Wishing for winter

It has been one of those days where life just doesn't slow down even when I want it to. After working a longer than usual day, taking a surprise trip to the vet (poor Stella) with Gilbert in tow, going grocery shopping, and making dinner, I am just plain tired.

When blogging, I have found that it would be very easy only to tell people about the good “super woman” days. But that just isn't always reality and I decided at the outset that you guys get to hear about the less than great days too. Today was one of those.

With all the work that comes with summer, I find myself wishing for winter.

Don't get me wrong, summer is wonderful in its own way. I love the fresh fruit right off the trees, the lettuce from the garden, the barbequing, and the evenings spent just enjoying the sunset.  But towards the end of July, I'm ready for it to be done.

I have frozen peaches.

 I have made apricot jam.

(and by "jam" I mean syrup)

I have canned cherries. I have dehydrated peaches, cherries, and apricots.

I have worked hard.

So just for tonight, I'm going to turn down my air conditioner, put on a sweatshirt, make myself a cup of hot chocolate with a candy cane stir stick, and watch a Christmas movie.  Basically I'm going to live in denial that it is July.

Canning peaches, baking zucchini bread, making an actual batch of apricot jam, searching for bulk blueberries, finishing a real blog post about sugar, and canning the last few cherries will have to wait.

P.S. I accidentally uploaded a picture of Gilbert with this post and I can't figure out how to delete it.  I'm not a fan of waste, so here you go: