August 7, 2008: Why I enjoy working

From my mother (letting me know how her day off went):

Yesterday I was home all day, had my work planned, was happily getting things done when your father called fom the Vegetable Auction out on Co. Rd. 9. You would not believe what he bought!. It was bad enough that on Monday he bought a bunch of cabbage heads and 20 lbs. of blueberries. Your sis-in-law took the blueberries and sold some to some church friends and gave some away so I didn't get any of them, but I must have 15 heads of cabbage. Then last eve. here comes sis with a car FULL of 120 lbs of cherries, and probably that much of grapes!! Sis & I began to shred cabbage with the Quisineart. We almost got 4 heads shredded when the shaft broke off. So I went ahead and canned those 4 heads for sourcrout, that gave me 7 quart. Then we began to steam cherries in my Mahu Majha (Juicer,steamer). Father had cleaned enough cherries for the first batch which produced a whole 2 quart and then he cleaned up and went to the tent meeting. I cleaned enough cherries for a second batch and got 3 quart that time. Sis went to the tent meeting after the cabbage was shredded so I had to finish everything by myself and I didn't go the the tent meeting.
Tonight they are having an icecream social after the meeting and I'm going, canning or no canning. Not sure when I can get back to the major job of canning things. I think your father doesn't realize I'm not 20 years old anymore and all this extra work is very hard on my physical well being. I told him he was not allowed to go anywhere on Friday and Sis told him he is not allowed to go to any livestock auctions because she can't get a calf in the backseat of her car. Anyhow, that's why it's nice to be at work today. I can sit on my butt and just work away and it doesn't pay bad either.