And then, I forget again and put those stained items straight into the dryer, setting that darn stain in for life!
We both love creating holiday traditions for our whole family though.It’s something that we’re really good at, makes us feel like awesome fancy people, and it’s something that’s always come really easily to us.
There’s nothing like creating a warm family memory to bring two people together as a couple, really.That’s just my two cents from our last 10 years of awkward Valentine’s days..So this year, I’m kind of a mess when it comes to being organized.
I didn’t even come across this idea on purpose.With a new baby in the house, my brain isn’t working so well, I’m always trying to do things one-handed while holding baby Jack, and although I’m not actually blindfolded, I do feel like I can hardly see straight most of the time.
But in a good way.
I really just wanted to come up with something simple for Valentine’s Day that was grey and white, mostly because I just find those colors really calming right now and I need that.like cantaloupe after all!
To be fair, this jam tastes more like a cross between cotton candy and the nectar of the gods, than cantaloupe.*edit* STOP RIGHT THERE!!!
It turns out that even though we may have seen melon jams and jellies canned before, the fruit is actually so low in acid that there isn’t really any safe way to can it and prevent botulism!The sugar that is normally added to jams and jellies isn’t quite enough to make up for the lack of acidity and no conclusive testing has been done to really know what’s safe.
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