The truth comes out!

[@OurTribeofMany]

We have since learned to move the fly trap far from the deck and doors to draw them away from the house. Just a tip for anyone else dealing with our same fly issues! 😜

[@thehamfamhomestead]

We got those same traps and learned to put them at the far end of the yard! The guinea will start to bully the chickens that are smaller than them in the coop, but we just have our mature guinea roost in the trees.

[@chickensbythelake]

Dawn dish soap mixed with water in a spray bottle spray around all windows and doors for the fly 🪰 s

[@erkarts]

We have one and keep it away from the deck area. It has been great! Hope you get relief quickly!

[@glendaruff125]

Please put in your title when you start to process. I don't watch those thanks.

[@emilymorris864]

Tell Judah my husband is Canadian military and has worked in that area of Japan for extended periods . He absolutely loves the city and of course the food.

[@mariahtsubaki1064]

We lived in Osaka Japan for 4 years with 4 kids. You can talk on the train quietly when your with friends and family. But never on your phone…so rude. Other advice, never eat on the train. You only eat at the place, stand, restaurant you are visiting. So different than the states! But the kindest most obedient people ever! Judah will love it! And the safest place I’ve ever lived in, no worries for Judah’s safety.

[@jayndough68]

God bless your son on his church planting adventure. I will be praying for him each and every day he is gone.

[@Hunternicholeeee]

The fly traps by Rescue! Called “outdoor fly trap” are PHENOMENAL! We have never had flies the way we have this summer, my husband put those up & within a couple hours the bags were full of hundred of flies!!!! We put them by the horses, dogs, around the house & property! Best thing we’ve done in a long time!!

[@merrymorrison9253]

Hi Sarah. Watching from MO. LOVE watching your videos!! My daughter is married to a Japanese man (and her family lives in Japan). Her in-laws live in Sapporo and she said to let you know that Judah is DEFINITELY going to need some snow boots. She says the weather is similar to Minnesota, cold and snowy. It’s very dangerous to walk around there in the winter without them. Sending hugs to you all!❤

[@delindawilliams3935]

😂😂😂😂😂😂Papa's hilarious. He keeps me laughing while watching. I'm missing Judah already. I'm glad that everyone is back in good health. Thanks for sharing.👍🏽

[@felicemiller1101]

Children are so awesome for keeping us close to Jehovah! Their sweet simple innocence🥰 is a constant reminder of HIS of love for us.

[@launaford3185]

Sarah for your laundry area you could put a rod across the top and get some cute curtains or make your own. Just long enough to just sit above the top of the washer and dryer. That way you can close them and not have to deal with bulky doors. It hides all your stuff. My laundry room is off my living room and that is what I have done to hide all the stuff on shelves.

[@Brenda_Host]

Word of advice. Toss that fly trap when it’s full. Don’t try to open and refill. I gagged till I had tears.

[@MonicaRoy6156]

Hello Sarah, and beautiful family, one of your fellow KZbinrs just found out she is at the end of her life with cancer. She has 2 young children and a loving husband. I am asking everyone that I follow to see if you can do a group prayer for her at your church. Her name is Jenny Apple. That’s also her KZbin name. I love watching you and your family. I love all of you including your extending family. Thank you!

[@susancourington2360]

The Apples are amazing people.

[@stephanies231]

I just subscribed.😢

[@jayndough68]

Praying for Jenny and Kyle and fam. ❤️✝️🙏🏻

[@CarolandDave]

Terribly sad video. Such a courageous journey. Bless their hearts

[@kamidsjournee]

On our farm (also in Nebraska), we go through the garage door because the flies are not as thick. You will really need to be diligent when the weather cools as they will try hard to get inside. Also, during that time, I vacuum the flies (at the windows) instead of swatting to help with the mess. It’s so fun to watch you learn the farm/country life. I think God made us to be driven to produce our own.

[@marybell1565]

We went to Japan to ski, fantastic skiing, amazing dry snow. We were lucky to be in Sapporo for the ice and snow festival, amazing snow and ice carvings. Blocks and blocks of them. Loved our time there. I felt very safe on the trains and in public.

