FALL Day in the Life! Cabin Addition | Homeschool | Restocking Firewood + DIY Fall Garland...
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
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Fall is upon us & I couldn't be more excited. After the hustle & bustle of the summer season, all the projects, work & adventures, I know that in about a month it'll all slow down. Winter is that way isn't it? Ready or not, here it comes & it forces you to slow down & hunker in more by the fire. I'm grateful for the seasons changing as a lot of us would just keep going full steam ahead with no slow down amen? But the slow down is desperately needed, even if we don't realize it. Besides who am I kidding, there's still a lot of work to do once the temperatures drop. Spend a couple days with us on our Alaska homestead as we continue work on our cabin addition, cook a delicious sausage sauerkraut soup for dinner, homeschool + I'm feeling artsy/crafty & decided to make a beautiful, easy, FALL garland for the kitchen window in the cabin. Thanks for joining me for another video friends, Happy Fall season! Cheers...
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SAUSAGE & SAUERKRAUT SOUP
Ingredients:
1 lb sausage (I used mild Italian sausage)
2 tbsp of butter
2 small onions or 1 large onion, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
3-4 white potatoes (peeled and cut into small bite sized cubes)
3 tbsp tomato paste
2 carrots, grated
5-6 cups beef or chicken stock (preferably homemade)
1/2 tsp caraway seeds (optional)
1/3 to 1/2 cup of pearl barley
8-12 oz/225 grams of sauerkraut (liquid drained off)
Salt/pepper to taste
2-3 tsp Italian seasoning
DIRECTIONS:
In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter.
Adds onions & garlic to the melted butter and cook until onions are translucent.
Dice potatoes into bite size pieces and grate carrots.
Add potatoes and carrots to the pot with tomato paste, barley, caraway seeds, and chicken stock.
Cook for 20-25 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a separate frying pan, cook sausages & set aside to cool.
You may deglaze the sausage pan with a bit of warm stock to add some extra sausage flavor to the soup.
Add the sauerkraut to the soup pot and cook soup for another 15-20 minutes until the barley is tender.
Once the sausage is cool enough to handle, slice it into small rounds and add to the soup.
Taste to adjust for salt, then serve.
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Kellen really won the jackpot when he met Parker and landed with your family. PURE GOLD!! You're such a great teacher and mother and Joe is a great teacher and father.
Love that cursive writing is making a comeback. Parker’s writing is really good! Say congrats to him. Also, the layout changes for the addition make so much sense and the extra privacy will be so nice!
Totally agree! Thank you!❤️❤️
Have y'all given it a thought, to put in a Murphy bed on one of the walls of the office room? There's a way Joe could utilize the "wall" part of the Murphy bed with shelves that when the bed is opened up, they swivel so that everything stays on the wall. Just a thought for when guests like Lexxi & James wanna stay over or your Mom comes for a visit@@HomeFreeAlaska
Joe your skills are threw the roof,great job on the addition. Tina if I had a teacher like you 50 years ago I would have retained so much more. You do such an awesome job with the boys!
Awwww! Thank you so much friend!🫶🏻
@@TheresaPowers No no no no Teresa! That wasn’t very nice of you was it? Play nice.
@@TheresaPowers a bit mean. just saying.
I saw Joe's Skills go through the window
@@charlielamb4606 Good for you for calling it out!
The shot with the camera in the falling tree was really cool!
I love how you raise the boys, they gonna be good men!
Thank you! That shot was all Joe’s idea!😍
I second that. I was actually wondering how he got the camera up there for that....creative! I have to say, you both are doing well and growing with your filming skills.
I think both of the boys are getting the absolute best education, they don’t have to compete with a bunch of others for time. These boys won’t fall through the cracks with you.
Thank you so much!☺️
I think the new design for pantry/office to master is a awesome idea! Kudos to whom ever thought that up.👏
Thank you!🤍🤍
OMG! I was laughing so hard at Kellan! His giggle is so infectious! Oh and Boose! Is that similar to a Jack-a-lope?!
Yessss! Haven’t you heard? Boose & Jackalope are friends!😂😂
@@HomeFreeAlaska Ha! I see!
@HomeFreeAlaska Then Joe should have some " very interesting " hunting!
