Where have I been?  Good grief … I have no idea where the time goes these days!  It is just ridiculous.  But I am still alive and well which is a very good thing.  Last week I was out of town for a few days participating in a wedding and because we only have one working vehicle I was gone longer then planned.  This week has flown right on by and it has been busy.  Working every morning has been an adjustment and though it is a blessing to have a job, it is tiring me out a bit.  Could be that this baby I am making is starting to demand a bit more energy as well.  I was foolish enough to think that I would have the entire second trimester free from tiredness … silly mom-to-be …  but I am thankful for the month that I had extra energy. 

Mostly this week I have been stuck behind a cutting board full of peppers.  As I have mentioned before, the peppers did very very well this summer in the garden.  As a result I have tons of them to freeze.  This is my first year dealing with peppers and I gotta say … they aren’t my favorite.  I miss the days of apples and tomatoes where the cutting and chopping was quite limited.  I am tired of chopping peppers and I have so far to go.  To say that they are time consuming is a huge understatement … but, they are time consuming!  There were 5 boxes total and I have 2 of the biggest boxes done and we have been eating lots of fresh ones and so I would say that I am just over half done.  How many quarts do I have frozen?  Well, I am freezing them in 2-3 cups a bag and from my calculations I am at 25 quarts thus far.  25!!!  That is a ton of peppers and I have about that much left to complete.  What am I going to do with 50 quarts of frozen peppers?  I have absolutely no idea!  I put them on pizza, so that will be nice, otherwise I don’t even really care for them.  Sigh … it is a lot of peppers and I am praying for a pepper fairy to show up in the middle of the night and finish the rest for me.  A girl can hope don’t you think?  :) 

For your enjoyment here are a few shots of the peppers.

 

Maybe I can put a pretty red or green bow on them in a couple months … peppers make a great stocking stuffer don’t you think? 

FYI … I am working on a riveting boring post about the new sewer system being installed last week with lots of pictures of dirt … sound exciting?, check back if you are that desperate for something to read.