You know, I'm an old fashioned southern gal and I am used to having fresh vegetables and fruits and all that jazz. But since we had the twins, our time tables have gotten all messed up and we haven't had a garden in years! Trying to change the family's eating habits & save money really got me thinking. Then what do you know, the HS group I joined (Generations) posted a link about a produce co-op. When I was too late to the table (ha ha, pun definitely intended folks!) a wonderful lady in the group by the name of Anita, shared her knowledge with me. So, being the exploring kinda gal I am, I decided what a great field trip for Kenne! On Thursday morning, we packed up, dropped the twins off at public school (more to come on that) then headed to The State Farmer's Market. Oh My! Talk about a great experience. Now, folks, I have been to the market before & taken the girls and we all loved it. But I have never been to the bulk market. I got everything you see spread out on the dining room table . . . .are you ready for this? . . . . . $65! Now, I know with 1 dimension pictures it is hard to truly see what is there so I'll tell ya! I got a case of squash, case of snaps, 10 pounds of tators, 113 apples, case of peaches (case seen plus 18 more because I had already set up the dehydrator and the girls were wolfin' them down left and right) and 5 pineapples. Can you believe that? Oh my! Oh my!!!
Is that not amazing? So, Kenne's field trip for the week consisted of economics – she had to decide what we bought and which vendor to get it from (who had the better deal). In the next part (that comes from the field trip but is really conducted here at home) she will help me put up all this food by dehydrating, canning or freezing. We will also make some apple sauce later next week or early the following week once the apples of ripened a bit more.
So I would have to say our 2nd week was another great success. Of course, we did have a bad day or two, but even those ended up ok. Oh, and we had our first "anti homeschooling" run in with one of Kenne's old friends. I knew it was inevitable but it still depressed us. Maybe I will be able to write about one day, but right now, let's just leave it at this: I am praying very hard that God wraps this little girl (the friend) in his arms and shows her his love because she needs it, very, VERY, badly.
Okee dokee – signing off for now. Y'all take care and thanks again for reading this. I'm doing it to keep all our friends and family posted on how it's going, definitely. But I am also doing this to keep a journal for future years so I can remember (we know how that memory thing just isn't a great thing with me!). So, love to all!
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