I hear ya. We had 4 children in less than 3.5 years (1st pregnancy was twins). I was 'numb' for 5 years. Now, we have 10 beautiful grandkidlets. Great wisdom for your son . . LOL. Bless you all for choosing joy !!!
Here's what I put in the pie: 1 block firm tofu. 2/3 of a pound of smooth Peanut Butter. 1/4 cup of vegetable oil. 2/3 cup of honey. 1/2 cup water. Blend until very smooth. Take out about 1-2 cups of this Peanut Butter filling into a bowl. Add to the rest of the filling in the blender: 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder. Blend. Pour chocolate filling into pie pan that has 1/3 box of Graham crackers crunched up and 3 Tbs melted butter pressed to the bottom. Spoon the bowl of not-chocolate filling on top in a spiral--it does not need to be neat or precise. Melt 1/4 cup of chocolate chips and 1 tsp vegetable oil over low heat and drizzle back and forth on top. Here's the part that makes it look all fancy: use a butter knife, and "cut" through the top 1/2 inch of filling from the edge to the center about every one inch, like spokes on a bicycle. This will swirl the colors together and make it super beautiful! Freeze for around 20-30 minutes with no covering (so the chocolate doesn't stick to everything), then cover with plastic wrap or a bag and freeze for 8 or more hours. Eat!
Well, I must say, that was the most epic encouragement speech to a toddler I have EVER heard. I think Justice was impressed too. It was an effective speech to as evidenced by the blissful look on that champion’s face. Arthur, you crack me up.. Thanks for your honesty.
Great job helping out so Bri can get her hair cut, I'm glad I'm not the only one that it takes two years to make it to get that done :) Love to see the homeschooling, we have four that we homeschool.
You are such wonderful people. What a blessing you are, sharing your healthy, balanced lifestyle with us. Love the fiddle music in the barn. Are there studio recordings of her music at all? If not, what is the name of the song she was playing? Maybe I can find it on an album online somewhere. Thanks for all the LOVE, LIGHT & LIFE you spread to all of us. Truly amazing! God bless you!!!
That really is a beautiful way to phrase how we can all handle a situation. For us, farm life, cooking homegrown meals, homeschooling 2 kiddos, hubby's full-time job, etc, it can all be a little crazy at times. Thank you for the reminder. Also, We love 'Blueberries For Sal"! (We were sent over from Justin's channel and enjoying the videos- thanks for sharing with us!)- Sabrina
This was a great vlog. Hope your toilet is fixed. The fiddle playing in the barn with the sun streaming through the barn boards was really cool!! You should record some of her playing for music for your vlogs.
Hahahaha that was good Art cheer him on. For your drain problem maybe check your vent to see if it's plugged or maybe your septic tank if full and needs a pump out.
lol wonderful video Art. Thank you for showing us the real homestead life honey *hugs* love all the natural lessons you teach us...made me wanna go plant a pawpaw tree o.- Let us know how the septic problem works out for you....I don't even put bleach down my septic so fearful of killing the bacteria that breaks down the mess. >.< I'm going to suggest to you guys to have a backup sawdust composting toilet setup. Off-grid folks seem to think they are great. On our one acre our septic is just for two people...ours wouldn't be able to handle 6! :)o think about it! You could go as cheap as a 5 gallon bucket with a toilet seat on it...keeep the sawdust scoop next to it :)o
We used to have a composting toilet. We are hoping to put in an outhouse or another composting toilet. We definitely need one right now, that's for sure!
This episode was awesome. You were an inspiration today. This is kinda my everyday life where nothing works right. I have four kids and your attitude just made my day. Love the video. #awesome dad.
music to clean the barn by, awsome! i am interested in all food as long as its good. you better put that pie in a "pie safe" with Justice in the house. lol. a cute chow hound.
Love keeping it real! Our lives are never easy but we just work with it, good job! Paw Paw are super awesome! We are trying to grow some. If you aren't going to use those seeds, I would love some! I can send SASE or other seeds I have like heirloom tomatoes!
