Free Range on Fairview

There have been many changes around here since I stopped blogging about 5 years ago.  The kids have grown by feet and years.  We bought a fixer-upper on 2.08 acres across town and expanded our homesteading dreams. We've taken vacations and enjoyed being homebodies. I started working full-time as a special education paraprofessional. Shane got drums and a guitar and the tractor he always dreamed of. Our family grew with a new son-in-law and two beautiful grand babies. I got on Instagram and have enjoyed sharing pictures there and life has continued on.  Recently many people (ok three) have commented that I should have a blog because I seem to always be experimenting with something in the kitchen. Or out in the garden or chicken yard. Or doing something crazy or boring or fun with the kids. And since I have over 400 posts when I originally was blogging I thought I would try to revitalize this one and see how it goes! 

{ Originally started in May of 2015 and was recently found undocumented. The images aren’t great, but it’s a fantastic springboard for anyone looking for Whole30 ideas. } While I was planning my Whole 30 I liked looking at what people actually ate during their challenge and wanted to see if I could realistically follow the plan as well. I'm no 5-star chef. I am a mom who cooks real food for her family every day. I'm pretty simple and don't have the time or energy to be fancy all the time. Here is a complete list with many pictures while I followed the Whole30 Plan . No sugar. No grains or gluten. No dairy. No legumes. No alcohol. No soy. No guilt.  Mind you I am no food photographer and these were all taken from my phone but I still wanted to be able to share. No judging.  Day 1 April 6th (the day after Easter) B: Small diced sweet potato sautéed in ghee, 3 scrambled eggs, small homemade sausage patty L: Romain Lettuce Leave smothered in guacamole (Peakfe