[@ladyt3182]

Our 3rd oldest daughter taught in South Korea for 3 years, so I understand how you feel Sarah! Plus our 2nd oldest traveled to Israel 4 times and South Africa once. It’s beautiful to have world travelers, but it can be a little nervous. Praise God for His Protection!!

[@lindabarnes4128]

Such genuine smiles and laughter between Papa and Judah. That made my heart sing!

[@sherrytravis8713]

The best thing that the builder did so I wouldn’t have flies come up through the floor was to place screening under the floor boards. It is wonderful! If you can get up underneath your porch, get your boys to roll screening underneath and nail it tightly.

[@mimiashford5544]

Great idea and short of that, shredding the Irish Spring and tossing it under the deck will not only eliminate flies but mitigate any other critters that might try to find their way under there.

[@gracebadgley5268]

I can relate to what your dad said about not talking on the train in Japan. When my sister, her husband and I visited their son and his family at a US Naval base near Tokyo, we got so many looks from people when we were on the train. At first, we thought it was because her husband and son are over 6'5". Then we realized it was because we were talking on the train! One of the craziest things we experienced on the trains in Japan were the "pushers", who had the job of pushing as many people as possible into each train car before the doors closed. Ask your dad about it; he probably experienced it himself.

[@johnsonerink]

I love watching your videos and the seeing updates on fitting everyone/everything into your home. What about building in benches along both window walls like a banquette for your table? That way you could scoot your table into the corner against the benches and not lose seating, but gain some floor space near your doors? Then you wouldn't have to move your table back and forth during the week, just leave it in one place!

[@kpowe65]

We had fly issues too. We have two dog/cat doors with flaps and the flies would make their way in. We tried so many things but the one thing that works is a spray bottle of diluted lemon pine sol cleaner. I just spray outside around the doors and no more flies!😊

[@deborahschaub2925]

I was just going to mention that yet the ORIGINAL scent. I’m sure the lemon scent is more appealing though to humans.

[@barbarapark5432]

Going to try this. Water with pennies didn't work.

[@melanieford2511]

Seth is the cutest little boy!! He reminds me of Eli. I think Luka could be a model. All your kids are adorable ❤!

[@Linda-xp3ig]

That’s a great tip. Thank you for sharing

[@heatherwoods296]

Papa is so right! My chiropractor says that his patient load has increased by 50% because of all the head down on their devices. But I'm a culprit too so I can't be casting stones 😂. Your vlogs are awesome!

[@kathleenj1158]

Sarah, you have such a pleasant & positive personality. Your dad is so intelligent & entertaining. I love it when he's in your videos. ☺️🙏

[@tinamarie7777]

That’s the cutest Anne of Green Gables drawing!!! I love that series so much! 🥰☀️♥️

[@slgoad]

Take some of the under-penning out from under the deck and check under it. If you have something under there get some odor- out or lime to cover it or take it out. Vinegar and dawn in a shallow bowl will kill flies if they land in it. Letting kids get drinks (sweet lemonade, etc) will just draw more flies.

[@johnnyandmegandavis1344]

The Irish spring soap works great to keep mice out! Country living experience.🤪 Good to keep in your vehicles and your camper also!

[@tenachristovale7783]

Sarah, Put Pinesol in a spray bottle and spray the outside of your doors. Trust me, the flies don’t like it!! 🥰 Tena

[@tabby1848]

"Family friendly" takes on a whole new dimension on a farm..

[@lbeatles53]

Besides the water/ziploc bag trick - I also have the magnetic screen doors off Amazon you stick to the door frame! They help when people leave the door open😅

[@kimberli2391]

We call it ‘chickening’ instead of harvesting. My daughter came up with the name and it has stuck. 😊 We have been home raising our meat birds for several years now. Each year we get it more efficiently done.

[@leslievalenciano-lopez8887]

Your parents interaction with your children is so sweet! They are such a lovely couple!❤️🙏🏻

[@vjohnson2400]

The Papa’s Kitchen is big in Japan, who knew! Sarah, your Dad is beyond funny - never a dull moment. Your utility bathroom is a functional space but if looking at the working side of the room bothers you maybe you could consider buying a tension rod and hanging an inexpensive curtain to hide the machines etc when guests come to visit.

[@maricelaflores8674]

Thank you for sharing! Good to see your parents Sarah

[@cindybrelsford4283]

Try putting a curtain on a spring rod in the laundry room/bathroom to hide the laundry stuff. I've done this before and it works GREAT!!

[@mimiashford5544]

I've done that for years in the doorway from my family room into the bedroom hallway.. Keeps light & noise of the living area out of the bedroom area at night & looks great doing it.

[@readerreader6515]

You can scan the children's art and put the pics in a picture album for each child on the computer or on storage media.. It doesn't take up much space on a memory card. When the children are older you will treasure the pics and you don't have to throw any treasures away. I love to look back at my photos as I am retired and have plenty of time.

[@heidilarsen8054]

We had a similar fly problem once. We watched and where most of the flies were coming from we cut out a few boards from the deck. There was a dead raccoon in there. Got rid of it and the fly problem was gone. Replaced the boards.

[@kathyjones8656]

I put a sheets on adjustable showers rod to cover laundry. Saves room from doors 💕🙏🏼

[@Corinneb1344]

Hi Sarah, I had a small space for the laundry very similar to yours, and I used a shower curtain rod and hung some cute curtains to hide all the laundry stuff... just a thought in case you like the idea.

[@autumnhernandez5255]

I totally understand the table dilemma! We slide our dinning room table (much smaller than yours) against one wall and then only pull it out for meals that we are all together for. It gives us so much extra space to talk through our kitchen area

[@mhardiel12]

Love your stories. Thank you for sharing. 💖🤗

[@nesieeee158]

Get the magnetic screen for doors they should help with flies. I live in Florida did my whole porch with the garage door sizes to protect us from mosquitos. It works amazing. 😊😊

[@tonisangel5024]

Sarah hang bags of water in big zip locks where Flys are bad put pennies in the bags to I have them hanging in my horses stall it works no flys!!!

[@lbeatles53]

I have one hanging over each outside door & have noticed a difference too!!

[@suesmith5033]

Are the bags open?

[@rafaelabermudez1039]

Do we open the waters

[@Slassetter]

No close the bags. It😅messes with the fly😮’s😅 eyes and they don’t come around it. We did this in our barn and around our patio and it helped a lot. No fly proble

[@dianesierakowski9317]

It also works for bees and wasps. Pennies need to be shiney new

[@lynnebrown-hardy1566]

You had me cracking up when solo walked out the door and you started singing “up from the grave he arose” too funny

[@ck4599]

I would definitely check under the deck!!!!

[@radier62]

A quick bit of information for you regarding the fly traps you have is if you are not wanting the fly's on the deck you need to move the fly trap further from the deck as the solution is what attracts them in. We had a fly problem here where we live in Australia when we had puppies and yes we placed them right at the back door then hubby worked out if he moved them further out in the yard no more fly's on our deck or in the house. ")

[@valeriev1217]

Love the tiny house progress ! Maybe a tension curtain rod with a curtain you can slide open and close. But I love all the baskets

[@jrumulls-jana9368]

I lived in Misawa, Japan for 3 years. It is in the northern part of Japan. I loved it there. It was many years ago so I’m sure a lot has changed. Hope Judah enjoys his time there.

[@juliewright1895]

We took off of our bedroom closet doors and hung up curtains. They push nicely to the sides or you can put a long nail or a curtain holder hook inside the closet so you can just grab the curtain and hook it over to get them out of the way. Works really well and you don’t have to see anything when you don’t need to get in there. A tension rod for a shower works well for this. The baskets look really cute though!

[@pattigrimley4568]

That's what I was thinking, curtains would work for the bathroom/laundry

[@jabow1878]

@@pattigrimley4568 yup, I do that

[@teapott7138]

That's what I do to, and it also adds colour without painting .

[@karendavidson6272]

Ty for this great tip ! Mine keep falling off the track !

