Goin Back to the Farm

{Minute Monday} Oatmeal Breakfast Bars and Cows

2012-02-06T10:59:00.001-07:00

Today is my third child's birthday...she is 14....and I can't believe (I know...I know...everyone says that...and please don't pay attention to the mess behind her!) that any of my babies are growing up...if I could squish them little I would, but then I would miss out on the wonderful young adults that they are becoming. They're amazingly quick witted and come back with hilariously funny quips.

Day of Rest

2012-02-05T01:50:00.000-07:00

The Sabbath is my favorite day of the week... I love the quietness ( as quiet as you can get with 8 kids and two dogs) that Sunday brings to our house as we detox from everyday TV, radio, Ipods, computers, playstations and the Wii (not that I really let my kids play them....they think I am ultra strict on them...I just feel like they are a waste of time), facebook, texting and emails...we just

Only funny to me?

2012-02-03T13:59:00.000-07:00

This is hysterically funny.....or maybe it is only funny to me.....but it made me laugh none the less. Laughing at ourselves is sometimes the only way to get through the day, as we try and explain to others (including my yet to be all on board husband!) about our choices, and then share the knowledge that we feel so passionate about o;y to be met with disbelief, blank stares and sometimes

{Take Action Thursday} Stop The Insanity!

2012-02-02T00:29:00.002-07:00

I will keep this post nice and short, so that you can read about Monsanto's attorney and lobbyist appointed to the FDA's Food Safety Czar position by President Obama and then sign this petition asking that Micheal Taylor be removed. If you are unfamiliar with Micheal Taylor, like I was this is a good article at the Huffington Post that gives a run down of how a man, Micheal Taylor, tried to

Because I can't.....I Made Ketchup.....

2012-02-01T15:29:00.000-07:00

Because I can't farm/homestead/garden/ranch/urban farm......I made ketchup......mustard...with whey, I might add. I know there sounds like there is no connection, but there is I promise, or don't promise...because you may not connect the dots like I do, as in skipping some, erasing and ignoring other dots and use only the dots I want, or really, in my case...the only dots I have.....and what

Lemon Kind of Day - Updated

2012-01-31T13:39:00.002-07:00

Well I am sad to see the last of the fresh lemons go....but they were so wonderful to cure a bit of the winter blues while they lasted! We were able to make lots and lots of fresh lemonade, even raspberry lemonade one day with frozen raspberries. I used fresh squeezed juice on chicken and in salad dressing, zest on veggies, lemon bread and lemon coconut bars and now I have just finished putting

{Minute Monday}

2012-01-30T14:09:00.000-07:00

Did you remember through the week that change is sometimes imperceptible? Or did you constantly have to remind yourself, like I did every few minutes, like I did? Bus I did learn a few things... 1) A good way to get a major appliance cleaned out underneath of..... say, lint, lost change, buttons, chewed gum and sunflower seeds is .....to have it break down. All clean...and thankfully, it is

The ABC's of an Abundant Life

2012-01-28T22:14:00.001-07:00

A is for Attitude Charles Swindoll—author, educator, and Christian pastor—said: “Attitude, to me, is more important than … the past, … than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company, a church, a home. The remarkable thing is we have a

{Frugal Friday} Second Go Around - Stir Fry

2012-01-27T17:34:00.000-07:00

Fridays are going to have to be a quick and easy post.....because because...the hubs is home on Fridays, and even if we don't have an agenda for the day....I need to be his....call... I mean beck and call girl.....that's how we roll! And as I type this I am still feeling a little guilty that he was on his hands and knees...belly really.... scrapping the floor with a knife at the kunk that

{Goin' Back to the Farm} Take Action Thursday

2012-01-26T15:33:00.003-07:00

I know KNOW that so many of you are so busy with kids and work and farms and LIFE! But here are two small things to add to our ever ready to do list, but can help make a difference; First, "Like" us, Goin Back to the Farm on Face Book. A page dedicated to obtaining and helping to secure the future for pure and nutritious food from farms and ranches that practice healthy stewardship over the

Roll Your Eyes if you Must....My Ode to Cloth Diapers

2012-01-25T10:38:00.002-07:00

This morning as I strolled through my house (after rushing to get dressed since the youngest two school attendee's missed the bus and returned home in tears and I needed to take them) shutting off lights, picking up wet towels, turning off radios and shutting bedroom doors so I don't have to see the disaster they left in their room.... {seriously is it that hard to get dressed and ready in the

Sigh or Freak Out.....

