tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47396514314626459262024-03-13T12:29:30.407-07:00JoyKathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.comBlogger393125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-75096053446333094982022-01-04T08:35:00.001-08:002022-01-04T08:38:51.354-08:00Christmas with Family<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The month of December was a busy one! The Children’s Ministry at church
participated in the Hot Springs Christmas Parade. It was a Charlie Brown theme. Joy was Lucy, Paige was Patty (Not
peppermint) and Jack was one of many Woodstocks. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3jXiulbTuvitPi0W6kDChktB1lid64VmbkFEmDOoLXDbaAZYP0KycjHBiIEPpbrQlCZJ2u3uBPBRdgsZ5l9NJnocVte2fieEhvh0hTIL9E58AYFHtEU8_U0QwHfX2wkrlttNtDXbSSJdeCNunUtbsSdALtfP4Uubt46ofsUFr1YmGfJn44ZwwOX9b=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3jXiulbTuvitPi0W6kDChktB1lid64VmbkFEmDOoLXDbaAZYP0KycjHBiIEPpbrQlCZJ2u3uBPBRdgsZ5l9NJnocVte2fieEhvh0hTIL9E58AYFHtEU8_U0QwHfX2wkrlttNtDXbSSJdeCNunUtbsSdALtfP4Uubt46ofsUFr1YmGfJn44ZwwOX9b=s320" width="180" /></a> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The
parade was really fun to watch, I was impressed. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We finally cut down our Christmas tree!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTmJxhGLwChSIF-gzyp2ooDxtEk_tfEZK3PNJrP8kHjt0iMrQUfXVUb6tbVhDYIa7uxsd9KcO7L7-IloYQb--XZZbMu95VRzUxHz9i5RAv1Pf2FUq117_TBV_G8TykT2RZR2FJMLva5gSpB219cWwd5RMhGHhlvTf4yS-85zTPWKVl-ZTth1EYs6zR=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTmJxhGLwChSIF-gzyp2ooDxtEk_tfEZK3PNJrP8kHjt0iMrQUfXVUb6tbVhDYIa7uxsd9KcO7L7-IloYQb--XZZbMu95VRzUxHz9i5RAv1Pf2FUq117_TBV_G8TykT2RZR2FJMLva5gSpB219cWwd5RMhGHhlvTf4yS-85zTPWKVl-ZTth1EYs6zR=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> Since we moved in we have been saying, “This
will be our Christmas tree.” (It was
right on the site of my parent’s future home so it had go eventually
anyway.) </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1plnjISsE5zcVoVOe_KDtUKHetTPN0YRFltaCyHU4cCWtlJHpJHdYkPmsK_NzC3jFUBUGAax7kq3itE9qa6woO4USdSlldosjZwPB7MU_OvbrcZfieXa2HYNL3Mc0WVBncpwKAF_kCIrSYf7F1AevBRrAvDjYXcKxR0EvR52I8CnCnoH0mTLqz_cv=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1plnjISsE5zcVoVOe_KDtUKHetTPN0YRFltaCyHU4cCWtlJHpJHdYkPmsK_NzC3jFUBUGAax7kq3itE9qa6woO4USdSlldosjZwPB7MU_OvbrcZfieXa2HYNL3Mc0WVBncpwKAF_kCIrSYf7F1AevBRrAvDjYXcKxR0EvR52I8CnCnoH0mTLqz_cv=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">I have been looking forward to
it for a long time. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTWPNA9EjCVXi5HAty6zSQMSe4TfggYJ6TMvCUCOJ0BVurXegZh1BxPjjXkLDLTZ60UAQIi_0UEffbtEa0TBFub6lnOSuZvyGMoHUEX2qH9Qg3Zg3gbPGlRy8p1DDqIZKgskFGateL9nq_lckMJFExBsq4cTN7rc_9KONdDQ21r78TEqo42qZtpKVy=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTWPNA9EjCVXi5HAty6zSQMSe4TfggYJ6TMvCUCOJ0BVurXegZh1BxPjjXkLDLTZ60UAQIi_0UEffbtEa0TBFub6lnOSuZvyGMoHUEX2qH9Qg3Zg3gbPGlRy8p1DDqIZKgskFGateL9nq_lckMJFExBsq4cTN7rc_9KONdDQ21r78TEqo42qZtpKVy=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwcOyJs8zSDNcLfsmnrJn2Lsk47QjuytirYzZcw4YrYncm6cGPvjZsy_yfedbSGHrIW_UjlKDRat0uafrjbp_JGDqsAeVrcVod7qyzo9gA_r_1fzUD2GXU-hyCCtiflm4uXARfLEW2zE1gSSB-nk7bUQZpH1bYLKZBia2byuWPmHGj6IfzOJezvHoL=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwcOyJs8zSDNcLfsmnrJn2Lsk47QjuytirYzZcw4YrYncm6cGPvjZsy_yfedbSGHrIW_UjlKDRat0uafrjbp_JGDqsAeVrcVod7qyzo9gA_r_1fzUD2GXU-hyCCtiflm4uXARfLEW2zE1gSSB-nk7bUQZpH1bYLKZBia2byuWPmHGj6IfzOJezvHoL=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> I love the way it
looks and I loved not spending $100 on one from Lowes. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcRY-fMFj8SDCaQhv6Hjdjt7Yltc_LkxCD8BlidHnVdGLkvxq8Fq_7TdrUIZRMiGyZ9b81Qj0a7cVbeJpv29UOiCGLGPDXi9_RsP3LHE9lEfcjJz9moHQ8nH1GkwAsF0lmcFu3H_hus59VqolPlmDx0hdc8hrtlQZLmRdg6OKrgKaXVKmCkjsD-pVs=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcRY-fMFj8SDCaQhv6Hjdjt7Yltc_LkxCD8BlidHnVdGLkvxq8Fq_7TdrUIZRMiGyZ9b81Qj0a7cVbeJpv29UOiCGLGPDXi9_RsP3LHE9lEfcjJz9moHQ8nH1GkwAsF0lmcFu3H_hus59VqolPlmDx0hdc8hrtlQZLmRdg6OKrgKaXVKmCkjsD-pVs=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Let it be documented that Claire put the star on top this
year, and next year it will be Joy’s turn.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTY8kKE2XVCEzW-V08mEI4x3Wy33g0I6AoOiA3VqFrN9EddqOM10TewfM7ZhXkm8xw3brex1HcyjPod6QudNLAWCIdCQv7skgg4D1gr4qc63ATz0KzXfwrQDG5hQoePAP8xB6VQeziRaZDocIYQq8JBxNpMKTqXOMBrgbNbnj03pV7rA_X-nhXNe8I=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTY8kKE2XVCEzW-V08mEI4x3Wy33g0I6AoOiA3VqFrN9EddqOM10TewfM7ZhXkm8xw3brex1HcyjPod6QudNLAWCIdCQv7skgg4D1gr4qc63ATz0KzXfwrQDG5hQoePAP8xB6VQeziRaZDocIYQq8JBxNpMKTqXOMBrgbNbnj03pV7rA_X-nhXNe8I=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Usually, we would have thrown our tree out by now, but it is still
up and I am reluctant to take it down.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We enjoyed some local theatre in our living room this month.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ2lnnka8zBnUbZUFX61PS-EgDj-vtIDFevlbENeaj1JVbIeryHyCGJlI8ZSO2UIhPyU9Ma0k1lcT16-DIlHvLhm_ZlP1oVpsTR6hpKqoS1OX4eWuzDMSWnLrPp3zILEiBsbTKHfBQ_oWf_5_BWa0TZOlCN6aABcUz68N3YQ9RJ0utVUmpilHh6jAw=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJ2lnnka8zBnUbZUFX61PS-EgDj-vtIDFevlbENeaj1JVbIeryHyCGJlI8ZSO2UIhPyU9Ma0k1lcT16-DIlHvLhm_ZlP1oVpsTR6hpKqoS1OX4eWuzDMSWnLrPp3zILEiBsbTKHfBQ_oWf_5_BWa0TZOlCN6aABcUz68N3YQ9RJ0utVUmpilHh6jAw=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbHjPgkDtQUPqEsDLjl6JuUqSFh4wMulBmjsadAVMY71aaeT26qSu43C3MFRtXsKhxDqp6ACHDZhsHbblPezSISLSss0YFRa1-UoDtrJUU4Sp8onziCBgMI-xedfdxN2cjlTsez_spkSVqDh7glBssBzIIkwY3mcSdZyLnhA9b9dGseIPXF2xIioGz=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbHjPgkDtQUPqEsDLjl6JuUqSFh4wMulBmjsadAVMY71aaeT26qSu43C3MFRtXsKhxDqp6ACHDZhsHbblPezSISLSss0YFRa1-UoDtrJUU4Sp8onziCBgMI-xedfdxN2cjlTsez_spkSVqDh7glBssBzIIkwY3mcSdZyLnhA9b9dGseIPXF2xIioGz=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">And also kept up our peanut butter ball making tradition.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUF2-zxqm-J8GJgYnQdGCaAqoNXefw79eWG9D4XXyyZEPQtLS0e366jobdjT3zSMyCZXMe6I1vbG7FwVjFW8SDY6m7I-UADh05D7GckVaD_uiQedVlOLo-NnMwcVi4D6V61Eo-KNg9vhBeBImkhg2LyuetHR00fu7UnVFB2gTD4ueJS9H0uFD9n3Qr=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUF2-zxqm-J8GJgYnQdGCaAqoNXefw79eWG9D4XXyyZEPQtLS0e366jobdjT3zSMyCZXMe6I1vbG7FwVjFW8SDY6m7I-UADh05D7GckVaD_uiQedVlOLo-NnMwcVi4D6V61Eo-KNg9vhBeBImkhg2LyuetHR00fu7UnVFB2gTD4ueJS9H0uFD9n3Qr=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For Christmas, Josh’s parent drove all the way out from
Phoenix to spend it with us! We were so
excited to see Grandma and Grandpa after 9 months! </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHbdU1-Jk5K8RbIJBw6Kwihp6e8_s7HkaiRw2wTA0kNpQK4nWWmq3J33mYmr1_t6f9_tmDdA6HqgZtHd4alr42ZKQt1LObuu2DMREVMvZsd1GclgrG0zN9_w1r5Bhea6WuxN9Sbt5bBqYtVZXct5tImqyEBfK_QWBw317PABlZ73tTK63kmqM-qOke=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHbdU1-Jk5K8RbIJBw6Kwihp6e8_s7HkaiRw2wTA0kNpQK4nWWmq3J33mYmr1_t6f9_tmDdA6HqgZtHd4alr42ZKQt1LObuu2DMREVMvZsd1GclgrG0zN9_w1r5Bhea6WuxN9Sbt5bBqYtVZXct5tImqyEBfK_QWBw317PABlZ73tTK63kmqM-qOke=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They rented an AirBnb on Lake Hamilton so they would have
space and be able to let their dogs roam.
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We, of course, had to take them to the usual Hot Springs tourist sites and enjoyed some unseasonably warm weather for the first part of
their visit.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We walked/shopped downtown, </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAudKiHyPNROrpY35RCYMwh4CazfRBWwyk-fNz0igqaeIAKN0E8YnJIKNfzePEJVivV8b7Nad08ex0a0-kWLeYiXYjbIXedfKijDcZyOy2drMHtfk4gdVyUgKqgjc5NggLOMXlkA7G24xOAwJndeXAWmYVSPCbSWIinRV1oqtqPfHnh9T63q4PcXZh=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAudKiHyPNROrpY35RCYMwh4CazfRBWwyk-fNz0igqaeIAKN0E8YnJIKNfzePEJVivV8b7Nad08ex0a0-kWLeYiXYjbIXedfKijDcZyOy2drMHtfk4gdVyUgKqgjc5NggLOMXlkA7G24xOAwJndeXAWmYVSPCbSWIinRV1oqtqPfHnh9T63q4PcXZh=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">visited the look out,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoDoeAeJ3Nx4VjOaMzS3l6YEvAWBMk_p2MAMjeQ2j1KR8An4xVOOeO_wiMQd8rnHKvAZUDBwISS_ULC4OuLD9eiwc0cCdHGpbQINsrGxvXoTk_IObQOlm9nivHXz1R3k6Sh8zYjQHRNM0SJBbuOKQd4AHi1raP0ByH9NGhSm4KpzI6xoH0Ezi47KX6=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoDoeAeJ3Nx4VjOaMzS3l6YEvAWBMk_p2MAMjeQ2j1KR8An4xVOOeO_wiMQd8rnHKvAZUDBwISS_ULC4OuLD9eiwc0cCdHGpbQINsrGxvXoTk_IObQOlm9nivHXz1R3k6Sh8zYjQHRNM0SJBbuOKQd4AHi1raP0ByH9NGhSm4KpzI6xoH0Ezi47KX6=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs8pQwjW6oq-cewqaiv8YJVhzdH4cdyro3s_C3Tk7Sr49yjUIJCWOpJoWOn-ZL-cT_WbuyW15CF5oHovGe0apSTPI2x6KU0OhYJwh4T-Z8DPbbHzchewILKOfW_YqPqgxmG27xKGt9-1RwBgTKpn4pxYZY8WGxghInent-OoZHBDgObZ2GXPqhXgk8=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs8pQwjW6oq-cewqaiv8YJVhzdH4cdyro3s_C3Tk7Sr49yjUIJCWOpJoWOn-ZL-cT_WbuyW15CF5oHovGe0apSTPI2x6KU0OhYJwh4T-Z8DPbbHzchewILKOfW_YqPqgxmG27xKGt9-1RwBgTKpn4pxYZY8WGxghInent-OoZHBDgObZ2GXPqhXgk8=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> stuck our
hands in the Hot Springs, </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTa8jgh2ums5SgeS56EnbGNf2iWGmM579BJMxh726Ods7-FIKT3CjFcJo5hBkJlFj6PCDfvg0kYMsVxUvG7Exz6oKFEnRMNaiXsp6vXOif0ZGddCMXa2U3Izc6GmPbUPoy2eOObvwxTCRvLAudUYMXbrGNyiA6tWjb37KyEjLU9rnELVnkAA9FFWrG=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTa8jgh2ums5SgeS56EnbGNf2iWGmM579BJMxh726Ods7-FIKT3CjFcJo5hBkJlFj6PCDfvg0kYMsVxUvG7Exz6oKFEnRMNaiXsp6vXOif0ZGddCMXa2U3Izc6GmPbUPoy2eOObvwxTCRvLAudUYMXbrGNyiA6tWjb37KyEjLU9rnELVnkAA9FFWrG=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">and ate at Grateful Head. The weather was so nice we were able to sit
outside and I was not cold!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For Christmas Eve they joined us for our church's Christmas
Eve service and our tamale feast tradition afterward. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhq6M4X8GSZCeVwORBY8lX49Gqcy1hybwNflHmDrYmTJdV1Rj4LKRyB05XrwNSSKoTaNJtsM4X7PiKCZG_ZSxKkECJSGksGkGrSe91fkYVadFVLqTFwwucoAjPpgLZuWphZsjAplUVsBt-aWTc_FZ41A-lbIzJKDoCn1pW4NRwNlMFXilYchIVqQXvf=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhq6M4X8GSZCeVwORBY8lX49Gqcy1hybwNflHmDrYmTJdV1Rj4LKRyB05XrwNSSKoTaNJtsM4X7PiKCZG_ZSxKkECJSGksGkGrSe91fkYVadFVLqTFwwucoAjPpgLZuWphZsjAplUVsBt-aWTc_FZ41A-lbIzJKDoCn1pW4NRwNlMFXilYchIVqQXvf=s320" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On Christmas, we of course opened presents, ate, and hung
out.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRMReDUx0intuRIgJaXTZGoCKe_-p1LYm2sHeTarp5Fj9lyiDWxyBPi8qYGhFoDlHfoxKtvgQvSa2NYkXTmR2-uEMV1Se6GyG885tKlkMrq3boyHSlI0iaZSVv4eKEnD61YYk8o9u9BGMPGZmyA38H5-oGhBs9ZAkoVkwwniZHKPkKBvkjN_hYXRkP=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRMReDUx0intuRIgJaXTZGoCKe_-p1LYm2sHeTarp5Fj9lyiDWxyBPi8qYGhFoDlHfoxKtvgQvSa2NYkXTmR2-uEMV1Se6GyG885tKlkMrq3boyHSlI0iaZSVv4eKEnD61YYk8o9u9BGMPGZmyA38H5-oGhBs9ZAkoVkwwniZHKPkKBvkjN_hYXRkP=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They decorated Grandma's famous Christmas cookies.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFeOdydFkhGLdJzY8bQLaQc4Y_wMPn29HtC78KmHlCwANVaMuXYkb7WKydpi6jROCSiyqwvxqn_QtW3gfNWuHz8v4VZfWYpWdGhHVxB4tCXG9sh1fqYETS106WXhM2bqXG4pz2Ho5PRcrEVErdLZIaRFp6DyJ6dIjcAxH5iA5P1hCIaOwUTxdeRXyJ=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFeOdydFkhGLdJzY8bQLaQc4Y_wMPn29HtC78KmHlCwANVaMuXYkb7WKydpi6jROCSiyqwvxqn_QtW3gfNWuHz8v4VZfWYpWdGhHVxB4tCXG9sh1fqYETS106WXhM2bqXG4pz2Ho5PRcrEVErdLZIaRFp6DyJ6dIjcAxH5iA5P1hCIaOwUTxdeRXyJ=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieiO-I4MP0hZ0PeQCwoiMX-qd9F6hiv57sEMns-5QdTX6Nk0V7gC_fKrCy-nxVtuyckT2yD9vWQCTOjdmjVvSdZxqlgv0DaTQSxKZykHNJJzu3yGcYvMqAYg2suFPO8AFRjzrbWZK411Q6BAH7RGRUqDas-VCJY3gYXt87Ipc9SN55JhiYDsUab_I3=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieiO-I4MP0hZ0PeQCwoiMX-qd9F6hiv57sEMns-5QdTX6Nk0V7gC_fKrCy-nxVtuyckT2yD9vWQCTOjdmjVvSdZxqlgv0DaTQSxKZykHNJJzu3yGcYvMqAYg2suFPO8AFRjzrbWZK411Q6BAH7RGRUqDas-VCJY3gYXt87Ipc9SN55JhiYDsUab_I3=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Made stepping stones,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Played games in the yard. (It was 76 degrees!)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwU2b3LdXMzp8FPfBlj3p7J0s7mFM5zwJil2e_MLJayKgGnMSrshTfePHeIE-1cOopdW5HLHeheTBlo4hSS2o33DxvhQr17jAqfsNXK6ZHOkHEap5kBbjGOHqLgpLLh13DTZGV6_JznB_l0fzEG3mQL0RfhZLYl_SnxUj5tqtN6_fSx5HbH70w3kKl=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwU2b3LdXMzp8FPfBlj3p7J0s7mFM5zwJil2e_MLJayKgGnMSrshTfePHeIE-1cOopdW5HLHeheTBlo4hSS2o33DxvhQr17jAqfsNXK6ZHOkHEap5kBbjGOHqLgpLLh13DTZGV6_JznB_l0fzEG3mQL0RfhZLYl_SnxUj5tqtN6_fSx5HbH70w3kKl=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrAoXeifWj8PX91k7ffk8hTdU6OjwIGelZ_rk9WWo800gOL1D1PrScFbW4FuSTqBOTuILzSWgIunEkQ3jc-tKNfX_SFZ0tTkNxJwwYaVNFm1nA-W-GSj8VQREEURI9U1gJhhAi2fMxd_ccS5K35pLBJ8JBI7RU-xsNpRv3gtjtPSGt1W_oZOmKnQWe=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrAoXeifWj8PX91k7ffk8hTdU6OjwIGelZ_rk9WWo800gOL1D1PrScFbW4FuSTqBOTuILzSWgIunEkQ3jc-tKNfX_SFZ0tTkNxJwwYaVNFm1nA-W-GSj8VQREEURI9U1gJhhAi2fMxd_ccS5K35pLBJ8JBI7RU-xsNpRv3gtjtPSGt1W_oZOmKnQWe=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Played with the little dog babies.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWzbSMYNTZel04_j77xCBScT_pT3Vlate0jRK5eoWstMAjCGfEziyIqRKbwIRmrzQoHrDUyavmVrG3dQdG5OH7wdAXfy6XBYo7pIaA3uJX2JvuPf6EJdFVxdq_s7eG9HdqxUmhNDEmn8313NqsN3gpUgUJWF9iYY8Cp9eaFGqTE9TwtNFc6gYzRuGV=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWzbSMYNTZel04_j77xCBScT_pT3Vlate0jRK5eoWstMAjCGfEziyIqRKbwIRmrzQoHrDUyavmVrG3dQdG5OH7wdAXfy6XBYo7pIaA3uJX2JvuPf6EJdFVxdq_s7eG9HdqxUmhNDEmn8313NqsN3gpUgUJWF9iYY8Cp9eaFGqTE9TwtNFc6gYzRuGV=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEAuD3HF5P-snVM8CT3zUR8msQ3j1WkFiQoVCjXCy9stnyjiongJwFS4CVIAcRoYsLLR85oBUF90bWSmNy0Zcde7vl6svbTWLEg-cDne0-xiUJa1vqFdz9e8sB4UMRhwrzlmKCIrjXVxhoCqJVhuaGqcchTDpfoCLhXRZfYxQv6hzLJO1p1jd4cSKi=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEAuD3HF5P-snVM8CT3zUR8msQ3j1WkFiQoVCjXCy9stnyjiongJwFS4CVIAcRoYsLLR85oBUF90bWSmNy0Zcde7vl6svbTWLEg-cDne0-xiUJa1vqFdz9e8sB4UMRhwrzlmKCIrjXVxhoCqJVhuaGqcchTDpfoCLhXRZfYxQv6hzLJO1p1jd4cSKi=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They got to hear Josh preach the Sunday after Christmas and
then the regular pastor the following Sunday.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwkvlaN-B84WpTX32L2caDXD3sG-1FcUA3LMTNQBzU7_Ivhk0Y8pZYhcpcwZAWsn3JjjrGVlX9-OuenfuyDDqtgGSDaU1mbdq8F1brVx_6HeM-uj_wA_OVD_utv1va6pQIymdI8KLc-f5Kawoc-ssZfOkxvt9jRVJ2HIEmuYbfPIVqtbjDR3cTLBww=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwkvlaN-B84WpTX32L2caDXD3sG-1FcUA3LMTNQBzU7_Ivhk0Y8pZYhcpcwZAWsn3JjjrGVlX9-OuenfuyDDqtgGSDaU1mbdq8F1brVx_6HeM-uj_wA_OVD_utv1va6pQIymdI8KLc-f5Kawoc-ssZfOkxvt9jRVJ2HIEmuYbfPIVqtbjDR3cTLBww=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The kids took turns having their special sleepovers at the
AirBnb and shopping and eating out with Grandma and Grandpa (which is a huge
treat) and then on New Year’s Eve, they
all four spent the night. </p><p class="MsoNormal">We went to Morrison's Homemade Fried Pies (my first time) and they were SO good! I cannot wait to go back and get another!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8k7QMyw12vtz9rHgN7upHSvTmvM9M5qq_ecCVL3Jg23xDHcBj7tRtsdJ0chdFZULVxXx2ZrmSNQ5TOSn_1PRLIphOOVvV8dTWoT5MexjLsWKT63p9ASEjJ3vUjb7VPu6vYz-5yH2D4wJ-8-IaS8yEILu7dWjmYS753c5vBb2Nfyutdg3Vi6dCiz-d=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8k7QMyw12vtz9rHgN7upHSvTmvM9M5qq_ecCVL3Jg23xDHcBj7tRtsdJ0chdFZULVxXx2ZrmSNQ5TOSn_1PRLIphOOVvV8dTWoT5MexjLsWKT63p9ASEjJ3vUjb7VPu6vYz-5yH2D4wJ-8-IaS8yEILu7dWjmYS753c5vBb2Nfyutdg3Vi6dCiz-d=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The last few days of the visit we were blasted with arctic cold and a chance of snow. We just had fog, and rain though for a few
of days which hindered some of our plans. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> But our creek is flowing again and the pond is quite full.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBFgwJTh6W8B8phItRNqLf5eASw7cBOZb2qE8Rhk1GbwkkFXnfGAhIb8GU1IqjpvwifX7s_N1JCkHAoAT_1_qUPQYFDJok7zCLcDs4Bn-HMBZKKO0OafuNiJZQUwhubALNydNPpFJJHMaBWu5OIQwbhLE_140Yqhz8sXLbfgM1S1rrGNy3tsJobzKS=s480" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBFgwJTh6W8B8phItRNqLf5eASw7cBOZb2qE8Rhk1GbwkkFXnfGAhIb8GU1IqjpvwifX7s_N1JCkHAoAT_1_qUPQYFDJok7zCLcDs4Bn-HMBZKKO0OafuNiJZQUwhubALNydNPpFJJHMaBWu5OIQwbhLE_140Yqhz8sXLbfgM1S1rrGNy3tsJobzKS=s320" width="240" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Let it be remembered that on New Year's Day 2022, it was warm enough to play in the creek.... well, by some people's standards.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9n0Ix4tcYsvkfhlS9Mn3ctidlngcyXsUYJdhLjLzHyda5ahNvjuE6Kgd7FSzE_E1X9PbXrzXOKuw1NGr8otDErj0l3nRyH1aFiwaIO0TucqgDANoJqiEyeRA6HahjirCkUf6Cy0p7NL3o0slX9dyFt_5YKVBIh_phwTtOsVQEFIfxacfBAODGD-yZ=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="640" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9n0Ix4tcYsvkfhlS9Mn3ctidlngcyXsUYJdhLjLzHyda5ahNvjuE6Kgd7FSzE_E1X9PbXrzXOKuw1NGr8otDErj0l3nRyH1aFiwaIO0TucqgDANoJqiEyeRA6HahjirCkUf6Cy0p7NL3o0slX9dyFt_5YKVBIh_phwTtOsVQEFIfxacfBAODGD-yZ=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">It was a tearful goodbye as Grandma and Grandpa left, they are still making their way home. This next year, for either Thanksgiving or around Christmas, we will make the trek. </p><p class="MsoNormal">As we get back into the swing of things and our normal routines, I can't help but think of what we were doing at the last new year. How much can change in a year! </p><p class="MsoNormal">For 2022 I have big plans, plans for sheep and goats, bunnies and farmer's markets, canning and trying new things in the garden. I can't wait until spring!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p></div><p><br /> </p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-86938296179533280852021-12-20T19:22:00.001-08:002021-12-20T19:22:46.512-08:00A Homestead Update<p> Here is a “catching up” on the day-to-day happenings here in the last few months.</p><p class="MsoNormal">The garden:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The summer garden continued to thrive well into October but
the tomatoes finally met their end at the frost which hit during the first week of
November.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4opgS4ibNwhKIkXO42WtW9Q_Qi-wJSSOQAQvSe_3CoRQ6XFxaMlrBi0ExCHHBhe-wF28Z6B9I5qnnQ1rdESnPnYwH1_TGHQ6teiIFDP172WhEboHTvMbuJuKViUnijXVo3BTRujxUFyPZK3Z1It1FpSyOok6SjymZP-yk525R2sUW2CUPy6U4_Ea4=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4opgS4ibNwhKIkXO42WtW9Q_Qi-wJSSOQAQvSe_3CoRQ6XFxaMlrBi0ExCHHBhe-wF28Z6B9I5qnnQ1rdESnPnYwH1_TGHQ6teiIFDP172WhEboHTvMbuJuKViUnijXVo3BTRujxUFyPZK3Z1It1FpSyOok6SjymZP-yk525R2sUW2CUPy6U4_Ea4=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Jack’s pumpkins failed
miserably due to squash bugs and vine borers so I replanted them in a different
location in August.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQ_CIlvP7eJHuzJneK-koRl3RaDBJanBUXi1D3scFrIFK2wbJAlQ6EmuvvUb8UWp7hAk3iBhF8AZxwYcCwYGHM7lSiXX4y8HE5fKv5xPK7cljijSYFO5jBdUHtAAFkySZy5TB9bMB0D1JKr3uRbLMbmIa4OIr9FvVcxLalVWg5U8A77hlYU5W7kGSd=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQ_CIlvP7eJHuzJneK-koRl3RaDBJanBUXi1D3scFrIFK2wbJAlQ6EmuvvUb8UWp7hAk3iBhF8AZxwYcCwYGHM7lSiXX4y8HE5fKv5xPK7cljijSYFO5jBdUHtAAFkySZy5TB9bMB0D1JKr3uRbLMbmIa4OIr9FvVcxLalVWg5U8A77hlYU5W7kGSd=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">They did much better
