tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59718595694292701642024-10-04T20:05:24.168-06:00Nourish you & your family with simple back to basic strategies for living a healthy life.Tammi Hoerner, CHHC, AADP, MHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904926383023387116noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5971859569429270164.post-70539410946470772015-09-04T08:36:00.003-06:002015-09-04T08:36:43.761-06:00

In my journey, along the way, I dropped this page and have gone on to newer and bigger things. WON'T YOU JOIN ME? www.headpositivemom.com

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Are your kids heading back to school? Maybe they are a week in and have already come home coughing, sneezing, or with something like pink eye.      Back to school means major germ bombardment, unwashed hands, and uncovered coughs...and....well, we wont talk about what else kids might do or germs they may encounter. (yuck) As busy Moms, the best we can do is arm them properly with

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Dominik starts school on Monday. There are so many fun things to do in the city! This is at the WOW Museum in Lafayette, CO How did the summer go by so fast?      In reflection, this was the first summer I've had to spend with my kiddos and have enjoyed every last minute of it! It's been so wonderful to be here, to watch my son (and daughter in her young adult life) grow

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8 week old Cornish Game Hen Having chickens has been such an enlightening adventure for me, my hubby, and my kids. We have enjoyed their little personalities so far. They are funny, shy, skittish (now I know where the terms of being a chicken came from), and will eat anything (even plastic or styrofoam - like people, not that it's good for them, but it's there).  The greatest lesson

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"Where is my zucchini?!" That's all I could say, we've had a ton of flowers and I've been brainstorming like mad to be sure I had plenty of ideas of what to do with it, but honestly, my zucchini chips were the last I got from the garden! Today, I went out to pull the ready foods from the garden and lo and behold.... The chickens have been pretty much nesting in the Zucchini plants! They are

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It took awhile to learn it, but anyone who grows zucchini knows they are very, very prolific. And...unless you absolutely want to eat zucchini for every meal, every day, you should probably only plant 1 or 2 plants. Even adding them to my smoothies, they manage to get in front of me, so... here's a fun way to use up your zucchini! Zucchini Chips 1 medium zucchini (garden fresh or farmer’s

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When I was in corporate, I would day dream about working at home. So many wonderful things about being at home, staying on top of chores, having more time with my kids, and being available for emergencies. I even day dreamed that I would get bored. Actually working at home is anything but boring, and it certainly hasn't quite panned out to be the all caught up perfectly neat housewife vision I

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In a nearby town, right along the highway, there has been a farmer's market every year for at least 13 years. It isn't a conglomeration of farms, rather only one. But they are nice people and have a huge variety to choose from. This was my first exposure to a farmer's market about those 13 years ago. On my way home yesterday, I was in the area and was pulled to stop in. Since we have our own

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Last Sunday was D-Day. Not for everyone, just four. Plus it was our first time. We didn't want to make the task over bearing or so long that we became vegetarians before the night was out. The Cornish Game Hens were about 2.5 to 3.0 lbs at this point and according to every source the optimal size to begin to take for meat. ugh. REALLY?! Even Jim wasn't sure he was prepared for this. It's

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We don't have bacon much, but whenever we do, I always reserve the grease for such dishes as this morning's. Sometimes olive oil just doesn't cut it. Today is one of those days. Small zucchini, mine was from our garden, was medium sized and I used about 3 inches, cut these into 1/2" strips. If your zucchini is fresh or a small one like what you get at the store, no need to peel it. 3 small new

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Yesterday evening we moved the pheasant to a larger "brooding house", which was our tool storage shed for the garden. Luckily, Jim recently cleaned it out so it wasn't too big of a project in preparation.  I felt a little sad for the babies as they just were getting used to being in their new home and now we move them again. They seem to like their new arrangement, but had no idea what was

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Simply put, I was having a moment. I NEEDED something. Alas, I have NO junk food in my pantry - this is by design, but always surprises me. Ugh! Every time, I do the same thing, search high and low, thinking I'll find something. The reality is, that I wont. Then I get to sit and decide just how badly I want a sweet. If I want it bad enough to go through the hassle of baking it, then I have no

