Author: Martha

Weekly Meal Plan 5/30/21 – 6/5/21

Weekly Meal Plan 5/30/21 – 6/5/21

Sunday 5/30 – Tuna Cakes Monday 5/31 – Chicken Nuggets (GF/DF) & fries Tuesday 6/1 – Rotisserie Chickens Wednesday 6/2 – Bacon & Eggs & Hashbrowns Thursday 6/3 – Fried Rice Friday 6/4 – Burgers Saturday 6/5 – Xanna’s Graduation Party – Sloppy joes, chips, 

4H Shooting Sports Spring 2021

4H Shooting Sports Spring 2021

We have really enjoyed 4H shooting sports the past few years. The kids have done air rifle, .22, archery & more. These pictures are mostly from .22 this Spring. The last picture is the only one we’ve gotten from archery so far this year. Hopefully 

The Power of Perspective

The Power of Perspective

Sometimes we can all use a little change in perspective! Ever since we moved into our current house 4 1/2 years ago, my toilet seat lid has been broken. My husband is awesome & patched it up with duct tape & an old wire hanger. 

May 2021 Family Funnies

May 2021 Family Funnies

“Look, there’s the refinery!” “No, that’s the dump!” 😊🤣 (Kids playing in the backseat on the way home from archery. I love hearing them playing nicely together & using their imagination. It just so happens that we were driving by a house with a lot 

One Week Meal Plan 5/23/21 – 5/29/21

One Week Meal Plan 5/23/21 – 5/29/21

Sunday 5/23 – Sloppy joes & baked beans Monday 5/24 – Garlic Steak Bites over rice with asparagus Tuesday 5/25 – Sausage links, Sunnyside up eggs & French fries Wednesday 5/26 – Sausage patties, scrambled Eggs & Hashbrowns Thursday 5/27 – Chicken with oven fried 

Beef Stew Instant Pot Recipe (GF, DF)

Beef Stew Instant Pot Recipe (GF, DF)

We recently tweaked an old Beef Stew recipe & have really been enjoying it…it’s fast & easy & delicious! It is not heavy on tomatoes as that’s our family’s preference, you could easily add a can of diced tomatoes. INGREDIENTS: *2 lbs Stew meat, tossed 

Beautiful Sunset Spring 2021

Beautiful Sunset Spring 2021

A few weeks ago the kids had archery one evening. Usually Lexa or Grant has been able to take them, but Lexa had been sick & Grant was not at home. So the task fell to me. Sadly, I hadn’t been feeling well & was 

The Importance of Growth

The Importance of Growth

Maybe 15 years ago, a lady at the church library commented on how I was constantly reading books on marriage & parenting. She was surprised that it was a continuous, ongoing thing. I explained that the reason I constantly was reading those books was to 

Pictures of Ellenor Spring 2021

Pictures of Ellenor Spring 2021

Ellenor is 3 & likes to tell everyone that fact. 😊 She loves to draw & color & hand out paper presents to everyone, stranger & friend alike. She loves to read books & play with magnetic blocks or playdoh. She loves the animals &