Berries

My mom and I found a great sale on berries yesterday (blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries)! 

By the way, the freezing trick also works great for raspberries.

- Laura

Happy Monday

We've been busy!  From the White Sox game (a horrible loss, but cute ball players) to a picnic in the fields, Laura and I have had a crazy weekend.

We will be posting more about these adorable outfits this week.  Stay tuned for the details!  (Hint: one has 'h-es-es')

-Meghan

Blueberry Picking

My sister found a blueberry farm about an hour away from us.  She invited me to come with her and my niece to pick some blueberries.

It was a lot of fun!  Or at least it would have been if the heat index was not 105!

We arrived at the farm and there was a small building where you picked up a bucket and caught a hay ride type trailer out to the berry farms.  The buckets were lined with plastic bags so that you could just take the bag out of the bucket and take it right home when you are done.  Pretty clever!

Mary picked out a bucket. 

Posed for a quick picture.

And headed for the hay ride. 

I was not even sure what kind of plant blueberries grew on.  Turns out it is a tall bush.  I was surprised how many berries grew on each bush!

We spent a few hours picking berries.

Mary helped for a while.

But then was caught red handed eating berries out of the bucket!

After we picked the berries we returned to the same building to have our berries weighted, pay for them, and return our buckets.

I think we all felt like Mary by the end of the day.  Hot, sweaty, and tired! (Notice how wet her hair looks, that is all sweat.)  But we got about 5 lbs of berries which is enough for us to freeze some to eat later.  Blueberries are super expensive during the winter! 

We felt a lot better after we cleaned up in the bathroom.  Then we got ready to head home.

I guess that we wore her out!

 - Laura

Bottom's up!

I was supposed to work on the playhouse this weekend.

I didn't.

I was supposed to work on a felt checkerboard, too.

I didn't.

Know those piles of laundry?  Sitting next to/under the bed?

Not folded.

I did, however indulge and relaxed and loved every minute of time with my family.  (insert ridiculous virtual hugs here to everyone).

And, my drink of choice was this:

 plus  (that's rum, y'all)

Um, yum.  Summery and delicious and the crickets are chirping.  You will have to wait for later for the playhouse.  My insincere apologies.

Also, since I was out of town last weekend and forgot to take out a banana (see about us to read about my history with produce) we have fruit flies.  This works wonders at getting rid of them.  Leave a half inch in the glass on the counter and wiiizaaam.  Buh-bye flies.  Enjoy your drink.

-Meghan