I’m impatient. Very few of you probably know that. I also worry. I know, it’s news to you. So as I was looking at our hastily planted garden (planted amid all of our moving activity) I was concerned that our efforts would be somewhat in vain this year. Shouldn’t I have more green tomatoes? What […]
Nicholas’ Half Birthday Party
Our awesome second born son has never been able to play outside with a bunch of friends for his birthday. That’s just what happens when you are born in winter. For years Michael and I have discussed the possibility of a “half birthday” for him. Nicholas never seemed very interested. Within a month of living […]
The Ladies Have a Play Structure
Michael and the boys took the tractor down to Salt Creek and pulled out some sunken logs. The plan was to give the goats something to climb on. The side benefit was taking the tractor into the woods to hook a big chain up to underwater logs and haul them back up the hill with […]
Michael and Toilets
That title really got your interest. Michael had a wonderful birthday fixing a leaking toilet. At first he just replaced the rubber ring. Alas, it leaked yet again. His brilliant mind deduced that the toilet had probably leaked in the past and that the wood underneath was warped not allowing for a good seal. As […]
It Was a Busy June
Wow how life can change in a month. For us it was all for the good. Here are some highlights…. Chores. A lot of chores. There was a ton of painting. Thankfully most of it was done by our wonderful helpers. Gotta love people who help. People who help with painting should get a special […]
Sunday on the Farm
The day of work rest. OK, it was a day of WORK. Here is how we spent our day. Michael finished painting the boys rooms. A nice blue accent wall in Nicholas’ room. A delightful orange accent wall in Joshua’s room. Joshua and I headed outside to do some weeding. He will be helping me […]
Update On The Farm Geese
In a previous post I told you abut our four adult farm geese and their reunion with two of their babies. Our neighbor Reina had rescued six of the goslings before they became dinner for a red tailed hawk. Her plans were to keep two, give two to her mom and return two to the […]
The New Ladies of Salt Creek Farm
Today we brought home our two new goats. They are Nigerian Dwarf Goats. Our former neighbor Bryn gave them to us as a house warming present. She went with us today to pick them up. Our first young lady is from a great farm in Monroe called Caprikoda Croft. They have such beautiful goats. Her […]
OCEAN Used Curriculum Exchange…..A Great
It is Sunday and I returned home this afternoon from the OCEAN Homeschool Conference where I manage the UCE. I have done this for six years now. For those of you who don’t know what the UCE is it is a big used books sale focused on materials for home educators. I have loved managing […]
Walls and Stuff on Walls
Our home had wallpaper. I like wallpaper. If I pick it out. Otherwise it must go. There are two good things abut this wallpaper: 1) It was only on four walls. 2) My dad and his friend Bill said they would remove it for us. First you have to remove the top layer and then […]
Farm Geese
We have geese. I have no idea what kind of geese they are. We just call them farm geese. Here they are. In the spring they had babies. 10 babies. A red tail hawk took one a day until there were only six left. Then Reina, the neighbor, took them to raise until they were […]
New Toys
So when you buy a farm you need to buy things to help you do the numerous chores that a farm requires. Enter the toys tools. First came the tractor. Thankfully my father-in-law owned a tractor that he said Michael could use (as long as he wants???). Then came the brush hog (aka: field mower) Crazy […]