Author: mjbackyardingwithkids

This week I’ve been working on getting items caned I got 17 jars of Mandarin oranges done and 6 jars of pear BlackBerry cinnamon jam made/done. I have lots more to can but tomorrow I will be taking a small break to celebrate mine and my husband’s anniversary! We will be married 19years! Since where I live is still on lockdown we will be getting take out and watching a movie at home after the kids go to bed. Wow 19 years and 5 kids! Time sure does fly by.

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Its May already! Time goes fast for me! This past week I’ve spent a lot of time in the yard. My husband and I planted lots of lilac trees, pulled some weeds which made girls (chickens) very happy, and I made lots of jam. I decided one of jams I would try making is dandelion jam.

It turned out very good. It took me two days to make. It taste like honey. One of my good friends gave me some Blackberries I will be making jam out of those

I will also be making dragons fruit jam

Came out amazing! Next I have to make peach and strawberry which will make #3 very happy. #hobby #backyarding #jam #dandelionjam #lotsofwork #gettingmylargefamilyreadyfornextwinter #pleaseshare #pleasefollow #thankyou #mjbackyardingwithkids #homesteading #largefamily

The time has come once again to potty train!! If you been following for a while then you know from when I potty trained #4 that I don’t like potty training. I’m thankful that #5 is my last one that I have to this with. My older kids were on spring break for this last week. I thought let’s start trying to teach him then. Hes the last one hopefully this will go smoothly…😂😂 nope. Even though he wants to be changed when he goes he didn’t want anything to do with any kinda toilets. Just like with all the other kids I get it … stepping behind the couch like an animal to do business and then jumping up yelling…. I peed! Is pretty cool… right? That moment of when everyone looks at you makes you feel special 😂. So we decided this time to go cold Turkey and straight into real underwear. Am I crazy to potty train when toilet paper is so hard to find? .. the answer is yes!!! I love my large family but I’m excited to not have to change diapers any more. So fast forward here we are at the end of our spring break and finally on our last day of break we are making some progress with sitting and going on the potty. I know that we still have some time to go before he fully gets it but I’m excited to not have to look over and see him stepping a side to the corner of the room like one of the ferrets to do his business.

Happy Easter to those who celebrate it. The kids had fun last night coloring some eggs. They did six dz and I did a few quail eggs.

I’m happy with how our colors turned out! I also gave the girls ( chickens) a Easter treat. Hard boiled eggs with some oregano.

As you can see Medusa enjoyed it very much! 🤣🤣🤣 #backyarding #mygirls #pleaseshare #pleasefollow #thankyou #chickens #chook #fluffybutts #chickensarefun #mjbackyardingwithkids #medusa #black #happyeaster #eggs #treat #messybeak you can also follow me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MJkidsandchickensblog

Today after I was done making bread for my family I decided to clean up my craft area. I found my wood burning kit! I dont think I did to bad for my first time. I will have to practice lots more. I enjoyed doing this I wish I would of done it sooner.

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Today was a normal day for us. We did school, cleaned up, and fed/watered the animals. Today I decided to make some butter. It came out nice in this photo I haven’t shaped it yet or squeezed out the buttermilk.

In the process of making the butter I did break my whisk for my mixer😭. I will have to wait until April 23rd until the new one comes.

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Today after school I made distilled water! In away I felt empowered like how Tom Hanks character in the Cast Away movie when he finally makes fire. “I have made fire!” 😂 I can use the distilled water to make my own yeast. This will be a fun science project for the kids and I. I plan on using our science project to make bread! 😂 What are some of your favorite bread recipes? My favorite would be my cinnamon bread and of course my banana bread.

As I lay here once again in this small toddler bed I cant help but think of what I need to do for the week. Just like everyone else I’m trying to get through these rough times. A part of me is wishing a had a stock of toilet paper and the other part me is thinking about the chores that still need to be done. On a happier note my quail chicks are doing amazing. I normally grind their feed up so there is less waste. I don’t like to waste items or things when I know it can be avoided. I also this past weekend got to go painting with one of my good friends miriyacrochet. I’m not sure if she posted her amazing painting she did but go check out her page and see all her other other amazing items. https://www.facebook.com/miriyaquincrochet/ As for me my items for sale will be put on hold. We will need our eggs for Easter! My kids cant wait to color some eggs! #hobby #backyarding #quail #cuteandsmall #coturnix #celadongene #pleaseshare #pleasefollow #thankyou #chickens #chook #fluffybutts #chickensarefun #ayamcemani #darkside #mjbackyardingwithkids #staysafe #whoknowswheretoiletpaperis #Easteriscoming #hopingcleaningsupplieswillbeinstocksoIcanfillmyolderkidsEasterbasket #candyimcomingforyou. You can also follow me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MJkidsandchickensblog

It snowed where I’m at, not a lot but enough to hold off my work outside. Now the snow is mostly gone where I’m at so that means time to get outside and work! Number three and I found these old pillars from a gazebo. We thought they make cute planters. They were black but she painted them red before I got a chance to take a photo. She did a good job using the spray paint.

Next she and I picked a color (only took her a week to decide 😂) she picked a really nice blue.

WE had a lot of fun painting these. Now we just have to pick what flowers to plant in it. #hobby #backyarding #largefamily #crafts #gardening #flowers #painting #pleaseshare #pleasefollow #thankyou #mjbackyardingwithkids

I’ve been thinking about starting a mealworm farm. Finally decided to get the items and make it. I decided to go with the stackable drawers.

Then the kids and I cut out the middle and glue in the screen our cutting job wasn’t too great but that’s okay. They will have the memory of the fun time they had making this.

Now all we need is to do is order the mealworms! #staytuneforwhentheycome #mealworms #backyarding #hobby #yumyumforthegirlsandquail #cantwait #pleaseshare #pleasefollow #thankyou #mjbackyardingwithkids