and we enjoyed a small pumpkin harvest in November.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhObBxHzSG3BOZji0AYe8Z3f6PfiYpoA6KJLLUDoel6B7miZ_TYW9tMx30fqQs4eDjoc6L0SyiJ3E00LhUfkxv5VzBLYOOLCtqq4Qfs2Ehe4ZpSn50hyvNWFFkzY7Bo-K07xFZuo9-keLKTLjp9FwNrcU9eKt-3RgZsLH2anLVHYaF5g0iqGOhm2J2F=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhObBxHzSG3BOZji0AYe8Z3f6PfiYpoA6KJLLUDoel6B7miZ_TYW9tMx30fqQs4eDjoc6L0SyiJ3E00LhUfkxv5VzBLYOOLCtqq4Qfs2Ehe4ZpSn50hyvNWFFkzY7Bo-K07xFZuo9-keLKTLjp9FwNrcU9eKt-3RgZsLH2anLVHYaF5g0iqGOhm2J2F=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">We got a fun little crop of sweet potatoes which was surprising because I planted them very very late.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO7hAahk-OnWPHQISJS8SPcnye0oA7PMDZ6pIZNL0-Ga9bS-VCAZ7qGlxbNRP7_y1_54lZMRUjGLrh-DafmbhtI5w3YkyfpVarb2N99QOnGnhxpwAc5utMGgRg_mo70MVPUt2AAiYl18eLpJnqmIduUVItM1U-i6eoJcno2h1-87bSh7XbRoftgRVO=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO7hAahk-OnWPHQISJS8SPcnye0oA7PMDZ6pIZNL0-Ga9bS-VCAZ7qGlxbNRP7_y1_54lZMRUjGLrh-DafmbhtI5w3YkyfpVarb2N99QOnGnhxpwAc5utMGgRg_mo70MVPUt2AAiYl18eLpJnqmIduUVItM1U-i6eoJcno2h1-87bSh7XbRoftgRVO=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_RdO2MMl_-uyJcFT27ggoh38zKJIyDz_v9Lt3ZhxAFdRX7-UM8J6x0zaF5poNuJK8ZRH6r-JHT3TApRGeVuTdZ8JiEOc-mTv_GXw3gjaGRqX_4P41MrTow1wgQU0ssWZKq8EHEyeZNEkjaz9rYjkmn_oJOF0kNrrlfVTJed9XGZzK2BjsSiGIeEhd=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_RdO2MMl_-uyJcFT27ggoh38zKJIyDz_v9Lt3ZhxAFdRX7-UM8J6x0zaF5poNuJK8ZRH6r-JHT3TApRGeVuTdZ8JiEOc-mTv_GXw3gjaGRqX_4P41MrTow1wgQU0ssWZKq8EHEyeZNEkjaz9rYjkmn_oJOF0kNrrlfVTJed9XGZzK2BjsSiGIeEhd=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In September, we planted the fall garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have mentioned how we were solarizing a
large space within the fenced garden area to plant a no-till garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I felt pressure to get the plants in the ground asap because
I had started the seeds indoors in the only place available – our master
bathroom over the useless tub - and they were outgrowing their seed starting
trays. Plus, we just wanted them out of the bathroom. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhotMub7YS3HFTd908UFXpckyLB7LdYPC3i3-V2mu2Z2PZ9rcj4scANvG5qZ6lOUgdoo2aawdXzy3QK6KELi3tHyyLFXvuDb9YH3FTepY9shPz9Vw4m9mrFYR-jVr_gRWVf8rmVsPCDYgj5l0l83VkyWXo4ZiTDGpci37uGC7YSnsnVn8vH7fjSPa4o=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhotMub7YS3HFTd908UFXpckyLB7LdYPC3i3-V2mu2Z2PZ9rcj4scANvG5qZ6lOUgdoo2aawdXzy3QK6KELi3tHyyLFXvuDb9YH3FTepY9shPz9Vw4m9mrFYR-jVr_gRWVf8rmVsPCDYgj5l0l83VkyWXo4ZiTDGpci37uGC7YSnsnVn8vH7fjSPa4o=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjembPDKk5XFYMSejjC-q-vg8k04szqUOIItQDzfSaLN5wR-rT9IZgykiBHRDgtP80icZZXHG09ke2knPh8VgkbFEeBFii7iozhJD0-p8rX_Su2FS2SaJ-wEu1zFGalAzy-Ewnm4jMPQBjL-tSn5e5R7tZefn1gwiPWEXkdpUIjoNQORm0GtBsd8jVQ=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjembPDKk5XFYMSejjC-q-vg8k04szqUOIItQDzfSaLN5wR-rT9IZgykiBHRDgtP80icZZXHG09ke2knPh8VgkbFEeBFii7iozhJD0-p8rX_Su2FS2SaJ-wEu1zFGalAzy-Ewnm4jMPQBjL-tSn5e5R7tZefn1gwiPWEXkdpUIjoNQORm0GtBsd8jVQ=s320" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We worked extremely hard and got it in at what I thought was
“Late” but then we continued to have temperatures in the high 80’s for another
6 weeks so all of the lettuce bolted and the other brassicas were not
happy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEie3ZXGpxW6d2k2ylhc5iMTqnXEt7HleGFPUx6dRV03VEK26zEO86tBRhSYYbJRokWjLrpRynB5de0MaxWuAvJ4hOjz8zgNMR5VmCSc8W76dd5JUTDqGJ2lJT_LOWKD8rphyl2ooftahkUlyuzGVNdVnNH-H-PU6AfUeTNtQs-L92FDjK2wFGppvrDK=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEie3ZXGpxW6d2k2ylhc5iMTqnXEt7HleGFPUx6dRV03VEK26zEO86tBRhSYYbJRokWjLrpRynB5de0MaxWuAvJ4hOjz8zgNMR5VmCSc8W76dd5JUTDqGJ2lJT_LOWKD8rphyl2ooftahkUlyuzGVNdVnNH-H-PU6AfUeTNtQs-L92FDjK2wFGppvrDK=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJbUTqrTFFkod-OLIcJa_MYJ2qxsnaIj_VHSC-xtssAVVIroyxOb_ooHoS1wvi-yDSOoayemoI5U9y8-WUA8kEhItPquq_WsTOPubrcJJdHcwaWystkPKIoH3chRNfJbw182C7omfrpEtohgYQO3svimyt0dvXMCrCvHDhBRupk0il5jKJbRcgvn3c=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJbUTqrTFFkod-OLIcJa_MYJ2qxsnaIj_VHSC-xtssAVVIroyxOb_ooHoS1wvi-yDSOoayemoI5U9y8-WUA8kEhItPquq_WsTOPubrcJJdHcwaWystkPKIoH3chRNfJbw182C7omfrpEtohgYQO3svimyt0dvXMCrCvHDhBRupk0il5jKJbRcgvn3c=s320" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My dad set up a drip tape irrigation system for it so we
don’t have to hand water the garden if there is a dry spell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheZaD8MFE8oFacEOlv5ICV-d5mxUioxfXtfAaFkqIzg9zSGfwgk6LCWYkbHkUTpM6fYnA6W8qXavyHgmct2NyjN0nB0lR4EgCecNhOxov2FFO3Zt_XdbGFWJHcbqkr1tLklFUzNYMStlJZKEuujtroMk1k6hXrbjMINP2n9iEFapu3lRL2adNdSIF9=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheZaD8MFE8oFacEOlv5ICV-d5mxUioxfXtfAaFkqIzg9zSGfwgk6LCWYkbHkUTpM6fYnA6W8qXavyHgmct2NyjN0nB0lR4EgCecNhOxov2FFO3Zt_XdbGFWJHcbqkr1tLklFUzNYMStlJZKEuujtroMk1k6hXrbjMINP2n9iEFapu3lRL2adNdSIF9=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2wRKeBqRNVHQKyBljlK3irA1c8gjC2AV_qknxYT9g75Djt1bVwBu-3UO670jlfQgk7rnlR7d3NTEWl7FKldqjBVbVtoJ4fflX_53Kz9JsKZnIl3-ZoUGxLP0Do-jwt9Y50DNT31QPxXYpfcStqtiZkgh5dYgy3CfETSMeJhuj_nzTYy_n5p8dkX5d=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2wRKeBqRNVHQKyBljlK3irA1c8gjC2AV_qknxYT9g75Djt1bVwBu-3UO670jlfQgk7rnlR7d3NTEWl7FKldqjBVbVtoJ4fflX_53Kz9JsKZnIl3-ZoUGxLP0Do-jwt9Y50DNT31QPxXYpfcStqtiZkgh5dYgy3CfETSMeJhuj_nzTYy_n5p8dkX5d=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiw1NGR7mcAO8GCZz2yELVHWWCKknt66hvsOO84VBmzazZASC2GM7ZilyE1pWoSSrZlY8-TG8uyZMG9aGhmdUZ4m7H1sSLyLZhEiOMeVpRjKd2BSF8sncuf_yync0YqGxJRMFkTIrqB9KaY3c-ePg6UIgMpsLpzlaYaULxlJO4JSVVcZDngdfdQjhUx=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiw1NGR7mcAO8GCZz2yELVHWWCKknt66hvsOO84VBmzazZASC2GM7ZilyE1pWoSSrZlY8-TG8uyZMG9aGhmdUZ4m7H1sSLyLZhEiOMeVpRjKd2BSF8sncuf_yync0YqGxJRMFkTIrqB9KaY3c-ePg6UIgMpsLpzlaYaULxlJO4JSVVcZDngdfdQjhUx=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the rows we planted Row 1: Green Cabbage,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Brussels Sprouts 3: Red cabbage, 4: Brussels sprouts, 5: Green cabbage,
6: a mixture of all leftover plants including some broccoli.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>I also had this bed of broccoli.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbCATgpA4RJ582RXlfrkCOCS0gIHSgTY9cL4MH3Tii5Gvmsz2ibOwhEmGZAkqO2eDE9VOJF4Nv1OR8ddIk_jVnsCbJ7x9vRdPsgguA9141qqUCSWk6yyTF071fRxLX2BoDnxFx0QT-4_vlrjoFfq1y_ot3toxEz3fS99QpzLyV84FQALJWecv_3EM_=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbCATgpA4RJ582RXlfrkCOCS0gIHSgTY9cL4MH3Tii5Gvmsz2ibOwhEmGZAkqO2eDE9VOJF4Nv1OR8ddIk_jVnsCbJ7x9vRdPsgguA9141qqUCSWk6yyTF071fRxLX2BoDnxFx0QT-4_vlrjoFfq1y_ot3toxEz3fS99QpzLyV84FQALJWecv_3EM_=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We painstakingly found and carried each and every one of
those stones up from the creek.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
creek dried up completely this summer so it was easy to get to the rocks.
