Just Peachy

Hello All,
I've been a busy bee here lately. I have pretty much worked at the cave every day, minus today, which makes for a tired me. Today I worked in my classroom. I am pretty excited about everything that I have done. I have decided to try out group seating, we shall see how that works out. Also, I have almost finished my bulletin boards. Every time I do one I just can't believe how long that it takes. It is pretty silly! Here's a few pics of the work in progress.



There is still a lot to do on this one. To the left will be the lunch menu/ student information and on the right is my area which will hold notes and whatnot. Mixed in will be student work. Over the year the tree will change with the seasons

Overall I have a lot of organization left to do. Now that the bulletin boards are done I feel like it is starting to look like a real classroom.

Humm... other things that have been going on. Oh, I made peach preserves. 30 half pints to be exact. They were pretty easy but made the kitchen pretty steamy. This is how  easy it is.

1.Start with 12-15 large peaches. Wash and slice them up (cutting out any bruised/bad parts) and put them in a pot.

2. Bring them to a slow boil for about 20 minutes. While they boil mash them up. I used a potato masher. Mash them until they are a consistency that you like. If you like chunkier preserves leave them chunky if not keep  mashing.

3. After everything has boiled down measure out 6 cups of peaches into another large pot.

4. Bring to a boil and add 6 cups of sugar.

5. While boiling add 2oz of powdered fruit pectin. Boil and stir for one minute.

6. Remove from heat and start canning process.

See, it's pretty easy! I did 4 batches to make 30 half-pint jars

Other than that and a bunch of piddly stuff that is all I have been up to. My ear is doing pretty well. I got all of the bandaging off last Friday and it seems to be healing up pretty well. Only one area has pulled back open. My hearing is about the same but I think when I start the drops to dissolve the packing on the 11th I will have a more noticeable improvement. I suppose that is all for now!