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- Опубліковано 18 тра 2021
- With an unfortunate computer accident, we took an unintended break. But we’re back! And updating you on what’s been going on around here while we were gone.
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Oh yes! Our 13 year old just finished putting boards on the yard fence! He was so proud that he can do something real!
Requiring your kids to participate in family chores is parenting done right!! Great job👏🏼
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Investing resources (time) in a communal goal is a major need for humans
Thanks for the updates Hollars!! Stepping back and letting your kids handle things is one of the hardest things to do as a parent, but infinitely more rewarding for yourselves and the teenagers for doing it.
Looks like Sasquatch might have to lose his engine. Missed you guys. Can't believe the twins are 14 already.
I thought the same thing. I've never heard anything bad about a 7.3 and anything good about a 6.0.
I’ve mentioned it before, the most important crop you are growing is your children. You had me in tears when you spoke of letting them assume some chores and the boys responding by owning it. Well done both of you. Now just teach to say thanks mom when you ask them how breakfast was.
Weekend at bubbles (not Bernies) would be a great sequel.
And everyone knows FORD means Fix Or Repair Daily.
When the cam moved to the twins sitting inside, my brain legit thought who are these men? Wow, they are like full on dudes now. LoL
So cool to see the boys take charge and Dad letting them. It is hard Ben
hard to let go,
but easy for those boys to "man-UP" confidently...
I like your strategy of moving the chickens so they end up near the processing area when they are full grown. Very smart! Also love when we get to see your boys helping in the chores.
Good job with the boys. No only are they responsible for the chickens, by doing so they are now responsible for feeding your family. That is something they should be proud of. Putting food on the table is an important task.
Proud papa indeed! You are raising some find young men. Congratulations!
The boys have grown so much! Proud mama and papa! ❤️❤️❤️
Hello Charlotte, how are you doing?
The boys are such a help. Glad to see them doing chores.. they are learning stuff, helping and will be able to be more self sufficient when they grow and fly the coop..
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I learned to farm and grow my own food from by grandfather and my father. Growing your own food is something everyone should know how to do.
The boys are growing as fast as the meat birds. The two eldest are about as tall as their Dad. The little dumpling is getting so big as well. Garden is looking amazing and dinner on the hood looks great as well.
So happy for you trusting your sons and letting them own the chicken chores. Your family is a source of inspiration. Garden is starting to jam.
Hard to see how anyone could fail in a home filled with so much love. Thank you for the update. :)
My grandfather always used a trough to feed his pigs. Not bowls or anything they can knock over but a pig trough. Made from wood in the shape of a V with legs about a foot off the ground. It helps when you feed them liquids!
That’s how my family did it too when I was young...we use to get expired milk from a local dairy that we would mix into the feed and scraps...trough is the way to go!
Hi Bobbi, from another Bobbie, grew up on a farm, my dad had the same pig trough
Yep that's how we fed our pigs when we raised them in the late 60's and early 70's. We fed ours 7 different grains in 5 gal buckets and added water to make a slop. Then they got all the scraps mom had. And our pigs had 1 1/2 acres of land that was fenced. With a creek and pond that ran thru the bottom of the area. They loved it! So did I. I spent most of the summer in with the pigs. Playing with them. Ours were so tame as I spent so much time with them. The area was spotless to run around in. Just avoided their bathroom corner. Their house always had a big bunch of clean straw. And when mom couldn't find me......she checked the pig house and would find me sacked out using a pig for a pillow. Good times. My hubby and I want to raise a couple next year. Going to get an acre fenced off for them first. And yes, I knew the pigs were going to be bacon and pork chops. I was a country girl.
@@donnamays24 Yup and when you are mixing wheat shorts in the 55 gal drum with water to sour and swell (aka pig slop) a wood trough is the way to go.
Dad working with baby on his back 🤗💕
Ben at 12 - " when I was working I was the happiest"
It's great that you could let go of some responsibility and give your boys an important job.
Meg, your captioning of the garden beds made me laugh so much.
Thanx for the animal & homestead tour.