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This mornings visit with my chicks was fun and filled with a bit of surprise. The chicks are learning to perch on the sides of the brooder. As I said before, we put window screens over the top of the brooders to prevent "flying the coop". When I went out with my coffee to sit by them and talk, I took the screens off. The immediately showed me their new trick. ( Since I'm using my Iphone to take

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You bought a dress straight off the rack. It's adorable, but you aren't sure it'll fit. But if it does, you're gonna wear it tomorrow.  Besides, it's on sale. You looked at all the sizes and pulled out the L. Not your normal size. But the M just doesn't look like it's going to work.  You get home and try your new dress on. It's tight. Not just tight, but seems to emphasize 

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Already, the chicks are trying to fly. I'm surprised. Jim is surprised. They actually look at the top of the brooder box, aim, flap, and next thing you know, there they are! Sitting on the edge, looking at you. CRAP.  You can tell we're new at this! We decided to cover the brooders with window screens for now. It's working. They are  beautiful and growing feathers. It's been since

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One of the greatest things I've done for my health is turn off the news.  A few years back, there were stories of Mothers killing their children. I'm not talking about birds, cats, or elephants. I'm talking about people. The violence was horrific and left me incredibly distraught. I got stuck in the stories looking for answer to "WHY"? and "HOW COULD SHE DO THAT?" It was tragic, but it was

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*whew* this morning was hot!  I have two weeks of meal plans to do before I can do much else, so, of course, I decided this morning to water trees. (Now that's avoiding my work) Then, I watered plants out back, took the dog for a walk, and worked with the chicks a bit. Who, by the way are totally cute. So, I spent some time avoiding my work, playing with the chickens. After I started

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Finally, the chicks have reached stable. Which in English means; I didn't find any more dead this morning. I did however find that the fox can smell where I buried them. Never a dull moment. Never. I'm exhausted from the week, but am looking forward to watching them grow and seeing how they benefit my family. Just today, I went out to pull weeds in my garden, and walked through a batch of a

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This morning I slept in. All week I've been getting up at 5. Today it was 7:30. Ack! The birds! Out I run, in jammies to check temperatures, feed, water, and oogle. They still are cute. Though I did lose another one. The little one I told you about yesterday? Well, she died last night. Then, so did the one sitting by her in the picture. I don't think they are heartless creatures, and maybe, just

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There was never a dull moment in my home to begin with, but these little ones sure have brought a lot to talk about! Over all, we've lost 5. Of 52, that's not too terrible, given most we lost in the first day. I did lose one yesterday to an obstruction in her throat. I cried when I buried her this morning. (Uh-Oh, I'm already attached, not good for the prolonged intention.) It just didn't seem

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Wow, it's a bit stressful actually. Having chickens. They are too cute, but now we've lost four to ... stress? Overhandling? The heat? Temperature fluctuation? I'm just not sure. It's very sad. Today is a new day. The temperature when I went to bed at 11:00 was 92, perfect, finally. This morning, the temperature was 80! Not so perfect!! Ack! So, I moved the little heat lamps closer and now they

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It's official! I'm so excited to announce that we are a official Home Hobby Farm (or is it Hobby Home Farm?) Whatever, the point is we have chickens! They arrived this morning. We did lose one grey one in the shipment, and one yellow at about noon. There is one more that I think we'll loose because she's acting like she can't breathe. (I totally know how that feels)  It took

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  I love a nice cool creamy smoothie in the morning more than I love starting my day with any other food in the world. My WORLD'S BEST HUBBY surprised me with a Vitamix for my birthday yesterday, so I started my Operation Anti Aging (I'm 40 now) with a beautiful Simple Sunrise Smoothie. Simple Sunrise Smoothie 1 Large Beefsteak tomato 1 Yellow Sweet Pepper, seeds and stem removed 2 small

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  Well, it's my garden, but with the burst of plants, weeds, bugs, and heat...I feel like I'm definitely in the wilderness. Chocolate Mint   I took a bit of a walk, this morning, with intentions to share with you this amazing place I call my garden.    I'm so blessed to have a husband who is intent on building paradise because I have a near commercial sized green

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