Happy 10th Birthday!

My boy is ten. I just can’t believe it. He was so little when he joined our family. For his tenth birthday we planned the day. Every hour was something different. One hour was playing pie in your face, another hour was monopoly. It was all about spending time with him and letting him choose what he wanted to do. Pamela

Empty Laps

This is one loved man. If he sits for more than a few minutes someone is on him. He does not mind at all. I am so grateful to have him in our lives.

Fresh Homemade Bread

All summer I make fresh bread to sell at the farmers market. I enjoy making the bread, I love the smell of it. I love grinding the wheat. For some reason once Farmer’s Market is over I go into vacation mode and stop baking. 

Last week I made bread for a friend. I made one load extra for my family. Then I saw my baby girl staring at the bread.  I then realized that vacation is over and my blessings need homemade bread. I normally bake 8 loaves at a time. I know that one loaf will be eaten fresh out of the oven. Another two or three in the next few days. 

This week I realized that winter is the best time to bake and warm the house. 

Rescue Cats

When you live on a small farm you must have a cat or ten. We choose three. All of our animals our rescues. We have Stinky (the yellow one) who came to us from a friend who could no longer keep him. Then we have two shelter cats that came to us last month. I am so grateful to those who volunteer at the shelter. These are the sweetest cats ever.  I encourage you to always look at your shelters for your new pets. 

Pamela

Turkey Legs

I love sharing how we save money feeding our big family. One of my favorite tricks is buying things like turkey and hams during the holidays and saving them for a everyday meal. This week we found turkey legs on sale for .99 cents a pound. One leg will feed two people. The boys can even pretend they are eating dinosaur legs. 

How do you keep stocked up when feeding a large family? 

Pamela