Ohhhh Pickles!.... Part 2

let me start out today by wishing everyone a HAPPY LABOR DAY........

Okay so In July when we canned, 25 jars of pickles. It was my very first time doing it. I was nervous about how they would taste. I thought I had the wrong sort of cucumbers and they would turn out awful. Arsenius told me he hoped they wouldn’t have dirt in them like the store bought kind, and Stephen told me they would turn out fine not to worry.

Well, the four weeks of letting them sit and soak in the brine has passed and we opened them. I was afraid they would be so terrible that I would have to throw them all away. However, our youngest is a pickle fiend I figured if they passed his test then they were good to go:

They were so good he got caught with his hand in the pickle jar

Kid Tested and Approved

And to add to this story, my neighbor loves pickles as well, when I told her i made some she begged to try them...she loved them so much she has come back for a full jar..  I made the spears and circles, and the spears are much better. The circles came out soggy and seems more vinegarie then the spears...

Also a big hearty welcome to some new followers : Rob and North...thanks for clicking that button, come visit often and stay as long as you like.. 

2-liter bottle storage

Happy Sunday Everyone!  I am so Thankful for another day to write you to you good people.

Last night we decided to follow the lead of a woman that was recently shown on the NatGeo special about “preppers”. This particular lady was an urban prepper some where out in either Arizona or New Mexico. She was doing a lot of good things, but the only problem I had with her ideas was she had no real bug out plan. However, putting that aside; she turned us on to some inexpensive dry storage techniques. One of which is a 2-liter bottle. I have  never thought to use them, they make a light weight way to transport your dried goods, normally we use mylar bags or gallon sized mason jars.  Rinse the bottles out and let them dry thoroughly.

Here are some pictures of us storing popcorn:

Boys Imaginations....

As I am sitting here thinking of something to blog about today, I am hearing our Two boys in the kitchen playing with their toy soldiers.

Let it be known that our youngest, repeats EVERYTHING he hears. So Hubby and I do have to be careful what we say, and I guess after hearing the following conversation, I need to be a bit more cautious:

Older one: “let’s line up our soldiers and shoot their guns”

Younger one: “Okay, let’s clean the city out of democrats”

Older one: “oh no the democrats are taking over”

Younger one: “Some democrats just killed the autobots”!

Older one: “Then we need to get more army guys to get the democrats”

Younger One: "lets get those bad democrats and put em in jail for killing autobots! BAM BAM BAM!!!..

So I leave the computer to go see their battle, and they have every possible soldier and transformer they own lined up in attack formation….  Gotta love kids and their imaginations!

MY WANT......

I saw this about 3 years ago and have wanted it ever since... 

Its the Hell Kitten AR-15 ....

No i am not making this up..it is real. A very loving husband built this for his wife. He wanted to take away the mystique of the "evil black rifle" and came up with something cute and cuddly.

Parts

Assembled 

And yes it does work, here is the lucky girl  shooting it :



5 NASCAR Drivers Decline White House Invite

I love reading a article and seeing the Liberal spin on it. Today on Drudge I saw where 5 NASCAR drivers declined the White House offer to meet the anointed one. So I clicked on it. And immediately the website put a radical spin on it. Saying that: " This is the President of the United States after all".

 It is nearing the end of the season, and they are extremely busy people, with all the travel and sponsor smoozing they have to do-they hardly have time to see their families, much less POTUS.   However, perhaps they have different political views, and do not want to be seen in a picture with the worst President in American History. I think one of their lasting legacies will be in addition to all their wins and championships, is that they stood their ground and didn’t say “How High” when the White House said “Jump”. Scheduling conflict or not, it is still a mark on Obama that not every one drop what they are doing when he summons them.

And one last note: I was VERY happy to see that two of my favorite drivers; Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick, were among the five drivers that declined.

http://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2011/9/1/2399376/nascar-drivers-decline-president-barack-obama-white-house-invitation-jimmie-johnson-2011

Our Other Ruger...

As long as I was talking about my converted Ruger yesterday, I feel like I should have some pics of this one, the most loyal Ruger of them all :

He is a lot like the 10/22 in that he sleeps about 22 hours a day, he eats about 22 pounds of food, and when he was born, he was so big I swear he all ready weighed 22 pounds!

And like a Ruger 10/22 he likes finding his favorite targets, in this case our two new kittens Jasper and Jack.

Government Junkets Exposed!

I came across this website from a Facebook friend. It is dedicated to revealing government travel expenditures. And like the author says, in a time of financial crisis, and families having to budget down to the last cent. How can our elected officials justify spending 14 billion a year on travel expenses. I know right now in my family we have to save up for a short weekend vacation to Disney World, and if any one has been there recently, those tickets aren’t cheap. It’s too bad we can’t take our family to some of these destinations, like our government officials are.

http://junketsleuth.com/


Also a big hearty WELCOME to my new followers: Duke, Warlock, Meadow House Musings, and Johnnybgood...  Come often to visit and stay as long as you like, and be sure to tell your friends....