It sure feels like Autumn these days and I'm so excited about that! The boys and I went for a brisk walk this morning after the big kids left for school. The air is crisp and the leaves are slowly changing colors. I've been enjoying learning more about canning and preserving and today I got brave and made three separate batches of apple jelly. We found a bunch of frozen apple juice in the deep freeze that needed to be used up and I ended up making around twenty jars total. I did two batches of apple jelly and one batch of apple/cherry jelly. Both turned out delicious and all of the jars sealed! I call that a success. The kitchen smelled so great and the littles were so patient with me while I pulled hot jars out of the oven and filled them. After dinner we went through the bedtime routine and I tucked a very tired Sawyer into bed. Downstairs I gathered the rest of the children in the bunk room, lit a candle, and began a new read-aloud. They took a bit to settle in, but eventually the room grew silent as Ollie melted into my lap and the rest of the children snuggled under their blankets. The candle flickered and danced, capturing their gaze as they listened. It was a great way to end the night!
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