Blue Ball Mason Jars

I had seen blue mason jars online when I was looking up things to decorate with for my wedding and loved the look.  I had tried to find a couple on craigslist once but they were going for like $8-$10 if I remember correctly and that to me was just too much for a jar.  Well, I had forgotten about them until my husband sent me a text last Friday morning asking if I wanted any blue jars as they had four being sold.  You see, we were in Richmond for a wedding and I had gone to the bridal shower and he had gone to help my Dad and brother out at a Boy Scout yard sale sorting things to be sold.  I, of course, wanted them and paid $.25 for each of them.  I thought it was sweet that he (and my sister who was up there) thought of me enough when they found them to text me.

Once home I wanted to see if I could find out anything else about them.  As I was in Richmond I just used my phone and found the first website in my search that used the way the "Ball" logo to date jars within a couple years.  As I don't know any of the other "jar terms" I had to stick with logos as thats something I do know. 

I have two with lids that I think are from 1910-1923.

The other two do not have lids and are from somewhere in the vicinity of 1923-1933.

I don't know yet what I will do with them.  I might just use the lidded ones for bean storage until I have more space to decorate a room somehow with them.  I just love the pretty blue look of them.  

:-)  

Morning Date

On Tuesdays for the past several weeks my husband has needed to work late.  On one hand it is sad not having him home for dinner, but it also means he does not go into work until after 10am.  It was so nice to have a morning with him.  We've been working on a budget together the past couple days to help us both know where money is going and where we want it to go.  It really is nice to have clearly defined boundaries to spend within so as long as we stay within it I have no fear of if we will have enough at the end of the month.  Due to all this and dinners out being so expensive we never go out to eat on a date unless someone has given us a gift card.  

This morning though after my husband was kind enough to go with me to Remke (local grocery store) to pick up some frozen vegetables on sale he took me out to eat for a breakfast date to Panera for bagels.  He got a cinnamon rasin swirl with plain cream cheese and I got the whole grain with honey walnut (their cream cheese is so good and soft).  It was so nice to just be able to sit together and relax for a couple minutes sharing and enjoying a meal that did not have to be thought of, prepared, and cleaned up at home.  

I am very thankful for the thoughtful husband God has given to me.