I don't have a po box yet, but you can send a private message to us on the UA-cam page with your address. I will be getting a PO Box this week and I will let you know the address then.
Love it, great video...attitude is everything ... we all have good days and bad days but it's our own choice what attitude we have that makes it a better day or a worse day! ;)
Busy day! Hope the haircut goes well Briana, have you considered donating your hair to Locks of Love? I recently sent off 12" of my pony tail to the one we have locally.
haha, Bri, I think it's a four ➕ kid thing, I've just reached the second year without a trim. Mines getting a little scruffy at the bottom now. I'm currently deciding whether to cut and layer now or see how long I can grow it before next bub arrives in late January. can't wait to see yours. when I last cut mine, 30 cms, I donated it to cancer patients for wigs.
Thank you, we've had a baby drought for 9 years so this feels truly special. It's our 5 th but we feel like it's our first again and the pro is the kids are so much older they all want to be really involved. just took my two boys 11,9 shopping and helped me pick out some clothes. every pink frilly dress we looked at my 11 yr old kept saying " remember, no stereotypes ". lol
I've lived in septic hell before. clogs on easter Sunday morning with poop backing up in the wash tub in the cellar.your house is one story so the drain pipes are in the basement. unscrew a clean out and get after it.let me know how it goes,your friend marc from west falls ny
I wish you've rented a longer electric drain auger from a rental company. It' cuts everything in your drain to shreds and cleans it out for a long time. Sulfuric acid has a bad habit of splattering and rarely works the first time. I once threw Mr Potato down my dad's toilet and he said, "One day your child is going to torment you by doing the same." My son threw a Ninja Turtle toy called Donatello down my toilet
Awe don't cut your long hair looks beautiful long... but that's your choice. Today we had a good day and then tonight was not a good day glad the night will be over with and it will be a new day tomorrow and pray it gets better.
I'm reading the recipe for this pie...what is "not-chocolate filling"...yeah I guess I'm not that bright...cause I've read this recipe 3 times and I just think Bri is going to have to make this for your family so we can get a video on it. I know it's alot to ask...but I think y'all will make the sacrifice!!
We will try to do it. Probably a winter video (trying to get the most out of summer before it is gone.) We will put on list. Remind us if we haven't by Dec. Let me clarify for now (I have made this several times): The first list of ingredients is blended in the blender, then you remove half of it and set it aside, add the cocoa to what is left in the blender and mix. Then you have chocolate filling in the blender and non chocolate filling set aside and when you add them together (one then the other) in the pie pan (and mix them slightly but running a knife across several times like you are cutting a pie) it makes the pie nice and marbled with two colors. This is actually unnecessary and does not really change the flavor. But is sure makes it look fancy. Hope that helps. -Art
its great isn't it.go rent a power auger machine like rotor rooter.one time I was showering upstairs and my daughter yelled upstairs to me that the tub downstairs was filling with poop water.no sense getting upset over it,its not like someone you love is deathly sick. keep it in perspective,it'll all work out,lve been there. by the way great shows. your friend marc from west falls
Art why don't you teach the children to clean up after their self that is taught at our house when a child turns 4 that helps them to be a good clean up person when they get older just saying.
We do. The two your old is by far the biggest mess maker. Even he is starting to learn to clean up. If yours have it perfectly let me know how you do that. :-)
Thank you Alice. We do teach them to clean up after themselves. They all have regular daily chores and for the most part have to clean up their own messes, but honestly some days we just do it, because we are exhausted and just want the house clean.
There was a whole vlog episode about how the kids help with chores. Also, this vlog was called Keepin it Real, indicating that this was a snippet of real life and not a perfect day. I applaud Art and Bri for sharing these aspects of their family life. It is encouraging! Matthew 7:1-3
Ohh that little kiss right in the middle of his pep talk 9:32 was soo sweet! Those kind of moments will for sure give you a happy heart.
(BRI) I was gone all day and didn't see any of this until this morning. It really was sweet when Justice kissed Arthur!
I hear ya. We had 4 children in less than 3.5 years (1st pregnancy was twins).
I was 'numb' for 5 years. Now, we have 10 beautiful grandkidlets.
