Beautiful Calling

  Last week we talked about How to Break Down a Chicken. After breaking it down, we froze the thighs, wings and breasts but the chicken backs and wingtips we roasted right away. A little salt and pepper and onto a baking sheet for 400 deg F for approx 2 hours, then let them cool [...]

   We have been trying to utilize as much of anything we buy as possible. I once heard someone say, in reference to kitchen scraps, that anything you throw away was something you paid for. Our first step in making use of everything was making our own stock with bones from our meat. We’ve since [...]

View Full Album Chloe’s friend, Jaiden, had her birthday party on Saturday. This is her card. Chloe drew the Purple Birthday Penguin featured in the first photo (just in case you were wondering LOL). She also did most of the  gluing though I did the positioning We seldom buy cards. I used to buy the [...]

DH and I have given it a lot of thought in the past year. We’ve decided not to celebrate Halloween; not by trick or treating and not by dressing up to attend a church celebration. I am not saying anything about either of these activities except that we have chosen not to participate in either. [...]

View Full Album I know I already posted about our Apple Cider Bee but what can I say, I guess we love apples Saturday was overcast and windy but it wasn’t too cold or rainy; perfect for apple picking. We headed out to a local orchard and picked some apples. DH (dear husband) loves honeycrisp [...]

View Full Album Spices are essential in cooking. They make everything so much more flavorful. They are also expensive! We have the coolest spice cupboard ever and it cost a fraction of what you would think. How did we do it? The Bulk Barn (or equivalent) is your best friend. See those little teeny jars [...]

Photo by Darwin Bell Do you think that horror movies and such are appropriate for children? I think most of us would (and should!) give a resounding, “No!” Friday night I went into our local HomeSense with Chloe (2 1/2). After browsing around, we took our items up towards the cash register. We were still [...]

Saturday we went to an apple cider bee hosted by friends at our church. They host it every year at their farm and all the church family is invited! Apple Cider parties are definitely a Finer Thing! What fun it. Chloe was able to help put the apples into the grinder and was very excited [...]

After posting I Can, You Can? I took a week off. I froze raspberries, strawberries, canned peaches and I made pickles for the first time ever! I am so pleased with the fruits (or vegetables LOL) of my labor. The pickles taste wonderful and the peaches look great (haven’t tasted them yet) I made both [...]

The other day I shared with you my Essential Gear for cloth diapering…today I want to share with you how I use it! My System: I have 10 diapers. It depends on your budget and how often you will do the washing. I do the wash every day. To start I bought 2 BumGenius3.0 to [...]