Hey Maeve,

   It's good to see you here!!! :) I'm sorry things are so hard but you are right in that you can never, NEVER EVER GIVE UP HOPE!!!!

Our house is in spectacular shape after a busy morning doing last minute things, a trip to the store, dinner prep (I finally on a menu of: Tossed Salad with cucumbers and freshly picked red cherry tomatoes and yellow miniature plum tomatoes, rolls, grilled chicken, stuffing, a cranberry crunch salad, gravy and buttercup squash from our garden. Pete made some apple crisp that is currently bakng in the oven and smelling OH SO GOOD!!! There's vanilla ice cream if anybody wants some and a fresh pot of coffee too.

   I've dusted, washed chair covers, swept, put laundry away, cleaned out my car, cleaned out the fridge and sent lots of peelings out for the steer. And last night before we went to bed, we shucked all the corn that was ready to be picked, blanched it and packed it for the freezer. I think we had a total of 8 or 9 quart bags packed full....ready for a cold winter's dinner of shepard's pie!!! ;)

Michelle