Conference Weekend

Happy Fall to those of us in the South! The temperature has finally dropped below 80 degrees, so I guess I can officially pull out the hot cider and canned pumpkin. In honor of fall and bounteous harvests, I decided to celebrate by having a major jam session yesterday. I figure I went through about 20 cups of fruit, 20 lbs. of sugar, and 10 boxes of pectin and I'm pretty much stocked with freezer jam for life. Actually, about half of this load with go to the girls at Jon's work, who are throwing me a baby shower at the end of this month. Apparently they tease me for making jam because it's something only Amish women do-- so I'm really showing them by sending it as a "thank you" gift.:) There are worse comparisons I suppose.

Anyway, in between conference sessions as I was pureeing, stirring, and cooking away, my little Ratatouille jumped in on the action and had his first major kitchen accident. I had just boiled some pectin at high heat, turned the burner off, and turned around when he leaned over right onto the hot burner and fried his forearm.

Aaaaahhhhh! A-W-F-U-L. He cried and cried and even after we'd been running it under cold water for a good 45 min. he still couldn't take his arm out without it shaking violently and his teeth chattering. I wouldn't even let Jon go to the priesthood session because I was so afraid he was going into shock. We kept his arm dunked in cold water for THREE hours before he could finally take it for a few seconds at a time. It was a long night. This morning he feels fine, but it is all blistered and swollen purple. I feel terrible!

Forsaking jam, Lucy helped me make some quiet games for church I'd found on Pinterest this morning. She loves to be a helper, and I love her help!

We cut and glued and made a whole bunch of these little puzzles which helped her (and I) listen better to Conference.

And since it's finally feeling like fall, anyone up for some apple pie ala mode? Lucy's class made some for Johnny Appleseed Day a couple of weeks ago and she's been begging for more ever since. Yum! We *heart* fall!