[@juliewright1895]

@@karendavidson6272 that’s so frustrating! Scary if you have little ones in the house!

[@teresekelly2561]

I loved that song when I was a kid! What a blast from the past - thanks for sharing!!

[@MimiCollier]

I’m a poultry lover too. A few years ago I bought 2 ducks and 2 geese and praise the Lord each pair was male and female! We absolutely loved their eggs! Guinea eggs are really good too!

[@vanessadobbins2963]

God bless you Solo, Sarah and your beautiful tribe of many!!!!!!!!!! Hope you get the invasion of flies under control!!!!! Love your country living❤

[@kellypierce6839]

We're having major fly issues here in Tennessee too! 😮

[@tawanacooke4438]

Thanks for sharing ♥️.. blessings to you and your beautiful family 🤗

[@CKClevmama]

When we lived in a small apartment, we took off as many closet doors as we could, too. You could hang a curtain in the doorway of the laundry space! Doesn't take up extra room and can be easily pulled open or closed.

[@gailalvarez7550]

Just get a couple of Dyna Traps. They work great for flies & mosquitos. They are for outside & come in different sizes. You need the one for an acre. Just plug it in. It works 24/7

[@jahnkecy]

You could also put cold salads on ice in the cooler then it will keep flies off the food! 😊

[@hunterdewitt12]

Incase you didn’t know, I believe those fly traps are actually bait, so they attract the flies. You may want to position them away from seating areas and the door. Also, I’ve seen a laundry area similar to yours where they removed the folding doors and replaced it with a decorative curtain that they could tie back for easy access. You could use a curtain rod or tension rod.

[@loveoutloud5558]

One year, we scanned all our youngest art work the we made it into a book keepsake. It really kept the clutter(artwork!😊) to a minimum. Happy Saturday!❤

[@ilzitek2419]

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[@debbiebousquet5677]

Keep a binder for the kids art work. Or a cork board an once a week everything get taken down an start over .❤

[@monaleescott4203]

Love your family!

[@skylahigginbotham5646]

You could always hang a curtain or shower curtain in place of the doors to the washer/dryer!

[@dreamarichards4972]

Love all your videos! I look forward to seeing them! I feel like I’m part of your family. 😊 Your Dad and Mom are so sweet and interesting too. I watch their channel also. Love you all! God bless Judah! And God bless you all. 🥰🥰🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@kimberleyobier6756]

So fun watching your farm grow! You've probably gotten this suggestion, but everyone where we live puts a Ziploc bag filled with water above or beside their barn doors to keep flies at bay. It's something about the reflection I think... Anyway, it does work pretty well. Maybe it would work for your house?

[@earthlightstudio]

For your laundry area.... maybe try a bathtub/shower tension rod in the opening and a nice fabric shower curtain. No hardware install or sewing required.

[@lindavido7245]

Can you imagine when all kids are married and have children your really gonna have a house full at Christmas. How fun love large families

[@Linda-xp3ig]

For the laundry room shelves, you might think about hanging shutters to hide your products.

[@laurieeyebee]

hahaha that song reminds me of my late brother -- he had that record! that cooler is ADORABLE, I want it in my living room. We ordered personalized portfolios for my nephews' creations.

[@suzyashby8777]

You guys have such a beautiful family. Love your channel.

[@sandramullen7804]

Great to see Nana and Papa again. Papa is such a hoot. 😂 Enjoy the visit. ❤

[@tracidevault3976]

My daughter has a similar laundry room set up only it's in her kitchen. She put up a tension rod in the door way and curtain. She loves how it looks.

[@marykaymacshane1001]

Just love how Noelle ‘video bombs’…just the cutest thing. Beautiful family!

[@Tebble5]

Country vet fly spray at Tractor Supply! Get the auto sprayer for the house too. Works great for country living

[@AdrianaCodrean]

your laundry room looks nice and organised❤ I have allot of clutter right now that I need to clean because all the clutter is now als in my head and I am a bit overwhelmed because I have to work and when I come to work I'm too tired to do anything and I feel like going in a spiral here.

