A Time Out? More Coffee Please!

Time is slipping away from me. I've been so freakishly busy, I hardly have time to breath sometimes. Between preschool, house chores, Aikido, doctor appts, dentist appts, and various other things that pop up randomly, I have little time to plan new dinners.

I actually haven't tried any new recipes lately. I've been making a multitude of things that I've made in the past, so what fun is writing about the same thing? It's not. I've hardly done any baking lately either, just some breads, but nothing I haven't made before.

I also have some discontent with things. My grapes were looking good, but I keep taste testing and they are way too sour to do anything with, even with a large amount of sugar, they wouldn't make a good jam. At this point, I think I may be buying jam by January. Large sad face here please! Also, I wasn't able to make it to my blackberry picking party I planned for forever. The berries were good for about 2 days (literally) and during that 2 days, Mark was away on his hunting trip. Definitly wasn't going alone on that trip, so I missed out completly. No blackberry jam either. What a bust!

I wondered if I should buy blackberries just to avoid having to buy jam from the store - then I saw the $12 for 1/2 flat price tag at the Farmers Market - really? I looked at their berries, and secretly wondered where the berries came from because no berries in this county looked nearly that good. Pass.

So with the little time I have, which is just enough time to make what I'm already familiar with, maybe I should just take a break from writing. Hopefully it won't be for too long. I feel like I need to take the pressure off a bit.

I am however starting to plan for Thanksgiving. I have finally managed to get the Johnson side of the family together and I honestly can't wait. I am also getting a bigger, better and longer lasting dining table. It's 8 feet long! I was given one earlier this year that was suppose to fit 10...wrong, it comfortably fits 4 with elbow room. Fail. Anyways, I am confident that this table will be my table for many, many years to come. Godda run for yet another appointment time I need to make.