Continuing Ed

Well, I made it! I made it through 2 days of continuing ed. Don't get me wrong, I always learn somthing at continuing ed, but it is darn hard for me to sit all day long listening to an instructor drone on about rules and regulations etc. At least this instructor tried to make the classes fun. She told jokes and said whoooo hooooo a lot. But then as soon as class is over I have to head back to work. Back at work there is a lot of catch up stuff to do. I guess it is one of Murphy's laws, but every time I am gone something weird comes up that I end up having to deal with when I come back. This time was no exception. I don't even want to go to work tomorrow because I know I have to deal with this particular issue. Then on Friday I have to head to Lakefield for a whole day of strategic planning. YUCK!!!!! My least favorite thing to do. I can't stand to sit around while senior mangement goes over everything and tries to make the goals harder and harder to achieve. I swear we spend so much time on strategic planning for the next year and auditing the things we do, that we don't have time to do the things we are suppose to do. I suppose that happens in a lot of industries, but this just seems to be out of hand.

On a lighter note, I canned another 36 pints of salsa tonight. (Well, the last batch is almost ready to come out of the pressure cooker) Randi and the kids came in so she was able to help as well. Lauren thought she should help, but everything is either very hot or involves the use of a sharp knife, Most of what we made was medium hot. The next batches will be hotter. It is nice to have some mild, some medium and some hot. Then I will start on "soup starter". Soup starter is just tomatoes, peppers and onions canned together. No spices or anything. That way you can use it for chili, or you can use it for spaghetti sauce or pizaa. Just depends on the spices you use with it. Anyway, I need to get the last batch off of the stove now and then get to bed - 5:05 a.m. comes way too early!!!