Author: Martha

September 2020 Family Pictures Part 1

September 2020 Family Pictures Part 1

“They are shorts if you’re tall & pants if you’re short! One size fits all!” (A favorite Veggie Tales song!)

Extracting Honey

Extracting Honey

Lizzy has had bees for about 1 1/2 years now; this is her 2nd year extracting honey. We had one hive last year & have 2 hives this year. Her friend Sophia came over to visit & help.

Weekly Gratitude Post 9/14/20

Weekly Gratitude Post 9/14/20

Today’s Gratitude post is brought to you by… Emma! “I am thankful for babies, especially my baby sister. She just learned to kind of sing the ABC’s and she is 2 1/2. I am thankful for pumpkins that we can decorate. And for Mr Wilder 

2 Week Meal Plan 9/13-9/26

2 Week Meal Plan 9/13-9/26

Sun 9/13 – Marinated pork chops, scalloped potatoes, homemade rolls, veggies Mon 9/14 – Chili Tu 9/15 – Baked potato bar Wed 9/16 – Pancakes & sausage Th 9/17 – Chicken sandwiches with tater tots F 9/18 – Homemade Pizza S 9/19 – Burritos Sun 

Visiting McKaylee

Visiting McKaylee

(The top picture is of McKaylee & I outside her apartment building) McKaylee moved to Wisconsin last week, about 2 hours away. I went up this week for an afternoon visit. We went to lunch, she showed me around her apartment & building, where she’s 

September 2020 Family Funnies

September 2020 Family Funnies

“I stuck! I bending myself!” 😂 (Ellenor flopped herself over the arm of the couch onto my lap) Ellie says, “I playing Seek-a-Boo!” (Ellie’s favorite way to say “peekaboo”) Grant & I brought home some granola bars from our stay at the hotel, it was 

Fruit Flies

Fruit Flies

We have SOOO many fruit flies this time of year…can anyone else relate? 😒 How do you get rid of them? We have done some vinegar fruit fly traps on & off over the years with varied results. I know some people put plastic wrap 

Shooting Sports 2020

Shooting Sports 2020

The kids really loved the 4H shooting sports last year & we had signed them up for archery (compound & recurve), air rifle & .22 rifle for the older ones, with sessions in the Spring & Fall. Sadly, this year they all got cancelled, except 

Weekly Gratitude Post 9/7/20

Weekly Gratitude Post 9/7/20

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by…. Lucas! “I am thankful for the kittens, even though we had to say goodbye. I am thankful for Ellie because she’s sweet & cuddly & calls me her favorite Lucas. I am thankful that we can enjoy 

No More Sunday Posts

No More Sunday Posts

Hello my lovely readers! 🙂 Happy Sunday to you! We have decided to no longer do Blog Posts on Sunday, which means that our Weekly Gratitude Posts will be moved to Mondays or Saturdays. Thanks for reading!