Well in honor of the our pioneer heritage we are taking this week in July to check out how life on the prairie was....no tv, dvds, video games, etc. If I was really hard core I would go totally unplugged, but realistically speaking...ya right. There is just too much hypocrite in me to do that. I shouldn't even be on the computer, but I realized that my blogging would get way too behind (plus I had to get on and pay the bills--I know just like the pioneers did ;-) ) My son would have me take the laundry out to the crik with a rock, but I reminded him that I am using the clothes line in lieu of the dryer and that if he wanted me to do that then he would be first on dish duty...
After church was out on Sunday (we don't get out until 4!!!) we got right home (after putting up all the chairs, attending ordinations, and gathering 4 children) so by 5 we were on the road. We took the kids up to pebble creek campground for an evening picnic with fishing. While the husband and the kids got the fire started (without the aid of matches or a lighter I might add) I started peeling potatoes. My oldest daughter jumped in and helped and then hubby took the kids fishing down to the crik--yup I just said crik--I finished up the potatoes and added carrots and kielbasa (doesn't sound too authentic, but I reminded the kids that the pioneers at most of their meat either as jerky or sausage because of the preservation.) I threw the dinners in the fire then realized it was way too hot for that so I retreived tin foil packets out of the fire, without tongs--using two sticks, and just placed them around the fire...better. The girls had seen fish and beauty all around and within the hour we were eating some yummy goodness. (pics on family site)
