tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75357501020595329782024-03-12T23:58:37.333-04:00Blessed Little HomesteadTheyCallMeMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331012793931328552noreply@blogger.comBlogger217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535750102059532978.post-35854134629634808052017-02-12T18:56:00.000-05:002017-02-12T18:56:25.927-05:00Bees, bugs and slugs.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday was honey collecting day at a friends farm. So we took the kids for some educational fun..<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elijah had found a beetle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and it became Zachary's beetle </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abigail & Isaac have a game of chess</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dad being silly </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Catapillar</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wheeee</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abigail with the kitten</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ride to the hives</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hives </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">bees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hannah upside down </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daddy gearing up </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"fly fly"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jacob </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my new friend :) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ready to go</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now WHAT!? is that</td></tr>
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TheyCallMeMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331012793931328552noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535750102059532978.post-52984025117694645992016-11-01T09:50:00.000-04:002016-11-01T09:50:54.402-04:00What is Halloween?<div>
I think for most Americans, Halloween is a traditon of tricks and treats and the fun of dressing up...<br />
When you look past the capitalistic front, you can see the religious traditions behind it. Many Christians do not celebrate it as they see it as a satanic holiday, while others claim that it is a Christian one. <br />
I suppose I have a much different take on it than most people. I was raised by a Catholic mother. I went trick or treating, costume parites etc.. When I reached adulthood I investigated other faiths, including Paganism. I learned about the true history of the Pagan traditions. <br />
Halloween was begun as a way to honor ancestors. It was understood that Samhain was the night where the veil between the living and the dead was the thinnest and their deceased ancestors could visit. There was no conjuring up evil spirits, to the contrary, the costumes were to scare away evil spirts. They left treats for their dead ancestors and they performed dances and rituals to keep them safe from harm.<br />
I didnt realize how much these traditions actually made sense, untill I found the fullness of the gospel. The more I learn about our afterlife, and Heavenly Fathers plan of salvation, the more I understand these rituals. Having been in the Temple, the place closest to Heaven on Earth, I can now appreciate the celebration of our ancestors. <br />
I do not think the pagan (or shamans) faith is evil. I find much peace in their traditions. They have faith in a supreme being, they just understand him/her differntly. They do not have the fullness of the gospel,but they have a wonderful base of understanding the one thing Heavenly Father wants us to focus on, Family. <br />
So as my own family takes a journey on our path to find how we should celebrate the various holidays, we have decided that while we will continue to avoid the worldly secular and comercialized celebrations, we will start a tradition of our own in celebrating our ancestors. Our family who has come before us and should not be forgotten. Heavenly Father has revealed to us the importance of knowing our heritage. We will be working on a visual family tree for the children... and gourd decorating will just add a little bit more fun to the mix..<br />
If you are interested in finding out more about your ancestors check out https://familysearch.org/ or find a local LDS meetinghouse and ask about the family history center. Its free and the workers would love to help you.. <br />
Have a Happy Halloween!</div>
Blessed little homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17567436742546782175noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535750102059532978.post-21345345519633945882015-10-22T17:17:00.002-04:002015-10-22T17:17:54.038-04:0030 Days, 30 Meals <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had accidentally deleted this post, but thankfully I had it up on the screen so I was able to save the image..<br /><br />I posted it here, which was supposed to be a part two, but I never finished it..<br /><br />Blessed little homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17567436742546782175noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535750102059532978.post-51720150819633187322014-07-23T13:52:00.000-04:002015-10-22T11:44:09.504-04:00New Website After a few years of debating moving the blog, we have relocated our internet home.<br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The peaches and pears were canned, but the berries are fresh.. The crust from scratch and the topping was as well.. The topping was made with powdered sugar and lemon juice.. This was the best pie I have ever had. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For us homeschoolers, Spring is like summertime. We do a little homestead work in the am then its all outside play for the rest of the day. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The pond is the family hotspot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ezra is practicing holding his breath. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />Maggie came to visit me while I was taking photos</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Olivia will do backflips all day</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />My grand mother sent these cute little booties for Mosiah. She has been crocheting again to build up the strength in her hands. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />I guess they dont spend all day outside.. They come in for a bit to play marbles </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Abigail drew this beautiful horse</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Issac drew this portrait of me at work </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I started a new grooming job. After last Christmas I took a job that promised a higher commission. After Mosiah was born, and I was home with him, the shop owner decided she couldn't afford to support me. So instead of going back to work when Mosiah was a week old, I spent the next few weeks job hunting.. I found a temp grooming job at a place I knew better to work at. Fortunalty I didn't have to stay long as a new opportunity opened up. This is a boarding and grooming facility and I run the grooming side. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />With a new job I had a super busy week.. So busy this weeks Homestead Journal was delayed in posting!<br />You can find my new grooming FB page here</span><br />
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Blessed little homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17567436742546782175noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535750102059532978.post-39137921592877769972014-06-01T15:06:00.000-04:002015-10-22T18:22:40.827-04:00The Homestead Journal~ Week 131~ The Garden is Growing! <div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the Homestead</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love this time of year. The warn sunny days, a cool of rain in the evening and a cool damp morning. This was taken on one such morning.. this is my road, I was about to pull out of my driveway. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Did a little exploring with the younger children. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here are the 5 in 5.<br />