Oh my heart and soul gets so happy when a new video is posted 😊
Thank you so much!!!❤️❤️
I bet Lexxi would love it if Joe cut a bunch of those wood rounds for her to take to her school to use with her students. I think if they were sanded, they could make a fun kind of block set also.
Super cute idea!😍
Great idea! Is Lexi going to show her classroom soon? I'm interested in seeing that
@@Jo-uy6pl she’s actually not allowed to film inside the facility there.❤️❤️
I Appreciate that you allow the boys to understand the bible and teach them to try and be righteous. Luv
You gotta love a man like Joe!
The silent type, yet the love for his family comes through loud and clear!
Such a hard worker.
Tina,I command you for your dedication to teach excellence to the boys.
Patients goes along ways and you earn their respect. They seem eager to learn.
I sure hope you doing better with your health.
I’m also glad to see their willingness to do chores inside and outside the home.
Blessings to your loving family.🙏🏻💕
Thank you so much!🫶🏻
Can't wait to see the finished room addition!!! 😊
Me too!!😍
Cheers to fall in AK, homeschool, firewood, and family... this is the way 😊
God bless
Thank you!🤍🤍
Oh my goodness, another winner, Tina!!! I figured out that your personality is not genetic, because Kellen has mastered your facial silliness perfectly. I just about died laughing!! That was priceless!! I hope Joe gets a moose. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
😂
I love the bear out front that's so cute made my first two loves the bread this morning and their Rising greatly in their pans yay😂
Awesome! Yummy!🫶🏻
Thank you so much for that much needed escape! I live in Brooklyn, NY, and it's the end of January 2024. Feels like you just gave me such a present of being in Alaska, with your family for an hour, which fells like a whole day, or two... Much needed time away! Thank you and bless you ALL!❤
So glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks for watching!
Tina, you're amazing with homeschooling. They're learning so much . Look at Joe go. He's getting it done. Great job . Hope you have a amazing blessed week .
Thank you! You too!🤍🤍
Tina, the soup looks delicious! I really like sauerkraut but my husband does not… does the soup taste like sauerkraut or more like veggie soup?
Following this answer!
@@npete55 honestly it doesn’t taste anything like sauerkraut.☺️ And…if you really don’t want to use sauerkraut, you don’t have to. You can very thinly chop/slice regular cabbage and put it into the soup. It turns out just as good, I’ve done that before when I didn’t have sauerkraut.🫶🏻
@@HomeFreeAlaska thanks and we both love cabbage so that is a good idea… always looking for new soup ideas.
You could put a door from the office into the bathrrom also so you don't have to walk so round-about at night. Maybe pocket doors to save space. :)
Yesssss! This is the plan. We were just talking about!☺️
Tina, my suggestion is a little bit different….create a hallway to your master bedroom and to your office. I think the layout would be more functional and more private. That’s my two cents.
Thank you!☺️
Tina it seems like you were just waiting for winter to end and the snow to melt. Bless you and all that you do to care for your wonderful family.
I know LOL! That’s the way it goes right! Thankful the Lord gave us seasons…always something to look fwd to!🤍🤍
Love the garland idea. Can't wait to try it and the soup. Thank you for sharing. Sooo many wonderful things in this video, Loved it all. But as usual Bloopers my absolute fav!! Thank you.
Wow! Kellen, you are doing so well. Both boys are probably learning well together. I at 75, learnt something tonight. I think I need to sit in on your classroom more often.
Love the welcome bear on the porch
Thank you me too. Just got that from a local carver a couple wks ago!❤️
You do such an amazing job homeschooling the boys. Great job videoing Joe. I love the garland project you made. You have definitely made it feel fall there. We are just now dropping out of the 90s. Im bummed because I love summer but love seeing fall thru your videos.
It's so funny hearing you talk about little house in the the prairie...i started watching it again after over more than 30 years on prime video. Greetings from Berlin Germany
It's so good! We rewatched it too about 2 yrs ago! Never gets old.❤️❤️
I love your family and showing the love of the lord ❤😊😊😊😊😊 Thank you
I love the way you're putting God back into their schooling. That's the way we used to get taught when I was a kid. I don't feel it's right that things have changed so much since my childhood.
Great video! Kellan was actually correct in his answer about the animals on the ark! Genesis 7:2-3 7’s of clean and 2 unclean animals. I’m always excited to see a new video!!
