Another Boil.....

Matt was diligent in his efforts this past week to render another gallon of syrup from the multiple gallons of sap we collected. He was a trooper, getting up every few hours to add more wood to the fire. As a results...some of the most delicious syrup you have ever tasted. It looks as though we will have enough sap to do one more boil. A very special shout out to matt and all his hard work.....

Twenty Nine......

So this weekend was a celebration of my birth...Yeah......I was so lucky as to have 2 birthday partys. My mom, Adam and Danyle through me a fiesta, complete with pinata and everything. My mom also made a beautiful beehive cake that was delicious. That was Saturday and then Sunday was a pizza party with the Schoech's. Amara helped craft some wonderful pizzas and Adam and Matt also put the finishing touches on another sap/syrup boil. It was a weekend filled with family, friends and food. Thank you to my mom, danyle and especially Adam who made my 29th Birthday very special.........Here are some pictures

http://picasaweb.google.com/merandalambert/MerandaBirthdayMapleSyrup?authkey=Gv1sRgCOed_tGVnra7IA#

The Soup Party

A while back all of the Schoech's were able to get together for a soup party. Many delicious soups were ladled up and as always it was wonderful to visit with everyone........

Adam's Accident

SORRY HAD TO TAKE PICTURE DOWN!!!!!!!

So, some of you may have heard and some may have not but Adam took quite a little spill last month. The cause is still unknown but it is suspected that it was a combination of chemical exposure to parts cleaner that caused him to collapse. Pretty scary. It was the first time I have ever had to call 911 and hopefully the last. So he may be mad at me for posting this picture, but I feel it is pretty telling as to how much damage a hardwood floor can do to a person. A broken nose, two stiches in his eye brow, four in the inside of his mouth, three on the outside and a cracked crown. His nose is stright now and he can resume his modeling career. Thank goodness!

Back Yard Sugaring

So, for valentines day Adam and I decided to take a class on how to make Maple Syrup. Yes, Please stifle your laughter. But it was fun and a much better way to spend the day vs a ton of wasted money on flowers and dinner. Besides we knew it would later be an opportunity to spend time together. Last weekend we got our chance. We were able to collect enough sap to have our first boil. Adam and his dad later went on to collect nearly 55 gallons of sap which yielded 1.25 gallons of delicious maple syrup. We will be at it again this weekend, provided the weather cooperates. It has been a great way to experience the changing of the seasons and of course to eat pancakes! Here are some pictures.....

http://picasaweb.google.com/merandalambert/Sugaring?authkey=Gv1sRgCJzojZ76uLm6Tw#

Amara's 5th Birthday

Wow....All this pressure to keep up on these posts...I had no idea people actually read these. Anyway...here are some much delayed pictures of Amara's birthday party. The guest of honor requested a homemade macaroni and cheese dinner with sweet potato french fries and a beautiful Tinker Bell cake for dessert. She sure is getting big....just as long as we get a little time before we aren't cool enough to hang out with anymore. Well maybe some of us are already there...Adam! Ha...Ha...We love spending every waking moment captivated by this curly little firecracker......

http://picasaweb.google.com/merandalambert/5thBirthday?authkey=Gv1sRgCNqLsq_pxo-QOw#