Author: Martha

Monday Catch Up Day

Monday Catch Up Day

**Note…I apologize to those who are signed up for emails, I’ve had a problem a few times recently (including last night) with posts posting before I’m ready for them. I work on posts a lot in advance, start posts & come back to them, etc., 

Weekly Gratitude Post 11/23/20

Weekly Gratitude Post 11/23/20

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by… Me! 😊 I’m thankful for opportunities that I can learn to be flexible. I don’t usually enjoy learning this in the midst of the hard…but I’m thankful that I can see the positives in it & learn 

November Family Funnies 2020

November Family Funnies 2020

All 10 of us were in the van for about 2 minutes to go to the skating rink…a child says, “it feels like we’re on a trip to Wyoming or something. ❤ Me: “What?” Child: “Mama, You & McKaylee smell like the antidotes to the 

Crispy (Not Soggy) Oven Roasted Potatoes (Even in Large Quantities)

Crispy (Not Soggy) Oven Roasted Potatoes (Even in Large Quantities)

We love oven roasted potatoes. However, cooking for a large family, we do such a large amount that they often are a bit soggy instead of crisp. I did a lot of research & discovered some tricks to make even large batches crispy – yay! 

November Family Pictures Part 2

November Family Pictures Part 2

Playing Catan together on Sunday. ❤ A few more pictures from our costume party:

Family Health Update

Family Health Update

Health has been a journey for us the past year. It has been a whole year since I started on MY health journey – finding out I had tick-borne illnesses, thyroid issues, being very ill, etc…. In April, Lexa started her journey (we knew stuff 

Fall Beauty

Fall Beauty

Some beauty from the past couple months. Love fall colors! Really brings me back to when I was growing up in Canada…Fall in Quebec was spectacular! ❤

An Early Christmas Present   ❤

An Early Christmas Present ❤

Our kids have been hoping for a dog for about 16 years, or their whole life! 🙂 We always said we would get a dog when we got some property, because we didn’t want to have an inside dog & didn’t want the dog cooped 

November Pictures Part 1

November Pictures Part 1

Lucas with his bunny Black Beauty – he says, “look at her big paws!” Enjoying a beautiful, sunny November afternoon…glad we hadn’t gotten around to putting the trampoline away! 🙂 (we missed Emma & Keira in the pictures as they were getting a snack): Christian 

Almond Milk Ice Cream

Almond Milk Ice Cream

***Happy Veteran’s Day!*** A Veteran’s Day post to come soon 😊 With dealing with so many food sensitivities, it’s been an adjustment for our family. Last week we had a birthday celebration with the family for the 3 recent birthdays. As I was thinking about