More Intersting Numbers

I heard this story:
A young man was a very good athlete and was wanting to play college football. The coach told he would have to pass a test. That made him very nervous because he fell short academically. Here's the test - multiply the nines
9x1=
9x2=
9x3=
9x4=
9x5=
9x6=
9x7=
9x8=
9x9=
He sweated over this for quite a while and knew he couldn' t pass. He could only answer one problem. That was 9x1=9. So he decided to count the others to see how many he missed.
9x2=1
9x3=2
9x4=3
9x5=4
9x6=5
9x7=6
9x8=7
9x9=8
To be sure he counted right he counted again statring at the bottom counting up.
9x2=18
9x3=27
9x4=36
9x5=45
9x6=54
9x7=63
9x8=72
9x9=81
He made the team.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrr! Awwwwwwwww!

Its that time of the year again. We drag out the extra blankets, heaters and winter clothing. The days are getting shorter and shorter. It's hardly 5:30 pm and you have to turn the lights on. Some drag out the old chainsaw and get it tuned up for the winters wood supply. We have been doing something a little different. We haul coal. Yep, you read it correctly. For us to get wood we have to haul it more than 40 miles one way, and coal is about 20 miles. Now this picture is not our vehicle, but it is at the place we load it. Yes, we load it. Thursday, Marlin and I went to get coal and we loaded 1.75 ton on a 4 by 8 trailer. Then later we helped Judy load 3.75 ton on their truck. We get a double heat out of the load. We worked up quite a sweat loading it. Later we will feel its warmth radiate from the stove. As you can see some of those chunks of coal are quite large. They will burn for several hours.

Numbers! Just happened?

I received an e-mail and I thought I would share it. Isn't it amazing how numbers fit together. Look at these!

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

Does this whet your appitite? More later!
Seth

DON'T Throw That Pumpkin Out!

Do you still have that Halloween pumpkin that you had sitting out. If that nice looking orb is still around and you don't know what to do with it. I have a suggestion.
1. Cut in half and clean out all the seeds and that stringy mess inside.
2. Lay them on a cookie sheet and add some water.
3. Bake at 350* until the skin is nice and brown and pulling away from the pumpkin meat (blistering) about 45 min. depending on the size.
4. Peel the skin off and cut into chunks. Save the water in the pan.
5. Put the chunks in a blender along with some of the water and blend into a smooth puree.

Now do you know what you have? You know that stuff you find at Wal-Mart in a tin can that says "Pie Filling"? That's what you have, only this is better and really not that hard to prepare! You can take the pumpkin seeds and roast them and enjoy them for a snack later or keep some for next years crop in a small garden.

Now a recipe for that pumpkin puree

12 cups of pumpkin
3-5 cups of sugar
1 1/2 Tbs Cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp ginger

Stir well all the ingredients together in a crock pot and set on medium. Cook for about 7 hrs or overnight. Stir occasionally. Yields about 3 quarts.

You have just finished your first batch of Pumpkin Butter
If you have any of those canning jars, it is very easy to preserve.
1. Clean your jars in hot water.

2. Heat water in a small pan to boiling and turn off - put you canning lid in the hot water.

3. Pour your butter into the jars. Make sure the rims of you jars are clean or they will not seal.

4. Put your canning lids and rings on the jars and set out to cool and seal.

5. After they cool and seal open a jar and take a portion out and put on bread, toast, or whatever you like and enjoy.

Seth

Thanks Mom and Dad!

We sure enjoyed having you visit for a week, although it went toooo fast. A special thanks to every one who helped send some goodies and Christmas gifts our way. It is much appreciated!! Thanks again for everything!!!! Mel

:) Child Humor :)

After showing Grandma and Auntie's the pic, Amanda's brother, in a very disgusted tone of voice said Amanda was trying to be a Navajo Lady. His Auntie told him watch how you say Navajo, cuz you are one. He then replied that he was not Navajo. When asked what he was, he replied that he was a Cowboy! :) Mel

And the rest of the story......

Up by 4 a.m. to can peaches, and had 18 jars canned before school. Yeah! The bad news, I'm still learning about canning in high altitude and all 18 jars unsealed by the end of the week. In doing research on the web, it seems we need to boil them for up to 30 min. considering our altitude. Thankfully, we were able to save most of them and freeze them. Fortunately, my husband used a different method to can the other jars and most of them are still sealed!!! Mel