Today was a grey gloomy day....but it was Conference time...and we got comfortable to spend the day in front of the television being taught by the general authorities of the church. Alan had picked our ripe tomatoes on friday and I knew they needed to be taken care of.
So in between sessions I started cutting the vegtables to make salsa...Alan started peeling tomatoes. I must say my canning has cut down dramatically since the kids have been gone from home. Several years ago we came upon a recipe for salsa that we love...but I think the key is growing your own tomatoes....so every year about this time we start making salsa...the only drawback about growing your own tomatoes is you have to do the salsa in batches as the tomatoes ripen.....So we managed to make about a dozen jars this go round. Canning is hard work but I always love the feeling I have when it is done and sitting on my counter...This year I have done peaches , a little jam, pear sauce, now salsa( with more to come) and Iwill be doing beets soon. I have started storing the jars above my cupboards and I look up there with a great feeling of satisfaction. The salsa has become well loved by both alan and my co-workers and friends and it makes great christmas gifts.... so we will probably continue making it for a few years yet....My house smells amazing after it is done...except chelsea always thought it "stunk"
As we watched Conference my heart was touched many times..as it always is. It somehow always seems like they are talking to me personally as I am sure it does to everyone watching. I guess that is how the spirit works. I often find myself thinking "oh this is my favorite talk" till the next speaker and then I think no this is my favorite...I think they are just all my favorites.
I thought about Craig, Emily, Shelley, and Chelsea as they are all there in Salt Lake...knowing they are being spiritually fed...just like I am ....but being right there has something special to it...that is why so many people make there way there this time of year. Right now I just feel grateful...grateful to be where I am,,, grateful to have tomatoes in my garden so I can can salsa...grateful to be able to worship how I want...grateful to be able to see conference on my television....grateful to have a knowledge of the truth....just grateful....
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I was also one of the ones that thinks it makes the house stink. I even made a comment when you were cutting the veggies and you said I am making salsa that oh you are going to make the house stink in other words lol. The salsa is soooo good though. Yum!
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