Yep! Two of every kind of animal, and seven pairs of the clean animals and flying creatures.☺️
I love fall too. Everything looks good. Glad to see kids writing. Our schools don't teach writing. They think computer will do it. No clock either digital. Beyond me
I have homeschooled all 3 of my boys, as we lived in remote Australia and then India (for 8 years), I would teach my boys the same….coins, pegs for counting, homemade flash cards. They’re now in their final year, Year 11 and Year 10. It’s been an amazing (sometimes very frustrating) experience. But homeschooling gave my boys what they needed. My youngest is Autistic and he now schools independently. Enjoy the journey!
Push down slowly on the plunger, otherwise coffee will spew. Those pumpkins Joe made for the boys are very cute! And, of course, the boys did a terrific job painting them
From what I can see when you look at the roof from the inside it looks like you could even have lots of storage in an attic
True if we were going to close it in but I’ve opted to have the pretty vaulted open ceiling instead.☺️
Love your video
Thank you!☺️
You guys Crack me up! Kellen is so smart and the pronunciation of face was hilarious. Precious steady as you go Parker. Such a cute family. I am praying that Kellen becomes
permanent. He's one of the kids now. I wonder what he would think of public school if he ever had to go back. Love you guys.
You've made lots of progress with the homestead. Good Job!! Thanks for sharing your lives with us! The boys are doing a good job in school. Good job boys!!
I have to tell you that if I have another video going and your notification comes up that you have a "new" video out, I immediately change it to your video. Your videos are the best!!! Thank you so much!!!
Thanks so much! You’re the best!🫶🏻
I loved teaching math and science together because they over lap so well. Lab exercises can be fun, educational and entertaining to both boys.
P can document the process and findings. C can double check Measurements and verify observations.
Idea/problem,
prediction/hypothesis, observation, gather data, analyze date for conclusions.
Baking bread once or twice a week, changing the variables to find out the outcomes. Weights and measurements, fractions and conversions can be done at both boys levels.
Another idea...
Building a small bench or stool.
Learning about wood/densities
Drill sizes, stability, includes math and science.
Documenting errors is just as important to learning. You don't have 10 failures but 10 ways not to do sonething.
These projects can be student driven.😂
Love seeing the home schooling. Its the best form of education especially today. The boys are thriving. Just an idea, but my son did this to his renovation in Brisbane. You could put in a wardrobe for storage into that wall that goes into your old bedroom, but opening up into your new room. It would only take less than a metre width in space but provide you with clothing storage esp winter stuff. Agree having a light filled space is important
Thank you very much, Alaska family❤
Kellen’s funny faces made me smile.
I love the change of the layout. But don’t stop there in the future you can add a primary bathroom to.
I was going to say Parker and Kellen have great penmanship, when I was a kid that was a grade!!!
Absolutely! Thank you!☺️
Kallen is making the Watsons' faces. He is awesome!!!
‘A Day in the Life’ at home. My FAVORITE kind of video. Thank you Tina, Joe, Parker & Kellen🤎🤎🪵🍂🍁🍂☕️
Can't wait to watch after the Packers Game😊
Great video !! Kudos to you and Joe for your hard work, determination, diligence and creativity ❤❤❤ Your entire family is so nice , best of luck staying warm this Winter !!
Thank you so much!🫶🏻
Yes we know adult stuff.privacy is important. Love your plans for the house.
Yes, Joe you are the best! You can build or fix anything!
I love the bedroom door with windows - so cute!
The bloopers are awesome! Thanks for the laugh! And OMGosh!!!! F….A….C….E! And then the face that you made. Love y’all! Doing a great job on all fronts! ❤️🙏
Tina, I am an interior designer and wanted to make one additional suggestion on your floor plan. In order to create the best circulation for going through the spaces, a small hallway would be ideal to allow you to pass through to your master bedroom without having to go through two additional rooms to get there. I will email you what I’m suggesting.
Nice size bedroom with a lot of natural light, Joe is the man. Great idea splitting the old bedroom into two nice to have a office for quite time for bills and editing. I know for me it was an escape from my kids 😎 kidding, hmm not 😅
A little early for me, I usually do the apple and cloves end of October.