Great wisdom for your son . . LOL. Bless you all for choosing joy !!!
Thank you for the encouragement!
Here's what I put in the pie: 1 block firm tofu. 2/3 of a pound of smooth Peanut Butter. 1/4 cup of vegetable oil. 2/3 cup of honey. 1/2 cup water. Blend until very smooth. Take out about 1-2 cups of this Peanut Butter filling into a bowl. Add to the rest of the filling in the blender: 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder. Blend. Pour chocolate filling into pie pan that has 1/3 box of Graham crackers crunched up and 3 Tbs melted butter pressed to the bottom. Spoon the bowl of not-chocolate filling on top in a spiral--it does not need to be neat or precise. Melt 1/4 cup of chocolate chips and 1 tsp vegetable oil over low heat and drizzle back and forth on top.
Here's the part that makes it look all fancy: use a butter knife, and "cut" through the top 1/2 inch of filling from the edge to the center about every one inch, like spokes on a bicycle. This will swirl the colors together and make it super beautiful!
Freeze for around 20-30 minutes with no covering (so the chocolate doesn't stick to everything), then cover with plastic wrap or a bag and freeze for 8 or more hours. Eat!
Yummy I will make this on Saturday.
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WONDEFUL words of wisdom Art!!! The world would be a better place if we all did better with that.
Wow! I grew up in NC & singing, "Way down yonder in the Paw Paw Patch", and never knew that Paw Paws were actually a real fruit! Amazing!
They grow all over WNC though I have never run across the fruit in the wild. These came from a urban food forest in Asheville. Neat place.
Way to go young man....onward to the prize! Isn't that what we do every day of our lives. Great way of teaching your son that valuable lesson!!
Well, I must say, that was the most epic encouragement speech to a toddler I have EVER heard. I think Justice was impressed too. It was an effective speech to as evidenced by the blissful look on that champion’s face. Arthur, you crack me up.. Thanks for your honesty.
Great job helping out so Bri can get her hair cut, I'm glad I'm not the only one that it takes two years to make it to get that done :) Love to see the homeschooling, we have four that we homeschool.
This might seem strange to someone who does not have kids, but kids explain so many strange things.
Great happy way to get him to eat his spinach!!!! Leaving happy images in his head of eating food for his entire life
Never thought of it that way. That is neat.
Lovely update thank you for sharing have a blessed day
This is your best vlog ever. It brought tears to my eyes at the end, partly from laughing. But then I'm the Grandpa.
My rototiller looks good.
Look at his wee little face, he loves his daddy!
Yes he does!
I love the violin and how sweetly the children dance around.
I so look forward to your daily adventures. I can't wait to see Bri's hair.
One of my favorite videos..... love the HAPPY HEART fix.... use it myself and it WORKS..... thanks for keeping it real...
It's hard to "count it all joy" some days. Thanks for keeping it real. 😊
Yes it is.
I love this and it is true. Smile and thank God.
You are such wonderful people. What a blessing you are, sharing your healthy, balanced lifestyle with us. Love the fiddle music in the barn. Are there studio recordings of her music at all? If not, what is the name of the song she was playing? Maybe I can find it on an album online somewhere. Thanks for all the LOVE, LIGHT & LIFE you spread to all of us. Truly amazing! God bless you!!!
so cute..thank you..that put a big smile on my face.
So glad to give you a smile!
That really is a beautiful way to phrase how we can all handle a situation. For us, farm life, cooking homegrown meals, homeschooling 2 kiddos, hubby's full-time job, etc, it can all be a little crazy at times. Thank you for the reminder. Also, We love 'Blueberries For Sal"! (We were sent over from Justin's channel and enjoying the videos- thanks for sharing with us!)- Sabrina
Yes it can be crazy. We just want to hold onto the things we really value each day.
This was a great vlog. Hope your toilet is fixed. The fiddle playing in the barn with the sun streaming through the barn boards was really cool!! You should record some of her playing for music for your vlogs.
We have been talking about recording some for the vlog.
