Author: Martha
Making an Ancient Scroll
In one of Logan’s history books, it taught him how to make an ancient Scroll. He wanted to make one for McKaylee for her birthday, with Psalm 113-118 printed on it. It was a fun process. First you make a strong “pot” of tea. Then …
Roasted Root Vegetables
Sharing a recipe that Lexa has learned that she loves! Any recipes that, like this, are easy, whole foods, allergen friendly, we are LOVING! 😃 To fill 2 sheet pans, I used: 1 onion, 2 sweet potatoes, 2-3 parsnips (depending on size), 3 carrots (I …
Cleaning the Instant Pot
We discovered a neat trick the other day. We had cooked some meat in the instant pot & it had a lingering smell. We wanted to make some applesauce in it without the smells mixing. We put about 1/2 – 1 cup of vinegar in …
Weekly Gratitude Post 8/23/20
Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by… Logan! “I’m grateful for family & family-friendly games such as Monopoly, The Farming Game, Uno Flip & lots of other games that I have found. Last week we were playing RISK & I had never won a …
Celebrating McKaylee
McKaylee celebrated a birthday this week! 🥰❤💙 We enjoyed celebrating with her. We played Uno Flip, had caramel pound cake (thank you Lexa & Lizzy for making it!), Chick Fil A for lunch after our Dr appt the other day & we are looking forward …
When Taking 7 Kids to The Dr Takes 6 Hours
We had an important Doctor’s appointment yesterday. An appointment we’ve been waiting almost 6 months for, thanks to Covid. An appointment to have the other 7 kids (I say kids, but McKaylee really isn’t anymore…you know what I mean.) tested for Lyme & other tick-borne …
Butchering Chickens
**A note before you read further: I did try to be on the conservative side with a lot of these pictures & not show anything graphic, but there are pictures below, mostly of our kids.** Since we’ve been incubating eggs to try to increase our …
The Power of Sleep
I was reminded recently how important & restorative sleep is! Ellenor has been sleeping very well lately, but for some reason she was up for 3 hours the other night (during a very busy week). I woke up feeling like I had been run over …