Monday...again!

I cannot believe how fast the weekends go and how terribly slow the week goes by! My weekend involved many things that were completely unplanned! One of those things was my car's a/c went out! It wouldn't be such a big deal, but it is Texas and summer..so it was a huge deal! Luckily, it won't cost too much to fix (a band-aide fix, but still). I actually got some canning done too! Saturday I canned bread and butter pickles...it was awful! Not only does my house wreak of pickles, but when making them I had made a mistake! I cut up all the cucumbers and onions, packed them in pickling salt and let it do it's magic for the hour and a half required. I then made the vinegar and spices (which are expensive) concoction...as I was pouring the cucumbers & onions into the vinegar+spices, I realized I forgot the ice cubes (which breaks everything down in the cucumber/onion/salt mixture! So, I threw them out (after throwing a horrible tantrum) and Scott went and bought another 4 lbs of cucumbers. Luckily, for my sanity, he helped me cut everything up and start over! It was insane hour in princess world! Hopefully, they will turn out okay...I have to wait 4-6 weeks to see if they taste good (recommended wait time for best flavor). Then, Sunday I made the strawberry jam. I have never made jam or jelly so this was an experience! It turned out good I guess? The jam is a little runny, but once I put it in the fridge overnight, it jelled perfectly! But, giving them out as presents I'm not so sure about! I may need another try at it!
Scott was loving this canning gig since while I'm busy doing all that crap, he's on his XBox 360 playing Fable 2...I cannot see what he likes about that game! It drives me crazy! Anyway, other than the car freaking out on me, not so bad...but, it flew by! I feel ripped off...like it went so fast it just wasn't fair! I think the only thing that would make this whole ordeal livable is if mom makes some chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy for dinner one night this week...and, of course, calls me early to let me know not to miss out on it! Seriously...chicken fried steak!!