Shucking & Jiving

Cliff's Mom and Dad brought us 25 doz ears of corn and a box of peaches from Colorado so we spent the evening freezing corn and peaches. As you can see we had a little mini helper, Princess Gorda Mae Cheese. She thought she was such a big girl helping Alecia and Grandpa shuck the corn. Once Alecia tried to help her and she said "I got dis one". She is so sweet. We had a great time. Charlee and I blanched and cut the corn off the cob, then Cliff's Dad-Cliff filled the bags for us. Cliff's Mom got to sit and listen to our shenanigans since she is blind she couldn't help but she sure cheered us on and laughed at our antics

I made a screaming good chili verde and some Spanish rice with fresh corn on the cob and peach cobbler. There is just no sense in anything being that good. I have mopped the floor twice and we are still finding corn all over. We need to turn some chickens loose in the house and I bet they'd make short work of it. But then I'd have the issue of chicken doodoo all over so maybe not. See I'm not ignernt I can think stuff out!

Today Cliff is leaving for Colorado to interview for a job today. I am pretty sure he will get it because 3 of his brothers work for this company and they are all recommending him. It's working for a oil company out of Canada called Calfrac. It is a good job but very physical. I worry about him cause he has a hernia but all three of this brothers have them so I guess he'll survive. He just needs to have surgery and get it repaired before it gets much worse. Anyway, if he gets the job, we will get a 5th wheel and park it next to his Mom and Dad's house in Co and stay there 15 days then he is off for 6 days and we can come home and take care of our place here.

I will be back and forth with doctors etc but ya do what ya have to do in this economy. It's pretty plain that the commercial plumbing trade is over in this area for at least the next five years so oil's where it's at today, so that's where we will have to go. It's that or overseas and

Cliff 's not crazy about flying ( I think it's the not smoking part that he really detests) . Cliff is hating every minute of this. He said "I worked so damn hard to get out of Colorado" I told him we will just have one foot across the state line and no more.HA