Zachary 8, Olivia 7, Urijah 6, Ezra 4, Lucas 2<br />
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Olivia prefers "boy clothing" most of the time.. Ezra will wear anything, I usually let them dress themselves.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">( In case anyone was curious about my children's attire)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the trails the children have made. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Little Monkey! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Still trying to keep up with the rapid growth the rains have encouraged. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These are black berries and they are everywhere. We will be tagging plants this spring/summer with marking tape so we know what to cut back in the fall.<br />
I want to build fences and grow poles for the berries, honeysuckle etc.. We have a few trees being taken over by the honeysuckle. </span><br />
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Corn</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our apple tree</span><br />
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Tomatoes</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is why a water source was necessary. Cheaper and more convenient than a water park<br />
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We plan to build a little beach area for the littles and look into some natural water filtering for natural pools.. We can sure find a way to have fish and a swimming spot! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The pond has been a hot spot now the afternoons are warm and sunny. And we have an official life guard on duty. You can see him in the woods in the back there.. In the shade with full view of the pond, watching attentively. With a family as big as ours, its nice to have an extra set of eyes.. He is always looking out for everyone, dogs, goats and children.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mosiah Daniel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have also realized that many people think Mosiah is a combination of Moses and Isaiah. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mosiah was a king of the Nephites at Zarahemlaa<br />
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Mosiah loves Quinten.. They bond well.. Every evening Quinten takes him for a walk around the cabin. Mosiah loves it.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love his smiles.. He is 7 weeks old here.. He is 8 weeks today. </span></div>
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Abigail is our artist. She painted the fish below.. Its hard to see in the photo, but she used the brush to make texture. She is working with the littles when they do art. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He then yelled out the door to Abigail that Daddy wanted her.. What a little con artist! ( pun intended) </span></div>
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Its a simple chimney style stove. The bricks are staggered to keep minimal airflow in the stack. It only requires a small amount of timber and flames reach the top as you can see. You can boil water in just a few minutes.. </span></div>
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Back Row: Jacob (15) Quinten (13) Joseph, The Homestead Husband, Abigail (11) Isaac (10)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Spent Sunday and Monday doing some monthly chores. Cleaning out and reorganizing the lofts. Moving some things to the outside kitchen, a mini clothing sort to put away a few more winter items. I can't believe its May and we still have to keep light sweaters out for the mornings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last week was the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby. While we are not race fans, its hard to ignore the fanfare of it. So the children got this grand idea to have our own Derby.. A Goat Derby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday afternoon we took on the task of corralling and racing the goats. It was insane.. Annie and Clarabelle were in their own worlds and the older goats kept trying to steal the treats aka chicken scratch. The goats were finally rounded up, the GO! was given and the goats were off. Fiona and Banjo took off after the bucket of feed and the girls followed.. Black Betty thought this was all just ridiculous and went back to grazing under the pines. Fiona ( who was picked as the favorite) had the lead the whole race. Banjo had a lead on Annie but she pulled ahead at the end.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1st Place ~Fiona </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2nd Place ~ Clarabelle</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3rd Place ~ Annie </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">DNF~ Black Betty</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had some ups and downs. A co worker found these baby bunnies in the dog yard on Monday. The momma bunny must have thought it was a nice quiet place to have babies Sunday. <br />
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She took the babies home and bottle fed them. Abigail took over yesterday. She even got up in the middle of the night to feed them. There are 5, she suspects 3 girls and two boys. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We lost one on Wednesday. One on Thursday and the rest died on Friday.. I think she did good to keep them alive as long as she did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We have a mourning dove by the cabin, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> According Isaac's research they build their nests along tree lines. And they lay 2 eggs. 14 days incubation time. We do not know what day we are on but we will be watching them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Isaac found this little turtle </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And I spotted this.... he smiles big for me now...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have always been interested in animal behavior. I especially enjoy watching the animals here on the homestead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last week my husband was telling me about one such interaction. Alma, our male Pyr caught a rabbit. He proudly showed it to The Homestead Husband and then brought it over to Angel and Dumbo ( our boxer and her little dog-- yes our dog has adopted a dog) Anyhow the two dogs shared the rabbit. Alma went on his way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A few days ago I was watching Maggie our female pyr and Banjo, our male goat. Banjo is trying to dominate Maggie.. Maggie doesnt seem to care at first but Banjo is pushing.. Finally Maggie has had enough an snaps back. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Banjo keeps pushing his luck. Maggie lets Banjo know she means business. Angel jumps up and and puts her face right up to Maggie getting between Banjo and Maggie. At this point Banjo gets the idea and walks off. Angel goes back to her nap and Banjo walks off. I love how they watch out for each other.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Annie 5 mos old </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Photographing the moon is tricky. I was hoping to get Mars, as it was quite visible.. But I am still happy with this shot, as I did not use a tripod and you can see the detail of the moon quite well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We put the compost toilet outside in the excitement of warmer weather.. How ever my spring has been hijacked by some left over winter. We hoped to take the wood stove out but we had two nights that were in the 40's.