2012-01-24T12:52:00.000-07:00

I am not a perfect mother...there I have said it...it is out...sorry to blow your minds.... My baby really doesn't really look like a gnome in real life. Whatever, all that know me.....are laughing....as I just posted this morning that I forgot my #5's kindergarten spotlight.....I don't know how...it was boldly typed out on his calendar that has a prominent place on our fridge.....and I even

{Minute Monday} Imperceptible Change

2012-01-23T15:03:00.001-07:00

" We must be careful, as we seek to become more and more [Christlike], that we do not become discouraged and lose hope. Becoming Christlike is a life time pursuit and very often involves growth and change that is slow, almost imperceptible." President Ezra Taft Benson Aaaahhhhh......doesn't that just make sense?! and make you feel better? change is slow, almost imperceptible... that's how I

Just a Little Deeper

2012-01-22T01:03:00.001-07:00

Just a beginning note...this picture has noting to do with this post...but one of these cute girls was insistent... I am going to just come out and admit it......I didn't even make it 24 hours before I had bent (okay...broken) one of my goals for shopping and eating local, but I had good reasons..... I was serving just beans last night...and I had already fed the husband oatmeal for breakfast..

2012-01-19T21:57:00.002-07:00

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Crossing Over

2012-01-19T14:52:00.000-07:00

OH MY GOODNESS.... I have officially crossed over.... crossed over to the dark side....the side that is often misunderstood...the side that I thought was kooky... the side my husband and family call.... wait for it......tree huggers... the side that talks and thinks in terms of food...that side that I wished I had studied earlier....the side that is making daughter #1 call me a food nerd...

Probably

2012-01-17T20:28:00.000-07:00

I did something today...I just can't tell you what, but I know that I did something...I feel it in my bones.....though my house probably doesn't hold a clue of what I did....probably because the mckiddos came home - thank heavens - probably because I made dinner and #3 made (or started making and then she jetted off to Young Women's...and I was left holding the bag...or rather the cupcake pans

Sunshine in the Winter...and other things I learned this week: Tasting Heaven

2012-01-12T14:38:00.000-07:00

Have you ever thought back on your youth....and hoped that no one will remember what you said or did? Oh good, it's not only me that feels like I am still growing up or waiting for someone to tell me that I am a grown up! I also hope that the ignorance of my youth (and yesterday) will be forgiven and forgotten. However, I am amazed everyday at the things I still learn and wonder if I couldn't

Desires in a Nutshell

2012-01-10T15:00:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was one of those thinking days, it didn't start out that way, it started out as I have to get all this stuff done so that I could could blog about how I was going to save the world with the groundbeaking words I wrote.. I don't believe that either.... but still I was going to write something so I was poking about on other blogs, and I found an amazing blog...and I liked what she said

Perplexing Ponderings

2012-01-05T13:58:00.002-07:00

The hubs, my hubs...says that I think too much. Often telling me hush during movies, quite guessing the endings, don't jump to conclusions with the book, take it with a grain of salt..........but I don't, I can't. Like most women I know, I over analyze EVERYTHING! On one hand this makes me very good at reading between the lines, because I am watching, listening, feeling, tasting (just kidding)

Not Even Close

2011-12-20T15:20:00.000-07:00

I promise myself every year that I will have ALL the Christmas shopping done by Thanksgiving and will do nothing but enjoy the Spirit of the season and bake and cook and sing and decorate and smile all the live long day. Yep, you guessed it, not even close. I have yet to get our neighbor treats done, or finished shopping...and this year dragging around two prize winning boxers/biters/hitters/

I'll get around to it....

2011-12-16T17:57:00.000-07:00

Did you try the frog eye salad? DO you have plans too? It is such an pleasant reminder of summer reunions......but my biggest food memory of Idaho....is spam.....yes...spam....open faced melted cheese spam sandwiches! But I do not need to give you that recipe because you just open the can and plop it on the bread....and 2) I wouldn't couldn't eat the stuff....I know how it is made now.....a...

Salt of the Earth

2011-12-15T14:32:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went from being talked down off the wall (if you need more explanation then that, we'll have to talk later.....at least that is what I told my husband) and thank heavens for my sister who responded to a text at 5 am her time......to listening to a woman we all wish was our mother sing songs she wrote just for me and my memories of Idaho and cousins and summer....or at least that is

Calming a Messy Mind

2011-12-14T09:30:00.000-07:00

This is my favorite hymn..... ....it calms my soul.... as does the Master..... especially when I look at my list...the list....the list to end all lists... ...and I am.....let's say....overwhelmed...more then a little but then I know.....with every fiber of my being.... that all is well... even with a messy house....and a messy mind.... Peace. Christ. Love. Come Thou Fount of Every

Divine Nature....begins with pasta....

2011-12-13T20:22:00.000-07:00

How many times have you heard? "If you can't say something nice, come sit next to me?" Just kidding, I really meant to say "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." {Just between you and me....the first applies to me more then I would like....I promise to listen and commiserate and never tell a soul that we discussed your mama drives you up and a wall...} But back to