Never thought to use sauerkraut when I make basically the same soup with cabbage instead , seeing I have the ingredients ( except the potatoes, no carbs) I'll be making this tonight. Yum
Parker & Kellen nice Holloween decorations on the window, plus awesome pumpkins paintings and your decorations Tina very nice.
Blessings to you and the family. 😊🇺🇲
I’ve actually made the soup with just cabbage also & it turns out really good! Happy Fall Patricia!🍁
LOVE the outtakes! 😂😂😂
Joe pulled a Marty Rainy with the chainsaw! Love it!
Such fantastic projects and life experiences for you and Joe, the boys, and your doggies!!! 🥰❤️🙏
The doggies are attending home school too! They are so attentive!!!
The garland is simply beautiful and it isn’t too early .
I am still Laughing over Kallen making his faces!!!😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Your garland turned out to cute! Well done. Idea: Just add some red berries to make it into a Christmas garland. Then you can use it all season 😉
So funny because I was thinking that too! I love it so much, I don’t want to take it down!☺️
I just love watching your videos wish they were every day but I know it's hard work with all the other stuff to do with your family Joe is a hard working man and Tina you are just lovely and patient with the boys I a old grandma but still love watching your family you are as we say out here in the country you just down to earth people.
Thank you!!!🤍🤍
I love your teaching cursive and how to tell time. They don’t teach that in Our school anymore. I think we need to change back to when I went to school. Reading, math, writing, home economics, shop etc. know wonder children are behind. I made your orange Blueberry bread. It’s was delicious. Big hit in our home. Love your garland. Joe is kicking his work. Looks good.
So glad your bread turned out!👏🏻🫐
Story relative to "boose"...When we lived in Alaska waaaaay back when (46 yrs ago)...one day we were driving around Turnagain Arm when my husband saw a moose cow and two calves. He was VERY excited as we had not seen a mama moose and her calves before and so, very excitedly he was yelling, "Look, look! A mama moose and two meeces." So, henceforth, more than one moose, around our home, were called "meece".
Love your new layout ideas! Would you consider perhaps a sofa bed in the office for when your Mum visits. Can’t wait to see how you organise the pantry.
That’s what I was to suggest a sofa bed in the office would be helpful if Lexx and James wanted to stay overnight ❤
Sounds like they may need a separate small room guest cabin/w/small kitchenette built? Maybe just counter space/w/small Frig. or good cooler. A place to wash face and brush teeth. Could be utilizing a big ceramic bowel and pitcher like on little house on the prairie😃👍🏼 Or it could be for the office/school room/podcast etc.
Time will tell what your needs will be😃👍🏼 good work Joe&Tina😃👍🏼❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼
Another great one. When Joe was coming thru that window I just knew he was gonna crow like a rooster. He had the perch stand perfect. Lol. And look at you doing crafts. I love to diys. I’m so glad I can live some of my dreams thru y’all’s eyes. Thank you for that .
Thank you! 😊
I love Kellen’s haircut. You are doing such a good job with the boys. I am praying that Kellen will get to stay with you. It looks like Kellen is slimming up. He is getting plenty of exercise and having a good time. You are awesome.
We hope so too!🤍🤍
Well, shucks. Now I'm all caught up to date. Just have to wait for the next video. Better than anything on TV right now. Lol
Aw thanks Dennis! We sure appreciate you watching our videos! So glad you enjoy them! ☺️
I have a suggestion for Joe. When he wants to chop wood instead of using the log splitter, if he'll get an old tire and set the chunk of wood inside of it, when he chops it, the pieces won't go flying off to the side. They stay inside. And if he can find a rather huge, big around tree, he can cut a piece off, however thick/high he would want it, he can use it as a base to put the tire on, then the logs that need to be split inside. Hope y'all can understand what I'm trying to suggest 😄
Hi guys fall things you have planned Tina sounds good and the boys are doing well and Joe is Joe always doing bless❤
Thank you so much!🫶🏻
I love to decorate for the holidays, the sooner the better I say!!!!! ❤
I once owned a firewood lumber Co. here in Quebec (Canada).. Jo .. please wear safety glasses and earmuff ... you're welcome mon ami. I almost lost an eye due to flyover debris.... and not paying attention to the machine... almost lost my pinky finger. Using machine is risky. But geez ... still love the fresh scent of just cutted wood. LUV the garland!!!!