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">( for those that don't know, Its been nearly impossible to find .22LR's (bullets) for over a year now)</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Olivia and up got to take a refresher shot or two..If we are blessed the older boys will get a turkey or two! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Olivia I am very grateful my daughter has the freedom to learn to hunt for food, protect herself from wild animals or other humans who may try to harm her.....although with Olivia, she could probably take down bear with her bare hands </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Zachary did a great job. Quinten was the only one to hit his target . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> </b>The children have been visiting this Canadian Goose nest at the lake a few days a week. The first day they saw the nest momma wasn't there.. They went back again and got this photo of her... When they did daddy came from the lake with his warning noises. He was pretty serious too.. They have been checking back to see if her eggs have hatched.. <br />
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It could have been a large raccoon or maybe a fox. Hopefully it wasn't a person. They are also watching a Mallard nest. Her nest is a little better hidden. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We have had some issues with the goats getting into the food in the rocket stove. They also knock over dishes from the sink.. We attempted to fence them in a few weeks ago. This resulted in a few minor injuries including our male goat who ripped off a horn ( what a bloody mess that was). They do not like being fenced in and I don't necessarily want them to be. After yet another pot of beans stolen by the goats, Quinten decided to design this.. The gate is on a bungee so it closes on its own and closes tight. The fence is too high for the goats to jump and they haven't really shown interest. So instead of making a goat fence, the children say we made a people fence..He did realize the rocket stove needed to be rebuilt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Abigail had some fun taking photos on Sunday, she took some great ones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> He said this was a perfect picture of a chicken</span></div>
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They built a lean to We don't truly celebrate spring until the children get to camp out. <br />
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The dogs stayed close. They barked more last night than usual. Jacob said when he wasn't patrolling, Alma slept with them. They built this lean to yesterday</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love how he is sleeping.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He is growing so fast.. he is doing great holding his head up.. He LOVES the lights</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nope. no name yet! </span><br />
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A science project. Filtering water. This is from the pond... It might need to be filtered a few more times!<br />
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This was also more time consuming than first let on. This was about 2 hrs later.<br />
( inspiration source <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c23BcbnT2ng">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c23BcbnT2ng</a> )<br />
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<br />Speaking of the pond, its looking a little funky. We are researching how to correct this.<br />Aeration and plants.... I would love to make this into a natural pool.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The family is still coming into work with me. A friend is lending me her breast pump its been shipped so hopefully my family can get their days back.. I am nervous and a bit uneasy about pumping. I much prefer nursing a real baby. <br /><br />But they have all had fun this week. There are several parks in the area. I was hoping they took more photos but hubby doesn't want to be responsible for any damage my camera may endure..<br />First photo of all 10 children</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />Totem pole... Eagle at the top, fish, then a Native American.. this was done with a chainsaw</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>We cleaned out the van Saturday afternoon.. Deep cleaned.. Its amazing how messy it got this week with all the travelling. Especially when you have 2 in car seats and 3 in booster seats.. Stuff finds its way under them.<br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />While we cleaned I set the baby on a blanket. He loved it.. He was on his back for a while, looking at the sky.... Then I hear some frightening words from a sweet little voice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Mommy, I gave the baby a chip" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Abigail about flew out of the van and grabbed the chip.. Lucas and I had a talk about what the baby can and cannot eat. How sweet of him to share, but sharing is not always a good thing! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After we checked for any and all chips or other objects, we put him on his belly</span><br />
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Chicken & Rice soup<br />
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Playing a game<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />Signs of spring.... A rainbow one morning as we get ready to head out. </span><br />
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Trees budding<br />
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The sun sets on another week<br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The children are making the most of this beautiful weather. Goofing off and having fun!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tacos! This was our dinner tonight. Another variation of our Mexican style dinners. ( If you don't already know, I could live off of beans, cheese and tomatoes) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 pkg 72ct corn tortillas (.75 at salvage store)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 8oz bags shredded cheese ( $1.99 each Kroger)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 can whole corn (.53 Kroger)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 onion (.20 discount produce Kroger)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 1# bags pinto beans ($1.19 each Kroger)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5 large tomatoes ($3.45 Kroger)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 heads lettuce ($1.29 each) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">$14.40 Feeds 12 people ( had plenty of leftovers for snacking!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We cook the beans, slow cooker style. We lightly fry up the tortillas. Cut up the fresh veggies and add the corn, mix in the beans and serve. We do not add seasoning. I like the flavor of the food itself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We bought a ham for $11.40 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We cooked it in a large pot with 1 large onion chopped and about 12 russet potatoes. ( we got a 50 lb bag for $11) I then took the bones and the broth and put them in another pot. Added 3 cans of carrots. That was for dinner last night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I added 4lbs of Northern beans to the other pot. Let them slow cook. That was for dinner tonight. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tomorrow I will use up the rest of the "sauce" to make up some rice and serve with corn on the cob.