It was a good day.

Today we decided to make salsa, and can it. Believe it or not, we've never, ever canned before. It all seemed so overwhelming to us, so we just didn't do it. This year we vowed to go for it, and we did. Usually anytime a project is involved, Bill & I end up bickering, then arguing, then only one of us is doing a project. Sigh.

It is very time consuming, and there's a lot of prep in canning. We had a large pan for the jars, a small pan for the lids, jars heating in a roasting pan, and a large stockpot of salsa simmering on the stove. If you've never been to my house, I have a very, very small kitchen. Very little counter space, just not ideal for canning. But Bill's grandma lived here many years ago and canned every summer. So I figured we could too!

It was a good day.

We made 3 batches of salsa, and one batch of peppers. The first is just a regular salsa. The second was a black bean & corn salsa. The third, hot salsa. The peppers were a mixture of jalepenos, sweet, and banana peppers. When the peppers were cooking we could barely see because of the vinegar and pepper mixture! ouch.

It was a good day.

All of our jars are sitting on the counter, looking beautiful with lots of colors. I wonder how long they will last? We decided we will can each Sunday morning, until everything is gone. Our tomato plants are dying off, I'm assuming due to a fungus. The peppers are still thriving! And I cannot wait for pumpkins.

After all was done and we were cleaning up from our day, Bill dropped the glass lid to our stockpot. Holy moly, did that make a mess. So much for being "tempered" glass. It. was. everywhere. Yet, we still didn't bicker. I cleaned the floor while Bill tackled the sink. It took quite awhile, a few cuts, and maybe a beer, and all was done. So now Bill is relaxing in a jacuzzi bath, and I'm relaxing at my computer. There are clean sheets on our bed, and I'm looking forward to an early bedtime.

It was a good day.