The boys have been wanting to help every since you moved here. I'm glad you finally let them. You can't do it all, and not be in over your head. Its a family homestead & takes the whole family to get it all done. Let them all help do the smaller jobs so you have time for the bigger jobs.
Looking forward to the chicken plucker video.
Lmao those text pop ups on the garden tour have made my day haha! Good one!
Both my sons also had lawn mowing jobs when they turned 12. They have both turned into hard working men. Love watching your videos and what a hard working family you are.
My boys 13 and 15 started working on a farm, yes you are right, hard work makes strong hard working men 💪
Can't do that anymore though. Kids under 16 legally aren't allowed to operate machinery nor legally allowed to run their own business. Yes lawn mowing for money is considered a business along with all the stupid legalities that go with it. They can't even run a lemonade stand without permits. Ridiculous.
@@SagebrushRambles 👍
J T That is not true.
I agree my sons loved working and creating...they still do as men. I am such a proud mother. Your sons are blessed. I just bet they create an amazing home business together.
Just started watching these recently. I enjoy them very much. Simple country life. My late grandma had chickens & horses on her farm back in the late 70's & all through the 80's. All of us grandchildren used to always help out there especially with the chickens & feeding & tending to the horses. My grandma also had a garden in the summer. Great time of my life. It taught me a lot about responsibility & hard work. And yes most of us went barefooted during the spring & summer.
You’re back! We’ve missed you! 😊
No till in my garden for 7 years now, going strong.
FORD - Found on roadside dead. My brother who is a top mechanic for Ford and I always argue about that. LOL When it rains it pours, Just keep on keeping on. God bless
My grampa would always say that or ‘Fix Or Repair Daily’
Bleeped Over Rebuilt Dodge!
Love Meg’s garden editing! 🤣🤣
Yay Bubbles! We're late planting too. It's been a chilly, cloudy spring. Youre building a chicken plucker😯? Cannot wait to see that.
Hello Lisa, how are you doing?
You will have the chicken chores back before you know it. Your house looks so comfy/cozy
Sausage is a calico! Love your plan to cross her with Bubbles. Can't wait to see the results! Loving all you share from North Idaho zone 6a 💚🌻
That’s where we are! How did you like that freeze last night?
Glad you took some time off! We do not want you to get burnt out!
Hey brother great job on helping raise those boys to be hard working men it’s a rare thing now in days , but will pay off in the future. Proud of those twin boys keep it up guys. God bless you Hollars from the Chaidez family in Alabama.☀️🌼🌽🙌🏼💪🏼
Y'all make me smile every time you post. Thank you for taking the time to share your life.
Hello Kristine, how are you doing?
Enjoyed the video. Those boys are a blessing. peace and love, y'all
My lil brother used to say that Ford stood for "Fix Or Repair Daily". So sounds like you have the problem figured out. Glad to see you back. :)
@ Granny Goose. That's what my dad always said about FORD. I used to drive a Ford, now I drive a Toyota.
Also:
Found On Road Dead.
We have FIAT, fix it again tomorrow!😁
I really liked hearing about your boys Putting them to work is good for their spirits I noticed that alot of time your youngest boy follows you around and wants to learn. Excellent !!
The boys have grown so much this summer!!
Hello Darlene, how are you doing?
We're moving May 25 so when we get moved we're gonna have my boys start doing things around the house. My boys just turned 7 and 4. It's very good to get them doing things on their own. I love how much your boys love to help.
Get them cooking! It's the best skill for them to learn. Start with baking packet cake mixes, they learn how to crack eggs and mix with a wooden spoon. You can freeze portions for school snacks, by the time they get a break, it's defrosted. I also had mine ironing from age 5 and making their own beds. Start them off ironing pillowcases on a cooler setting. By the time mine were 7 they were ironing most of their own clothes. Don't be a slave, if you're working, so are they! Ignore how inefficient they are and don't redo their work. They will realise that they have to get better at jobs themselves.