[@christyemmons7279]

Another Thing To Help With The Flies Is To Have Your Husband Move The Grills Away From The Door, Otherwise They Will Still Be Drawn To That Area 💗 I Lived In The Country Also & You Learn Little Tips & Tricks. If You Get A Lot Of Nats In The House Or Around The Door The Cheapest Way To Get Rid Of Them Is To Get A Coke Bottle Or Another Kind. Add Water 1/3 Of The Way, Then Add About 2 Tablespoons Of Dish Soap & Last 2 Tablespoons Of Apple Cider Vinegar. Shake Well (keep the lid) & Set It Away From The Food Like The Top Of The Fridge or Other Side Of The Porch. It starts working right away, every couple of days put the lid on & shake it up so the vinegar smell comes out. You can empty it as often as you like & reuse the same bottle. Make as many or as few as you need, we usually have at least 2 in our kitchen because of the back door. But we had the same problem & once the grill was moved it made a huge difference, because weather you know it or not when you're cooking outside food drops & will even go through the cracks. This also will help with the flies inside. If you see that the soap looks like it's starting to get solid then put the lid on & shake it up. But always rinse the lid because it will attract them. Just try to keep it away from your little love's 💕 outside you can use a tack like w/ the flies & put it on a tree or hang it on the post.

[@randijohnson3806]

I used to have my pantry in an old laundry closet. I took the doors off and put up a curtain. Worked great!

[@jeannedenault9352]

Such an exciting time for Judah!

[@Babagypsii]

The bug zappers that look like lanterns are awesome. Even had one in my house on a shelf, before the bulb went out (so find ones you can find replacements bulbs for and order at the same time if you decide to get some! They do last quite awhile tho) The ones I have are very inexpensive and work phenomenally!

[@muchlightandlove4312]

We have a small laundry room, so I decided to put industrial command strips (2 per basket) on the door and found fruit baskets at the farmers market (peaches came in them) We have four baskets on the door. This helps sort all the laundry as it gets put in the laundry room. No hampers, straight to the laundry room and sorted it goes.

[@atypical_amy]

We have neighbors with chickens and our flies were insane! We tried this stuff called First Saturday Lime and omgoodness it work’s amazing and the flies are gone! It’s people and animal safe and you put it around the perimeter of your house once a month. We used it in our garden too. You should try it!

[@atypical_amy]

It can also go in the chicken coops! We told our neighbors with the chickens about it and gave them some to try and they’ve now bought some and say they love it too

[@bestillfarm4344]

Thank you! I'll look into this! We get clouds of black flies here, but early summer. Now we have horrible wasps. (Pacific NW)

[@atypical_amy]

@@bestillfarm4344 lmk if it helps! I’m in Houston and our bugs are out of control and this is the first thing that has actually worked for us!

[@lindahubbs8146]

You are a wonderful mother with all the fruits of the spirit….

[@mpbeautyinsight]

I suppose you could put up a curtain rod with easy pull aside curtains to 'hide' the laundry area.

[@sherlynpatterson4304]

I used to put all the children drawings and painting into a three ring binder for each child for future hardback books once the children were older.

[@melissawright4040]

My cat is full grown and I still have to watch where I step at times. She gets in the way all the time

[@sunshinecindy570]

I had a fly problem one morning. Seemed like some how they hatched inside, ugh! I put apple cider vinegar and a little dish soap and water in spray bottle and sprayed around my window sills and put the same liquid in jars with paper funnels. Also got some sticky fly traps. Good luck!

[@maryhilscher6510]

I love your family!! I grew up with 6 brothers and 1 sister. So, watching your videos always makes me smile!!

[@tink51287]

I love watching your family grow and seeing your homestead blossom! You inspired me to start a sourdough starter. Can I ask for your recipes? I have been using the recipe you shared from Bread Beckers, and just purchased their Home Ground Flour (waiting for delivery). I would love to start baking bread and bagels when my starter is ready. Thanks and God bless y’all! ❤️❤️

[@miriamhdez4900]

I’ve heard that cleaning a patio with Pinesol and spraying it around your door frames helps. We tested it because we live in Southern Nevada and have large dogs which means flies during this time of year and we we’re surprised that it worked. We do it at least once a week but sometimes twice a week.

