The start of a yummy meal....

I hope. Poor guys around here have had to eat a couple flops last couple meals....hoping this makes up for it... 

Chicken Dumplings....

Onions. Mmmm from the garden. We never ever ever grow enough....

Jean she is the queen knife. Patrick made it. Mtknives.net  She is a beauty. And sharpest knife you'll ever meet. He made the cutting board also. He is a stud muffin. 

This spatula. The best. Really. We run through them! But not this brand! Worth the cost for certain. Buy one. You'll love it.

Harvested today by Parris and Joelle. Mmmm lots lots more to dig up. 

Home canned chicken. Not pretty. But oh so delicious. Our pastured chickens. Canned up in my beast of a canner. I even borrowed moms... 40 jars of chicken at once. Boom! That is so awesome! Wish I had a steer to can up. Been in the mood to butcher one... But ain't not gotten one yet.... Boo. (That was special for grammar people. you're welcome)

Joelle's dumpling dough. Mmmm looking good!

Snooper on the counter... Looking for something tasty.... 

While the gravy is boiling slowly add in your dumplings and stir continually. Or find a child to stir for you. I found a Joelle. Joelle's are good at stirring. 

Full pot of finished dumplin's

Garlic and parsley loaded taters. 

Mmmmm praying the men love this meal... 

 I'll let you know. ;)

Ball! Mom! Ball with rhyyan!

Making supper and my wild girls brought in their game to show me, they are awesome. 

And I let them throw balls in the house if they are careful. :)

It is canning season. And we are a large family. My kitchen is small. Crowded. And messy. And I am ok with you seeing it that way. If yours looks better you either aren't cooking dinner. Or have a smaller family than I do. At least that is my story....

Where me, Momma?

Wisdom has been asking for months where her pictures were. Took me forever but I finally had Patrick put a few (these 3) photos on a SD card so I could print them out. 

He is ummm sneaky. See how he is in 2 out of 3 photos? Yeah. He claims she is his girl...

But now my wisdom has a couple pictures up now. Finally. :)

Helping mommy

I was making dill pickles. Someone needed and wanted to help. 

Keeping boys busy cans be hard! Canning season is helpful there. 

Morning spent relaxing.

Look what I found in the hammock after milking one morning. Adorable. 

Milking for neighbors is profitable

  Friends are going out of town. Or rather to town from the country. ;) we are milking their goats. And picking something's in their garden. I made pickles yesterday and today. Some canned and a gallon and a pint of Sun pickles. Which were crazy easy and fast. Hopefully yummy. 

   Monday I will be able to taste them. They sit in the sun til then. Praying we love them!

 Grandma Katherine also brought over lots of squash, a couple buckets of tomatoes (they became canned salsa last night) and a few more cucumbers. 

   We are getting lots of green beans. But not quite enough to can. I hope to get some from the later planting a we did. I'd like to can lots. 

   Lots of green tomatoes. None have ripened I am ready for lots! I really hope to put up a lot of food this years. We are butchering chicken Monday. I need to can most all. No freezer space. Which is fine. Mainly cause I used canned the most. And freezers scare me. I am always afraid they will quit on me. Losing a jar of chicken is sad. But a freezer full is a terrible loss. We have nearly lost a load before. But I saved it...by canning it all...

     And canning is encouraging. If you do dishes the work isn't noticed very long. But 100 jars of produce lasts much longer. It is satisfying work. I love to can. :)

Sleeping...

Grandma Katherine is visiting. She always brings treats. :)   Wisdom fell asleep with these Cheese puffs. Too cute!