First Calf On 4D Farms

 We are so excited. We have the first calf born on 4D Farms. It has been a long time coming.

This has been a long time dream of dear hubby's since he was a teen but he joined the Marine Corp and it got pushed to the back future. Then our oldest son has loved cows and bulls since he was 3 yrs old. He wanted to be a bull rider but mom and dad were too scared and worried so that dream got pushed to the back future.  Well here they are now finally living their dream. 

I had to sneak a pet while momma was eating. Some baby cow loves ❤️ 🐄

Teach Them Where Their Food Comes From

Today our granddaughters learned how to wash, slice, chop and grate Zucchini and squash. They enjoyed practicing their cutting skills and Atleigh said, "I cut with a real knife and didn't loose any fingers!!!". 🤣 She was very proud of herself. We processed 26 packages for meals minus what was dipped in ranch and in their bellies. Then they vacuum sealed them and put them into the freezer.

Things Happen When You Pray

 Let two little girls pray over your garden and watch God's goodness. Is this laborous? Yes. Do I do it by myself? No. I can't. Is it worth it? You betcha. I'm so glad I had grandparents and a mother in law (Nanny) to teach me. Thank You Lord.

From garden to Frying pan to plate. Now that's what I'm talking about. 

I've had several people want to know how I process my squash and Zucchini for future meals because there is no way you can eat all that harvest before it starts going bad and you want have to be finding people to take it off your hands. 

I have two vidoes on our channel where I show you how I process our Zucchini and squash. 

You can see them here:

Processing Squash

And here is the second video:

Freezing Zucchini

I hope you find them very helpful. 

Father's Day Gift Ideas

 

Father's Day is approaching and I just want to share with you some ideas that I know men will love because some of these exact same things we have and I got alot for him for Father's Day gifts, birthday gifts, or Christmas' over the years. The first is The Pro Series Vertical Smoker from Pit Boss. This man has loved this one and man, can he smoke some meats. We have smoked hams, burgers, summer sausages, deer bacon, ribs, pork butts, pork loins, pork chops, you name it. We love the Bluetooth connection to manage and view the temp and the ease of loading the pellets with the different flavors. 

I'm sorry he doesn't let me get more pics, but he is camera shy. lol 

Here is the link for the smoker so you can check it out:

Pit Boss Pro Series Vertical Smoker

Here are some other great ideas for men, tested and approved by mine:

I hope you have enjoyed these ideas. My husband still has all these things and they are still going strong. 

Traveling Tips and Ideas

 It is summer break and everyone is going on vacations, road trips, day trips etc. 

I have a whole playlist on our YouTube channel of getting your vehicle organized and traveling hacks especially with kids. It is great ideas to keep the happy and entertained so you don't loose your sanity before you get there. If you know what I mean. lol  I show you all the busy backpack items we have and busy binders I use to keep them happy. 99% of the items I purchased, came from the Dollar Tree. I made the back packs from Pioneer Woman placemats. They love them. I even bought them some trays to where they can play with play doh, color or draw etc. 

You can catch that playlist here:

Car Organization and Traveling Hacks Playlist

Here is an affiliate link where you can find alot of your items at Dollar Tree if you are planning a trip with kids. 

The Month of May Was Busy

 Oh my Gosh, where did the month of May go? It flew right by me and I could barely keep up.

I got to finally come home from work trip with David to get to our Granddaughters Kindergarten graduation. He only had a few days left of work so he told me to just stay home and he would be right behind me, but don't miss that babies graduation. Her whole village was there including two crazy ole grandma's. lol As soon as she spotted all of us the hand waving and blowing kisses started. The close up shots are courtesy of her other grandma who is a photographer. Her class did so good and put on a little program for us so we could see what all they learned this year. 

Then of course you know who they wanted to come home with after it was over. So we had a sleep over and of course at popcorn in the Princess bed and watch movies. 

The next day, Momma and Daddy came to visit with us for Mother's Day. 

I was so pleased to have a tea party with my momma and daddy. You see, the handkerchiefs we used were from special people in our lives. One being my mommas momma, my grandmother, and their great great grandmother. Then some were from my late mother in law who we affectionately called Nanny. This is a real china tea set too that I bought at an antique store. I have taught my granddaughters to be very gentle everytime we have a tea party. It takes a real special man to sit and have a tea party with you. We gave him a manly cup. They will never know how much this tea party meant to me. 

