First Weekend of November

It's the first weekend of November and I spent it canning soup.  Our huge chest freezer which has been sitting out on our back deck was full with one huge block of ice.  The lid is warped and there are a few low spot in the rim.  The crux of it was when ever it rained the freezer added a few inches of water.  I couldn't get to any of the meat we had in it.  My husband started thawing it a week ago.  We finally got everything out of it.  We lost about 6# of fish and 15# of chicken.  We also had several pounds of chicken legs that needed cooked right away.  We made soup!  Then after setting up the pressure cookers we bottled it.    So we have added to our food storage or at least salvaged some of our food storage. 

Once again I haven't done much craft wise.  I had an employee walk off the job last Monday night.  So I had to work second shift on Tuesday.  We got a temp trained (mostly) then back to day shift on wednesday.  Had a Seminary inservice meeting on Thursday night so I didn't get to bed until late thursday night.  Friday night I mostly read and slept.  Then canning all week end.  I am tired.  Plus I feel like I am coming down with something.  With all the strange hours and the kids all taking turns having some sort of viral infection that wiped them out, I am due.

I hope to start on some knitted face cloths for my girls.  I am hoping to get a batch of soap made in the next couple of weeks as well.  The girls all want me to make some complexsion soap for them.  With Christmas just a 49 days away and the soap needing to cure for at least 42 days, I will need to hurry and get focused. 

I am just lacking motivation.  I can't seem to get focused on anything.  All I want to do is sleep and read.  I may be a little depressed.  I guess a year is not long enough to get over Mom's death.  I know it's silly but so much of the holiday traditions are tied to my Mom.  I will just have to put more  effort into developing the Holiday spirit.

Here's to next week"s blog being one about projects progressing forward.