The boys and I accomplished all we set out to do last night, namely prepared the camp trailer for winter. When I got my first trailer I was pretty worried about making sure the pipes were cleaned out and the trailer was ready for the cold, but after having one for so many years it's like second nature now. Isn't that the way it is with everything? you start something new and sometimes the fear of doing something new can almost overwhelm you but you go ahead and do it anyway. The satisfaction of overcoming that fear and being able to look back and realize that what you are doing is like second nature now is very fulfilling. I remember when I first got my smoker for Christmas, (thanks Alisha you are the best) I tried to smoke some whole chickens in it. they hadn't been in there for half an hour and when I went to check on them there were flames coming out of the top! I shut everything down and pulled out the blackened chicken. It had gotten so hot it had burned the paint off the back wall on the outside. I ended up sanding it down and repainting it and it is still something that I have to touch up once in a while with that high temp paint. Now, 4 years later smoking has turned into something more than a hobby. it's almost my obsession and at this time of year all I can think about it what kind of meat can I smoke or process or bottle. I"m grateful for my family that allows me to use them as guinea pigs for all my cooking adventures and my Father in Heaven that helps me overcome my fears.
ok yeah I'm done being sappy. my kids call me Sappy Sam whenever I get sick and get drugged up. The other project I have been working on is my hot tub. The dumb thing keeps leaking and I can't find the leak so I added a bottle of fix a leak that is supposed to be the next best thing to sliced bread so I am hoping that this saturday when I refill the tub after letting it cure that I can sit back and eat a slice of bread and say good on ya fix a leak. I can hope.
I have a friend that I call Tex. he's a pretty cool guy and I have known him for 20 plus years now. He and I have alot in common and this weekend he is coming up to play some golf before the snow flies then I talked him into making some chicken and sun dried tomato sausage with me. Did I say that I like to make things??? 10 pounds of chicken thighs and the freezer will get some new additions to it.
Ok, I have rambled enough. I told you that this was just a jumble of my thoughts that needed an outlet. C ya
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