However, there were a few times when I flipped one over there was a
cottonmouth or copperhead underneath.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
made rock hunting more exciting.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjj0aiNBDBWABnGQ8QHpmhnN4-Nu8OUS1Bwmtc3w-AszioBWnQ12OGk4w509ztq_OguO7IA6krtZKEZWVG-koraUzLeyRnH2e8brFLUqksIKzckmp19JCoA_1kGE1NIvnR_7McCxyiRUe0pdrrvDRWlw90swG7Wm3nbvQc47lkcoS8TryonGDBx_7kn=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjj0aiNBDBWABnGQ8QHpmhnN4-Nu8OUS1Bwmtc3w-AszioBWnQ12OGk4w509ztq_OguO7IA6krtZKEZWVG-koraUzLeyRnH2e8brFLUqksIKzckmp19JCoA_1kGE1NIvnR_7McCxyiRUe0pdrrvDRWlw90swG7Wm3nbvQc47lkcoS8TryonGDBx_7kn=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTocPgj1NbtEEm0Mx8ePaL6G9DGpHXMefcZyLYYPpltbSCtiZZfYyOacpMj5c81-Amo5f2W9ppEbabmYQnDHjzz_XRhg5u8AF-qkbLe4S9Aa9qT95gNH8iR7YsO92RU6WcfmYDas_Z_WcOO7qpIEOp4DcfobpiezOqBA4919pz9SmSMUxnfqdw2nKp=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTocPgj1NbtEEm0Mx8ePaL6G9DGpHXMefcZyLYYPpltbSCtiZZfYyOacpMj5c81-Amo5f2W9ppEbabmYQnDHjzz_XRhg5u8AF-qkbLe4S9Aa9qT95gNH8iR7YsO92RU6WcfmYDas_Z_WcOO7qpIEOp4DcfobpiezOqBA4919pz9SmSMUxnfqdw2nKp=s320" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The cats LOVE the garden and are so funny the way they
politely stay on the walkways.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> (at least while we are watching)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiw1NGR7mcAO8GCZz2yELVHWWCKknt66hvsOO84VBmzazZASC2GM7ZilyE1pWoSSrZlY8-TG8uyZMG9aGhmdUZ4m7H1sSLyLZhEiOMeVpRjKd2BSF8sncuf_yync0YqGxJRMFkTIrqB9KaY3c-ePg6UIgMpsLpzlaYaULxlJO4JSVVcZDngdfdQjhUx=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiw1NGR7mcAO8GCZz2yELVHWWCKknt66hvsOO84VBmzazZASC2GM7ZilyE1pWoSSrZlY8-TG8uyZMG9aGhmdUZ4m7H1sSLyLZhEiOMeVpRjKd2BSF8sncuf_yync0YqGxJRMFkTIrqB9KaY3c-ePg6UIgMpsLpzlaYaULxlJO4JSVVcZDngdfdQjhUx=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">They have caught several mice and moles in
the garden.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlYIK7-ItEje6eM3hlSAToB4HZggT__7_860QjHm_cSCgGAn58mES2X5pqcDkhfpDH1I40IL5CjWq2A5ua7ZRuW6cKeXWS0JttSt_dJxA6T9QfrVqzSfl9ESEumeFw416p-ccoUliq4rWzaKSiKi2HT_oinIp21wJRhmp-8-6Ocy9GpNT3AvF5txJc=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlYIK7-ItEje6eM3hlSAToB4HZggT__7_860QjHm_cSCgGAn58mES2X5pqcDkhfpDH1I40IL5CjWq2A5ua7ZRuW6cKeXWS0JttSt_dJxA6T9QfrVqzSfl9ESEumeFw416p-ccoUliq4rWzaKSiKi2HT_oinIp21wJRhmp-8-6Ocy9GpNT3AvF5txJc=s320" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Once the weather finally cooled down,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the plants started to do well and the cabbages are actually heading!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZr53pJ60_gMtJl6_rVt2kjvSaJr9iiceeiGzb4QSUReIgSzOtsL3KswMvGpenL9mu1PncSrns8i-FE2a1Btgpjd3aOkrbPtSRKIzQh8Wq-oO0l8kTaZ7-aE-xgxpHGgU6s0enGzjq6JaHnTAyhzhkzrW3qDzY-NF7jDQorYFSTFjAW9QD4m1lmNf7=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZr53pJ60_gMtJl6_rVt2kjvSaJr9iiceeiGzb4QSUReIgSzOtsL3KswMvGpenL9mu1PncSrns8i-FE2a1Btgpjd3aOkrbPtSRKIzQh8Wq-oO0l8kTaZ7-aE-xgxpHGgU6s0enGzjq6JaHnTAyhzhkzrW3qDzY-NF7jDQorYFSTFjAW9QD4m1lmNf7=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisFhhSDrCreRjDqU49K9QCe9hi4iF_z8Ht1B9w1MVnr1EhJ2JdLirgehfwFY0vsyxhUnwlmoIGMP8hgtjVRNw6S1ob42M6PiLJ_-T3emUX4FsP3YJ0fOtxwblQ3Mntv2KWoB3rALgcGA77cC9vVnZSULa_78vU70gfKAkEI-ts5gimDtbMFcJOGoj5=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisFhhSDrCreRjDqU49K9QCe9hi4iF_z8Ht1B9w1MVnr1EhJ2JdLirgehfwFY0vsyxhUnwlmoIGMP8hgtjVRNw6S1ob42M6PiLJ_-T3emUX4FsP3YJ0fOtxwblQ3Mntv2KWoB3rALgcGA77cC9vVnZSULa_78vU70gfKAkEI-ts5gimDtbMFcJOGoj5=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">The broccoli did
not produce much even though the plants were huge. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPskH6KfBue3NG-lF3t0H8exp5kyxavZ6EaZFlwe_ekpHd0WUM75aD-8nZWlLTrr3hlRwTe1inDuPpLx6naTqlhK1AySiwD1ZIWW_0WJQ0c1jnNqGIXLUjhkJgdlKvhIFPrs0PucTBwx_CVbjB7hdTMYK_NUHLPDCKrR8fnQ0REQIqi0NYDpJrwneO=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiPskH6KfBue3NG-lF3t0H8exp5kyxavZ6EaZFlwe_ekpHd0WUM75aD-8nZWlLTrr3hlRwTe1inDuPpLx6naTqlhK1AySiwD1ZIWW_0WJQ0c1jnNqGIXLUjhkJgdlKvhIFPrs0PucTBwx_CVbjB7hdTMYK_NUHLPDCKrR8fnQ0REQIqi0NYDpJrwneO=s320" width="180" /></a></p><br />and the Brussels sprouts –
well, we are still waiting on them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKiMHsWJdRpyO9Xr2vJbKRpnWt8I1tHO4D7GiehGvXPLUeICaktdPEEczOdAGQqbzMO5SWKtWn1tKLqng0xaLWhAf4HVgOTTrlq4VhGmTpRVaO90RsEzw1RvdbKD62zQeoS1tLSiLz_mHZc6qQKmoBe3josyBljgOlFR5DZSnUw8P9zFdHP8FVmlkR=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKiMHsWJdRpyO9Xr2vJbKRpnWt8I1tHO4D7GiehGvXPLUeICaktdPEEczOdAGQqbzMO5SWKtWn1tKLqng0xaLWhAf4HVgOTTrlq4VhGmTpRVaO90RsEzw1RvdbKD62zQeoS1tLSiLz_mHZc6qQKmoBe3josyBljgOlFR5DZSnUw8P9zFdHP8FVmlkR=s320" width="180" /></a><br /><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are wild, green onions growing randomly within the
garden – at first that bothered me but I just let them be and they have
contributed to dinners a few times now. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bees:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My dad found that bees had made a hive in our barn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was so excited because we want to get bees
in the spring so how lucky that they already made a hive!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wrong!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We borrowed some bee keeping supplies from my friend from church and my
dad and I braved the barn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiQdVpvCH-4BNPa0qx5n1UWW2BaaRaNnWLhy11QZdV46Fse5zYmtv_lV1GJVHoKTTINIVpoFIUKPcNfqf7AqB502AiLyf4ZwrLAP43yAdSGUuhnla-xw1twMgcQkSF2CvVNsy9EdoSVUbKb8m35Ye24QGVFKvwdiYGw4FCIkUX6mQ7sGJxnFt5RoLu=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiQdVpvCH-4BNPa0qx5n1UWW2BaaRaNnWLhy11QZdV46Fse5zYmtv_lV1GJVHoKTTINIVpoFIUKPcNfqf7AqB502AiLyf4ZwrLAP43yAdSGUuhnla-xw1twMgcQkSF2CvVNsy9EdoSVUbKb8m35Ye24QGVFKvwdiYGw4FCIkUX6mQ7sGJxnFt5RoLu=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Unfortunately,
the bees turned out to be yellow jackets – aggressive ones at that, so we got
rid of their nest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWRyDW1FWWOnbKiPAxOeGVRhO1YG91n6lhog_KLHQp8h0Wj4goyH9BSJMms_zNHpK8i3y93kwPkDKbvRYufOU2zJe2NWeyXUiWKlmPJNvSKLVZmNmbpwQ0LHryNxhlHQ3lT9Gn689bvWCoNGB4RSgHdZieKIXqNYhZRAqDsgg-DmgVCFsKYebvHZAX=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhWRyDW1FWWOnbKiPAxOeGVRhO1YG91n6lhog_KLHQp8h0Wj4goyH9BSJMms_zNHpK8i3y93kwPkDKbvRYufOU2zJe2NWeyXUiWKlmPJNvSKLVZmNmbpwQ0LHryNxhlHQ3lT9Gn689bvWCoNGB4RSgHdZieKIXqNYhZRAqDsgg-DmgVCFsKYebvHZAX=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">I did not get stung
but it was weird watching the bees deliberately attack us but
their stingers couldn’t get through the gloves.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW6SrTr5dIfcmPXkTho1zrW9Z0n8hgK7k3DjOrAmUPwArhPQ67dwqLkNjoGtgWF0rUDEF7FmeKTmf3Rr3YGQKvifA7yPhBOozUYxir_q6vSIumOz7t23FCYRM_AwVRhfpr5CJf_cwmUpxwiBoB7LUVtm8U9laIxBLp7Oe6LfcqxEOYWE8vQtjELsT5=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW6SrTr5dIfcmPXkTho1zrW9Z0n8hgK7k3DjOrAmUPwArhPQ67dwqLkNjoGtgWF0rUDEF7FmeKTmf3Rr3YGQKvifA7yPhBOozUYxir_q6vSIumOz7t23FCYRM_AwVRhfpr5CJf_cwmUpxwiBoB7LUVtm8U9laIxBLp7Oe6LfcqxEOYWE8vQtjELsT5=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">My dad did get stung because he did the exterminating.</p><p class="MsoNormal">We also discovered bats living in the barn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were pretty cool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have moved on now but I am sure they’ll
be back.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs6SMMMQi78k6WaVgNt7l2UCxQx46OFt4rTaqigLCrv2LD7TIVjMsHgrS7qHZtlVjNK39atSD-lJRE0MpfQQyaPBbxtaY_mqTE7L0h3ZLVcLn3ddFRWKYZdKBknmTl8P6D_P3IG6zk_qDDUs2huRpUZAE8pRE_uKsZS_z4rQvYeJyvbq3CMYrYGi7_=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgs6SMMMQi78k6WaVgNt7l2UCxQx46OFt4rTaqigLCrv2LD7TIVjMsHgrS7qHZtlVjNK39atSD-lJRE0MpfQQyaPBbxtaY_mqTE7L0h3ZLVcLn3ddFRWKYZdKBknmTl8P6D_P3IG6zk_qDDUs2huRpUZAE8pRE_uKsZS_z4rQvYeJyvbq3CMYrYGi7_=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The pond:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The pond dried up quite a bit this summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So much so that it is more of a large
puddle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My dad is working to clear the
edges of all the brush and debris before it fills up again in the spring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhivUQFtu_ZrpN8c26ThoIzvBgzQ5AJofWUdkh6Ix7_zV5PeUAv6fEN5OnysV-Fs122ZHRtAYSjXLTofKqq8i-8YU3uKA-BgyvukjZBxVO94tmFoHLo5FqEFx8YMiKVP6RO8fLFQx622Gx_dK69Aso-p86vMg6RdP0Un9VGCNu3y2SyMVYUwf4sibRs=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhivUQFtu_ZrpN8c26ThoIzvBgzQ5AJofWUdkh6Ix7_zV5PeUAv6fEN5OnysV-Fs122ZHRtAYSjXLTofKqq8i-8YU3uKA-BgyvukjZBxVO94tmFoHLo5FqEFx8YMiKVP6RO8fLFQx622Gx_dK69Aso-p86vMg6RdP0Un9VGCNu3y2SyMVYUwf4sibRs=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">There are small fish in there and frogs, and
turtles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amazingly no snakes have been
spotted. My parents are going to clean it out and aerate it with a solar
pump.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Someday, in the not too distant
future, it will be a nice pond.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDn8PiI3rIDTEZHOEq7G2weTuw_CbmgBwztUK39jdjN4Yr_cO3X2ZPZxLy_jmiQTlYGFpZAaDx0jJ3LiMd4No2PsHnYZO9OyN9ft1km3JzdisLhCWMKW1NWydz26vLY3FsOAXUX_NLkIDhdfrk2xmUD64ckBXO_XAdlrDvYB8mwIV36GLQYyDjQQbc=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDn8PiI3rIDTEZHOEq7G2weTuw_CbmgBwztUK39jdjN4Yr_cO3X2ZPZxLy_jmiQTlYGFpZAaDx0jJ3LiMd4No2PsHnYZO9OyN9ft1km3JzdisLhCWMKW1NWydz26vLY3FsOAXUX_NLkIDhdfrk2xmUD64ckBXO_XAdlrDvYB8mwIV36GLQYyDjQQbc=s320" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chickens:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Our chickens finally started laying in late October. (Literally
the day after we butchered the meat chickens – coincidence?)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They lay a beautiful array of colorful
eggs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibK5QlaWnjJixcOLvzajglenfYLTRHtpZ7x9HuqLPtJNtXUTSXzDI4O4mISC4p89JyZDc9yr9rqwjBVqNAt4ZTpo6u0Izd9q5FWiN77Uyz_5peEKkIKGkthIx_CY5MA4seOL189FcwQI3eAL8dLQkfU2foJ-L5ZV1TFIFAniqW9jTRgkhopLeFIo4R=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibK5QlaWnjJixcOLvzajglenfYLTRHtpZ7x9HuqLPtJNtXUTSXzDI4O4mISC4p89JyZDc9yr9rqwjBVqNAt4ZTpo6u0Izd9q5FWiN77Uyz_5peEKkIKGkthIx_CY5MA4seOL189FcwQI3eAL8dLQkfU2foJ-L5ZV1TFIFAniqW9jTRgkhopLeFIo4R=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">We get about 20 a day so as you
can imagine, we have a ton of eggs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
keep the clean, bigger, prettier ones to sell, and the rest we keep on the
counter to eat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unwashed eggs don’t
have to be refrigerated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will start
water glassing them soon but for now we have been able to sell any excess.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have had two farm stand sales down at the road and sell them there but we leave this egg sign up whenever we are home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPNZIn19xzGSmp_gwhPZXaQR8OgxtY3KmygGVsWVS5p1g7jXAXt0EUWFJFEXXyhIS6Kg-7NK_aV2ucDsoKVRTmlnplbXMnoLdcrE2PR-LYpc9vFo1Fp859vQ8SA53bhhar97PXKYG5XZSr-hfcqOGaBDlFtdDg_eEj7OJAAziEqTsvoPfILlD7lFDc=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPNZIn19xzGSmp_gwhPZXaQR8OgxtY3KmygGVsWVS5p1g7jXAXt0EUWFJFEXXyhIS6Kg-7NK_aV2ucDsoKVRTmlnplbXMnoLdcrE2PR-LYpc9vFo1Fp859vQ8SA53bhhar97PXKYG5XZSr-hfcqOGaBDlFtdDg_eEj7OJAAziEqTsvoPfILlD7lFDc=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Just this morning our regular egg customer
drove up and bought 11 dozen!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgloCDfvNakUzrZOHY6qoQrmBHpHTx3fekCOM7vHJH6MVJWvD_EEetAaEwjlYbq3YOkLPCnexLVaQjm1sLCGuQ0s37waZBxjdf6QLcY6PHRSYpt4ZeiVtMl-h7-V046ByrFY0a2vbvrpwRx8D9gCTPjm_T8gaO6R5Chz7J5JHhjE8m1-BSLIu1OAfx5=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgloCDfvNakUzrZOHY6qoQrmBHpHTx3fekCOM7vHJH6MVJWvD_EEetAaEwjlYbq3YOkLPCnexLVaQjm1sLCGuQ0s37waZBxjdf6QLcY6PHRSYpt4ZeiVtMl-h7-V046ByrFY0a2vbvrpwRx8D9gCTPjm_T8gaO6R5Chz7J5JHhjE8m1-BSLIu1OAfx5=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are very fond of our girls and the two roosters, Kyle </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpdAdCdbAUqcinyp78H015HvWjxI9N1nCvXGQr2AG_iBFUzLrxDaOUj2IGmIZLSJf0KCsQJ7vGLfPajZYKGsgELnBvJqf766CEhsFnLc6h5YTGTOaW3PFJlVF2jV2tZnLXUl4VQw_CLGYiyOcEhlsahqlLTFoA7qR--2jtqHdAUK3ahZvnu1G_vf1K=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpdAdCdbAUqcinyp78H015HvWjxI9N1nCvXGQr2AG_iBFUzLrxDaOUj2IGmIZLSJf0KCsQJ7vGLfPajZYKGsgELnBvJqf766CEhsFnLc6h5YTGTOaW3PFJlVF2jV2tZnLXUl4VQw_CLGYiyOcEhlsahqlLTFoA7qR--2jtqHdAUK3ahZvnu1G_vf1K=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">and
Jacque Pierre. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvElxcSyuumWZJmx_BQKRvxVxWdSeuwXdv1-iSLM2NmY_4WW_HR1K7RkcJ3R3QwaHboR8VQRXoFuIi15HZz8tfjNSKgLoLOIVAlf4kgT9S-3Foo3oWGkilqma5VKGe2uRR1Xi32EV7Tx53_BBnGfqxHnqsiQHAcJQU6B9cYs16aKxnhCykGV0IYPnI=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvElxcSyuumWZJmx_BQKRvxVxWdSeuwXdv1-iSLM2NmY_4WW_HR1K7RkcJ3R3QwaHboR8VQRXoFuIi15HZz8tfjNSKgLoLOIVAlf4kgT9S-3Foo3oWGkilqma5VKGe2uRR1Xi32EV7Tx53_BBnGfqxHnqsiQHAcJQU6B9cYs16aKxnhCykGV0IYPnI=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jacque needs to find a
new home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is rooster number 2
and Kyle doesn’t like him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Some of the chickens look different and we can tell them
apart so they have names. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Becky – she<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>has the
bad hair</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJXxWFgWUmMti6-GdwigToQP0y-P4iYiswcTWI0-4McmosF3gaJ7eW-CC5yZ-ce5QxWSGh3B2Z6bqefsF7jghLKAqC3l_vKGuMNyvSzWFEnF7CZ7DCf4MGcOvO9xK3QsrlWQMkPJHqA5dHx5WiwCjM9QiXuo63HlnM4T2KO4n9XlWE81ZL023Q8llx=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJXxWFgWUmMti6-GdwigToQP0y-P4iYiswcTWI0-4McmosF3gaJ7eW-CC5yZ-ce5QxWSGh3B2Z6bqefsF7jghLKAqC3l_vKGuMNyvSzWFEnF7CZ7DCf4MGcOvO9xK3QsrlWQMkPJHqA5dHx5WiwCjM9QiXuo63HlnM4T2KO4n9XlWE81ZL023Q8llx=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jessie</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj47YEea7J6GwUo04IdoRC4EBHpGYkZf3oDPvITKbtlUjc95SJ3BNU7FURzQ_778x4uTBdHFrX4UaI6c8kyqk-TCqdxConb1crIWNvfMfui5_L1cRSMqzN6iXVUETGcSHyGdUBiWG1HPOvXrG44OY0ucCdUFkY7kZ33vbrI31IQf-g0zdhoXxxjqH1d=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj47YEea7J6GwUo04IdoRC4EBHpGYkZf3oDPvITKbtlUjc95SJ3BNU7FURzQ_778x4uTBdHFrX4UaI6c8kyqk-TCqdxConb1crIWNvfMfui5_L1cRSMqzN6iXVUETGcSHyGdUBiWG1HPOvXrG44OY0ucCdUFkY7kZ33vbrI31IQf-g0zdhoXxxjqH1d=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Hawk</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhir1MkU2vhKjj-ddZA0MgxIWFvJOofwoFQHnVOcM9Qhr7G2HWXZH20Qwt_y3KhkcZZXc8kT0QB-eIWOKix0b8kvUbdkrtpHko1dZzGA9BRLT2vWZGLpWqkzLGT7eSjheAtuY3aEI7RSy3teA51HHAeuLimHZTGS5u0eomcwobOGd3Nlq1_JCB2TGlm=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhir1MkU2vhKjj-ddZA0MgxIWFvJOofwoFQHnVOcM9Qhr7G2HWXZH20Qwt_y3KhkcZZXc8kT0QB-eIWOKix0b8kvUbdkrtpHko1dZzGA9BRLT2vWZGLpWqkzLGT7eSjheAtuY3aEI7RSy3teA51HHAeuLimHZTGS5u0eomcwobOGd3Nlq1_JCB2TGlm=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dottie</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitfDftarNIo3_TK0bMjXHJ6_nijWTE5DoDHhATS9WOFGMYVChkZFeimpC2zJgNbybOebg9NtJZnvbXmOTQL7f7jvjxuWc1exMqcHedele_nopcTdpJGhrcnoCZr37BmuHd1B_H9SwfzjYZs9SgW6eVv7q-XINsPrh12f3tZOSo1R6cUhEHIwFkgCK0=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitfDftarNIo3_TK0bMjXHJ6_nijWTE5DoDHhATS9WOFGMYVChkZFeimpC2zJgNbybOebg9NtJZnvbXmOTQL7f7jvjxuWc1exMqcHedele_nopcTdpJGhrcnoCZr37BmuHd1B_H9SwfzjYZs9SgW6eVv7q-XINsPrh12f3tZOSo1R6cUhEHIwFkgCK0=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Veronica</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvNHhgbPDmxMi4-0Rmtgbm4mWE-1cjU_73WNtgbmJFyEc9YRApXok_MSdoM5XO5NuMaQSQwSWlnrHR5ilbIyD0pTx6k7UsjxPttLJwRVsXOi7ROHy1wQw2TLO1iIIdxwx40EVpSWlWx9277sl1wmDZknk-K8SsmGUV4iTVjrSWYIzpHKCDnyJ9dJ98=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvNHhgbPDmxMi4-0Rmtgbm4mWE-1cjU_73WNtgbmJFyEc9YRApXok_MSdoM5XO5NuMaQSQwSWlnrHR5ilbIyD0pTx6k7UsjxPttLJwRVsXOi7ROHy1wQw2TLO1iIIdxwx40EVpSWlWx9277sl1wmDZknk-K8SsmGUV4iTVjrSWYIzpHKCDnyJ9dJ98=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The 4 fluffy cochins are named Plumette, Odette, Annette, and
