Hey there!In a somewhat twist of events, immediately after the coldest weeks of the year, we have had some freak warm days. While on the surface this might seem all 'fun and dandy' (I do love the warmer air) it brings some particularly interesting ch...

Hey there!The cold has arrived! Alright, technically it's been cold for awhile now, but we've taken the turn into the coldest couple weeks of the year. It happens every year, and somehow I never feel prepared for it. At the end of January through the...

Hey there!We've had many ups and downs with the arrival of our cow in the past nine months. From our schedules being consumed to having literally the best home made food of our lives, it's been a roller coaster. Free time shrunk significantly with th...

Hey there! I know it's a day late, but Merry Christmas! It was a great day here at our house, seven kids does make for a pretty chaotic day, but we had a blast. As long as we were able to turn a blind eye to the explosion and mess in our house for a...

Hey there!For better or for worse, the past two weeks have been relatively uneventful! There is something nice about 'getting back to the usual', but it doesn't make for the most interesting update email in the world. The cold is settling in here in...

Hey there!Happy Thanksgiving (to those in the U.S.)! I hope you are taking time for family and enjoying way too much food. I know that I am. We have a tradition to have the kids each pick a pie to make with my wife, Sarah, so the more kids we have, t...

Hey there!We are breathing a sigh of relief as the outside work is coming to a close. When I say 'outside work', I of course, mean the extra things. We'll still go out twice a day to feed and water all the animals as well as milk our cow, but that's...

Hey there!We've reached the end of a homestead year, which means it's time for me to roll up my sleeves and start prepping things for winter. It's surprising how much goes into preparation for the cold months, and for past years I've been overconfide...

Hey there!We are just coming off what has been probably the most overwhelming week of the year, and I have to say, I am ready for many naps. Some parts of authoring had to be put a bit on pause as we prepared for butchering and processing over 50 chi...

Hey there!The weather has taken a dip here in South East Idaho! We had a bit of a stomach-dropping moment a couple days ago when we woke up to find that there had been a frost in our garden. The forecast didn't show a frost, nor did the current tempe...