I LOVE FALL WINTER AND SPRING ❤❤
😂 one of my all time favorites😂 LOVE the outtakes 😂😂
I am absolutely the same way ...working/cooking in a clean kitchen.
I am crafty. I love your garland. AWESOME job!!!!!! I also love the rustic look. God Bless
That new design for the cabin makes more sense than the old plan. How many square feet will you gain with the addition? And, you may want to put a bed in the office, for visitors,or if one of you is sick.
It’ll add about 120 sq ft to the cabin.☺️ Yes, I like the idea of having a space to put up a guest bed if needed!
You could make a walk in closet in the back of the storage room from your master bedroom . We all need a closet .
I’m like you. I love Fall. Decorating has begun and I’m having so much fun.
Tina what an awesome teaching video for recipes - for the mouthwatering dinner and the window garland. Your home is so warm with Fall vibes. It’s so beautiful. I love Fall and the earthy colours it brings. Thank you again Tina ♥️🤍✝️
Thank you so much!🫶🏻
Hello Tina, you are a Good teacher with your children, your Job is Great your husband is really the best, I admire you. Thanks for showing us your lifestyle in Alaska, greetings from Mexico City.
Thank you so much!🤍
Just tooo funny Tina 😂
I think you make a remarkable teacher for those boys Tina Well done great to see what you teach them keep up the great work Watching and loving your channel from Neath S Wales Uk
Thanks so much! 😊
@@HomeFreeAlaska❤❤
Rusty & Asher are so stinking cute!!!❤❤
Im too excited, can't wait till the new addition gets done, and the plans for the vacation cabin and property!!
Love you garland…red dried berries would be pretty too for the next holiday
If know one tells you enough, you are a very true and nice person. I have only been watching your show for a little bit, but LOVE it.
Thank you! 😊
Love y’all! I laugh every time I watch y’all! Go Kellen!!! Joe trying to get through the window and you with the funny faces😂
Loved it all but the flying dogs were the best! Go Gunner & Bradley!
Thanks for the great video! Kalen is learning to read, so great! I want to see Joe's boose when he gets one haha. thanks for the laughs, you are hilarious Tina
You and Joe are fantastic parents to these two boys! They are learning more from you both then ever being in public school! No interruptions with their schooling and reinforcement with the Bible and Christian values! Fantastic! Learning about every day life in this world! Fantastic! Joe is so talented with about everything he encounters to do! Wow Tina, you are so lucky to have him! ❤.
By the way I love your garland decoration! So unique and perfect for fall! Great job Tina!
Thank you so much Karen!!❤️❤️
I'm like you with the fall decorations. My front deck gets transformed Labor Day weekend. Joe got some excellent shots!
oh my goodness I rember my kuds n grandkids putting clings on windows how fun n cute
I think you're doing the exact same lesson I am on TGTB! lol
Keep on fishing I like watching catching fish and cooking on the lake and home as well
The burnt oranges. Give it a very rustic cabin. Look Tina! Very nice.
Garland is cute!
If you have any baby pine cones, you can spray and add some around a few of the bows.
I like collecting and use the next year for texture.
The addition is looking so great. Joe is knocking that project out to close up before the first dusting.
That log splitter sure is making the job more efficient.
Looking back at how far you have come in less than six months is just incredible.
We don't normally hunt moose solo here. Unpredictable tanks.
Enjoy your week🌻
Yeah the log splitter has been a game changer for us!☺️
Joe keep up the awesome work on filming! The addition is awesome as well! Thank you guys so much for sharing your lives with us!
Thank you! 😊
You’re teaching the boys about Noah’s Ark and today we’re going to the Ark Encounter in KY…what timing. Thank you for sharing your time with us.
Awesome!!! We went on the road trip to AK! Wonderful experience!🤍🤍
Oh, this was a fabulous video and you saved the best for last. Boose indeed!!!! I'm going to be laughing all evening.
Joe with the mad skills.
That’s known as BEDMAS--Order of Operations. 🥰❤️🎶
Brackets
Exponents
Division
Multiplication
Addition
Subtraction
🥰🥰🥰
Thank you!☺️
Cloves would be nice too!
Your garland looks pretty, you just the Jack of all trades.👏👍
Thank you!🍁🍂🍃