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Blogs > playful64more > LIFE OR SOMETHING LIKE IT

Relaxing vacation  

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7/7/2009 11:54 pm
Relaxing vacation

I have a few steady readers of my blog, and I truly appreciate that. I am sorry that I haven't been blogging much lately and when I do I don't really even say a whole lot. I have been rather uncreative for a long while now also...I miss some of my creativity/deep thoughts I had in earlier posts. Maybe I can find that in me again sometime. Anyway..thanks for sticking around...my faithful readers...and welcome...NEW readers.

I just thought I take a minute and let you know how my vacation is going. It is actually coming to an end. Tomorrow is my last day off. I think it took me three days just to recover from the crazy hours I worked right before I went on vacation...72. And it appears as if a lot more overtime is in my future. I won't dwell on it too much, I AM trying to save for some things, so I can't complain too much. Not to mention many of you and people across this nation are unemployed and in a financial world of hurt. But I just don't want to get burned out as I work a very stressful job.

So anyway...my vacation has been very relaxing. I didn't go anywhere special, no tropical trips (did that in May when I went to Florida) and no camping with family or no sightseeing anywhere. I just slept a lot, watched a little TV, enjoyed some local holiday festivities, talked to some friends, took a relaxing bath and pampered myself. I even cooked some nice dinners for a change. I was rather self indulgent and sort of feel guilty for it. Although I know I shouldn't.

But, vacations end is coming down to the wire, only one day left. Decided at the last minute to go strawberry picking and make some jam. So, guess what...will be doing just that tomorrow, or rather later this morning as it is going on 2am here.

I have made jam before...strawberry rhubarb, I just use the recipe included in the package of sure jell, but I have learned to cut back on the amount of sugar it calls for, as the original recipe was horribly sweet. This year in addition to regular jam, want to try my hand at freezer jam also. I will let you know how it turned out....and I am guessing in the middle of winter, something fresh will be very welcomed.

So, in preparation for my jam making, I am getting ready today, cleaning up the kitchen, getting rid of the clutter, doing last minute dishes, etc. Then had to go shopping for<b> supplies. </font></b>I had thought I had seen frozen rhubarb in one of the local stores...went to three...and no luck. So, I drove all the way over to Stevens Point County Market...they always have everything I need!!! And they did!! My jam would not be the same without the rhubarb. I could use some from my garden, but that would also mean more work cleaning it and cutting it all up. I just prefer the frozen variety and it adds a really nice color of red.

So, I went all out and purchased three large bags of it...what I don't use in jam, I plan to make some rhubarb bars. Think I will also make a pan tomorrow to take to work on Thursday.

So, anyway...my last day of vacation will not be as relaxing...but will be so worth it in the end...and in winter when I take out some freezer jam or just thaw out some berries and make a strawberry sundae....my hard work will have been SO worth it!!
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