Pioneer Woman at Heart

When my older brother stopped in recently, he also brough t me a bag of old jeans from his wife.  I have already started cutting them into strips for another denim rag rug.

. . . Hubby and my 16 year-old worked on buil ding th e new goat stalls.  O nly a few more boa rds to go. . . . meet the newest member o n the far m.  She's from a good bloodline of purebred lamanc ha dairy goats.  She is not named yet , but will be increasing our goat's milk, soap production, and homemade cheeses.  She's such a cutie.  This little gal follows my d aughter everywhere .  I had to laugh when Sadie (black la b mix) brought her rope toy to the goat , to play wi th.  She was even (the dog) growling at Jesse to warn him to stay away for "her" baby goat playmate.   . . . purch ased early spring seeds (peas etc) , but still need our potatoes a n d onions. . . . worked on painting more of the kitchen cup boards.   W ith the temperature change, I h ope to fin ish this project this month. . . . washed up a vintage feed sack, and reused it for a curtain for on e lower cupboard .  . . . m ixed up 5 more...

It's Monday, and I have lots of work to g et done - dishes the kids di d not do (again), pain ting, laundry, floors, b athroom , design new business cards, do research on the possibi lities ( it may not happen due to cost) of a new easy-up canopy for Farmer's Marke t , and a few quick che cks on the wee one we brought home yesterday (m or e on that later) . It's raining , d ark and dre ary today . 

I finally found a chicken saddle/apron for Lola.  Sparta has ripped out her backside feathers completely.  She is the only chicken so far, that is like this.   Lo la d oes not like her saddle/apron.  O nce the kids put it on her, she went "bananas" and squawked and squawked .  She went running a round, trying to get it off .  The other chickens followe d and chased, wondering what that thing was on her.  In the photo you can see they are all staring at her, in curi osity. However, by evening, she was still ups et.  I hop e she has gotten used to it by this morning, and will agree to wear it. Hubby was called in again for more repa irs at work.  This time it was 3:50am.  He's still not home yet, and it will be a long Sunday for him. Today we have a road trip scheduled.    A Year of Quotes: "You have to have a dream, so you can get up in the morning."   ~ Billy Wilder

This male cardinal was singing his heart out last night.  My older brother stopped in for a visit, and gifted us wood and fencing, and we were still all standing out side.  My 11 year-old daughter encourage d me to run in and gra b my camera.  B irds are th e most difficult animal for me to photograph.  They are there on e s econd, and gone the ne xt.  However, I got lucky this time.  What a beautiful sound he made too. We may have a change of plans today.  Hubby got called into work for a  repair, sometime arou nd 4-5am.  He's still not back home, so I best get started on plan B.   The weather is even better today than yesterday.  However, like most days in our state, we'll probably be back to colder da ys soon.  It 's a good day to wash the kids be dding and put it on the line.  Not to menti on, air out the house. I'm not drinking a green veggie smoothie drink, that contains spirulina, and blue green algae...

As prom is ed to Hubby, I am finishing up projects that are taking up s pace in our bedroom.  When we moved here, I was for ced to put all my craft to tes in t he garage, as there are no extra rooms for a craft room.  Unfortu nately, they piled up in bed room and bedro o m closet. I had a small piece of fleece with turtles on it - one my youngest daughter's favorite animals, and her favorite color of green.  I decided to sew a pillow.   C ha-Ching - one project done. I sta rted this baby blan ket back in Novemb er of 201 1. Yikes!  I got sick, and decided to abandon it, and make a n easier pattern for the new baby.  I am now finishing it , and putting it up for sale (or I may gift it to a mother expecting her first baby this summer). Ching - an other ( unfinished) project getting worked on ! This one doesn't get the full "Cha-Chin g " until it's com plete.  But it's a good start compared to the pile of unfinished projects. ...

Name:  Jesse James Ja ckson Occupation:  Family The rapist Fee:  Mom's H omemade Pancakes Disclai mer: If fee is not paid accordingly, you will be rep rima nded by m e stealing your slipper, and tearing up the bathroom trash (not to mention dragging it all over the living room floor) .