This week both kids are home before starting their new grades. Fully expecting not to get much work done, I’ve decided to declare a mini-vacation! We are going to stay up late, have a “camp out” or two in the back yard, watch movies, swim and do a whole bunch of nothing. I’m planning on staying off the computer… I feel the need to unplug anyway.

I do have plans to visit a pick your own spot to stock up on plums, apricots and peaches, so I will most likely be canning some of those as well. The zucchini and squash situation in the garden is reaching critical levels so today I will be making some “Zucchini Chips” and hoping the kids like them as much as they like other veggie chips. I plan to coat them in ranch and cheese flavoring, rendering them edible. Also, my eggplant bush runneth over… any good ideas for using up the excess? I’ve made rattatouille, without great success.