I've been hoarding this jar of raspberry jam every since Noreen shared it with me last summer. It's the freezable kind, and I put it in the corner of the freezer to bring out at another time.
She picked them at Remlinger Farms Raspberry U-Pick in Carnation WA, one of my favorite towns. She and the oldest grandson Anthony did the picking and came home with a big supply and had fun doing it. I plan on savoring it as long as I can, because it's a long time til summer. Maybe I'll learn how to do this.
It's been a long time since I've been to Remlinger Farms, and it was not to pick raspberries or fruit. I went along with the family to a work-related picnic the first time, and it was a lot of fun. After a good picnic lunch, we went inside the gates to find all kinds of things to do. There was a roller coaster and a pumpkin ride, and maybe some swings, but that's all I remember. Katherine was too young to ride, so I was content to watch her wander around and wave to the others. There was a barn filled with hay for jumping, and I think that was their favorite thing to do. They met friends there and had snacks and picked out our pumpkins. We even met some Auburn fans who live in the area.
I notice from later pictures that it's expanded quite a bit. Many more rides and attractions. I hope they go this year, and I'll try to attach myself to the group.
Kate was here long enough to do her homework and make a bowl of mac and cheese. It was long division AND decimals but only two problems.
We were laughing at her sad eraser. Right before school started, I gave them a cute little pencil case just filled with sparkly colorful mechanical pencils with extra lead and erasers, and then I look over and see her with this. So where are they? At school or at home or just two rooms away in her bookbag. I think she just liked the fact that the top kept falling off and distracting her.
I think this is the one I got them in different colors. I'm just trying to imagine how excited I would have been to have something like this when I was in school - something besides a few #2 yellow pencils and some Blue Horse tablets. Not that I didn't get excited about everything to do with school, but this would have been something I could only dream of.
They both left for soccer around 5:00, and it's a nice night for reading up a little on mah jongg and doing whatever I want to do.
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