Nuggets Along the Trail: 10-5-11 Grapes

Over the years, we've always compared our family life to a wagon train heading west. Just as everyone had to do his part to get to Oregon years ago, so everyone in our family must do his/her part to make our journey through life successful. If somebody climbs in the wagon and lets the others do the work, we just don't make any progress. We all have to pull our weight and work together. Along the trail we find lots of pebbles that make for a smooth ride and some bigger rocks that jar us a little; we hit the occasional pothole that can slow us down. But if we purpose to search diligently, there are countless gold nuggets and precious gemstones along the way as well. This journal is an attempt to preserve some of those precious moments for our children, and our children's children, as together we travel this trail called life.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

10-5-11 Grapes

By Kaitlyn

Monday we went to Morton to do some errands. Then we went to Jill’s house and picked lots of grapes!! We picked for one hour and we got tons of grapes. After quiet time and chores we started to sort them and take them off all the vines! We did that for over a hour. We had put a lot of the grapes in a box, so when we stemmed them the bottom grapes were kind of mashed!! Then Tuesday we made them into grape juice.

Monday we did it outside and we almost de-vined them all but we had one dishpan left to do!!!! Mom and Ben finished them on Tuesday.

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The grapes before we cooked them!!!

Ready to rice.

We had to use our old ricer but we still got it done in good time!!

The watchers are ready for some fresh grape juice!

We ended up with 25 quarts. It is VERY good!!!

We were all very glad when it was all made!

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When you've got a lot of irons in the fire, sometimes you're gonna get burnt.
Much gain comes to him who hustles while waiting.
Good intentions produce little.
Efficiency is utilizing effective but careful shortcuts for the sole purpose of making more time for the next productive pursuit or service to others.
Laziness is utilizing shortcuts, careful and effective or not, for the sole purpose of making more time for the next selfish or nonproductive pursuit or activity.
Never try to multi-task while giving haircuts.
Carelessness hurts.
I've never met a mess that can't be cleaned up.
God made dirt not to hurt.
When you go on a walk, take gloves and a bag for trash.
Shortcuts usually aren't.
A job done right has been done twice.
When sick children are almost better, we always regret taking them anywhere.
When sick children are almost better, we are always glad we kept them home.