It has been a busy few weeks. Most of my time has been taken up by canning and scouts. It is popcorn season for Scouting families, some with multiple scouts. This has been an exercise in trying to think things through. We have two scouts in our home, both with sales goals of $1500 or more. I have a love hate relationship with the whole popcorn thing. On one hand the boys do learn quite a bit. Estimating sales, working towards goals, handling disappointment, as well as accountability practices when handling the money. On the other hand the popcorn is pricey, the council gets a chunk of change from each sale, and did I mention it is pricey? Standing outside the grocery store for hours on end on a Saturday just isn't working for me anymore. I know it means the boys can go to camp, which most families couldn't afford without some sort of fundraiser, but I think there is a better way. I'm just not sure what it is.
As for canning, I think we had our biggest year yet. We wound up with our own berries, but friends had extra zucchini, green beans, and plums. So my pantry is beautifully filled right now. I had a goal of 25 jars of everything, and we made it. So I am hoping we can save a little on groceries and throw some money at our debt. All of our debt is house debt, either the mortgage or the windows we had to replace when we bough the house. But I would like on of them to go away!!!!
We haven't gotten any work done our closet, between the boys selling popcorn and other "the school year has started" chaos. I am ready for a three day weekend!!!