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Not all is wasted.. This is one of the treasures they found inside. Its a lighthouse tea light candle holder. They found several of them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My handsome little guy 2 weeks and 4 days old.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Still hasn't told me his name</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lucas LOVES his baby brother.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He loves the little lights. He looks for them every night and will stare, that's why he has the focused face.. He also looks out the window in the mornings. He does it every day when he wakes up. He gets upset if I move him around. He is a cluster nurser and goes several hours, usually around 5, sleeping and will make up for it with a 3-4 hour nursing marathon.<br /><br />We are still discussing a name for him</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A family friend gave us this adorable sweater set for the baby.. I just love it and its perfect for these chilly spring mornings! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In his normal Zachary fashion, he was trying to get the snake to sit in the chair.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I thought our female Pyrenees, Taylor was the best dog we ever owned. While she was an amazing dog, Alma is even more amazing. He is so attentive to his "flock". He follows the goats/children around the homestead and when they stop to eat/work on a project he will sit back and over look everything. He is sitting behind this tree because he saw me with the camera earlier.. He found a spot where he couldn't see me but still could watch the children. Such a highly intelligent dog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We decided to do a raised row garden along with our raised bed. We tilled an L shape spot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was playing with the camera a bit. I much prefer outdoor photography.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday I had a meeting in Louisville so the whole family came along and we hit a local park</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The "Spider Web"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My little dare devil. I expected him to use his hands.. He was slow about taking that step but he was confident in his balance. He did use his hands on the next step tho. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Olivia is a pro at these monkey bars!</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Tuesday I had another meeting in Etown </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">another park day!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ezra was mad because Jacob made him put his buckles on. And of course he didn't want his picture taken.. I love his response to Jacob. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I took this photo because I noticed he was *almost* holding his scissors the correct way. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Its not something I have taught per se, as I often forget people hold their scissors wrong. But he has learned this by observation... </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">** more info on how to properly hold scissors**</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is not just for hair cutting, it will reduce hand fatigue for anyone who does a lot of cutting</span><br />
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<br />Blessed little homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17567436742546782175noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535750102059532978.post-87289354158654616062014-04-06T17:41:00.001-04:002015-10-22T12:27:51.310-04:00The Homestead Journal~ Week 122 & 123~ Welcoming a New Baby <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The last two weeks have been busy. I was grooming what I could before the baby came, and trying to get things in order to welcome the baby. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am focusing on dog bow sales again. I am also trying out some new clips for little girls</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Quinten was upgrading his chicken coop. He doubled the size of it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He has done this all on his own, all with recycled wood. The only purchase was the nails and screws. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The children found this down by the pond</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And these.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We have tons of frogs... you can hear them in the evenings... I love the sound</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and now the boys have added a new commodity to the home stead products..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But we still have some cold nights... and even snow on March 25th! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lucas photo bombed Ezra's photo with the baby</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Two Days old, soaking up the rays! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our First Outing 5 days old.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had a very strange dream last night. I had gone to church ( we haven't been in nearly a year) . I was sitting there in the pew when the baby made this huge motion, so much that it warped my belly. Then moments later, I gave birth to a baby boy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then came the next stage, and I thought it was the placenta, but it was a very underdeveloped baby girl. She was maybe 20 weeks gestation, probably less and not alive. I recall feeling heartbroken, but at peace about it. It was about this time I woke up. Went to the bathroom and laid down, nodded back off... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Over the next 30 minutes, I had 3 very strong contractions.. They woke me up each time. I had 3 more over the next 30 minutes. So 6 strong contractions in an hour.. Time to start tracking. Labor has begun. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was business as usual in the house. The children made breakfast tacos for breakfast, I labored. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of course , I did.... the warm water felt good but I had to move around</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was just past 10 when I told my husband to stop timing contractions.. There was no need for it. He likes to use the time for his own comforted mind, but there was not much of a break between them at this time. The urge to push was there</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lucas was attentive to me and I kept telling him the baby was about to come out</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When the head was born, I hear him say </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Its a baby!" He was so excited </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For those that have no idea what I am talking about... My water never broke, till the very end.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The baby was born in the caul . I think that is so awesome. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We welcomed our 10th blessing at 10:35 CST</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We were 42+4 EDD<br />My prayers we answered and we had a 4 1/2 hr labor!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Abigail cut his cord.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Notice its white... Thats when you are suppose to cut the cord!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had to have another sponge bath and get a diaper on.. I just put this sposie on him for now as he has pooped 3 times since birth (5+hours ago) ! He was just naked wrapped in cloth and he pooped on all of our cloth wraps! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Still no baby but we are getting the few necessary items in order. A lady from church organized a little round up and we got a bassinet for work, a car seat and a Moses basket for home. All very gently used and in good shape. A dear friend sent me a pretty purple wrap and a client brought me some cute little outfits. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Signs of spring! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The puppy is still with us. She has a potential home but the lady has been sick. Lucas is perfectly ok with that.. He loves animals and this one is just his size! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Olivia is learning to build a fire. She just repeated what she has seen the boys do, with only a few slight corrections along the way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dad bought Urijah this superman cape. He is now faster than ever and runs everywhere. He can even play cards better with his cape on... or at least he says so. Maybe its the Xray vision </span><br />
