Skye & Chicago June 23, 2019

Skye was playing with Chicago and took this footage.  There wasn't anything else interesting going on this day, but the cuteness was just irresistible.

Watch the video here:

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Danielle

Bear & Chicago June 14, 2019

Today's video is just a short blurb to show how Bear and Chicago are starting to get along and play together.

Watch the kitty cuteness here:

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Danielle

Athos & Chicago

Chicago is starting to gain confidence and fit better into the household dynamics now that he is getting a bit bigger.

Watch Athos & Chicago play here:

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Danielle

Room Signs

I was asked to make a couple room signs for Skye and my partner's son.  While I didn't record the entire process, trust me it was noisy as all get out even with only 2 of the 4 kids here at the time.  When you factor in the animals, it was a mad house.

I will be making the other 2 kids room signs as well, so if you want me to record those just let me know.  Check out the two that I made already by watching the video here:

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Danielle

Weird Cricut Project

Cricut is a favorite crafting item in my house, rivals my sewing machine for sure.  It is amazing what can be cut with the and what items you can decorate with them.

In this video, I share a project that I did for some friends of my partner.  Their little private inside jokes, so to speak.

Watch it here:

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Danielle

Tennessee Night Show

Storms are a part of life.  Every area has storms that they are known for.  Indiana it was tornadoes in the summer and blizzard blowing snow come winter.  Here in Tennessee the mountains are a beautiful backdrop to lightening and thunder.

My camera didn't pick up as well as I was hoping, but I still think you will enjoy the show.

Watch it here:

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Danielle

Cheap Cat Litter Alternative

I love cleaning the cat box, said NOONE ever.  Let's face it, cat boxes are gross.  They stink.  That is where the kitties in our lives do their business.  And boy, can their business fill your house with such an unpleasant perfume. 

That is the most dreaded chore in my house, or it was until I found a little thing at our local tractor supply store that has been cleaning the cat box a little more pleasant and the house less stinky.

I show you how I do it here in this video:

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Danielle

Draw String Bag for Skye

   When Skye "graduated" from 5th grade, she was given a draw string bag with the logo from her new middle school.  Within a few days, that bag just shredded and she was very upset about it.

    So we went to Joanne's Fabric store and found a fabric she like and I created a new draw string bag for her, that was washable and personalized with her name on it.

    She loved it and is still using it now.

   Watch the video here:

  Let me know if you want me to do a tutorial video on the steps I went through to make the bag.

See you all soon,

Danielle

 

Canning Pinto Beans

   We don't eat a lot of pinto beans in our house.  Well, the humans don't anyway.  Our 4 legged friends eat a lot of them and love them....though the wind they produce isn't always the most pleasant afterward.

     Pinto Beans are one item that we use to supplement our animals diets because of the added protein in gives them.  We do purse a dog food that has 21% protein in it, (if I am remembering correctly), but its not always enough.  Our dogs are very active animals and we found that some of the other dog food we were buying just didn't have enough in it and they were actually loosing weight.  This was alarming for me so we started looking into other dog foods.

    The one we get now is not an expensive brand or even a name brand food, but it has a good amount of protein and meat in it and we add things, like pinto beans, to give them additional nutrients to help keep them healthy.

    Today's project was canning pinto beans for use in the dogs food.  Pressure canning them instead of having to soak and then cook them.  I do also cook the beans in a slow cooker all day.  Choose which ever method suits your needs and schedule.

Watch the video here:

See you all soon,

Danielle

Channel Update and New Video Schedule

     Life can be crazy for all of us at times.  For me, the summer has been extremely crazy, busy, and just plain emotional.  In the last 5 months or so, I have had a miscarriage, my grandmother passed away, Skye finished 5th grade and is now going into 6th grade, and my fibromyalgia has been acting up like crazy. 

     Any one of those things can cause life to be a bit hectic, but for me the combination was a lot to handle.  I still have rough days, especially with my fibro still acting up, but I'm starting to heal from all of it.  I know the bad days aren't over, but they are coming less and less often now, so I am ready to get back to something that resembles normal.

     Skye started back to school now, I still can't believe I have a middle schooler, and that frees up small blocks of time.  Starting next Monday, August 12, 2019, I start publishing videos again on a regular basis.  Initially, I will post on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, though I would love to go back to 5 days a week.  Right now, my life is pretty boring and there just isn't much to see on a daily basis. 

     Let me know what you would like to see and I will do my best to include those in upcoming videos.

Watch today's video here: