Country Homemaking and Homeschooling | Two Full Days of What It Looks Like

[@Whatsthedeal106]

Those pumpkin 🎃 bars look heavenly!

[@christileach4644]

Jennifer - I loved going along with you! I only have “big” kids now (22 and 20) but my days are still *similar* even though we’re no longer homeschooling. Thank you, as always, for sharing!

[@roisinpatriciagaffney4087]

Hi Jennifer 👋, if you want/wish to become a -1 out of ten Mum, give Maria, Peter, and Joe an English Usage dictionary !!! 😅 I'd image that Maria, and you adore a dander around Liberty of London. It's a once in a lifetime ✨️ shopping experience. Pumpkin bars look as delicious as always.🎉 God bless the Brockmans. X

[@educandoencasadejesusmachi3339]

Love the day in the life videos... Something that helped me greatly with mice are cats!!! Since I had cats, no problem. Have a great day!

[@thewoodenspoon9679]

Jennifer I love the day in the life videos immensely! Thank you!!

[@acountrylife]

I'm so glad! Have a wonderful day!

[@barbarawilliams67685]

Always love your videos! Thank you for them.

[@venusgal2706]

I live almost next door to Pizza Ranch yet haven't been there since before Covid. Just never think of it. It was always SOOOOO good though. Might have to go one of these days. I'm also basically next door to Hobby Lobby lol.

[@amandazimmerman5070]

My dad always said the food fuels the kids. If they don't get a burst of energy after eating, you're doing it wrong. Same with his calf's. They're so cute watching when they're done eating😊

[@acountrylife]

So what you’re saying is I should put them out to pasture after supper so they can frolic about?? 😂🤣😂

[@amandazimmerman5070]

@@acountrylife 😂

[@nancyfarkas3592]

I see you found something Maria likes to eat! I like ham and potatoes too

[@kimkenny556]

We are plagued with Mice this year especially 15 caught so far in just a few short weeks we purchased electronic traps from Amazon and they are really good 😊

[@acountrylife]

Electric traps sound intriguing.

[@lendane8517]

we use the grandpa gus repellent in the garage, boat, and crawl space at the cabin. works really well.

[@acountrylife]

My garage smells like a holiday craft shop! 🎄

[@christieflesch3750]

Love seeing you post your videos❤

[@acountrylife]

You're the best! Thanks!! 🎃

[@christieflesch3750]

@@acountrylifethanks

[@shirleymorgan9254]

Your children are so precious. I love watching them in your videos. Thank you for sharing them with us.

[@acountrylife]

Thank you so much!

[@thevikmanstorpkitchen.403]

My 12 year old son Oskar is also taking french in his school here in Sweden. The kids here starts learning a new languaage in 6th grade(when they are 12). He loves is. You can also choose spanish or german.

[@Bex-rg8pj]

Great video! Thank you, Jennifer ❤

[@paulineo8544]

What’s the time and temp for the scalloped potato casseroles? They look delish! Everything you make looks so good!

[@janicebish]

Hi Jennifer the pumpkin bars looked so good. Looking forward to your next video l love watching you cook. Love from uk

[@acountrylife]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@bethd9160]

The kitchen aid self scraping paddle is good if you add liquids first. A dry dough will spill over the bowl with that paddle.

[@papillonlover8161]

Maria I love it when seeing an actor promoting their current film start speaking French. Bradley Cooper is bilingual it was his minor at Georgetown & he spent 6 months as an exchange student in Provence, France.: Shakira sings beautifully in French & speaks 5 languages. Jodie Foster attended a California French/English high school & gave the French valedictorian speech. Keep studying it’s worth your time. Au Revior

[@kathycourington4748]

We made those potatoes with the ham and my husband said that is a keeper! Don't know why I NEVER thought of doing that. Thank you. Now to do the pumpkin bars yum!

[@acountrylife]

Thanks for sharing! Have a wonderful weekend.

[@phyllispatterson9034]

Love your channel

[@mollysmith6055]

Going to have to rewatch this, we're getting some trick or treaters so I'm missing lots. So nice you uploaded tonight, thank you! I'll rewatch and comment more later. Wishing you a blessed All Souls day tomorrow.

[@acountrylife]

Happy Halloween 🎃

[@deniselakatos5418]

Hi Jennifer. Thank you for reminding me about the pumpkin bar recipe in CB#1. My BIL loves pumpkin roll but I think the pumpkin bars will be his new favorite! Maria-I took French in high school and college, I remember when learning to count, someone said a hint was "un, deux, trois cats sank." Hugs.

[@acountrylife]

That’s cute 🥰 I’ll tell that one to Maria.

[@deborahcollins9623]

My hens have just finished molting. Back to 1 egg every couple of days. Those beetles are here the last couple days in east Tennessee

[@livelaughlove2read620]

I always enjoy your videos, I have a lot of food allergies, so I live vicariously. Lol

[@acountrylife]

Oh no!

[@NReed-xh1cd]

What a great deal at pizza ranch! Your chickens may be on strike..🤣🤣 or vacation. Both of your scalloped potatoes looked yummy. Real life videos are just that…real and what we can relate to. Thanks!!

[@acountrylife]

🫶😄

[@brendalehman1950]

I have a recipe for scalloped potatoes with browned breakfast sausage with added cheese. It is delicious with the sage sausage and great leftover the next day with a couple of fried eggs for breakfast. My guys always want me to make enough for supper and breakfast the next day. Give it a try.

[@acountrylife]

Can you send me that recipe; it sounds very good!!

[@juttakasapis6408]

Jennifer, another video I enjoyed. Thank you so much 😊❤

[@acountrylife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CarolLayaou]

Sounds like Peter would be a great forestry guy !! Maria could do work anywhere ! Joe could be anything he loves ! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Samantha-v3l]

I think that I’ve heard that hens lay less when cooler weather comes

[@acountrylife]

True, but I’m hoping for at least 1 egg a day!!

[@rubytaylor4566]

Enjoyed you all. Meals looked delicious 😊❤🙏 Ms. Ruby

[@acountrylife]

Thank you 😋

[@susnorth40]

That's mint Maria ! speak fluent French. Bilingual. Bravo pour toi! It opens a lot of doors for the future.🎉🎉 Keep going keep learning! ❤️🇨🇦

[@acountrylife]

Thank you! 😃

[@melaniemurphy2429]

You and Warren both have gotten a lot done. That always makes one feel good. The supper looks great. It’s nice that some prefer one and others prefer the other one. You can please everyone that way. I’m making chicken and rice and also making Alfredo spaghetti tomorrow. I prefer the chicken and rice but others like the Alfredo spaghetti better. Have a great weekend ❤

[@acountrylife]

Both sound very good to me!

[@anniem2675]

Loved your video, thanks for sharing 💜

[@acountrylife]

Thanks for watching!

[@verashular3116]

In the fall now and winter my chickens are not laying much. That is normal and probably what is happening to yours too. I now am buying store bought eggs.

[@beckymiller2185]

❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊 two of my favorites pumpkin bars and Apple snicker salad.

[@kimattaway6626]

I knew it was going to be hobby lobby! ❤

[@jodierdmann2078]

We had mice in our basement even during the summer. This has been a bad year. I miss having a good mouser. Committed to getting rid of the clutter in the basement

[@acountrylife]

Mice love clutter don’t they??

[@vickihill4777]

I make the potato dish like you do too but I’ve never put cheese on top. I’m going to do that next time.

[@jaynebennett3401]

When my kids started school,we started Word of the Day. Every morning a new word was posted on the white board in the kitchen,at dinner time,they had to tell us the definition,part of speech,spell it and use it in a sentence! Their friends all looked forward to word of the day as well! My best Kitcheaide investment was a second bowl! We bake large batches of cookies and or overnight potatoes and being able to have two bowls is fabulous!

[@vickihill4777]

We routinely did a what new thing did you learn today. It helped to get my daughter to talk because she could go the whole meal and not say a word. They had one friend that wouldn’t participate so she sat in the other Room while we ate. She survived and turned out to be a difficult adult too.

[@acountrylife]

That’s a fun game. I’ve even seen word of the day calendars which could be fun.

[@journeyofamidwestquilter]

We love Pizza Ranch! You are right, they have gotten a bit expensive lately. Isn't Hobby Lobby great?!? It's one of my favorite stores to visit. I could just walk around for the longest time looking at all the pretty things. ☺ Great video!

[@acountrylife]

Yes! All the pretty home decor - I love to look at it.

[@journeyofamidwestquilter]

@@acountrylife Me, too! The funny thing is, though, I am not really much of a decorator. 🤣 I guess I like the "idea" of a beautifully decorated home much more than actually making it a reality! ☺

[@juliahunt4526]

Great video

[@anna27446]

Great video! ♥️

[@kittyrichards9915]

Nothing says Christmas like a corn dog ornament!

[@acountrylife]

Right!! 🤣😂🤣

[@christieflesch3750]

I’m not big on pumpkin unless it’s like pumpkin pie but I like pumpkin cake or pumpkin bars and they look yummy that you made

[@amandawilder7353]

Cardboard, ducttape, copper wire or other type, large square battery 18 volt? Some peanut butter in the middle, creates an electrical grid they try to pass over to get the treat in middle and it electrocutes them. KZbin university jas a tutorial, many of them.

[@acountrylife]

Sounds like a science project.

[@mariadelaney7179]

Jennifer there are French classes online for beginners to advanced which includes speaking French and proper pronunciation. Maybe try one of those. I did French from grade 5 to 11 also have a 4yr advanced certificates. Beautiful language. Bon chance Maria ( my tablet won't let write in French lol) .

[@laurenrasmussen7997]

Does the Grandpa gus thing work well? We get tons of mice in our house as well.

[@acountrylife]

They help deter, but they don’t eliminate them. It’s a good tool to add to traps, etc.

[@TeresaRaab-hb5co]

Hobby Lobby was my guess. Fun store.

[@LifeWithMrsB]

Oh my kids get the zoomies too 😂😂 usually at 9 at night!

[@acountrylife]

Ooof that’s a rough time!

[@angelarothbauer8096]

Yes Jennifer the mice - we have 42 acres in Tennessee - woods and critters - I fight the mice every winter - I hate them

[@acountrylife]

I feel for you!

[@monnanugent8168]

I have 2 abandoned houses in my neighborhood. I could sit on my porch and watch the rats playing tag. These are bigger rats and they could actually chew the seals off of my home canned foods. I think they might be able to beat you up and tote you of if they wanted to. Anyway I don't know how you feel about this but after losing so much food I finally had to go with poisons. I bought the "Just One Bite" from Amazon and it worked and worked good. i do have dogs so I had to put it somewhere they couldn't get it. It is a little pricey, at least it was to me, but if you don't have an adverse thought on it, you could give that a try.

[@acountrylife]

I’m all about limiting the mouse population!!

[@monnanugent8168]

@@acountrylife I gave one small block to my sister who had a problem with them. She lives in the country and I guess its a problem for some folks when cooler weather starts. Any way, she said she had already seen 3 that died and she had plenty of that block left. I really like it. I tried everything else including baking soda and jiffy honey corn muffin mix. Nothing worked, until I got the just one bit. Give it a try. I think you'll be happy with it. I leave a little piece of it in every room in my house. When I go into any room I look for it and if its where I left it, all is good. So far. all has been good.

[@christieflesch3750]

That’s funny that you said pizza ranch I have a friend that lives in Sioux Falls South Dakota and she owns one

[@djkronsberg]

Sephora? Lol it a big deal when a flyer comes in the mail!

[@marilyngarnier2433]

Bon travai Maria, continuez vote bon travail. Ici au Canada, le francais est notre langue seconde. Passez une bonne journee.

[@acountrylife]

I had to use translate. Thank you so much for the fun comment for Maria.

[@robinhambrick8002]

Equal parts of JiffyMix and baking soda will do the trick !

[@venusgal2706]

Do they go to the theater or to someone's house?

[@acountrylife]

A friend’s heated garage with a movie projector.

[@kelliconlan8133]

I have heard the after lunch/dinner running being called having the "zoomies". Think of the kids zooming buy one way then the next way.

[@acountrylife]

I love that term!!

[@LexieH90]

I've only had my kitchenaid for 3 years and the enamel is already coming off! They just don;t make things like they use to!

[@acountrylife]

I love my stainless steel one. I linked mine in the description.

[@pamnewcomb5060]

Another great video! Thank you

[@laurenrasmussen7997]

Is Christian Liberty press the only thing you do for science? I have a first grader, pre k and toddler and I'm trying to decide what i want to use for history and science, without it being work overload.

[@acountrylife]

Christian Liberty is a nice story form science for younger kids. It would be plenty in my opinion.

[@Samantha-v3l]

The kids have the zoomies😁

[@boxerloverkz812]

I guessed! I guessed! 🎉❤.

[@acountrylife]

Congratulations 🎊

[@nancyfarkas3592]

Hobby lobby is dangerous cause there are so many good things in that I want.

[@kimshaffer8787]

Love Hobby Lobby. Where we used to live there was one just a few miles away. Now we live 30 miles away from one.

[@marysewitsky4823]

Love Hobby lobby too, never have heard any bad treatment and I love their Christian values and Christian music playing while shopping

[@Bnsmimi]

Hobby Lobby has so many cute things. When my home was decorated in farmhouse decor a lot of it was bought there on sale. Someday the kids are really going to appreciate the things you had them do for school but of course right now they probably find that hard to believe. Lol The pumpkin bars looked delicious! Thank you for another fun video. I’m already looking forward to the next one!🌺

[@acountrylife]

Everything just calls my name at Hobby Lobby.

[@lylymongeon]

After meals zoomies transcend all species it seems. :)

[@acountrylife]

Zoomies is a better term than runs!! 😂🤣😂

[@RAM-eb2te]

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[@WillowsGarden]

Hi Jennifer and sweet family! Sounds like a perfect time for pumpkin bars, they look so delicious. Guys movie night sounds fun, but girls night out is even better with a trip to Hobby Lobby. Everything looks so delicious that you make, always makes me hungry. I hope everyone has a very blessed weekend!

[@acountrylife]

Thanks! Pumpkin bars never last long. Have a wonderful weekend.

[@cathydecarles7084]

Jennifer i love listening to your Children they so precious Maria like Pizza 🍕 to the food and desserts look amazing sweet Friend Cathy🙏🏻✝️☮️📿🎃🎃🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💐🍀🌹🙏🏻✝️☮️📿

[@acountrylife]

Good morning Cathy, have a wonderful weekend! ❤️

[@carolyngochenaur6765]

Something that has helped me with mice is to go into a TSC or hardware and buy plug ins that emit a sound that the mice can hear but we can’t. The ones I have a little light in them but there are those that don’t but they all work good. It may take awhile to get rid of them but it will happen. I bought mine with 3 or 4 in a package. I have one down in my cellar, the main floor has 1 in nearly every room and 1 in one of the 2 rooms in the upstairs. I had 1 left so I plugged it in my garage. I don’t want to ever be without these little devices. I’ve had these since fall of 2019.

[@sandrajones7896]

Those Asian beetles don’t like the scent of lemon. If you spray something lemonade around your house and in your garage, they will go away.

[@acountrylife]

Lemon extract would probably be nice and strong; I’ll have to try that.

[@carolkay4812]

What happened to sugar the cat I remember she had kittens

[@acountrylife]

She passed away unexpectedly. Today is her death anniversary.

[@Heavncentt]

I made a version of your Snicker's Salad tonight, but we call it Candy Apple Dessert. Mine uses a box of butterscotch pudding for more of a caramel taste, and then I add peanuts along with the Snickers and apple pieces. SO good!

[@acountrylife]

That sounds super!!🤩

[@debgordon6542]

Sorry to hear the Irish Spring didn't ward off the mice. Moth balls helped prevent infestation in my garage. We could spend hours in Hobby Lobby; great sale items! Maria's charcuterie board would be a hit at our house. ❤

[@debgordon6542]

Toto & crew were a hit tonight! So much fun handing out candy to kids that were so well mannered and loved showing off their costumes (no coats needed 😂). Glenda the Good Witch is exhausted tho! xo

[@acountrylife]

So what you’re saying is it’s exhausting being good, huh?? 🤣

[@acountrylife]

We did dryer sheets and Irish Spring and moth balls. The mice are out to get us this year. We need a real winter not a soft one like last year.

[@debgordon6542]

@@acountrylife Unbelievable. Destructive little critters! You're in our prayers for a hard, cold winter. And yes, it's so hard to be good. You should know, my friend lol 😆

[@JJ-mh8ej]

I know you all aren't into "pets" but it looks like you need some barn cats

[@susiescofield490]

A good way to drain fat from ground meat is to line a salad or large bowl with aluminum foil and place a colander over the bowl . Pour the entire contents of the frying pan into the colander. I always place a folded paper towel into bottom of the bowl to absorb the fat. After it drains as long as you want it, fold the foil into a pouch and throw it into the garbage. In the winter, it solidifies quickly. Not so much in the summer. I place used paper towels used for hand drying or lightly soiled to absorb the grease before throwing the pouch away.

[@acountrylife]

I love this idea 💡Now to remember next time I need to drain meat.

[@kristenschnese6980]

Pizza ranch has good Chicken lol have to get to Hobby Lobby . When I went to the tech to get my LPN diploma I had learned in the military that repetition is the best way of learning i struggled with that when I was younger I have to read something then reread and take notes and then go back and make up my own tests do it once orally then written just to pass a test if I could pass mine I knew I could pass the instructor wish I knew that when I went to college . You do well with Joe and your kids in teaching them

[@jenniferchristenson1272]

🤍🎃

[@lindawebb6164]

Just saying!!!! NEVER EVER tell your child (even an adult one) that you will pay $.25 for each Asian beetle they can vacuum up. We all counted and it was just shy of $100.00. The whole front of our house can get covered in them and when you have to let a dog in and out more get in. They bite and stink! LOL

[@acountrylife]

This comment ranks in my top 10 favorites of all time. Did anyone end up getting paid? 😁

[@lindawebb6164]

@@acountrylife Well we said it, so unfortunately we paid! It was so funny at the time we, both kids and their families were here, were all laughing so hard a few tears were shed. That made it worth it!!! (LESSON LEARNED)

[@ladyking1808]

Thank You All for Voting for Trump!!! I Pray You All Get What You Deserve!!!😭😭

[@gingersmith6989]

Thank you so much! I feel better already.

[@acountrylife]

Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness

[@ladyking1808]

You Are Sick People!!!

[@ladyking1808]

@@acountrylife I HOPE YOUR LIFE IS FULL OF RAGE AND RESENTMENT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU VOTED FOR!!!

[@cathydecarles7084]

Maria Holly Lobby is a wonderful Store They are always closed on Sundays though. love watching You all Jennifer Maria is so beautiful like her Mom Love watching you all sweet Friends Cathy 🙏🏻✝️☮️📿💐💕🍀💜🌹💗💙❤️♥️🎃🙏🏻✝️☮️📿🎃

[@cynthiapiper3823]

No politics. Bye.

[@shelleydavies1639]

DJT JD

[@sharonbryant312]

When I find a ladybug 🐞 in my house I always gently catch it and release it outside y'all kill so much all sorts of animals I read a quote that said "you can tell alot about a persons character by the way they treat animals"

[@acountrylife]

Ladybugs and Asian Beetles are 2 different insects. Ladybugs don’t bite, while Asian beetles do and they leave behind a stinky streak on the wall.