“They are my pets mommy, I love them so much!”
It was a total impulse buy this weekend, the stores hardly ever have them for long and typically the minimum purchase the store set is insanely...
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Friday Phone Dump #8
Well, we've been up to all sorts of stuff this week. Tandem nursing toddlers, berry picking, peeing in cups and generally just playing hard. Here is the week in...
27. April 2012Read More
Someone has a brand-new crib to try out…
Adalyn is approaching 8 months old and we just ordered her crib. Major milestone! Transitioning her to her older sister's room is a daunting thing to imagine...
23. April 2012Read More
Experiences raising our maturing Aracauna hens
If you're wondering about raising chickens alongside a kitchen garden, in your backyard then you'll probably gain insight from our experiences in this...
19. April 2012Read More
Toying with lawn alternatives, cheap flower bulbs, huge cow bones and chicken poop ideas.
We had quite the eventful weekend around here. Most of our progress was homesteading related of...
16. April 2012Read More
Starting Seedlings With Recycled Products
Before you plunk down the cash for a plastic seed tray or other starter system consider making your own while also reducing your household...
13. April 2012Read More
My teaching comes full circle, to my surprise.
You'll never guess what I've been up to these days... but I bet you will get a chuckle out of finding...
12. April 2012Read More
Garden Fun, Homestead Lessons & Baked Kale Chips
Now that spring is here we all get to start and end our days out in the fresh air again. We couldn’t be happier! This...
30. March 2012Read More
It is like I am an addict: Thoughts on body detox with diet changes.
Taking over-processed carbs and sugars out of my diet as well as limiting gluten intake has basically owned me. My patience is short, emotions are high and low (all at once) and man am I...
28. March 2012Read More
#CrunchyConfessions Shared: You tell me yours I’ll tell you mine!
We all know being crunchy can sometimes be viewed as radical, weird or just downright crazy. In our society of throwaway uses and conveniences as first priority we often end up spending way more that we need to for things and we generate lots of waste when we really don’t...
19. March 2012Read More
Brewing Homemade Kombucha: A DIY Healthful, Homesteading Adventure Shared
I am pleased to share the next step in our homemade kombucha adventure and our recipe. If you are wondering what got us started on the kombucha and fermented foods craze you can find out more here or why kombucha is known as the miracle health elixir read more here....
12. March 2012Read More












