Our school used to have early out each Wednesday of the week, which was nice for Wednesday Church each week, but alas the teachers didn't get all they need to do done, so our school changed the time to the first Friday of the month, the kids get out for the whole day. I love having my little ladies home, sometimes they go to their grand parents house and spend time with them but other times we get a three day weekend which is super. Today we plan to do some baking, bedroom cleaning, vacuuming, soap making and work on Poppie's green house. The ladies will also spend time with their cousins and play with Excited so a full day of fun planned.
DC had the girls over for pizza last night with Excited. I am glad to have a fun new neighbor. She really tries hard and is trying hard to make friends in the community. She lived in a town near us for a short while before she moved here so is really new to our community. She is very lively and full of joy, a nice addition to our lives. Now Excited is a ball of energy and we are all just trying to figure out how to spend time with a whirlwind or tornado.
Yogie and I are going to make soap first thing this morning to get it right to setting. This afternoon once we are tired from carrying windows and installing them, the girls and I will make rice crispy treats or maybe more cream puffs to share, haven't quite decided but I am sure the ladies will have an opinion. I do love to watch them make their choices especially if they are different because they discuss and come up with a consensus between them. I have always made them work out their problems themselves with out my interference. I learned the first time that working it out as small children helps them build the skills, in a safe environment, to work our problems as teenagers or adult. It helps them be empowered enough to stand up for themselves and not become victims. A win win in my book.
I read alot of blogs and enjoy the things I read in them; but have decided that I will no longer leave comments on the blogs that screen the comments. I don't screen (approve or disapprove) comments on my blog, I encourage comments and try to grow from the comments I receive. I wonder at the screening of comments, to me if I wanted to ready only the comments I screened and, I suppose, reject the comments I didn't like, I should just write them myself, isn't that the same thing, only allowing the comments I handpick? how odd..... tomorrow.
The day to day living of a family on a rural Montana hobby farm, stories of goats, piglets, sourdough bread making, cheese making, soap making and the general raising of two little girls, their three older adult siblings, and the loving of our 10 grandkids. The story of a 36 year marriage with it's ups and downs. We worship God with reverence and are truly blessed for being his beloved children.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Caesar goes walkabout, garden tilling and green house building continues.
Caesar has gone walkabout this morning Poppie is mad at him and since Caesar can feel his anger won't let Poppie catch him. Poppie was so mad at him that he threatened to shot him. I tried to calm him down but he is plain mad. I got him to come in and let Caesar and Rommy play a little in the yard and garden then I would help him catch them after he got home from taking the girls to school. He agreed. The two goats romped around and chased one another, then quietly walked up the driveway where Son snapped a rope on Caesar and he and Poppie toke him back to his pen. He has to go in the pen with the electric wire and the post to tie him until Poppie fixes his regular pen. Poppie thank goodness has calmed down. Caesar might be in time out for awhile Poppie wants him to learn manners. I think they are in an alpha-male fight of some sort, Poppie will win, he must or Caesar will have to go so he doesn't hurt Poppie.
Yogie goes on a field trip today. They will be going about 40 miles on the bus to Mizmo Gym, they will then put on their puppet play for their hosts. They made the puppets themselves with their moms help over spring break. All the children are excited and they get to have sack lunches, one of the highlights of the day I think.
Poppie and Boy got the tiller motor changed over so will get the garden tilled up and ready to plant. I picked up seeds for the plants we will plant straight into the ground. We will get bedding plants from Grandpa. The girls had gone down a month or so ago to help him plant them. They got to have a great day with Grandpa. We hope to make progress on the green house today, the weather man say we get three days of nice weather so hope to take advantage of it. Mothers day it is to be rainy, so sad. I did get a chance to price plastic roofing in Zootown and it will only be around 190 so maybe we can swing that easier than the 300. Lets hope so.
Yesterday morning the girls and I had one of many discussions we have had on adoption. Yogie has always understood better the part about biologic parents than Booboo. We call it being born in your heart and not in your tummy. I explained again to Booboo that yes, Yogie was born in Goofy's tummy but so was she and she always say "no, I was born in your tummy" but I think maybe she finally gets it after our conversation. They both ask about Buga, as the kids adoptions is coming soon, so that probably prompted the conversation. They both understand that Buga and Song came from Goofy's tummy but they really don't put together the concept of them being sisters yet. We have the conversations regularly so that they can absorb what they can as they age. One of their questions was if Song was adopted and I said no she lives with her dad. Yogie said "ya, Matt is our dad but not Matthew (last name)" I said, "honey, yes, that is the same Matt" They both were surprised, anew, even though they have been told before. It always amazes me, just like when a child discovers that Santa isn't but still believes in the Easter Bunny. The innocence of childhood..... Tomorrow.
Yogie goes on a field trip today. They will be going about 40 miles on the bus to Mizmo Gym, they will then put on their puppet play for their hosts. They made the puppets themselves with their moms help over spring break. All the children are excited and they get to have sack lunches, one of the highlights of the day I think.