Lizette but no one knows who is who.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBDeGFQrJe3N9EJ7X4gTuzv1L0kS0MQQn0sKQFlKOIAMn7lCdcY5IpdUIcRU9PvPDWzii7sOQj4LpVr49uLxZfS0wN97zDkCfhVOCqhq-xpaHPuiJcNZQ3gEaZ-pEVYaButsHCb7QyRGZ9HC0oBKWmlE3mB1MLc15YIyPDazajLfzyzCQUwTp1ISPn=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBDeGFQrJe3N9EJ7X4gTuzv1L0kS0MQQn0sKQFlKOIAMn7lCdcY5IpdUIcRU9PvPDWzii7sOQj4LpVr49uLxZfS0wN97zDkCfhVOCqhq-xpaHPuiJcNZQ3gEaZ-pEVYaButsHCb7QyRGZ9HC0oBKWmlE3mB1MLc15YIyPDazajLfzyzCQUwTp1ISPn=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The rest we call “One of the red ones" or "small grey ones"</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSbV21v3Z5k057DKeRC3CtdWwSOusyNo5czVRk9outSRMLbcvyIcYZqR1zz9Cz6IXYb_4s1MUQ90BOzD78oNnQTGXULlAn9PBTk_Kuxx-_00hQbQ1YrO9HCWxnUPL3sCNK30_uL79C_UaUrA3M2-AAmXnY8UaMFdfLnNvHA2gxEw64qt8pMlnYywCF=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSbV21v3Z5k057DKeRC3CtdWwSOusyNo5czVRk9outSRMLbcvyIcYZqR1zz9Cz6IXYb_4s1MUQ90BOzD78oNnQTGXULlAn9PBTk_Kuxx-_00hQbQ1YrO9HCWxnUPL3sCNK30_uL79C_UaUrA3M2-AAmXnY8UaMFdfLnNvHA2gxEw64qt8pMlnYywCF=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Projects:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We did a lot of fence repair and removal in the late
summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7M7cMl1k2yoZE6oWJ4Xve1zve2lDbhJyi-aP3yfhg_vILp1v8rd4LoK38aK-HO_ZrUvydBp9Li-eZtaM92Z6D9puqK1g7nf5yTZEIE56aqn-apQHQsuXw49Pjz0a330Xjhl-ky7a9Y2TiIKplEgK6UgBOtUz1lqTfUrlZcxPcxX8ZPZio2BatB0Aq=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7M7cMl1k2yoZE6oWJ4Xve1zve2lDbhJyi-aP3yfhg_vILp1v8rd4LoK38aK-HO_ZrUvydBp9Li-eZtaM92Z6D9puqK1g7nf5yTZEIE56aqn-apQHQsuXw49Pjz0a330Xjhl-ky7a9Y2TiIKplEgK6UgBOtUz1lqTfUrlZcxPcxX8ZPZio2BatB0Aq=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">The weird, wedding arbor thing
out front with the lattice backdrop in the woods was taken down (shown in this picture) </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgodxO7QH53oL80SsPRmcfxmTmPeVhqRZsOBRg2EW4i0WuWNGRNIsvyz7GMpBGNkMRQWuJhDKk7ny_2iuOMdchB8ZnQy1aIN3l4PHg_iTIXvuqilPubS8jcq8AauaavQJH6CxhkCh7qNpIzMFkRshwk8plsYiRxaYmxkxHPkkBy0WgasJm3oB3KO3Ra=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgodxO7QH53oL80SsPRmcfxmTmPeVhqRZsOBRg2EW4i0WuWNGRNIsvyz7GMpBGNkMRQWuJhDKk7ny_2iuOMdchB8ZnQy1aIN3l4PHg_iTIXvuqilPubS8jcq8AauaavQJH6CxhkCh7qNpIzMFkRshwk8plsYiRxaYmxkxHPkkBy0WgasJm3oB3KO3Ra=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">and we
fixed/repainted the fence white. </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWXxNgIuTaX64x5gYh3_G1vwAuwWwVMInhnIoMpOY2_xvY-8UNO1xh0pzm-TiVD_w5alGnx5aov2PHuNBtdS1Ex37d7PG_-U0Y7MUHLmpTN-05kg3Bes4qxcE6Fq5n6vLLdTJYxV0-95FEBgSpL0L2fIUpYbyRGa90FYZruLXUl54T3xOH200ADXNf=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWXxNgIuTaX64x5gYh3_G1vwAuwWwVMInhnIoMpOY2_xvY-8UNO1xh0pzm-TiVD_w5alGnx5aov2PHuNBtdS1Ex37d7PG_-U0Y7MUHLmpTN-05kg3Bes4qxcE6Fq5n6vLLdTJYxV0-95FEBgSpL0L2fIUpYbyRGa90FYZruLXUl54T3xOH200ADXNf=s320" width="320" /></a><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Then we replaced a falling apart wire fence with the same wood
style as the font and painted it to match the deck.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhCZqFLBXZiN31mTQOZj9uhvQWc0pNgdC3DGAS42V8kHswW_lLjybg-ro0r2g1Aot9joX1ZYJQVvrv2oP4fSZEaUluyVcvZhfKhyJZ6NVB2bcdX3FY3G-g8whXI97vH2f-FnlstW-NUxKzls2plBN4jDNl0I8GYGQquUpFMUm_zm4GemMG0zk8_t_O=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhCZqFLBXZiN31mTQOZj9uhvQWc0pNgdC3DGAS42V8kHswW_lLjybg-ro0r2g1Aot9joX1ZYJQVvrv2oP4fSZEaUluyVcvZhfKhyJZ6NVB2bcdX3FY3G-g8whXI97vH2f-FnlstW-NUxKzls2plBN4jDNl0I8GYGQquUpFMUm_zm4GemMG0zk8_t_O=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjndzWW9kMF-80hqHwb_uRQfwZjHh91tRr3YrqFOhytOZVF9XygSp6SaH1DyYdqToO_sMOiSsFUr4TA_mqmJ-6dgPdWJHyjogSUpO5PO0TH6g0LvMigG4eXa-CaNCaVIc00xvJ3Bwz1poTIj1dynTuPm21XfYEJPc0Nr90IfL4nA92uUfIRoxgRC9ph=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjndzWW9kMF-80hqHwb_uRQfwZjHh91tRr3YrqFOhytOZVF9XygSp6SaH1DyYdqToO_sMOiSsFUr4TA_mqmJ-6dgPdWJHyjogSUpO5PO0TH6g0LvMigG4eXa-CaNCaVIc00xvJ3Bwz1poTIj1dynTuPm21XfYEJPc0Nr90IfL4nA92uUfIRoxgRC9ph=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We also sanded and painted the propane tank.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvbsfqjW3-WVzHz8cldB0kxhDb_fEpUIb0BW1h1VEDJjASlWlbH5_zb7QaHNGCxtyFYokjlVUELb-m-yPaWJ3aWVH6_mfgMKEOss22hA0TLi7BHWBsAEYoW-LoGs1c7qDAMztM9U-HXviFROlPuMa5qqusdQZeSWm_Jg0o1nf9kzX0NQ0bytOBnCft=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvbsfqjW3-WVzHz8cldB0kxhDb_fEpUIb0BW1h1VEDJjASlWlbH5_zb7QaHNGCxtyFYokjlVUELb-m-yPaWJ3aWVH6_mfgMKEOss22hA0TLi7BHWBsAEYoW-LoGs1c7qDAMztM9U-HXviFROlPuMa5qqusdQZeSWm_Jg0o1nf9kzX0NQ0bytOBnCft=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh68kAfPCF0sVK93CV6ipcEIlnJTzG1xy4mN1knkHOzCgU7bC85_npxtgir8zg2FIWV9OQ11hYflrw5eK0HHQ4SZ8pHDeUY9CmhNfpt_IrSbXEw5zkEOyjdwbaijcHnZa1byW2B22552fFRNk_EiD8Mau4_Ni-wE9ItLAu7fOcI-BmRV81B6dgTwN7n=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh68kAfPCF0sVK93CV6ipcEIlnJTzG1xy4mN1knkHOzCgU7bC85_npxtgir8zg2FIWV9OQ11hYflrw5eK0HHQ4SZ8pHDeUY9CmhNfpt_IrSbXEw5zkEOyjdwbaijcHnZa1byW2B22552fFRNk_EiD8Mau4_Ni-wE9ItLAu7fOcI-BmRV81B6dgTwN7n=s320" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The kids' play area had fencing cutting it off from the
rest of the yard.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIRdSPVMSmMP4wcDOhItKPr2OhmMspMQXLyzEOAbIgQNRJiFNfIvf8ZnZYr81mXKmWo9UdD8j1u0XKUP_wBJYudRSHTh0pwIPGQVjI5Hgb1bBWDEM4h0nWO-28rgIkRq_uyICxrDeWlkHcvKuH1FYr-sf5AlwHhtMm56y669box6yOL3BV871vQH7p=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhIRdSPVMSmMP4wcDOhItKPr2OhmMspMQXLyzEOAbIgQNRJiFNfIvf8ZnZYr81mXKmWo9UdD8j1u0XKUP_wBJYudRSHTh0pwIPGQVjI5Hgb1bBWDEM4h0nWO-28rgIkRq_uyICxrDeWlkHcvKuH1FYr-sf5AlwHhtMm56y669box6yOL3BV871vQH7p=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> It was very awkward so my dad ripped it out and took out a
tree so that we can cut through the yard that way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYlVdrWT67v5zoGowGiumQBRnth_RN2LocuHIht6x41luJ015Ta9Arp7yYOZoh1zT0HSpEkkX4Epy-WyFEevXauO-feaHYKdTwYYagn5ulhwYY8hxBmRdoTs7OwggIlYy_Z1aP8uheCWlTrZW-t7B4YjJfzresbWd7uO8Aair7p34CXjjoiudRv4fo=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYlVdrWT67v5zoGowGiumQBRnth_RN2LocuHIht6x41luJ015Ta9Arp7yYOZoh1zT0HSpEkkX4Epy-WyFEevXauO-feaHYKdTwYYagn5ulhwYY8hxBmRdoTs7OwggIlYy_Z1aP8uheCWlTrZW-t7B4YjJfzresbWd7uO8Aair7p34CXjjoiudRv4fo=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">We also had to fix the planter that was
