Peaches - Check!

We finished the peaches! Thanks mostly to that wonderful husband of mine. I worked Monday and got one jar filled. Tuesday I decided I needed to really focus and get it done, so I got two jars done. I knew I'd never finish at that rate. The kids just kept interrupting my work. I had to get snacks, help with the potty, wash hands, chase Maddie away from the peaches all over the dining room table, build forts, make lunch, get drinks, open windows, change CDs, get down snacks, etc, etc. You know, be a mom. Plus I had to wash up and dry off between each task. To top it all off, neither of the kids would nap Monday or Tuesday. It was slow going to say the least. Wednesday rolled around and I had to make sure I was focused and the kids had plenty to do. Ben was a huge help. We had a multi-purpose fort built in the living room that helped a lot. It was an airplane, train tunnel, fort and lots of other things. He did all sorts of things to help Maddie and seemed pretty understanding when I told him I couldn't help him with this or that. The biggest blessing was that at 10:30 Maddie asked if she could take a nap in her bed. ABSOLUTELY!! I got her settled and was able to plow through half the peaches by dinner time. I was ecstatic. When Brian got home, he was planning to work on the kitchen remodeling. Unfortunately for him, but lucky for me, it was sprinkling outside. He couldn't cut the remaining boards, so he helped me can peaches and we finished all of them! Isn't he great? Now, no more for me, I'm tired of swollen ankles and throbbing feet.