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Butchering Chickens

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

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 

Preparing to Butcher Chickens

Preparing to Butcher Chickens

As we were getting ready to butcher chickens, we realized there is a lot of prep involved! We were blessed to have a friend who has butchered before come over & help us. That was such a blessing! He also told us what we needed 

Weekly Gratitude Post 8/16/20

Weekly Gratitude Post 8/16/20

Today’s Gratitude Post is brought to you by… Lizzy! I am thankful for my family because they love & care about me. And I’m thankful for my kitten, Zar, who I got as a birthday present from my parents and Lexa. He is soooooo sweet! 

2 Week Meal Plan 8/16 – 8/29

2 Week Meal Plan 8/16 – 8/29

Sun 8/16 – Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, veggies, fresh homemade rolls M 8/17 – Lasagna & Garlic Bread T 8/18 – Burgers & Brats W 8/19 – Kiev & Rice Th 8/20 – Burritos F 8/21 – French Toast & Sausage Sat 8/22 – Polish Sausages 

Wild Grapes

Wild Grapes

The kids found a bunch of ripe wild grapes after the storm this week. They are tiny, with several seeds & very little fruit. Not great for eating, but as I was researching, it said you can blend them up in smoothies, seeds & all, 

Busy Week

Busy Week

I don’t have anything interesting to post about today. 😊 It’s been an incredibly busy week: *Lexa & my monthly functional medicine Dr appts, which are always good, but overwhelming as well and anytime we drive the hour to Rockford, we always have errands to 

August 2020 Family Funnies

August 2020 Family Funnies

I was holding Ellenor (who is 2) & she was patting my back repeatedly & says, “I burping you!” Ellie was popping back & forth behind a chair & says, “I playing seek-boo!” (Like a cross between peek-a-boo & hide and seek) Lucas has blood 

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