The next day was Mother's Day and I just felt the need to go visit my mother in laws, sister in law and brother in laws gravesites. Something was drawing me there. I miss them dearly and David (dear hubby) still has a hard time some days. He misses his momma something awful. 

The next week I got to spend the days with. Summer break is here so let the fun begin. But sometimes we have to get a little work done too. They don't mind.  We are going to implement our lock box reward system again this summer. They love it. They help me with any chores and they get rewarded. If you want to know more about this system, check out our Homemaking Page in the titles of the sub header. I explain it all there. These girls know how to clean better than some grown ups I know. Then we had play times too. Sometimes I have to get some computer work done and I fixed them up real good. They grabbed all their things and brought them to the table and played secretary. I am in the process of trying to find a couple of old office phones at a thrift store somewhere. 

Then I was invited to go on a day trip with my daughter in law, future daughter in law and her mother to pick out a wedding dress. Yes, she found the dress. We went to Nashville. We ate a late lunch early supper there because we were all starving after we were done. I laughed so hard when someone other than me said, "I have to pee!!!!!" because I was not the first to break. lol 

That next week, I planned a day trip with our girls and momma. You see, May has been emotional for me this year for some reason. On this day, I was drawn back to my roots and needed some Alabama therapy. We headed that way and I wanted to show my granddaughters where their great great grandparents were buried at. They still are trying to figure out this dying thing and I am trying to help. We packed a picnic lunch and headed out and picked up momma on the way. We use our busy binders and back packs to make the road trip more pleasant for kids. I have a video on our YouTube channel on what I do when we travel with kids. You can catch it here:

Traveling With Kids

They have all kinds of things to play with and keep them busy in their back packs. They have trays I bought them so they can play with play doh, color and draw and etc. I even made the back packs from Pioneer Woman placemats.

This picture here crushed and broke me. This child has never met her great great grandparents but she has an unexplainable bond with them. I have a pic of them on my dresser and she grabs it all the time and hugs and kisses it and starts to cry. I can't explain this but its amazing. She just kept going back to put flowers on their grave. 

We did clean up work and freshened up things. It was time to. They helped so much. 

4 Generations here:

Normally when we go, my sisters meet us there and we have a picnic lunch with our grandparents right under a tree. But one sister had to work and the other was not feeling well. These girls were so hot and tired that we took our lunch to the local park in the hometown I spent alot of my childhood  in. 

As soon as we got back home, they spotted their Poppie on the tractor and ditched me. 

Our garden is coming along fine. Everyone is helping. The girls are so excited about their hard labor on their green beans. I love teaching them these things that my grandparents taught me. This is what a difference 2 weeks can make. We are already seeing squash and zucchini and we actually picked our first little squash today. It want be much longer. We are trying to get caught up on so many projects around here before the real heat comes. 

If it is not too late in your zone to put in a garden and you are not sure how, I have a whole playlist on our channel for Gardening you can catch it here:

Gardening Playlist

I hope this post finds everyone safe, healthy and blessed. 

I will be starting to share many many things on my blog from now on so don't thing I have lost my mind or anything. I just want to get the most out of my blog I can in hopes something might help someone. 

Until the next time. 

Batch Cooking Freezer Meals for Make Ahead Breakfasts

 I recently posted a tutorial on batch cooking freezer meals for make ahead breakfasts and now I have uploaded a video on YouTube. You can watch the video version here:

Batch Cooking Freezer Meals for Make Ahead Breakfasts

Thank you so much for watching and reading. 

See you in the next post. 

Busy Book and Activities for Children

 I love Busy Books and Busy Binder and activities for toddlers, preschoolers and up. They are very educational and make great manipulatives for your Homeschool or just simply playing but learning at the same time. Montessori related and Sensory Sensitivity. Hand and eye coordination, identification, memorization, and concentration. 

This activity packs well and is easily travelable. It is great to take on car, plane, bus, rides and will entertain for long trips. Summer break is upon us and this will keep them "busy" as it says. I have one or two of these and our grandchildren love them. We find a new way to use it or new game to play it every time. 

I also love the Workbooks because the pages are laminated so you can use dry erase markers and wipe off to use over and over again. I featured some of these manipulatives on my Homeschooling Resources Videos on our YouTube channel. You can see that playlist here:

Homeschooling Playlist

The last video in this series will be up Sunday at 5pm. 

It will be a great addition to your Daycare, Babysitting Facility, Preschool, Nursery, Kindergarten room. Easy to cleanup and store away until next use. 

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