Hahahaha that was good Art cheer him on. For your drain problem maybe check your vent to see if it's plugged or maybe your septic tank if full and needs a pump out.
I agree do you know when the last time the septic tank was emptied. If not may need to get it emptied.
Justice flushed his underwear down the toilet a week ago and we have been trying ever since to get them out! Hopefully that is the only problem!
Haha! TOO Cute!! He did it!! As hard and long of a journey as it was.... SUCCESS!!!!
lol wonderful video Art. Thank you for showing us the real homestead life honey *hugs* love all the natural lessons you teach us...made me wanna go plant a pawpaw tree o.- Let us know how the septic problem works out for you....I don't even put bleach down my septic so fearful of killing the bacteria that breaks down the mess. >.< I'm going to suggest to you guys to have a backup sawdust composting toilet setup. Off-grid folks seem to think they are great. On our one acre our septic is just for two people...ours wouldn't be able to handle 6! :)o think about it! You could go as cheap as a 5 gallon bucket with a toilet seat on it...keeep the sawdust scoop next to it :)o
We used to have a composting toilet. We are hoping to put in an outhouse or another composting toilet. We definitely need one right now, that's for sure!
This episode was awesome. You were an inspiration today. This is kinda my everyday life where nothing works right. I have four kids and your attitude just made my day. Love the video. #awesome dad.
Can't wait to see your hair, Bri!
So true and so sweet, it made me cry.
That's as real as it gets - from the opening scenario to the last heroic and triumphant lick ;)
Wasn't that great! I didn't see any of this until this morning, and I loved it all! (BRI)
music to clean the barn by, awsome! i am interested in all food as long as its good. you better put that pie in a "pie safe" with Justice in the house. lol. a cute chow hound.
Your barn space is dreamy. Also, I had never heard of paw paws. I am going to search the internet for seeds now!
Let us know if you find some!
Love keeping it real! Our lives are never easy but we just work with it, good job! Paw Paw are super awesome! We are trying to grow some. If you aren't going to use those seeds, I would love some! I can send SASE or other seeds I have like heirloom tomatoes!
We would be happy to send you some Paw Paw seeds.
Cool! Thank you! Do you have an email I could send my address to? Or a PO Box you want me to send to?
I don't have a po box yet, but you can send a private message to us on the UA-cam page with your address. I will be getting a PO Box this week and I will let you know the address then.
Excellent! I'm so excited!
We are growing Paw Paw too. They make an amazing custard/pie!
Never had any paw paw pie. Custard sounds especially good. We don't have any on our own place yet.
What a great video. Looking forward too more like this . Beautiful family. Also so much great information .
Thank you!
I really enjoy watching your videos! Keep up the Happy Hearts!
Thanks!
We are moving to kentucky and I've been hearing about paw paw alot. Cant wait to try it!!!
i love the clouds
Thanks, that was an old time lapse just cropped, more clouds, less trees. We don't shoot a time lapse every day, though nearly.
Love it, great video...attitude is everything ... we all have good days and bad days but it's our own choice what attitude we have that makes it a better day or a worse day! ;)
SO TRUE!
Busy day! Hope the haircut goes well Briana, have you considered donating your hair to Locks of Love? I recently sent off 12" of my pony tail to the one we have locally.
I have considered it :) You'll have to watch tomorrow's vlog :)
I just saw it. Yay!!!! Someone is gonna be pretty lucky.
Absolutely adorable!!!
Thanks.
Great father 😂
I love this video.
haha, Bri, I think it's a four ➕ kid thing, I've just reached the second year without a trim. Mines getting a little scruffy at the bottom now. I'm currently deciding whether to cut and layer now or see how long I can grow it before next bub arrives in late January. can't wait to see yours. when I last cut mine, 30 cms, I donated it to cancer patients for wigs.
Congratulations on the new baby!
Thank you, we've had a baby drought for 9 years so this feels truly special. It's our 5 th but we feel like it's our first again and the pro is the kids are so much older they all want to be really involved. just took my two boys 11,9 shopping and helped me pick out some clothes. every pink frilly dress we looked at my 11 yr old kept saying " remember, no stereotypes ". lol
How fun!!!! Kids love babies, is my experience.
