Monday, August 30, 2010

Canning


Mom and I made 16 quarts and 6 pints of spaghetti sauce and 9 pints of pickled beets, I didn't take any photo's of those! It's a lot of time but the work isn't too hard! I enjoy canning so much and have missed having my own garden, I really look forward to taking care of my own garden again soon and reaping the rewards. One of the best things about our new place is that there is an orchard with apple trees and plum tree. 3 grape arbors, raspberry, blueberry and blackberries... I need to plant a new strawberry patch. rhubarb from New Zeland! However, we will have to make the vegtable garden a little bigger! I look forward so much to perserving my own food, which means cutting way back on the grocery bill and eating much healthier.

Steve and I have plans to build a chicken coop, which is going to be fabulous and are hoping to get whole milk from the neighbor's down the road because both have dairy cows! In the future I'm also hoping to build a greenhouse, that's always been a dream of mine to grow vegtables and flower's in a greenhouse.

It's so amazing how these simply dreams Steve and I have had for years are going to be able to come alive just by moving somewhere more rural. We can't praise God enough for what he is giving to us!! And soon I'll be blogging all about adventures from the homestead!
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Friday, August 27, 2010

Inspiration


This is my Inspiration for my new kitchen... yeap I said NEW KITCHEN!! Steve and I have found a new home 220 miles north west of what we will always call home. Our new home is in Cashton, WI which is just east of LaCrosse about 45 minutes, We are so excited and can't wait to put roots in the ground and live this life in the place that Our Lord has asked us to be !!! It has been an amazing blessing to find our new homestead and even more amazing we look forward to all it has to offer us... which is a great abundance, any dream is really possible. The good Lord willing (Fiat Voluntas Tua) and good human nature we will close on September 17th what a fabulous early birthday present to me a place to call home!

Steve is going to continue working on the job he is on at Oak Creek, so the girls and I are going to spend time in both place until we can all be up there together. Which will give us some good time to make things just the way we want them.

On to my inspiration... my mother - in - law found these AWESOME cups at Pier 1 and I just had to go back and get myself a set because I new they would be the perfect inspiration for my new kitchen... and I am right because the idea's are flowing like crazy! The goes perfect with my numberous RED Kitchen Aid Appliances and it just screams farmhouse to me! I have my eye on a few pieces from Le Creuset one being a golden/yellow honey jar that looks like a bee hive and the other is a green oval serving bowl. Both colors match almost perfectly with the colors in the measuring cups above.

So now that you are all beaming with JOY for Steve, the girls and I... say a little prayer that we will be filled with an abundance of blessings and grace from God that we may have all the success that we need to live a comfortable life in a new location and that we may alway serve God first and live according to his will.

REMEMBER, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection,
implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly to thee,
O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee do I come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
interceed for us o sweet Virgin Mary!!

O Saint Joseph, we pray to you for those who are out of work, for those who want to earn their living or support their families.
You who are the patron of workers; grant that unemployment may vanish from our ranks; that all those who are ready to work may put their strength and abilities in serving their fellowmen and earn a just salary.
You are the patron of families; do not let those who have children to support and raise lack the necessary means. Have pity on our brothers and sisters held down in unemployment and poverty because of sickness or social disorders. Help our political leaders and captains of industry find new and just solutions. May each and every one have the joy of contributing, according to his abilities, to the common prosperity by an honorable livelihood. Grant that we may all share together in the abundant goods God has given us and that we may help underprivileged countries. Amen. interceed for us St. Joseph for all those in need!!




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Monday, August 23, 2010

Eva "3"


Eva turned "3" on Sunday... wow where did those 3 years go?? She is amazing and we are loving it!!
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Eva "2"

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Eva "1"

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Newborn Blessing

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Eva's Daisy's


This wasn't in the book either... but something similar and I really wanted to use up the material left over from Amelia's dress and bonnet. It turned out great... I wish it was a bit longer and I wouldn't mind it being a dress so much! So I need to figure something out for a shirt... or she keep the dress look which isn't bad in this 90 degree heat!!
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Amelia's Daisy's



Yesterday I found this book Making Children's Clothes: 25 Stylish Step-by-step Sewing Projects for 0-5 Years by Emma Hardy and you can find it here http://amzn.com/190652579X and with in hours I was home making (homemaking hehe) this dress for Amelia. This dress is only an adaptation from a style in the book that's kinda how I sew and my girls are SKINNY so I have to tuck, pin and dart so they get a better fit!

Anyway since I found this book I have been in heaven and I am going to make one of everything in it and I can't wait! Plus a found some super cute fall Corduroy material!!

P.S. I LOVE AMAZON.COM I totally over-paid for this book ($19.99) at hobby lobby!! :-(

Eva has a skirt (which she call's a gert, last night she told papa that mama and her were gonna make her a blanket for her dolly which we finished this morning and gert for church on sunday!) -LOVE IT- coming up really soon, so I'm not leaving her in the dust!!
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Amelia 18 months and growing strong

 


Amelia had her 18 month well child visit and is growing great she run's in the 50%
Weight: 23 pounds same as Eva at 18 months... which means Miss Amelia has slimmed down a lot!!
Height: 31 inches which is 1.5 inches shorter than Eva at 18 months... but I think Amelia has the longer legs!!
Head: 46.25 cm ... 1 cm larger than Eva's head at 18 months... I do believe 1 cm makes all the difference!! ;-)

she has gained 14.8 pounds since birth, grown 12 inches... and I'm pretty sure her head is much bigger than at birth!!

Eva turns THREE on the 22nd and she is so excited cause we are gonna make cupcakes!! Come back and check out some pictures I'm working on for her.
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