@@alisonshanahan9529 mine make their beds everyday. They love to sweep and feed the dogs and stuff like that. My 7 year old has been helping cook since he was 2-3. We let him pour in things when making brownies or cake or cookies. We had to move into a small cabin to wait till our move date so we haven't done it with my 4 year old. Once we get moved I plan on letting them help cook and clean up the house and other chores and start paying them after my husband gets a job. We're moving from MO. We don't know anyone down and definitely don't know where anything is. It's fine be a new beginning for us.
Missed you guys, big time. This was a great update... a little bit of everything. I hope your female Mangalitza's pregnant; I'll bet the babies are adorable. Ben, I can't believe you took on building a chicken-plucker, but I'm convinced if anyone can make one from scratch, it's you!
Hello Lauren, how are you doing?
@@hurst-cs2jh ~ Doing great, James! You?
@@TXNLaurenMcN I'm pretty good. Hope you have a great weekend. Where are you from if i may ask?😊
I am so glad y'all are back. Sound like you've had some character building days, but you know what? You are here helping not only those around you with their chickens and all but is out here who watch you. Thank you 😊
Great to see you all again! Great to see you letting the boys go Abit and letting them grow! Very hard to do as a parent. God's Blessings to all!🙏💞
You are a great Dad Ben and you teach your sons well. They did learnt from you the theory and did practiced with you your teaching. 👍👏🏻 Now it’s time to give them your trust, the responsibility and freedom to achieve their task on their own. 👍 Once they learn their subject wholeheartedly they won’t make mistakes. After all they know their chores done right helps give food to your family table. Meg is an awesome cook whipping up healthy and delicious food to each meal time to feed her boys. ❤️Good bless
Your young men voice is changing just like my grandson. I just love to hear him talk, sneaky grandma pretend I didn't hear you clearly just to hear that manly voice. Love you guys
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Remember...you have 4 more yrs with the twins before they are 18.
In the summer, I would take a few simple recipes & told the kids they had to take turns making dinner. Once a week, one child got to pick which dinner they wanted to make. So nice for mom! I was their assistant and they would read it through & we would make it. Instant pot was many a meals (soup in the winters). Today, all 4 can cook for themselves. This is truly a gift for mom to give her children as it is a necessary life tool! It would benefit mom & baby too! 😉
Glad everything is ok. I so missed all ya'll Hollars!! Your boys are amazing! As hard as it is, you have to let them go from boys to young men.
It gives them a purpose and builds up confidence in your boys to be taking care of those birds. It’s a great time for you and them
Proud Papa! Father's day is coming up.
Hello Diane, how are you doing?
I’ve missed you guys! Hate to hear the truck is still on the fritz....ugggg! Blessings🙏🏻💖
For what they do for your Forest, or your overgrown parts of your land would be worth just eating off the other three pigs, and then worrying about taking one of them out, cuz they really do a good job, it's looking pretty good on that property dude!!!
Meg, I love the typed over with plants...even if he had remembered...great visual!!
We never stayed silent when babies slept.. they get use to chaos..
When they grow up they won't be able to sleep unless it's total silence. That's what I was always told about the phrase "quiet the baby's sleeping".
It was a very good video, glad to see you back again and I hope you get the truck fixed soon. Well done to the twins.
Thanks for the update. At fourteen they should be responsible enough to the chores. I mowed the neighbor's lawn too. The church lawn the size of a football field. I then did the parsonage while the other lawn was being watered. Took the better part of Saturday. I did for free. My part of serving God. Thanks for sharing.
Hello Dana, how are you doing?
Love your screen door! Man - you have that routine down to a science....everything is finding it's place....
I’ve just binged watched your journey absolutely loved it. Really enjoyed the update. We missed you
About the computer... If it wasn't on at the time of dropping the hard drive should still be OK. If you can't get it fixed, remove the hard drive and you can purchase an external drive case for it and still access your data. Transfer all the data you want to keep then format it to get rid of all the old Windows stuff and you can use it as a backup drive.
Life happens. Just glad you all are back sharing
Garden is looking fantastic onions, peppers 🌶 Garlic, potatoes 🥔 beans, tomatoes 🍅 Meg, get that Canner ready 🤩The Boys are so Handsome 😍
Hello Mary, how are you doing?