That was so hilarious.... Cute cute cute
Your doing a great job.
Thank you much.
haha. I laughed out loud at Dad's spinach cheer.
I did too! -BRI-
Ho my! This pie looks deliiiicious! I want some! ^^ Ask Bri to make it in a vlog so we can have the recipe! :D
Yeah! He did it.
That spinach was no match for PIE! Good Job!
haha!!!
Blessings
I've lived in septic hell before. clogs on easter Sunday morning with poop backing up in the wash tub in the cellar.your house is one story so the drain pipes are in the basement. unscrew a clean out and get after it.let me know how it goes,your friend marc from west falls ny
No clean out. This house is 95 years old and who know when the plumbing was put in. I pulled the toilet today (for the second time this go around).
You have such lovely children, bless them all. sue
Thank you!
I wish you've rented a longer electric drain auger from a rental company. It' cuts everything in your drain to shreds and cleans it out for a long time. Sulfuric acid has a bad habit of splattering and rarely works the first time.
I once threw Mr Potato down my dad's toilet and he said, "One day your child is going to torment you by doing the same." My son threw a Ninja Turtle toy called Donatello down my toilet
Thanks! Watch tomorrow's vlog for an update on the toilet situation!
Lovely video!
Thank you!
good video, I let my hair grow too long all the time.
Laughing out loud!!! What a hoot!!!
Glad you thought it was funny too.
its so adorable :-)
Always use Rid-X in your septic tank! When is the baby coming.?
I love how Justice will eat anything you give him. Has he always been like that?
Priscilla makes pies and plays a mean fiddle. Impressive!! Good Luck with the toilet. I would have called the plumber yesterday!
You can bet I was advocating for that! (BRI)
Your a good kind of silly god bless
PIE . the only way to live...
Yes he eat his spinach YEA YEA
Awe don't cut your long hair looks beautiful long... but that's your choice. Today we had a good day and then tonight was not a good day glad the night will be over with and it will be a new day tomorrow and pray it gets better.
Hahahahaha you did it!!!
I'm reading the recipe for this pie...what is "not-chocolate filling"...yeah I guess I'm not that bright...cause I've read this recipe 3 times and I just think Bri is going to have to make this for your family so we can get a video on it. I know it's alot to ask...but I think y'all will make the sacrifice!!
We will try to do it. Probably a winter video (trying to get the most out of summer before it is gone.) We will put on list. Remind us if we haven't by Dec. Let me clarify for now (I have made this several times): The first list of ingredients is blended in the blender, then you remove half of it and set it aside, add the cocoa to what is left in the blender and mix. Then you have chocolate filling in the blender and non chocolate filling set aside and when you add them together (one then the other) in the pie pan (and mix them slightly but running a knife across several times like you are cutting a pie) it makes the pie nice and marbled with two colors. This is actually unnecessary and does not really change the flavor. But is sure makes it look fancy. Hope that helps. -Art
its great isn't it.go rent a power auger machine like rotor rooter.one time I was showering upstairs and my daughter yelled upstairs to me that the tub downstairs was filling with poop water.no sense getting upset over it,its not like someone you love is deathly sick. keep it in perspective,it'll all work out,lve been there. by the way great shows. your friend marc from west falls
Thank you Marc.
I cannot stand Wal-Mart. I have had so many bad experiences there.
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Art why don't you teach the children to clean up after their self that is taught at our house when a child turns 4 that helps them to be a good clean up person when they get older just saying.
We do. The two your old is by far the biggest mess maker. Even he is starting to learn to clean up. If yours have it perfectly let me know how you do that. :-)
Thank you Alice. We do teach them to clean up after themselves. They all have regular daily chores and for the most part have to clean up their own messes, but honestly some days we just do it, because we are exhausted and just want the house clean.
There was a whole vlog episode about how the kids help with chores. Also, this vlog was called Keepin it Real, indicating that this was a snippet of real life and not a perfect day. I applaud Art and Bri for sharing these aspects of their family life. It is encouraging! Matthew 7:1-3
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