Now that I am back to teaching full time, my weekends are for catching up. Last weekend, I had to do copper in the goats again. I still prefer the peanut method.
copper hidden in the peanut shells
Some goats cooperate with that.
Cupid
But there’s a whole lot of them that make me use the pill pusher. I’m not a fan of this new pusher, but at least it can’t come apart and end up in a goat stomach.
The goats were not very cooperative (shocking, I know), so I swear I was catching those stragglers all week. I just finished with Benji and Frodo today. But it’s done! I’m caught up with copper for a little while.
The garden is another thing I have to catch up on. I’m struggling to get it picked. I have to pick the tomatoes when they are just starting to turn or the bugs get them. The bugs are horrible this year.
I already spent Friday evening canning tomatoes. This is a box ready to go to my mom. I have one more batch, and then I’ll be done canning for me.
This is my plan for tomorrow. That is more than enough to finish my canning.
Of course, I am still planning on doing a lot more canning for my family.
Now that I’m milking again, I have to play catch up with it on the weekends too.
Thankfully, Heidi and Simon drank a lot of milk, so I can just freeze it and throw it in the big freezer for next summer when I’m busy during the week.
Heidi coming to see if I brought a bottle.
The weekend is for making Mozzarella cheese and yogurt. I’ve already done one double batch of mozzarella and plan on doing another tomorrow. I also hope to get a gallon of yogurt incubating this evening.
grating mozzarella
This weekend, I had to do something with my yard. I haven’t mowed in probably three weeks, and with the drought, it’s mostly just weedy, but I had to do something with it.
dormant grass; weeds everywhere
So Saturday was a catch up day for the yard too.
Sky (I can’t get him to pose for me)
It’s not the best, but I did get a lot taken care of, and now I need to get back to tomatoes!
Teresa
Eden Hills 
That really does keep you busy! Your canned tomatoes are beautiful, and so are those fresh ones all ready to go! Heidi is so cute in that picture!
I hope you get all done that needs to be done this weekend! Take care!
I get tired just seeing what all you do.
Hello,
You do have a lot of tomatoes there. Love the cute goat and Sky photos.
The homemade cheese sounds delicious. Take care, have a great day and happy new week!