Good to see you kids. It’s hard to let go sometimes, but you’re doing the best thing in raising your boys 💕
Hello Rebecca,how are you doing?
@@hurst-cs2jh Great. Hope you are too!
@@Bex-rg8pj Hi Rebecca 👋 🥰
Thanks for the update!! I love hearing and seeing whats going on and seeing the baby grow!! The boys are so helpful to you they are handy helpers!!
The cross between Bubbles and Sausage should produce some really good pork. Good luck. I can't wait to see their offspring. You know FORD stands for fix or repair daily. Lol.
Good to see everyone!
Look at you! At one hour up, you have 1.7K likes, 10,646 views. Can you tell we were starving for our Hollars!?
You guys are doing a fabulous job - with the kids, transforming your into lace, and even dealing with the truck. We know what computer failure is like for a UA-cam Channel. Glad you got a replacement! . Thanks Gorrell sharing. Take care.
great, good to see everybody.
Mmmm I could smell that bacon as soon as you opened the door.😋
Happy to see you back ❣️
Oh, I can feel your pride! Love from Sweden as always 😍🥳
Happy you're back, you were missed.
Your late in the season is my start of the season, you are lucky
Great to see you guys!
Good to see you guys
Great update. Love and hugs.
Always great to see the y'all
Good to see you guys again!
GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL
Thanks for the update! 💖
Fix Or Repair Daily, FORD! Ours is in the shop again, too! Really thinking we need to drive another brand under the flat bed of that thing.
Garden looks great y’all!
Thanks for the update.
Thanks for the update
Enjoyed see you guys again!
My wife and I were just saying this morning that the Hollar's have not had a video in a little while.
When you really really like something, you want more. And that's okay LOL life gets in the way
Happy to see an update.
Great vlog. Families doing amazing. Sweet.
Great update video!🙃
Yay, y’all are back!
Happy that you 're back
We miss you
Garden looking great 👍💕
Your videos are always great picture reproduction but this one is exceptional colour and definition. My computer hasn't changed so I'm wondering if you're using anything new to film with. Your grass, fields and trees are just as 'green' as here in Ireland - maybe just Spring. Hope the wagon gets fixed asap and the new comp has a full and long life. Be well and safe.
Sorry about your truck. We have a Ford and it is great. Any brand of truck can break down.
Small adults given the chance can do most anything. I was 8 the first time i used a circular saw. Scared at first but after a while it was like chewing gum. Encouraging them to do things, even when it involves risk. Your rasing adults not children and you two are doing great.
My friend always said she wasn’t raising children, she was raising the parents of her grandchildren. 🙂
Wrong. They are not anywhere near adults. They are raising children. It is your exact mindset that has allowed child marriage to take place again and forcing children to give birth to children.
That is disgusting. Your friend and you are sick.
@@jessicapearson9479 Dear Jessica - She meant that it was important to her that she raise children with integrity - people who she could trust to raise any grandchildren that might come along. Her children are now happy, capable, trustworthy adults - I think she accomplished her goal. There is currently no prospect of grandchildren and my friend is fine with that. Given the context of this discussion I was startled that you interpreted my statement as you did, but it is a good reminder that internet comments can easily be misconstrued. God bless you!
@@jessicapearson9479 I raised 3 who are now into their 30's. All college grads, all married having their own children and families. Two are business owners, the daughter has a six figure career. They all proudly state they were all raised to be exceptional. They were taught how to use tools like kitchen knives, how to use and respect guns. How to face their fears. They were raised with the goal of being useful, productive members of humanity, leaders. They were great kids growing up and even better adults. Dont really get your mindset. Yet my way works great.
You have a beautiful family! God Bless
Oh that feeling when you cant catch up, delighted your back and so pleased you have a sofa and chairs. Take care
Hello from the UK. I hope your day is good for ya'll.
Nice to see you. Each day as it comes with what it brings. 💞💞🌻
Glad to see you all again. Miss ya when we don't see you.
Welcome back missed your videos.
My twin boys are 35 years old now. Ben, you're a good Dad to give them responsibility and teach them good work ethic. It sets them apart. Letting go is hard though!