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 …
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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 …
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
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
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 …