Even with running a farm, I don’t think we are in the market for many more pets, unless they are like a stuffed dog or something.  At least if they are stuffed, I don’t have to worry about feeding them and then multiplying and cleaning up after them much!  They would never tear up fences or require shelter or anything like that either.  Honestly, the number of animals that we have is a GOOD number for now….but I’m not looking to increase our dog number again any time soon.

Have a BLESSED Mother’s Day!

I am proud to say that we have NO need for Discount Blinds for our home! I have succeeded in MAKING curtains for the main windows. And will be making curtains for the secondary windows over the next few months. These curtains have taken me awhile, as sewing is something that I struggle with, but I DID get the three main windows in the home completed with homemade, insulated curtains that help keep out the Winter winds, as well as the light in our bedroom!

Have a BLESSED weekend, ya’ll!

Today, I have plans for a busy day, as I have more on my to-do list than what I will probably get accomplished.  I have 60 bales of hay to unload and about 300 feet of fence to put clips on so that it is complete except for a barbed wire on the top…then I need to work on a couple of different websites, as well as water the garden and do my normal housework type things and cook dinner this afternoon.  I was kind of hoping to saddle our gelding up and go for a ride, but since I’m not sure if I’m going to get all of the work things done, I probably won’t need to worry about my equestrian riding apparel (my work clothes for the day) getting to where they smell like horse.  DARN THE LUCK!!!  Maybe tomorrow, though?

God Bless!

Here at the farm, we are finding new and improved ways to save money.  Instead of buying discount dvd’s, we get dvd’s from the library. Instead of having television cable or satellite, we entertain our family with board games and card games and a computer game here and there.  Instead of buying all of our groceries at a local grocery store, we buy the majority of them at a discount warehouse store.  Instead of getting fresh foods from the store with all of their preservatives and additives and such, we grow some of our own vegetables and fruits, we milk our own goats and drink the goats milk, we make our own soap and bath salt to shower and bathe with.  Instead of having older vehicles, we have upgraded my pick-up to a newer, much more economical car.  Instead of using the county supplied water here at the farm ALL of the time, we have rain barrels set up and we water the animals and garden and such out of those as much as we can.  Instead of using the older central air/furnace to heat our house in the Winter, we use a ventless fireplace.

What things do you and YOUR family do to save money?

Blessings to all!

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BLESSINGS in ABUNDANCE!

In our life here at the farm, there are LOTS of opportunities to get hurt if you are not situationally aware of what is going on around you.  And, with my son running around shooting the bad guys, the thought has crossed my mind about how many times it MIGHT be good (though impractical) to wear a helmet.  I know there are all kinds of different helmets out there for different purposes, but one that kind of catches me is the scorpion exo-400 helmet.

God Bless!

In my daily life, I often pick up business cards or are given a business card by someone.  I stick them in the back pocket of my jeans, but if I do that too many times, they tend to get torn up and nasty looking.  Well, today, I stumbled upon a possible solution….a plastic business card.  I have never had any experience with these, but I would LIKE to, as I would like to know just what kind of use and abuse it will take before it falls apart.

God Bless!

I have to be honest with you…..I have NO idea what a cigar humidor is at the moment.

In other news, we got two more geese and a few chicks, which the hatchery put in for warmth.  The geese are supposed to be female African geese to go with our male (we think) Buff.  Now if those aren’t going to have the potential to be some interesting looking goslings!

We are HOPING that we can get at least one of our ducks to hatch at least a couple of babies this year!  We did actually have one of our Runner female hatch out two last year….and the same evening that they were hatched, we had a blood thirsty skunk go through several of our chickens pens and kill 18 or 20-something Guinea chicks that were just getting up to a decent size, and it also killed the two newly hatched baby ducks….all this was before it’s demise after I turned our dogs into the chicken pen and our Heeler-Mix got ahold of it and wouldn’t turn loose, even after being sprayed in the mouth and face.  Our Heeler-Mix DEFINITELY earned his keep that night about 0230 or 0300, because he made SURE that skunk wasn’t going anywhere else before he made a mad dash for some fresh air and some dirt to roll in to try to get the skunk spray off!  That was kind of a rude coming-home-from-work-after-working-night-shift present for the hubby, ’cause I don’t give the dogs a bath because they are his dogs and they listen MUCH better to him than they do to me.

You all have a BLESSED evening!

As we look towards the Spring-like weather and forward to finishing our backyard in the next couple of months, we are looking at all of the possibilities for our patio.  We have found wood stoves, gas grills, fire pits, patio tables, patio chairs, swimming pools, lattices for the side of the house and a whole menagerie of other items that are all possibilities for the patio in the backyard.

God Bless!