The Penny Worthy Project

What a wild week, harvest, garden cleaning, lawn cleaning all need to be done and yet I seem to have accomplished none of them. I think my stint of working is drawing to a close, I don't have energy left for the things I've committed myself to already. I don't worship the almighty dollar but I feel like I have been for the last month. Now don;t get me wrong, I've enjoyed the bit of extra money but I wonder what it is costing us? I know my meals have not been as healthy or budget friendly as I would like them to be. I also think I'm too tired sometimes to handle things properly with my two younger boys, this bothers me a lot. And I know that the way I gallop around in the morning is about as far from peaceful parenting as I can get. All things considered I think it's just not worth it, I'd rather volunteer my time at school.

One major task we did accomplish this week, in fact just today, was harvesting a pig for our winter meat. Wow. That was quite a task. We actually butchered 3 between 4 families, we started at noon and finished around 10 pm. The pigs weighed in at around 300 pounds and cost about 300 dollars. According to the all powerful google this yielded about 180 pound of meat. So for one days work we got 180 pounds of meat at 1.67 a pound. That is a bargain in my book. Plus we get to cure and smoke our own hams, bacon and hocks without nitrates. We're also making our own sausage on Tuesday. I can't tell you how thrilled I am to fill our freezer for the winter. The pork will be tucked into the freezer next to the lamb we butchered last month and the salmon. Woohoo for a full freezer.

I did hit the thrift stores too this week. I almost got skunked but not quite, I found a great pair of snow pants for my 7 year old. These are snow pants with a polar fleece vest on top instead of just a bib or straps over the shoulder. Perfect for supremely cold days or warmer days when a coat might be too much.

Peace and Love--