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Blessed little homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17567436742546782175noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535750102059532978.post-54597778517308600882014-03-17T09:05:00.001-04:002015-10-22T12:27:51.236-04:00The Homestead Journal~ Week 120~ I Can See Spring From Here! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On The Homestead </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To answer the question</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yep, I am </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">40 weeks pregnant<br />
Estimated Due Date: March 2014 </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Here is what we are using right now</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It works great! very simple design </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We took in an adorable little foster dog. She is a 4 mos old corgi mix. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">everyone wants to keep her! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jacob has been working on his garden layout. We went with a new design. Now to get them filled </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4T6jx9o9_EcNJaKWg3a-zT5yxLwcEdipJ4UyGb6PKdRhBRLwe0gEQTNxgQr6CVqp5njbZ_D4D387E9ELqZFpFLjpPdaIEJT2oeXIYD9d9WTtDys-68BC3vVB5ye1MESR6p4ANqECFbbML/s1600/raised+beds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4T6jx9o9_EcNJaKWg3a-zT5yxLwcEdipJ4UyGb6PKdRhBRLwe0gEQTNxgQr6CVqp5njbZ_D4D387E9ELqZFpFLjpPdaIEJT2oeXIYD9d9WTtDys-68BC3vVB5ye1MESR6p4ANqECFbbML/s1600/raised+beds.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jacob built this garden shed with scrap wood from around the property </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The boys got haircuts this week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvHiwsugcS2W8CqIK4jNFfiwrh6oRE8WTgWpeDGjvrRkiTs9h1ZrXZR-JVG6nrTUonxsqOF_uSNiIxR74fD4NUjM6Oe94WSfaGiS9fsyzT9JXQh2EWEsQiVjg9TjPHUHCUbxZeMyM4zKe/s1600/hair+cut.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsvHiwsugcS2W8CqIK4jNFfiwrh6oRE8WTgWpeDGjvrRkiTs9h1ZrXZR-JVG6nrTUonxsqOF_uSNiIxR74fD4NUjM6Oe94WSfaGiS9fsyzT9JXQh2EWEsQiVjg9TjPHUHCUbxZeMyM4zKe/s1600/hair+cut.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Quinten bought two laying hens... We plan to get baby chicks next week </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJLKowPIZup2NSbopf7mcl8_sv5uU3HP80uN47xh2KFloY7PEdXTrYvuYSlRpPexuwGuakveb0b-zAMBqv3yxUNfozS6dJX3hgrSAAQvAduywjG1blfEzamSBKo8652qXi4zCnmUvFcVR/s1600/Hens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJLKowPIZup2NSbopf7mcl8_sv5uU3HP80uN47xh2KFloY7PEdXTrYvuYSlRpPexuwGuakveb0b-zAMBqv3yxUNfozS6dJX3hgrSAAQvAduywjG1blfEzamSBKo8652qXi4zCnmUvFcVR/s1600/Hens.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I skipped blogging last week... I just didn't have it in me..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Things are getting busier around here.. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Miss Maggie loves the camera.. Unlike Alma she will smile for us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Little Miss Clarabelle.. I think she is 5 weeks here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">gave it a whirl last week.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These two have an unusual relationship.. Angel ( the boxer) and Banjo ( the goat) love to play rough. They both know not to play hard with any of the other animals but they spar often with each other..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Angel will ram heads with him.. She loves to do it and since no one else will ram heads, he thinks she is just awesome... And the female goats are grateful, as Angel distracts him from harassing them.. And Angel gets to burn all her boxer energy since the Pyrs are a tad lazy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He got her on the side here, not hard tho, just trying to get her attention, as they had both just come over to see what I had brought home ( grocery bags-- nosy animals)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We are in the middle of February now.. Its been 15 weeks now since we moved into the cabin. There have been some ups and downs. I will say that we have no regrets on this decision, but we have learned a few things we could have/should have done differently. I would have liked to been able to get some flooring down. The plywood floor is impossible to keep clean. We sweep several times a day. Insulation would have also been on the "must do". The floors being a first. It was on our plans to do over the winter but the weather caused a cut back on income. Considering that, we did fairly well.. The cabin got chilly when it dropped below 20°, and the single digit temps were very difficult. We burned through a lot of wood those days. Fortunately, we had just a few of them. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The small space has only been an issue on the really cold wet days, not due to cabin fever so much as wet cold jackets and shoes... We need a closed in porch to resolve this next year. We also need to finish out our shelves and begin organization. We are still dealing with too many things in boxes ( mostly books, ok, all of it being books!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">All in all, I am still ok with tiny house living. A micro~home for a family our size. We are pretty close family, we have some squabbles, but everyone gets along, most days. Its a great lesson in simplicity. Life is easier when you just have the bare essentials. Warmer weather is on its way and our living space will be expanded for the next 8 months. We are already working on the outdoor kitchen. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Along with simple living, we are also focusing on self reliance and independence.. this does not mean we reject any outside help, or interaction, but rather work along side others. We try to do what we can here and hope to teach others. We also know when to ask others for help. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Basic first aid is important to know. One point I always try to relay to expectant mothers is that you may not be planning a home birth, but sometimes you end up with one. Educate and be prepared. This applies to everyday injuries as well. A few weeks after Quinten burned himself I met a young lady at the laundromat who had a burn on most of her right forearm. Her brother was telling how she was cooking dinner and the grease caught fire. You have a matter of seconds, do you know what to do? This week there was a national story of a woman who stopped on the freeway to give her 5 month old nephew CPR. Because of her quick thinking and CPR knowledge, her nephew survived because of it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We have had our own share of scares. And so far we have had the skills to tend at home. But I also know, that we can handle most emergencies, even if we are on the way to the hospital. I don't ever want to be in a position where my ignorance and/or fear prevents me from helping my child. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 weeks ago, Isaac and Quinten were horsing around in the kitchen and Isaac hit his head on the counter. Blood everywhere. Head wounds are terrible! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I cleaned it up and held pressure on it to keep it closed for a while, taking turns with Jacob. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Isaac spent the rest of the day laying down, Abigail kept his head clean for us, wiping his forehead as needed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Over the next few days I kept it clean and open, cleaning it several times a day, so as not to abscess. The next week I tended to it nightly. Along the way I missed a day and Isaac came to me and said his head was hurting. I felt the would and knew why, the top layer had scabbed over, causing a build up.. A clean cloth and a bit of pressure to drain and Isaac immediately said, "wow, it feels better already" healing continued and this is his scar, on day 20. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So far this year we have had lessons in burn treatments and head wounds. In a few weeks another run with childbirth, then who knows whats next... With a family of 12 on a homestead, anything is possible!<br /><br />Speaking of homestead, here are a few photos of the baby goats!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Abigail milking Black Betty.. We get a few cups a day ( I know we need a milking bucket!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We will start milking Fiona in a week or two<br /><br />The warm weather has been a blessing. The children got some projects done, and played. They spent one afternoon building boats ( so many unschool lessons there!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday we spent the day running errands. It was a very long day and we covered well over 100 miles. We did stop to stretch while dad was at an appointment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The babies are growing fast. I would love to get some good photos of them, maybe next week.. They are super bouncy! They hare hard to get to sit still! Mama is a good mom, but she has a low tolerance for them doing "nurse~nastics"..... and I understand that! They love to climb, we hope to make them a little mountain this next week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lucas doesn't get to go outside much... Its been really cold. But we had a warmer day and he got himself dressed to go out. Quinten took him out for a bit. He got to play with the baby goats and was so exited to tell me about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We have had trouble with our road... See its a back road off a back road kind of deal. And it hasn't been plowed or sanded at all this year.. I have called the county and the state. At first they gave me some excuse about it being chip n seal. But the other counties take care of the chip n seal roads. We have had a hard time getting in and out of our road to go to work. We have spent many mornings pushing ourselves out of a spot, we have also worn down several tires. This is the photo of one night this week, as Joe came home from work, and was stuck.. This is not from one storm, this is compiled from all season, so its snow and ice, melted and refroze. Its difficult to drive on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We ended up having to call a neighbor to pull us out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thankfully he has a tank of a truck with big rugged tires.. Maybe we need to get monster tires for our van next year! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />The day I took this photo, the county finally came out.. The sanded up to the first hill and turned back, they couldn't make it the rest of the way.. A few days later they came back with a tractor. Maybe next time they wont wait so long. I am just ready to have a road to drive on again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of course, this little visitor was sunning himself on our icy path. Hopefully he knows more about the arrival of spring weather than we do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The woodpecker finally came back. I keep trying to get a good photo of him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday we woke up to this. Its so pretty and quiet.. snow has its own peaceful sound.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I went out with Quinten and we took some pics and spotted some tracks... deer rabbits, coyotes. Later a few of them went "redneck" sledding, using an old feed bucket. The others made snow treats with snow honey/vanilla.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday we woke up to this.... the storm started Tuesday afternoon. We had rain, freezing rain over night.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of course this made for terrible roads. Our driveway is pretty much untouched, we park at the very end. but the county is ignoring our road, so many days we have to push our way to get enough momentum to slide in or out of the road.. This has not gone over well with me.. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">it melted and refroze. This is the end of our driveway</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">of course, the winter makes for some beautiful scenery on the roads</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />I also was able to get some photos of the birds at work... I would like to get a feeder at home, but we have hunting cats... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Angel sleeps here. Voluntarily, she scales the mountain of jackets and coats and makes a spot. No one buried her, she just burrows in. This morning she sank in a bit more than usual. We were discussing it, and I even took a photo. Abigail must have missed it, because Angel scared the skin right off of her when she went to get her coat! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And our exciting news of the week... Fiona had her babies. Joe said he heard the dogs fighting and went out side to see. Alma and Angel were fighting, we assume he was keeping her away from the babies. Joe went out to see the commotion, and heard the baby goat. They wrapped her up and brought her inside by the wood stove. They brought momma in and went to secure her area. When they did they found a second baby. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Alma was very protective, Angel just wanted to play. The children are in love with the babies</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The white faced one is Clarabelle, the brown one is Annie. Two baby girls. </span></div>
