Making Refrigerator Pickles

Making Refrigerator Pickles

We were gifted a bag of cucumbers last week & Lizzy did some research & made some refrigerator pickles. They were really good! Hope we can make some more! Refrigerator Pickles Recipe is the recipe we used. We did end up using less sugar on 

Short Stories Lexa & Lizzy wrote for 4H

Short Stories Lexa & Lizzy wrote for 4H

Yesterday we shared the 4H results for all our kids’ projects they submitted, but today I wanted to share the girls’ short stories that they wrote for the Fair. For some reason the stories are not available online with the other 4H projects. They put 

Saving & Using Parmesan Rinds

Saving & Using Parmesan Rinds

Did you know that the hard rind on aged cheeses, such as Parmesan, are edible? And, they actually have a ton of flavor! So, how do you use them? They add amazing, deep, rich flavor to soups, stews, rice, stocks, etc. Basically soaking/boiling it in 

Creek Adventures Part 3

Creek Adventures Part 3

Finally finished the last of the pictures from when Lexa & I went down to the creek a couple weeks ago. 😊

Read Alouds We Are Reading

Read Alouds We Are Reading

We LOVE reading aloud. I grew up in a home where my Mom read aloud to us & I have such good memories of that time. It has been important to me to make our own memories of read alouds. We have read dozens, if 

July Family Pictures Part 2

July Family Pictures Part 2

Can you see the bright smile behind the cards? 😊 I think she was imitating us playing Seven Up Seven Down.

July 2020 Family Funnies

July 2020 Family Funnies

“Their faces look stretchy!” says EMMA, Looking at a picture on the blog. (I think the aspect ratio was off on that particular picture, so it did look a little “wonky”) “Without the mustard, he’s Dr Strange!” (she meant Mustache) Lol Ellie was sitting on 

Creek Adventures Part 2

Creek Adventures Part 2

We had some friends over the other day & explored the creek together. It was a beautiful day, not too hot and we had a lot of fun! I didn’t get a picture of all the kids, but I’ll share what we took. 😊

A Walk Around the Property

A Walk Around the Property

Lexa & I went on an adventure the other day, wading down at the creek (look for that post coming soon!), then took a walk around the property. It was so beautiful!

Real Life

Real Life

Sometimes things come & a week doesn’t go as planned. This was one of those such weeks, where it’s just real life & you have to adapt. We had 4 of us come down with some type of an influenza bug (not Covid, thankfully!) &