Productivity

Yesterday was a very productive day, starting, really with Monday.  I happened to go to Fred Meyer with the kids.  They had chickens on sale for 79 cents a pound!  I bought 5.  I know, I really should be buying pastured chickens and other meats.  I'm working on it.  I figure I'm working in stages.
Anyway.  I also bought  some ribs.  As soon as we got home, I put the chikens in my biggest stockpot and the ribs in the crockpot.  With each, I added some sea salt and pepper, and carrots, onions, garlic and celery.  I dumped the rest of my tomato sauce and a splash of cider vinegar on top of the ribs.
Yesterday, I deboned the chicken and strained the broth and had ribs for lunch.  Then I canned 7 quarts of broth in my canner I  hadn't had a chance to use yet.  I am LOVING my new stove I got at Thanksgiving.  That high btu power burner had that canner and stockpot humming in no time.  *swoon*  I then pulled out the rest of the ribs and put the bones back in the crockpot with water to fill and turned it on low overnight.  I'll probably freeze that broth as there isn't really enough to can I don't think.
So last night we had chicken salad (chicken, homemade mayo and Bubbies relish) and cucumber slices with mushroom soup on the side.  Tonight, its Cockaleeky soup.
Over dinner, M mentioned he was feeling better.  He couldn't quite verbalize how, but it made me happy.  During lunch, I thought I'd have another go at plain kefir.  I've become such a sugar addict, I could NOT make myself drink it without some sort of sweetener.  But I filled a small teacup and took a drink. Not too bad!  I finished it off no problem.   Hopefully that means I am making progress on the sugar front. I have Helios brand, which I've heard is good, but I still need to find some grains for myself.   It's almost always better and cheaper to make things myself.
So, with all this work, I am feeling like my balancing act is a little, unbalanced.  With 4 kids, one of them homeschooled and one of them missing preschool that is cancelled for the month, a 2 year old who thinks he's ready to potty learn and a baby, plus the food stuff, I'm wondering if housecleaning will ever be considered again.  It's never been high on the priority list, but that means I just haven't had any time for it lately.  I hear that after a while on the diet, many people experience an increase in energy.  Perhaps this will happen to me and I can use that energy to make my floors and bathrooms sparkle.  LOL
I have so much more to say in the blog too, but since I'm getting pulled on by a 2 year old and screamed at by the baby, I'll have to compose posts in my head again and hope they eventually make it here.