Poppie and Boy got the tiller motor changed over so will get the garden tilled up and ready to plant. I picked up seeds for the plants we will plant straight into the ground. We will get bedding plants from Grandpa. The girls had gone down a month or so ago to help him plant them. They got to have a great day with Grandpa. We hope to make progress on the green house today, the weather man say we get three days of nice weather so hope to take advantage of it. Mothers day it is to be rainy, so sad. I did get a chance to price plastic roofing in Zootown and it will only be around 190 so maybe we can swing that easier than the 300. Lets hope so.
Yesterday morning the girls and I had one of many discussions we have had on adoption. Yogie has always understood better the part about biologic parents than Booboo. We call it being born in your heart and not in your tummy. I explained again to Booboo that yes, Yogie was born in Goofy's tummy but so was she and she always say "no, I was born in your tummy" but I think maybe she finally gets it after our conversation. They both ask about Buga, as the kids adoptions is coming soon, so that probably prompted the conversation. They both understand that Buga and Song came from Goofy's tummy but they really don't put together the concept of them being sisters yet. We have the conversations regularly so that they can absorb what they can as they age. One of their questions was if Song was adopted and I said no she lives with her dad. Yogie said "ya, Matt is our dad but not Matthew (last name)" I said, "honey, yes, that is the same Matt" They both were surprised, anew, even though they have been told before. It always amazes me, just like when a child discovers that Santa isn't but still believes in the Easter Bunny. The innocence of childhood..... Tomorrow.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Zootown trip again today, cubbie will go, Poppie will have the day off with Boy.
Mokie, Cubbie and I are going to the Zoo today. I hope it doesn't take all day. I would really like to shop and get home. I have to pick up some things to make more soap and some cheese. We are no longer bottle feeding the two bum, they are both 2 months old this week, so will have lots more milk to use. They are not happy about the change but then again no baby likes it when you take his bottle or teat away, human or animal. Poppie is going to change the tiller motor to the big tiller for the little tractor, he and Boy are going to get the garden ready of planting soon. The green house is coming along and will be ready, we hope, to plant. Still the problem of the roof to solve but it will be solved one way or the other soon.
I will be making cheese regularly real soon so have to get the kinds and what I want to do with them set in my mind. Yogie loves to make soap and Booboo bread and they both help with cheese. They have 5 more weeks of school, when they participate in the libraries reading program, they were first and second in their category last year so that was great and they had lots of fun. We will be weaning baby goats starting in the next few week from their mommas so that will be something the girls will get to help with and enjoy, the babies will be moved to a weaning pen until the are a little older then returned to the doe pen once they are not wanting to nurse. The kids will all get to play with the babies more and it helps the babies be much more friendly, they are actually very friendly this year already. We spend alot of time with them so they are used to coming up for attention. Two will go to Morgans, one to the Herbalists, and one is sold so I will be down to four baby does, and two withers, one lamb and one new buckling, that I am trading for. The bucking won't go into the weaning pen as they are viable bucks as young as 6 weeks and don't want any babies having babies a bad thing.
Well I will be off soon so have to get the girls ready for school will drop them off on the way to Zootown, Poppie will enjoy his time with Boy. We may have Bug and Daughters kids alot of the summer and Curious on Tuesday's so we will see how it goes. It is nice to have the little ones around but sometimes it makes wood getting hard to schedule. Looking forward to the warm days of summer since the lovely mild days of spring have yet to appear. Have a nice day, I know mine will be busy if Cubbie has her say.. tomorrow.
I will be making cheese regularly real soon so have to get the kinds and what I want to do with them set in my mind. Yogie loves to make soap and Booboo bread and they both help with cheese. They have 5 more weeks of school, when they participate in the libraries reading program, they were first and second in their category last year so that was great and they had lots of fun. We will be weaning baby goats starting in the next few week from their mommas so that will be something the girls will get to help with and enjoy, the babies will be moved to a weaning pen until the are a little older then returned to the doe pen once they are not wanting to nurse. The kids will all get to play with the babies more and it helps the babies be much more friendly, they are actually very friendly this year already. We spend alot of time with them so they are used to coming up for attention. Two will go to Morgans, one to the Herbalists, and one is sold so I will be down to four baby does, and two withers, one lamb and one new buckling, that I am trading for. The bucking won't go into the weaning pen as they are viable bucks as young as 6 weeks and don't want any babies having babies a bad thing.
Well I will be off soon so have to get the girls ready for school will drop them off on the way to Zootown, Poppie will enjoy his time with Boy. We may have Bug and Daughters kids alot of the summer and Curious on Tuesday's so we will see how it goes. It is nice to have the little ones around but sometimes it makes wood getting hard to schedule. Looking forward to the warm days of summer since the lovely mild days of spring have yet to appear. Have a nice day, I know mine will be busy if Cubbie has her say.. tomorrow.
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