Category: backyarding with kids and every day house projects

For the last few weeks my neck has been hurting. Being a mom of any size family you know that our work never ends even if we are sick or hurting the show must go on. I’m doing better now which is nice because its not easy cleaning coops with shooting pain in your neck. My birthday came and went having neck pain wasn’t a fun birthday gift 🤣🤣but my husband, kids, and my mom made it a nice day. I was given farm related items 🤣🤣. Also we started back to school. I love teaching the kids 🖤🤎. Number five likes having the same schedule as his older siblings and is doing very well at writing which makes me so proud. For number four and five I have added learning about the human body and the planets. They are really interested in dinosaur bones so I thought it would be fun to learn about the human bones. As for my oldest I can’t believe he’s in his last year of school.. 😱😱 where did the time go. #pleasefollow #pleaseshare #thankyou #neckpainsucks #mjbackyardingwithkids #largefamily #workstillneedstobedone #birthday #farmstillgoesone #homesteading

We start school in two weeks. I’ve been working non stop on getting things ready. My lesson planning is almost done

I have the kids color coded but #1 and #2 are not in this planner. I feel they are old enough to keep track of their own schedules. The desks and books are set. Everyone’s books but #5 is on their desk or in the cubbies. #5 will be starting out for school schedule this year just like the older kids. He will get up when they do unlike last year where he got to sleep in and then did his school work. This year I have a senior, 7th grader, 4th grader, 1st grader, and kindergarten

Please forgive my half painted room. I’m still working on getting this room painted back to white. I was hoping to have this room done before we started school lol but other things needed to get done first! Yesterday I got 23 jars of pickles made ( dill and bread & butter) I also got six pepperoni sticks sliced up. I love to use the pepperoni to go with snacks.

After everything was done I got nine bags.

If you are homeschooling, doing online schooling, or distance learning show me what your schooling area looks like! #pleasefollow #pleaseshare #thankyou #hobby #backyarding #mjbackyardingwithkids #homeschooling #largefamily #homesteading

The end of summer vacation is coming for us. Which in a way I don’t want it to end but I’m looking forward to getting school started. This year all five will be doing school. #5 is very excited to be starting school. Today we got his new charts hung up and I wrote the first weeks spelling for him. Tomorrow and on the weekend I’ll work on getting the other plans written out for the other subjects for the other kids.

While shopping for their school supplies I found backpack that was so awesome I had to get it. It was for me though 😂😂😂 I grew up watching the Friends TV show. When I saw this I had to get it.

MY garden is doing well. We got our first huckleberries. Next year I’m hoping to have enough to make some jam out of them. This year I think I will do a mix of huckleberries and peaches for jam.

Our grapes are looking good. I hope I get a good amount of them this year. I would like to make jam or juice out of them.

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I would like to introduce a new member of the family to you all. This is Binx!

He will be 9 weeks old on Sunday. We are all very excited to have him. #pleasefollow #pleaseshare #thankyou #new #kitten #binx #mjbackyardingwithkids #hobby #backyarding

My beautiful black beauty tomato plant! There is a tomato cage in there with it. I’m excited to see this plant take off. It had a very slow start. The plant already has 3 tomatoes on it 😋 can’t wait to try these ones. #pleasefollow #pleaseshare #thankyou #hobby #backyarding #gardening #mjbackyardingwithkids #tomatoes #homesteading #green

Where I live it has been hot but the wind never fails us blowing things over/ destroying some items. Having 30 to 70 mph winds is not fun. This week I got some good size wood rounds from one of my best friends mother in law. I will get to use the chainsaw on them this weekend! It will be fun as long as I don’t cut off my arm or leg 🤣🤣😱. My tomatoes are doing well. I’m hoping soon to be able to make ketchup or Spaghetti sauce with them.

I got a cute photo from the nesting box of the girls eggs. Its so nice when they lay their eggs in a photo ready position 🤣

My passion red flower bloomed today. I’m really liking this flower. I’m wishing I had gotten more of them 🤣🤣

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I started growing my items for the garden back in February. I wanted more time just in case some seeds didn’t take. I’m not even half way through for harvest yet. The kids enjoy picking the strawberries. I’m actually surprised I was able to get them in the photo. They have been eating them right away.

some plants are ready for small harvest. Tonight I got blackberries, berries, strawberries, peas, and of course eggs! For what I do have done though I’m proud of myself!

In these top photos I have done, jams of different flavors, a few syrups, Mandarin oranges, carrots, pickled eggs, apple sauce, applebutter, pickles, and monkey butter. The other day I made pickled shrimp! They were amazing .. lol and thats why they are not in the photo😘😜. I will definitely have to make them again soon.

Close up photo of the pickles I got done. In the next few months I will be making more as another plant will be ready for harvest. #pleasefollow #pleaseshare #thankyou #hobby #backyarding #gardening #eggs #growing #mjbackyardingwithkids #pickles #jam #canning #keepgrowing #homesteading #harvest

A good amount of work was done this week. We got all the sod laid, all the fruit trees into bigger pots, the new grown lights were put in for the indoor garden area, school desks were cleaned out and are ready for the new books, and got a lot of eggs pickled. Also getting a good amount of harvesting started for the berries, strawberries, and broccoli! Can’t forget the eggs! Lots of quail and chicken eggs!!

I also ground our eggshells up for the quail. The oyster shell sometimes is too big for the quail. I like that we can use everything and not waste!

I also had some fun with taking some selfies. I made some of our masks. My Lucifer one I bought. I really like that one. Then there are the photos of me in my new hat.

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As every day I tend to the garden. I’m up very early to water everything as much as I love my garden I would rather be sleeping at 4am but the animals and the garden need to get started on for the day. While out watering I noticed that my broccoli has starting to grow a broccoli head. 😀

I’m very excited about this. In the past years I never could get broccoli to grow. Part of this plant we will let it go to seed. The other plant that I’m also excited about is my purple cauliflower!

I have never had purple cauliflower before. Has anyone had purple cauliflower? How was it? #hobby #backyarding #gardening #green #pleaseshare #pleasefollow #thankyou #mjbackyardingwithkids #keepgrowing

I’m glad today is Friday! Potty training is going well with #5 and school is almost out for the summer for us. I think I’m more excited for summer break than they are. Things are growing good in the garden. My broccoli is huge this year.

My husband surprised me with a few dwarf apple trees!

In about 2 years they should start producing fruit. For mothers day my family ordered me a pear tree I’m excitedly waiting for that to arrive! I also spent the day making so masks. We have to wear them to go to the dentist.

I think I need to find some skull fabric or some fabric with flames on it. It would go better with my hat! #hobby #backyarding #mjbackyardingwithkids #pleaseshare #pleasefollow #thankyou #chickens #chook #masks #needsomenewfabrictomakesometogowithmyhat #plants #summercantwaitforit #trees #gifts #alwaysgotworktodo