PJ Jonas – Page 105 – Teaching Families to Work Hard Together

Taking the Goats for a Walk

When we first got goats, we lived on three acres. There were a total of 3 pine trees on that entire property for the goats to eat because the property was an old hay field. The goats had plenty of space, but the property was not ideal for them because goats are browsers, not grazers.…

March 1, 2013

Top Three Dangers at Disney World

Having just spent time at Disney World with my 8 children, my wife, and her parents, I decided it was high time I alerted the public to the greatest hazards to be found at the “Most Magical Place on Earth.” Sure, there are parade floats to avoid, high-speed rides to hang on to tightly, and…

February 28, 2013

Goat Milk Stuff Contest! – Now Closed

It’s kidding season at Goat Milk Stuff and soon there will be baby goats everywhere! We’re going to have a contest to see if anyone can guess the number of baby girl and baby boy goats we’re having this season. Last year we freshened 18 does and had 38 kids (14 doelings and 24 bucklings).…

February 27, 2013

7 Principles for Non-Annoying Bragging

While we were vacationing with my Mom at Disney World, the cast members brought out some hula hoops. My children all have their own weighted exercise hula hoops and they use them all the time. So when Indigo saw the hoops, she went running over and started to use one. We were soon joined…

February 26, 2013

Myna’s Triplets

Myna Bird was the first of our does to kid this year. Last year she had three bucks, so we were really hoping to get some doelings out of her this year. She didn’t disappoint us and again gave birth to triplets. But this time, she had one buckling and two doelings! Here are…

February 25, 2013

Multitasking

Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 040. As busy moms, we often believe that we can be more productive if we multitask more. But this is not necessarily true. Multitasking is defined as “the performance of multiple tasks at one time.” Because our brains are not wired to multitask, attempting to do so can…

February 8, 2013

Being Polite

Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 039. One of the compliments I hear most often about my children is how polite they are. I find that very comforting and very sad at the same time. Don’t get me wrong. I’m very pleased that my children are polite to other people. That is how we’ve…

February 1, 2013

Work Yourself Out of a Job

I recently was introduced to the blogging fathersphere. There I found a lot of really cool Dads who spend a lot of time reflecting on fatherhood and making some excellent points about the whole experience. I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly I was asked for advice, being the newcomer and all. Turns out, having…

January 31, 2013

Homeschool Creativity – Packing Princess

We regularly receive supplies deliveries that contain a lot of packing materials such as bubble wrap, peanuts, foam, and paper. Most of those packing supplies we reuse to ship out our soap orders. But for some reason, one day Emery decided to use some of the foam paper we received to make Indigo a complete…

January 30, 2013

Expectations vs Reality

When we first got goats 7 years ago, we were completely new to farm animals. I read a lot of books and did a lot of online research, and thought I was prepared and knew exactly what to expect. Hah! I soon discovered that despite all my “preparation” I didn’t have a clue what I…

January 29, 2013

Happy Birthday, Greyden

When Greyden was a baby, his nickname was “fat and happy” because he was such a jolly, chubby baby and toddler. I’m so pleased that even though he’s outgrown most of his baby fat, he remains a jolly, happy kid. His happiness is infectious – he has a giggle that makes me smile every time…

January 28, 2013

Happy Birthday, Brett

I’m a bit late posting Brett’s birthday photos. She turned 16 in December. I still can’t believe my baby is 16. It really is true what they tell you about parenting – don’t blink or your baby will be all grown up and turning 16. But no matter how old she gets she’ll always love…

January 27, 2013

Snowy Soap Room

My children love it when it snows. Personally, I like snow for skiing and sledding, but that’s about it. Actually, I also think fresh snow makes everything look prettier. So I had to get a few photos of the new soap room with its first snow. It looks pretty, don’t you think?

January 26, 2013

Be Prepared

Busy Mom’s Survival Guide Podcast Episode 038. As a mom of 8, there are lots of people depending on me to meet their needs. I not only take care of them on normal days, but I plan ahead and get prepared for how I will take care of them if disaster strikes. This can be…

January 25, 2013

Traveling Goats

The goats are all pregnant (well, the female goats) and they are getting closer to their due dates. We’ve wanted to get them moved to the new barn and settled in before they’re too heavily pregnant. So we loaded them in groups of 6 into the Hulk and began transporting them to their new home.…

January 24, 2013