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Blessed little homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17567436742546782175noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535750102059532978.post-32157485053776438462014-01-27T19:10:00.000-05:002015-10-22T18:07:03.437-04:00Monday Meal Plan ~ Week 19<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been working to try to journal our meals. I forget often, and then try to remember on Sundays when I have time to blog. Its been tricky! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I try to post as much info as time allows, but if you have a specific question, please ask.. I will be happy to answer. Don't forget to choose the option to receive notifications to posts when you comment.. otherwise you may never know I answered! :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I try to do bulk shopping once a month a fill in weekly as needed, although lately we have been doing more weekly shopping. We do a pantry build, so we tend to buy large quantities of basic food items. This is not just because we have a large family, although it helps, but this method also works great for smaller families and even single people. I like to shop sale/clearance items. I rarely use coupons. I will also include here random non-food grocery items, as I do include that in our budget. We shop for ingredients, not meals. This saves money and we eat a bit better I think.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">as many of you have experienced, meal planning can get you in a rut. Our meals are generally the same and there has been a lot of random meals this week. We have been rotating through some boxed meals that were donated. We tossed what was inedible or unsuitable for us ( hamburger helper is a heart attack waiting to happen!) But there were some rice mixes we used up and added to other meals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next week Abigail will be in charge of meals. Quinten wanted to spend more time on outside projects and Abigail was more than willing to take his place. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Kroger</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 pkg plastic spoons $1.35</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">22 yogurts .40</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 pkg cheese $1.09</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 lb butter $3.09</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2.62lbs bananas .59lb</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 pkg wipes $1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 bags chips $1.99</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5.45lbs apples $1.28lb</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">13 loaves bread .79</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2.29lbs broccoli $1.89lb</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 rolls paper towels $1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 pkg toilet paper $2.59</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 pkg margarine .99</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 half gallon ice cream $2.50</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 pkg chips $1.99</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4 bags tortilla chips $1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 bags pretzels $1.67</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 bags gummy bears $1.50</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 boxes saltine crackers $1.50</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 1lb butter $3.09</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 pkg wipes $1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 pkg diapers $5.49</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 bottle apple juice $1.88</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 pkg wipes $1.49</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 1lb bags cheese $3.29</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 containers hot coco $2.57</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5 1lb boxes elbow noodles .88</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 1lb bags black beans $1.29</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 jar salsa $1.50</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 jar jelly $1.72</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 jar mayo whip $2.69</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">10 cans tuna .89</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">9 boxes Mac & Cheese .67</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 3lb bag pinto beans $3.79</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 cans ravioli $1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 10lb bag potatoes $3.99</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5.68lbs apples .$1.19lb</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4.12 lbs roma's $1.19</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 3lb bags apples $2.69</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 jar relish $1.39</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 jar mustard .9</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3 heads lettuce $1.29</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 loaves bread $1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 loaf bread .59</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5 pkgs Smokies Sausages $1.49</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 12oz bags raisins $1.99</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 oreo snack .49</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8 42oz containers oatmeal $2.49</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">$23.59</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dollar General</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 box Oatmeal Creme Pies $1.75</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 box Little Debbie Brownies $1.75</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8 Christmas clearance candy .25</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 boxes Cheese Nips $1.95</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 boxes vanilla wafers $1.70</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">$12.92</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dollar Tree</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4 kids toys</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 bags popcorn</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 bags chips</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 flashlight</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 nutcracker</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 pkg brown paper bags</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 storage box</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 pkgs batteries</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 deodorant</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 muscle rub</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 calcualtor</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 door hook</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 powder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 writing tablet</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 pk pens</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">$22.19</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Walmart</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4 1lb boxes small shells $1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4 jars alfredo sauce $1.50</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Total week spending $254.70 Total month spending (Jan) $709.36 Total year spending $709.36</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*If for some reason you think we aren't eating right, then no worries, just move along. I assure you my family is extremely healthy and our diet sustains my very energetic free range children.</span><br />
