Priceless...

I know this has been so overdone,
but I had to write this if only for my own self respect...
So here ya go;

Two bushels of garden grown tomatoes.............free

Eight cans of tomato paste.......................65 cents per can

Peppers, various spices and olive oil.................probably $4.00 worth

Picking, washing, cutting,
juicing, juicing and more juicing,
cooking, stirring, simmering,
bottling, and pressure cooking
eighteen quarts of spaghetti sauce,
all the while realizing that I could simply
go to Maceys and buy a bottle of spaghetti sauce
for just under two dollars -
but gaining a huge sense of accomplishment,
loving the way the pretty red jars line up in my pantry
and all the tomatoey goodness
to last us through the winter..?................priceless.