Struggling To Find Ourselves

Another Addition?

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:01:18 +0000

As we look forward to the outside projects that are lining up for this Spring, we are considering a wooden pergola like shelter for behind our cabin. We have made no concrete plans, yet, but we are looking at what we can do with the concrete pad that is back there. What can we do to increase the value of the property some more? And what can we do that would actually be useful for us?

God Bless!

With Spring Coming…

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:00:29 +0000

….we are looking at getting our raised-bed garden area set up, as well as getting some more compost and such in my flower beds and so forth, and fertilizing the pastures and such. With all of this moving of dirt and spreading manure and such, we haven’t really figure out what the best composter is yet, but we are working on it. We are finally getting the barns and other areas caught up, cleanliness-wise, as we started WAY behind on those when we moved in to this place. We have found that that manure that has actually had a chance to cool off and become a GOOD dirt is GREAT for planting flowers and such in!

In other news, the two sets of twins are doing good! They have been out for a little while each day to test out their legs by bounding around the pen. They are soooooo cute and silly looking when they are testing out their legs!

God Bless!

Another Long Night

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:55:35 +0000

Yep, that’s what it’s turning out to be….another LONG night.

As I sit here and listen to the wind blow outside, I think of all of the things I could be doing….maybe SHOULD be doing….and find myself not doing any of them at the moment. Hubby is working….Son is gone for the weekend….so it’s just me and the dogs at the moment.

We have had our first kids hit the ground for this year! The day before yesterday in the afternoon, one of our newer does that we got about Christmas-time dropped her’s….one girl and one boy. Then this morning, her daughter, which we also got at Christmas-time time dropped her twins….both boys! Looks like it’s going to be a money year if that ratio continues! But, a money year would be GOOD, because we got mostly girls last Spring, so it was a growing year for us. My only concern is that it was cold yesterday and it was definitely cold this morning. The ones born this morning weren’t even completely dry when we went out to feed and check on yesterday’s babies. I’m not too sure, but it’s possible that the tips of their ears frozen slightly. That will be something I keep an eye on in the next couple of weeks. We’ve got two other does that I don’t think will be too far behind….and at least three after that. And, come May, June and July, we SHOULD have one deliver in May sometime (our newest doe), and then we’ve got 6 doelings that are in with the buck right now that should deliver in early July. Needless to say, I will not be milking all of the does all at once. When some of them start drying up because they aren’t milk goats and their babies are two or three months old, then I will stop milking them and continue milking our dairy/milk goats. I can’t say I’m sorry to see the kids hit the ground. We’ve got 2.5 gallons of milk from the store in the last month or so….and I have to say….store milk SUCKS!! I will be glad to have my goat’s milk back!!! Goat’s milk ice cream anyone?

Well, I will sign off for now! You all take care and stay blessed!

Home Alone

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:30:13 +0000

Posted by Heriberto Fuentes

My husband travels for his work, and I have to stay at home alone many nights. At first I was a little nervous about it since I have never lived by myself. When we got married, I went from living in my parents’ house to living in my husband’s house. Last year about a week before Christmas, my husband was gone on another business trip for a few days. I had just gone to bed, but decided to watch television for a while to finish watching my favorite show, Revenge. The show is pretty intense so I usually record it and watch it during the day so I won’t dream about it. But after it was over, I turned off the light and went to sleep. I think it was a couple hours later that I heard a strange noise. I woke up and the next thing I knew our alarm from security ADT went off. I have never been so afraid in my whole life. Of course, the phone rang immediately, and the security company said they were sending the police. Whoever it was breaking into our house ran away when they heard the alarm. I am so thankful that we had installed the security system because no telling where I would be now if we had not.

How Times Have Changed!

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:24:25 +0000

Yes, I would have to say that you can really tell that the times have changed by looking at the differences in nursing uniforms or any uniform, for that matter. I would have to say that the change in nursing uniforms is a GOOD thing! The new scrubs that a lot of the nurses wear to work these days really do a LOT to brighten up the dismal hospital setting. If you get bored at some point, why don’t you do an internet search for images of nursing uniforms and see what comes up? I am sure that I would be entertained for hours, just looking at the different pictures from different eras of the uniforms.

God Bless!

Christmas Gifts?

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:43:46 +0000

Well, Christmas has come and went again. Now, as we start looking at getting the farm and such ready for our Spring and Summer projects that are on the list, I start looking ahead to possibilities for NEXT Christmas. I have noticed, over the last few months, that my son is showing more and more interest in music. So, at some point this year, if he continues to show an interest in it, I will probably do some comparison shopping on drum sets for kids, or maybe a wind instrument of some type, or maybe even the piano or organ. Only time will tell, I suppose.

Blessings to ALL!

A Short Blast Of Winter

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:38:10 +0000

As I sit here tonight, with the ventless fireplace heating the diningroom at this moment, I realize that the wind must still be blowing outside. It had started to blow earlier this afternoon when the temperatures had started cooling off, and we are currently having a short blast of Winter here in Kansas. This is basically the first Winter we have seen in several weeks, and we have only had a few days of cold-ish weather and one rain/turns-to-ice-when-it-hits-something storm a few weeks before Christmas. I keep telling people Spring on the way, but I’m not sure anyone much believes me at the moment. It IS January and we have yet to get any REAL Winter weather, but the geese started flying North a week or so ago, some of my trees are starting to show budding of leaves, and my irises have started coming up already. Besides that, our male goat is showing interest in the girls. Now, contrary to what the majority of the population believes, I don’t really believe the girls will breed (if given the choice) when they would be delivering their babies in the cold. The wild animals avoid babies in the middle of Winter. Why wouldn’t goats and horses and cats and dogs and everything else, IF Man would stay out of their breeding cycles and quit trying to rush things?

No baby goats yet…or there wasn’t as of about 4 hours ago when I braved the cold and wind and snow to plug in the heat light…just in case…..

Blessings!

Another Day On The Farm

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:49:31 +0000

Today is the third day of the new year, and it was another day on the farm and taking care of farm business for me. As I went about my chores this morning in the brisk morning air, I had no use for sparkling engagement rings on my finger. In fact, I have no use for a sparkling wedding ring either, but having one of those to show off occasionally would be nice. My husband of almost a year and a half says he WILL get me a different wedding ring than what I have…..and I keep telling him that maybe after some of the bills are paid off and we choose to have money a bit more loose for things that we don’t need. Until then, the one I’ve got says what I want to say to the world.

Hope this new year is finding you BLESSED beyond your wildest dreams!

Camping

admin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:42:29 +0000

As we get closer to camping season again and vacation, we are looking at replacing our big tent. It won’t be long before we will be window shopping and doing some comparing. I am sure we will be looking at several brands during this process, including possibly some eureka tents, as well as some others. We are kind of excited about another camping trip this year, especially if we can get certain other family members to go along and maybe stay a bit longer!

God Bless!

Yo-Yo

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:21:44 +0000

You know, I have found it kind of amazing at how many things from my childhood have basically become obsolete….OR they have been remade and renamed and redistributed. I would have to say that yomega maverick is something that I never experienced, but yo-yo’s are. I MISS being able to get a GOOD yo-yo…and slinkies….and ALOT of other things. I hate to say it, but I find it kind of sad that when they remake alot of those, they make them not worth having.

Have a blessed night!