<br />Blessed little homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17567436742546782175noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7535750102059532978.post-83667949160142874012014-01-25T18:11:00.000-05:002015-10-22T12:27:51.297-04:00The Homestead Journal ~ Week 113 ~ Lessons Learned the Hard Way <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last Sunday we woke up to what I thought was Black Betty in labor. I jumped up and went to investigate. I was heart broken to find that she had already given birth, and the kids were no where to be found. The children searched the property for over an hour. There was no sign of any struggle no sign of babies. Other than a bit of afterbirth on Betty and a noticeably smaller belly, you would have never known. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was angry and crying. Betty seemed to be fine, I however projected my own emotions into it. More so probably because I am so close to delivery myself, and the possibility of losing your baby(ies) is a reality. Alma, our male pyr, would not leave her side, and visa versa.. I wonder if maybe he had wandered off to protect a different part of the property, when she gave birth.. I am not even sure she had nursed them, so maybe they were born dead. Either way I do not think we will ever know.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The good news is we are getting milk. This is about 3 days worth. Abigail and Isaac have been milking her twice a day. Betty is good about it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> The Homestead Husband has to shave for work. I do not approve. I encouraged him to go to work with after he just skipped a few days.. He got a write up.. I told them to tell him his wife wrote him up for shaving! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He decided to shave his head down as well.. So this is his "temporary" new look</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I cut Quinten's hair as well. His is not as short tho. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I don't even understand the policy. He can grow a mustache, but not a short beard. I have messaged the company, we shall see if and what the response is</span></div>
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<i> I am curious about a policy you have. It seems you allow your employees to wear a mustache, but not beards or goatee's. <br />
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As a customer I notice that while your employees wear hats,and visors, they do not wear hair coverings, and mustached employees do not wear any sort of facial hair covering. <br />
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</i></span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Abigail made some apple pies from the pie filling we canned this summer</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jacob helped the little's with their "school time". They were playing on Starfall. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ezra loves the site, but the laptop mouse frustrates him. So he uses it for a little while then asks for help. In time, he will get more accustomed to it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jacob has been working on garden planning. We ordered our first batch of seeds from </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jacob spent this week doing the figures on what he needs for the first planting, how many of each plants, how many square feet he will need etc. We plan to start with lettuce, spinach, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and some beans. </span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We were hit with another snow storm. I think we got 3"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here is our camera shy dog</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He is sitting watching over the children playing in the snow</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He saw I took his photo, even from that distance, and moved</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Can you see him hiding from me?</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He wont even acknowledge my presence. He will come right up to me if I put the camera away!!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He finally walked off and went to sit with the goats. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the goats were getting into trouble...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fiona is cute, but mischievous</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You can see she is also very pregnant, so maybe she was craving pretzels and that is why she ignored the hay we bought for her! She will also be getting penned up soon, she is not going to be happy about that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Lucas wearing his brothers boots. They *almost* fit! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Its been a hard week. Its been one thing after another. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Started off with an exciting lesson in fire safety and first aid. Quinten made a grave mistake, and used gas to start his fire. He caught his jacket on fire. I was inside and hear screaming, panicked screaming. Every mom knows that feeling.. I run out the door and off the porch(it's 3ft high) and run to the spot he is rolling on the ground to put the fire out. I make sure his coat is out. I stand up, covered in mud and pee. Yep, that's what happens when you are 31 weeks pregnant attempting such physical feats!</span><br>
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Jacob applied first aid to Quinten's fingers. I am grateful it wasn't as bad as it could have been. I am also grateful for children who while they don't have enough sense to not use gas to start a fire, they have enough sense to act properly after the fact. My heart was racing for hours. Quinten is healing wonderfully, and hopefully has learned a valuable lesson. </span><br>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These photos are the day of, day 3 and day 7. He also had a small burn on his side, that healed much better than his fingers. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In addition to that excitement on Sunday, we had some wood delivered. I sent Jacob down to the front of the property to meet the guy. He dumped the wood and Jacob paid him. We notice it looked a little small, but we didn't realize how small till the next day when we stacked it.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">See, a rick of wood would be almost as tall as my son here. This is clearly 1/2 of a rick. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I called him and let him know. He apologized and said he would bring more out. This is what he dropped off. Still short. I didn't bother calling back. He also left us a deep tire groove in our driveway. No biggie for a big truck, but while our van is big, she is a bit of a low rider... </span><br>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Strike 2 for my week, and its only Tuesday. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It didn't help when I got stuck in the mud leaving for work Wednesday. I leave just before the sun comes up and its dark and I had to back up. The guy who delivered the wood, left a huge tire track groove in the driveway, the mud was thick, and I was trying to avoid the little pine tree.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, I slid, and got stuck. Tires spinning, mud flying.. I tried to go forward, with no luck. Got out to see what groove was preventing me from moving... That's when I saw this...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I didnt realize I had slid the side step of the van on to a tree stump. I wasn't going anywhere.. Joe and 5 of the children tried pushing me off. We ended up having to remove it. Now I forget and take a bigger step out of the van than I am use to! I need to replace it or I wont be able to get in next month! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a snowstorm this week. Friday morning we woke up to 2-3" of snow on our homestead. I was glad to have some snow, even if just a little. If I have to suffer in the cold I at least want it to look pretty!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Angel loves to be out with the children, but not for long. She found her usual spot by the wood stove. She usually nods of and begins swaying.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Isaac worked on his art this week. He is getting pretty good at it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A few of the dogs I groomed this week. For more photos check out my grooming blog</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We didn't venture out much this week. Saturday we ran a few errands, the boys did a tire rotation for a friend. They used the money they earned to treat the family to pizza. I cant wait for warmer weather. </span><br>
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