apples, apples, and more apples

Well yesterday was Monday (like you didn't know that already) and it was library day. Youngest picked out a kids' halloween book and a mouse book. Oldest picked out a couple of math books. I picked out a read along family book, two books on the great depression, a Janet Oke book, and of course our usual kids audio for the car rides. Once we got back home we jumped in to chores and finishing up dinner. I had put in a roasted chicken in the crock before I went to work so it was just getting the side dishes ready so it wasn't too bad. Hubby was busy outside getting the aftermaths of hurricane Ike out of our yard. Here in KY we aren't used to that kind of wind unless it is in a circular pattern and it has a cow sucked up in the middle! :-) (sometimes a trailer)
Once we got dinner finished and chores complete I headed out to the back porch with salt water and an apple peeler corer slicer in hand to tackle the two big garbage bags of apples that were picked from Mamaws apple tree. I sat out ther for over an hour slicing away and only finished one garbage bag. But I yielded three large gallon freezer bags full of nice sliced apples. It will be nice to have those for fried apple pies and baked apple pies and fried apples throughout the coming winter months. The tree still has several nice big apples at the top that we need to get to but we need a ladder. Since I am afraid of heights and with my "seizure activity" it would not be a good idea for me to be the once to climb the ladder. Maybe hubby will go get the rest for me in the next few days. He has been in a yucky mood though so I have been staying out of his way. The old grumpy bear! :-)
Well I gotta log off and get ready for work. It seems my work never ends and I never have a moments rest or peace but thats okay because God is blessing me. Last night when I cleaned up my apple mess on the back porch (hubby was quick to tell me I had better get this mess cleaned up before I come in) I pulled my aching back up straight and thanked God for a good day of hard work. I thanked him for food for my family and for providing for each and every one of us. I went inside and of course hubby and the girls starting hollering for this and that and I smiled and answered their calls one by one. :-)