...most definitely where the heart is. Home is NOT a house decorated all pretty for us. It is not 4 walls and a roof. It is where ever we end up TOGETHER. That is crucial - and how we as a family have grown so close. We do not have a house on our property yet....we are travelers. Soon, very soon, we will take up residence on our land and it will be our next home. We have had many many homes. But no matter where we are, we are home as long as the 5 of us are all together.
This past week, our most recent home - our travel trailer - bit the dust. We are blessed that our hot water tank started leaking. It caused hubby to pull it out to see what needed fixing, and in doing so he discovered a major leak from the roof that was dripping down the inside part of the wall (probably for many months now). That wall is soft and spongy and worst of all MOLDY. Hmmmm, all that fatigue over the past 6 months is now starting to make sense. There is little we can do to fix it - that is without investing a lot of money. So it needs to be scrapped - we cannot in good conscious sell it as is - mold is just too toxic. It is probably through the whole one wall of the trailer - possibly in all 4 walls.
Again we are so thankful - funny thing is the hot water tank is no longer leaking. I think God is trying to push us in a specific direction. I think we just need to pray and be more patient - especially me. I have a hard time with that patience thing. I get frustrated too easily. I need to learn to silence that brain and emotions of mine and try to just listen.
Anyway, life is otherwise good. I have my conference in 2 weeks. We went to Rochester and visited family the other day. We got a lot of stuff organized in storage. We are preparing for our next assignment - cleaning house - getting rid of summer stuff and preparing for the cold. R's scarf is done. The girls found their scarves from last year so I will take my time on their scarves and work on mine now.
Puppy is doing good. He went through a growth spurt I think - he got all thin on us - time to increase his food portions. That will make him happy! :)
Well off I go back to making scarves. It is helping to quiet my brain down - which is truly needed right now! :)
Birthday, County Fair, Water Leaks, and A YUMMY Dessert!
These past few weeks have been crazy wonderful! We had G's 6th birthday to celebrate...she wanted a day at the mall. Then we had cake for dessert. She wanted an oreo ice cream cake. Unfortunately it had an ingredient in it that I cannot have due to allergies. :( But everyone else quite enjoyed it!! It was the near last store bought dessert we will have for quite a while. We have all fallen backwards in health over the past 6 months or so and it is all related to diet. So time to return to the basics. I was going to attempt the GAPS diet, but after reading a very wonderful blog post regarding how hard it is in the beginning and how preparing batches upon batches of broth truly helps, I knew I had to pan that diet for now. I have an 8 cu ft fridge. There is NO room to freeze batches of broth! So we go back to our old standby...the Maker's Diet utilizing the Weston A Price Foundation guidelines. I did not tell the kids until today (day 1) to avoid the drama. They took it quite well. I bargained that I would make homemade cookies for the up coming holidays if they kept their whining to a minimum. 4 weeks of the first 2 stages will be hard, but it will help us come off the sugar load we have been on. By the time Halloween hits I should be able to make simple low sugar cookies and have them be supreme in the eyes of the kids! :)
Speaking of desserts, I have one up my sleeve that is a BIG hit! I got the idea from the GAPS book and tweeked the recipe a bit. Boiled apples. What I do is cut up about 6 apples and slice them. I then boil the slices for 5-10 minutes or until the apples are soft. Then I drain the water, and add about 1-2 tbsp butter (raw/fresh butter), 1-2 tbsp organic maple syrup, 1 tsp organic vanilla extract, and lastly dashes of cinnamon. I am not exact on my measurements.... everything is eyeballed. See below for pictures. My kids LOVE this! In fact they beg for more! It is a good substitute for apple pie - less sugar and carbs - and less mess and time! The funny thing is I find them to be ok, but not great. Our neighbor's granddaughter comes over often to play with the girls - she's about 5 or 6. I asked her if she wanted any and gave her just a few bites to try as her grandma says she is a very picky eater and does not eat healthy foods. Well she gobbled up her bites and asked for more! Her grandmother then asked me for the recipe! Too funny.
The other day hubby took the kids to the county fair while I was at work. They got to go on a lot of rides, watch pigs race, and pet some calves. They had a blast and are even more excited to go to KY to get our own farm animals!
Speaking of KY, we are praying God leads us there soon. We should find out early this week if we get approved for a mortgage for a modular home. We did not think they could even get the pieces to the home down our road because it is so narrow, but 2 companies sent people out there to measure, and lucky for us, they said they can get the house down our road! Now it is a matter of time and patience. Once we find out how much we are approved for we can sit down and pick out a house. Then in a few months we can move in! It will not come soon enough! Our trailer stood up well in the hurricaine, but with all the rain we are continuing to get, we have sprung a leak in the back. The floor next to our bed is soaked! Let's just say I was a BIT upset! It is going to rain for the next day or 2 and it is coming through the walls, not the ceiling. No way to seal it until it dries out! UGH! But thankfully God has blessed us with this trailer and that it is not leaking much worse ruining more than just carpet.
Here are a few pics:
Speaking of desserts, I have one up my sleeve that is a BIG hit! I got the idea from the GAPS book and tweeked the recipe a bit. Boiled apples. What I do is cut up about 6 apples and slice them. I then boil the slices for 5-10 minutes or until the apples are soft. Then I drain the water, and add about 1-2 tbsp butter (raw/fresh butter), 1-2 tbsp organic maple syrup, 1 tsp organic vanilla extract, and lastly dashes of cinnamon. I am not exact on my measurements.... everything is eyeballed. See below for pictures. My kids LOVE this! In fact they beg for more! It is a good substitute for apple pie - less sugar and carbs - and less mess and time! The funny thing is I find them to be ok, but not great. Our neighbor's granddaughter comes over often to play with the girls - she's about 5 or 6. I asked her if she wanted any and gave her just a few bites to try as her grandma says she is a very picky eater and does not eat healthy foods. Well she gobbled up her bites and asked for more! Her grandmother then asked me for the recipe! Too funny.
The other day hubby took the kids to the county fair while I was at work. They got to go on a lot of rides, watch pigs race, and pet some calves. They had a blast and are even more excited to go to KY to get our own farm animals!
Speaking of KY, we are praying God leads us there soon. We should find out early this week if we get approved for a mortgage for a modular home. We did not think they could even get the pieces to the home down our road because it is so narrow, but 2 companies sent people out there to measure, and lucky for us, they said they can get the house down our road! Now it is a matter of time and patience. Once we find out how much we are approved for we can sit down and pick out a house. Then in a few months we can move in! It will not come soon enough! Our trailer stood up well in the hurricaine, but with all the rain we are continuing to get, we have sprung a leak in the back. The floor next to our bed is soaked! Let's just say I was a BIT upset! It is going to rain for the next day or 2 and it is coming through the walls, not the ceiling. No way to seal it until it dries out! UGH! But thankfully God has blessed us with this trailer and that it is not leaking much worse ruining more than just carpet.
Here are a few pics:
The birthday girl!!
3 happy kids!
Oh how they love the merry go round!
The bumper cars were a big hit for R!
No, we can not take the calf home!
Boiling my apple slices! See the "counter space" around the stove top? That is ALL I have for counter space, hence why we are not doing the GAPS diet or making our own kefir, yogurt, etc.
The ingredients used for our boiled/baked apples.
The finished yummy product! The kids go bananas over this treat! Once we can introduce apples in the diet in a few weeks, this will be the first thing they will ask for!
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