I have finally gotten my husband to sit down with me and describe the steps to making a homemade plucker.  I first talked about it in the article, "Homemade Plucker."  It made our life so easy while harvesting our Cornish Rock chickens.  For relatively little money, my husband made a machine that effectively and efficiently removed feathers. [caption id="attachment_1943" align="alignright" width="300"... »

For the past two Mondays, I have written about my decision to focus on Early American History in the up-coming school year.  I try to make my children's lessons as seamless as possible, which means that the subject matter crosses and/or carries over into other subjects.  My system is not perfect; however, seamless lessons are a personal goal of mine. ... »

I want to share an amazing story with you today.  When the Dyer Mill Wildfire was raging in Grimes County, my family was concerned for our safety as the fire came as close as four miles from our land.  However, one of our biggest concerns was for the safety of the firefighters and... »

In May I wrote an article called, "Food Storage Homesteading-Style."  In this article, I describe my family's plan for building up our food stores while on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet.  Since we cannot have... »

Last week, I shared with you my plans to focus on Early American History this up-coming school year.  I am busy trying to get myself prepared for our first day, which will be in early August.  We like to start school when it is too hot to do anything productive outside. The Thomas Jefferson Education calls this act of preparation on... »

I have always loved pea salad on a hot summer day, but my family did not appreciate it until we were on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet for a month or so.  It is funny how your taste changes.  It is really easy to make and it is refreshing. My recipe is very unspecific because that is how I usually cook in... »

Right before Easter, I ran across a great deal on Cornish Rock chicks.  They were on sale for $.99 each, which is a deep discount from what the hatchery usually charges.  This breed is known for giving great meat in a relatively short time.  As the time drew near for harvesting time, my... »

I hope that everyone had a great July 4th.  My family went to my sister-in-law's home near Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park.  If you don't know anything about Texas history, Washington-on-the-Brazos is the site where Texians gathered together and signed the Declaration of Independence from Mexico in 1836.  Usually H-E-B and the park put on a spectacular fireworks show, but they could... »

The one vegetable I am most surprised that all five of my children like is cabbage.  We eat it raw in salads and coleslaw.  We use it as a base in vegetable stir-fry.  Our favorite way to eat cabbage is steamed and then sauteed in butter. Traditionally, cabbage is a... »