There are so many things in this world that I want to do. And most of them I have never done before. In many matters, I muddle along myself because there is joy in the learning. But when it is something important, I seek advice on how to proceed. For example, learning how to cook […]
July is our major celebration month. We celebrate Jade’s birthday, Colter’s birthday, Jim and my anniversary, and Fletcher’s Birthday in the week beginning on July 4th and ending on July 12th. (Ok, technically it’s 9 days, but with everything going on it feels like just one week!) It’s a busy week full of celebrations. And […]
Last night I was super sleepy and ready for bed on the early side (9:00 instead of my normal goal of 10:00). I had my teeth brushed, my pajamas on, and my phone off. I was looking forward to turning the lights off. Then I heard it – a knock on my door. “But all […]
Even though this blog post will go live on a Monday morning, I’m actually writing it on a Sunday afternoon. If you were to observe me and my family on this Sunday afternoon, this is what you’d see… Jim is giving himself a haircut. I am sitting in my office, bouncing on my ball chair, […]
My life is crazy busy. Between the family, the business, the farm, and homeschooling (just to name a few areas), I always have more goals I want to accomplish than I can possibly achieve. Because of everything that competes for my attention, I am very careful to make sure that I am constantly re-prioritizing how […]
We sent Fletcher out to check on the goats before going to bed. We didn’t think anyone was going, but during Kidding Season, we always check anyway. Well, five minutes later, the call of “Babies!” went ringing through the house. Everyone scrambled to make it out there, and we quickly discovered that there were two […]
It was February 3rd and my family was feeling a little lost. We were expecting babies starting the end of January, and it had been a week or two of waiting, and waiting, and waiting. Friday afternoon, I was getting ready to eat lunch when the long-awaited call finally came. “Babies in 20 minutes,” Mom […]
I walked out the front door this morning on my way to the soaproom. I was immediately struck with what a beautiful morning it was. It was nice and cool with a beautiful blue sky with white puffy clouds. The sun was just coming up over the trees. The goats were all at the back […]
For my family, February is all about one thing – baby goats. That’s because February is kidding season, when the vast majority of our goats have their babies. As a result, February is our favorite time of the year. It is also the most exhausting. February brings: The births of baby goats. The deaths of some of […]
During kidding season, there’s a rush of adrenaline every time the phone rings. Even before you answer, you’re already finishing whatever you were working on and getting ready to bolt for your coveralls. This time was no exception. I was in my office, responding to an email, when Mom’s face popped up on my cell […]
It’s a snowy day on the farm, and the goats are enjoying it! It’s not helping the construction to get completed, however. But the retail room is open, despite the snow! Snow may be pretty, but I much prefer the Spring!
I know she doesn’t look like she’s 19, but I keep telling Brett that she’ll appreciate looking younger than her age when she’s 30! Happy Birthday, Squirt! We’re super proud of you! Mom
It’s that time of year again! Another child gets another year older! Happy, Happy Birthday, Greyden!! So proud of the young man you’ve become. Mom
Last week I talked about how we harvested jewelweed to be used in our jewelweed soap and jewelweed salve. Once Greyden and Emery collect all of the jewelweed, it’s time to process it. Jade does “quality control on it first”. She sorts through and makes sure to remove any weeds or items we don’t want to […]