[@carolyn683]

It's so fun to have a hen that hatches her own chicks! And the male ducks have a curl on their tail feather.

[@deannavega3277]

Take a quart size ziplock bag, put a shiny penny in it, then fill with water a little more than half way. The make a small hole in the center of the bag just underneath the “zip part” and nail on the inside and outside of the deck. The flies are “scared” of the penny! Sounds WIERD but it works! Lots of restaurants here in Texas use them. I was killing like 50-60 a day. We keep our trash can at the back door so I can open the door and reach the trash cans. I am disabled. My kitchen is right there. I tried all traps and this did the trick! I still get one or two.

[@tiffany2709]

Hello! I love the videos! Thanks for sharing your daily life with the world. I don't remember if I commented about this before or not, but I currently live in Sapporo so I think it's so cool that Judah is coming here. You said he's going as a missionary, right? If he needs a church to connect with as well, please let me know and I can share the info for the church I go to. It's an international church with many missionaries working there and in the area. God bless!

[@AmysLifeJourney]

Spraying a pine-sol mixture helps a lot.

[@lindacusick1156]

A few years back we bought a granular product from the garden stop for our garden, put in cup and attaches the flys. We keep it in front of our recycling container. If your interested I can give you the name. There are always dead ones in it.

[@karenbarrows6127]

I don't ever write to anyone on a you tube but I triple have to today. Look, I'm 62 years old. I don't even know how I bumped into your channel. Maybe looking up bread making???.... not sure. Funny but even as a kind of old person I truly enjoy checking in to see what you are all up to. My husband is Cape Verdian and we have five children. Somehow we ended up with more due to a few emergency foster care moments through church. I truly thought we had a lot of kids. Some of our bonus extras were Hispanic and Asian. I used to say we looked like the United Nations when we went out. I would forget how we must have looked until we would notice people staring or a cashier or waitress didn't think I was with the family when we were to be seated or I'd throw some things on the conveyer belt to be rung up. We just laughed. We still do. P.s. it could be something as small as a mouse dead under your porch. Kodak memories

[@lorentrain6174]

Hi, maybe consider hooks on the walls to hang what you can. That will free up space and give things a home.

[@DM-te6ci]

I love the drinks station it looks really good on your porch.

[@ourtribbletribe]

We made Lisa's sourdough bagels yesterday! Our kids loved them!!

[@keepingitsimplebertanamari5676]

We are moving to Florida from NE at the end of the month. We are also driving!! Please pray for us ❤

[@Emily_Bower]

What about buying a neutral colored valance, and hanging it across the top of the laundry closet doorway? To help hide the shelves a bit.

[@symphonyinD]

I just love watching the kids’ faces light up whenever your parents come to visit. I think I smile even harder than they do! And your dad is such a hoot!😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@sehoida]

I used to hate when people would use the blower. Unnecessary noise pollution! Lol but then I used it and now I use it all the time for the garage and the decks. I love it lol.

[@paulaandgirls3501]

Lived in Japan for 32 years now. It is so funny seeing it all as a new comer. And you don’t see people walking in public and eating!!!!

[@diversekakes]

I’ve been making those bagels also, my kids are obsessed!!

[@fishinghole333]

A lifesaver for me in a small space are clear, hanging shoe bags on the back of most doors. You can store toiletries, cleaning supplies, just about anything. And, you could also get a roll-up bamboo shade for the laundry area opening mounted inside the frame or right behind it. You could leave it up most of the time, but be able to close it if you wanted. I'm not trying to mind your business, you're doing better than me with all your space-saving ideas! Just thought this might help a little.

[@rosannasauereisen2827]

I love to mow as well. Looks like we have a similar size and type of mower. I do a bit of the mowing but my one son does the majority. My husband does the ditches by the road because that feels sketchy to me. I have a couple of friends who love mowing so much that they don't let their children do it.