Now that I'm getting farther along in my pregnancy, I'm naturally starting to think about plans for the birth and postpartum time. I am usually a very fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of person, but since about the beginning of the second trimester I've had the urge to be a bit more organized, and I LOVE making lists! … Continue reading My Birth And Postpartum Preparation
Oh stretch marks. Every pregnant mama knows about 'em. When I was earlier in my pregnancy and I got the first little tiny stretch marks on my legs, frankly, I'll confess, I kinda had a break-down. Don’t get me wrong, I’m proud of my stretch marks and wouldn’t trade a second of pregnancy or motherhood … Continue reading Stretch Mark Cream Recipe
I am a pickle addict. I will eat a whole quart of pickles a day if you let me. And then drink the juice. I know, I know, that is not what normal people do. But I'm far from normal. And I'm proud of it. You think I'm a pickle hog in normal life? Try … Continue reading Canning Dill Pickles
Who on earth starts remodeling their one and only bathroom while they are 30 weeks pregnant, and winter is about to hit? Oh right! That would be us. I guess we are gluttons for punishment. When we bought our house 6 months ago, the house itself was not high on the to-do list. We quickly … Continue reading Farmhouse Bathroom, Part 1
What do you do when your grandparents own a 24 acre heirloom apple orchard? You can jars and jars of applesauce, apple butter, apple pie filling, apple jam, and then you make a ton of apple desserts...french apple cake, apple crisp, apple pie....and then you eat some more apples. But today we are just gonna … Continue reading Making & Canning Applesauce
I love being pregnant. At this moment, while I'm sitting here with a cup of coffee writing this post, it feels like she is doing some karate practice. I don't know how I'm going to be able to keep up with this wild little girl once she's born! It's one of the best feelings in … Continue reading Being Pregnant
It is now autumn. The time for pumpkins, and sweaters, and steaming hot cups of spiced coffee. So what better time than now to share one of my signature coffee recipes! Even better than you can get at starbucks. Full of delicious spices, brain-boosting fats, and caffeine. Which is what this homemaking mama needs so … Continue reading Spiced Mocha Coffee
My husband puts up with a lot of my weird ideas. Turmeric face masks, eating liver, using chicken feet to make stock, drinking kombucha, ordering chicks when I have no idea where I'll put them, you name it. The first time I made this face mask, I happened to still have it on when Luke … Continue reading DIY Turmeric Face Mask
The local farmer's market has always been one of my favorite places to visit on weekends. There is just such neat community there. Such like-minded people. I love supporting our local farmers and entrepreneurs! We recently started doing some of our local markets. Most of the time we are at the Hamilton farmer's market, and … Continue reading Local Markets
This spring we purchased our first house! It is a little 1200 sq ft, two story house that we are going to remodel. It is defiinitely in rough shape but we are enjoying making it our own. When we first moved in the entire downstairs was carpeted in this old grey carpet...yes, even the kitchen … Continue reading Our New Homestead
