's bladder cancer.

    Time to get this posted while I have the internet working.  Love you all and I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday.