Good Morning Friends & Family! It is such a cool morning here. It's 48 degrees outside, and I have my windows open. I know that it will warm up really fast once the sun is all the way up. I am just enjoying this cool weather while it lasts. I know that summer will soon be upon us and I will have to close those windows in favor of the AC. I had to turn the AC on for 2 days last week while making the strawberry jam. It was so hot and humid. A taste of things to come.

I am finished with the strawberry jam for this year. I ended up with 71 pint jars of jam. They all set up really well with the exception of about 5 jars. I will use those for ice cream toppings or for the topping on a home made yellow cake. (that sounds yummy!)

I had wanted to do 150 jars. That's not going to happen. I have more than enough to use until the next year. The best part was that I only had to pay for 17 pounds of strawberries. The other 50-70 pounds were FREE. It was a lot of work picking through the ones hubby bought home, but FREE is a good thing when I figure that I would have had to pay $95 for 70 lbs. of berries. Now, I may end up making some more later on this week if hubby gets some more. I just need a break for this week with the canning.

DD is getting really excited about graduation. She will be graduating on May 24th at the State Homeschool Convention. She has her cap and gown and the "graduation" dress all ready to wear. We will be going up to the convention on May 22nd-the 25th. We are all looking forward to ending the school year with a graduation.

There have been so many times that I doubted what I was doing when it came to Homeshooling my children. I know that The Lord led me this way. It just gets hard when there are not many others around you who can even partly understand the "whys" of Homeschooling. I just keep looking to my Savior and He keeps me focused. (We walk by FAITH, NOT by sight!)

Well, I need to go and get the kiddies up and at em' We have a full fay of school planned as well as the usual household duties.

To God be the glory for allowing me to do His work through His strength. NEVER mine!

Bless all who pass this way!

Amanda <><
II Corinthians 5:7

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