Strawberries!

We went on our yearly strawberry picking expedition. YUM.  We actually go a few times each season.  We're already searching for new strawberry recipes to try out.  This year for Mother's day, I received a copy of Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking.  Divine!  I made quiches the other day and tonight I am trying Chicken Fricassee -- with a strawberry dessert.  I think we'll try Strawberry Bavarian Cream!

We found out last week that J's IgG is still low.  We're up for our yearly insurance approval and once again, they wrote the wrong diagnosis, so it had to be appealed.  After 8 years, I know the drill! 

Here are a few pictures from strawberry picking today:

Strawberry Picking again

While Matthew served at a funeral Mass today, we went strawberry picking. Well, Joseph stayed in the truck to read his book on St. Therese. He said his ankles and legs hurt too much to pick any strawberries. He had been very excited about strawberry picking.....he had wanted to go since last week when we left the farm!

Strawberry Smoothies

We made fruit smoothies as soon as we got back. We'll make jam, freeze some for fruit smoothies later..... make strawberry shortcake (I have a special shortcake pan and a great shortcake recipe!). We've got a lot of strawberries. I have to move fast because I am supposed to spend tomorrow at jury duty, unless I get out of it somehow.

Strawberry Picking

We had fun picking strawberries. I even got a whole bucket picked myself in between taking pictures. God is SO good. It is a beuatiful day here in North Carolina. We picked strawberries and made it to church in time to drop Matthew off to serve at a funeral mass. He loves to serve! He was willing to give up picking strawberries if it was going to make us late! Joseph found what he called a "mutant strawberry" (see picture below. Sean found a "molar strawberry". M did not want me to take his picture for the scrapbook. I did anyway...so that later he can;t tell me I never took pictures of him! We also brought Flat Stanley along...the boys put the buckets on their heads and I took a picture of them with Stanle. You can see those pictures on Alayna's Flat Stanley Blog