there so it looks a lot better too.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiomv5Wti6HIp9nqDnLFNQZVV_qaXtxQYvN6CbjrBZ-7Ly_5hcI6BKN0WcCwj0iehIwFEl-6-9bqCRAsvpwo7hkd5EEYqpilR5hKy3cDLKQGA6uQp5WMGlfjA2ExKlNbF96VuNHiBTWr_lU5v81qKD5LOj3CIG_Lfd6BVG4qLwrXdqlrie8xbLeNXUu=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiomv5Wti6HIp9nqDnLFNQZVV_qaXtxQYvN6CbjrBZ-7Ly_5hcI6BKN0WcCwj0iehIwFEl-6-9bqCRAsvpwo7hkd5EEYqpilR5hKy3cDLKQGA6uQp5WMGlfjA2ExKlNbF96VuNHiBTWr_lU5v81qKD5LOj3CIG_Lfd6BVG4qLwrXdqlrie8xbLeNXUu=s320" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We moved, remodeled, improved and painted the kids play
structure. My parents remade it for them so they bought new equipment for a more ninja type course and two play tents, one for the top and one for the bottom so the kids can sleep out there.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Before.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2LzAAlWWp6EVcp_9pa0AFuNrBQy5VdHJsFqGsGIa1hkFJoj1LIXwdcKiVs-BahD0KONmcEIylm7mR5zuvdtvOZH6Jv5T7JPZID8HexRL11iS1FAdn6mWr_mbBAHMYLQcnSKXPDUtxY9M2VMQs1JUI-FFhwGPVqfZfedLkJWkSqTHS3qrJ5rInBCbW=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2LzAAlWWp6EVcp_9pa0AFuNrBQy5VdHJsFqGsGIa1hkFJoj1LIXwdcKiVs-BahD0KONmcEIylm7mR5zuvdtvOZH6Jv5T7JPZID8HexRL11iS1FAdn6mWr_mbBAHMYLQcnSKXPDUtxY9M2VMQs1JUI-FFhwGPVqfZfedLkJWkSqTHS3qrJ5rInBCbW=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">During:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh-HxohBpJGLWRtV7PMbvVxoUbuoe2px8gpstxKbBofebi7JbEccaL34NqJipBw2e__0cQPYFxYk14o6xCV9WP5eaQ0-c4oZ_2U4KKJevvbP3pL_pz7if1aryTQ64DhhCeV6OSU9llIz9nNOw8nCtHPbXfJ-qbEHOGLDnHNWBwMWcZYyrDkmy9un8_=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjh-HxohBpJGLWRtV7PMbvVxoUbuoe2px8gpstxKbBofebi7JbEccaL34NqJipBw2e__0cQPYFxYk14o6xCV9WP5eaQ0-c4oZ_2U4KKJevvbP3pL_pz7if1aryTQ64DhhCeV6OSU9llIz9nNOw8nCtHPbXfJ-qbEHOGLDnHNWBwMWcZYyrDkmy9un8_=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmOJBQMmZubQ5yc6ud05aG_EoyLBGwBRYarjfDcG0rin7s0ffX7-UhmWpZBP26Xge2mSsZB25LtsQ3JU9NUuiERWMiLHtqej2MXL7Cr_2bG_uEYmKjWosU6fxJOSWRsClgMXkLM1hsjOzSLVttxS6hGESHOW_pgoKYjEoUZ8miQUyUqIF01vGnGExp=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmOJBQMmZubQ5yc6ud05aG_EoyLBGwBRYarjfDcG0rin7s0ffX7-UhmWpZBP26Xge2mSsZB25LtsQ3JU9NUuiERWMiLHtqej2MXL7Cr_2bG_uEYmKjWosU6fxJOSWRsClgMXkLM1hsjOzSLVttxS6hGESHOW_pgoKYjEoUZ8miQUyUqIF01vGnGExp=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3SyefLMf1stvRx1VA8dxIb-IJGdcOldw7uV-n2l-o1cQsOxCcuderm5HLui1O48qsiB6bDmcTk7jlJB7gEOHSu80ZdknJwnht6CbYDC085goUwkgDB23cFoYGfE0q-LqQwo4mDiO_OEjaSAilXpVjr4SbhxlaXMsMLzn0c3lGTVBOebhF0wQ1PY_3=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3SyefLMf1stvRx1VA8dxIb-IJGdcOldw7uV-n2l-o1cQsOxCcuderm5HLui1O48qsiB6bDmcTk7jlJB7gEOHSu80ZdknJwnht6CbYDC085goUwkgDB23cFoYGfE0q-LqQwo4mDiO_OEjaSAilXpVjr4SbhxlaXMsMLzn0c3lGTVBOebhF0wQ1PY_3=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfQkqaATx_rOjDJohRqkjIjV2n_1__ey4ullwxwtqnzhuTJ7vgIzQCtWbi-9NVtXEmCzQYMqpowwDpWBHuavB4DavdV706WS79JpHgteVwCGZ_cYoo58KMH_rjsrv05MWkQFXoC-JEry0WIlqsztKsI6xh-5jN8AHAd-0Kr5G76axCsLyro1kYdJGU=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfQkqaATx_rOjDJohRqkjIjV2n_1__ey4ullwxwtqnzhuTJ7vgIzQCtWbi-9NVtXEmCzQYMqpowwDpWBHuavB4DavdV706WS79JpHgteVwCGZ_cYoo58KMH_rjsrv05MWkQFXoC-JEry0WIlqsztKsI6xh-5jN8AHAd-0Kr5G76axCsLyro1kYdJGU=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The sink drains in the bathroom started making bubbling
sounds when someone was in the shower and the toilets were slow to flush so we
got really scared and called a septic co. to come and pump it out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have never had one before so it has
worried us – especially since we don’t know for sure when it was pumped
last.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a general idea of where it
was but I had to dig quite a bit to find and uncover the lid.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrtScH9uuGf3xbqN5VUvb0XAE9ONbmjENHhuSjDwOM4EebwM-PifpY8fobSEzHZGzMriL5VRmak88kT9sO97JCj5gNkMaG5Mon_QNQNgeAekuxZK1XjMp2LHRzMi-Xd8QFfGuGCrMpbjH869LS-yJ8DnhcbYyCYOSUAxe5z0C4x0t4w9yUacdyKYWS=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrtScH9uuGf3xbqN5VUvb0XAE9ONbmjENHhuSjDwOM4EebwM-PifpY8fobSEzHZGzMriL5VRmak88kT9sO97JCj5gNkMaG5Mon_QNQNgeAekuxZK1XjMp2LHRzMi-Xd8QFfGuGCrMpbjH869LS-yJ8DnhcbYyCYOSUAxe5z0C4x0t4w9yUacdyKYWS=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was pumped and is good to go for another
4ish years.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQUmjYli7tzeZZimonFK9nsXnxW471R5LyBlZvuuKNP06XJVvqx9_kjAiXoZF_wQIA7LRfRnO-cI8c9SA-AhTx93qqa6r8J2p3BOupZhGAgLqMGiDLwyZWiyoJ6op22TpmK72K3Pi_GqIwtSFIfZgKEyK6uoUSAilJMYjQIF82_lGKEA-dhRWlSzYw=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQUmjYli7tzeZZimonFK9nsXnxW471R5LyBlZvuuKNP06XJVvqx9_kjAiXoZF_wQIA7LRfRnO-cI8c9SA-AhTx93qqa6r8J2p3BOupZhGAgLqMGiDLwyZWiyoJ6op22TpmK72K3Pi_GqIwtSFIfZgKEyK6uoUSAilJMYjQIF82_lGKEA-dhRWlSzYw=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The kitchen is 99.99% complete and we are currently
finishing up the kids bedroom renovation of changing 2 rooms into 3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will be done before the new year!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Visitors:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My friend Jenni from AZ and her family came out and stayed
with of in early November.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was SO fun
to have them here.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Everyone had their respective friend and we had a great time
– despite a cold front that made for some frigid days. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0VdeqoAwNdeHQNwDpBxoZakD8m7omD7xLCq_KSXNe5YmW0PTyLlUose8Xxc5CZT9KPTfFWuzBbBH087s5y_yfswjxZDBbYW5wBeTHN0XyuOM-ihj92CUck81jVzz5BewVknIYsZl54aiYgqqLQSJ1sDzYRQPo93-mK14lk5EY2LhqU4Z7gM0gG1RP=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0VdeqoAwNdeHQNwDpBxoZakD8m7omD7xLCq_KSXNe5YmW0PTyLlUose8Xxc5CZT9KPTfFWuzBbBH087s5y_yfswjxZDBbYW5wBeTHN0XyuOM-ihj92CUck81jVzz5BewVknIYsZl54aiYgqqLQSJ1sDzYRQPo93-mK14lk5EY2LhqU4Z7gM0gG1RP=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We went to Diamond Crater and looked for diamonds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGiziVC1qpwSnq_bM_4G3k4iSmFITngz77IQFaF4nkrYdZHfE3P5LYneWg74G0gfmmQNa8ujAIVHaODUa_GObKcSRKthR3vBoLw4eC6X5LSqQnhT2zJuvMfLg4hi0L2kr_OvMQ_s1FRudfvhNI-yRXjUs-O2ZiLyAkCfGXnbX-7ttd-BY_cBMYnSZH=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGiziVC1qpwSnq_bM_4G3k4iSmFITngz77IQFaF4nkrYdZHfE3P5LYneWg74G0gfmmQNa8ujAIVHaODUa_GObKcSRKthR3vBoLw4eC6X5LSqQnhT2zJuvMfLg4hi0L2kr_OvMQ_s1FRudfvhNI-yRXjUs-O2ZiLyAkCfGXnbX-7ttd-BY_cBMYnSZH=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">It was a strange experience.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicwPNp7RGworOv4t1pEX9RCQziuH7-2gVh5jpzrra7mfagJDeUpOsq9H-0tAWbwiNyOZJX0RA2MgpZ2wuGOz61cMDGv5MsmJfCjvSHFig9SUCmkLbVmErnbFibw7OqcmUp7h5A-YVioC-jaTZWxIgzpGYwyXxgwLm5Jr2LBJMLpkO7h5ft8kMCkR3o=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicwPNp7RGworOv4t1pEX9RCQziuH7-2gVh5jpzrra7mfagJDeUpOsq9H-0tAWbwiNyOZJX0RA2MgpZ2wuGOz61cMDGv5MsmJfCjvSHFig9SUCmkLbVmErnbFibw7OqcmUp7h5A-YVioC-jaTZWxIgzpGYwyXxgwLm5Jr2LBJMLpkO7h5ft8kMCkR3o=s320" width="180" /></a> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimmTDSUjft_UbA6GanZX9JBTPc-Khj5feACZewikTjzPzBex0owcki-6BO2Zy54iWvz8ZkqCm2yMpwVhAbFMKeMPo6egH-sV3ZuGqg9Djo8hd2_4YP5PbskMcPgBHu0VicJF0XfHiaXMgfRNAWVAwyYyvMQmXS-IUYD8BEYHGgvW01E1KoUzj0wES5=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimmTDSUjft_UbA6GanZX9JBTPc-Khj5feACZewikTjzPzBex0owcki-6BO2Zy54iWvz8ZkqCm2yMpwVhAbFMKeMPo6egH-sV3ZuGqg9Djo8hd2_4YP5PbskMcPgBHu0VicJF0XfHiaXMgfRNAWVAwyYyvMQmXS-IUYD8BEYHGgvW01E1KoUzj0wES5=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Mostly boring and we did not find anything
even close to a diamond.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOCdo7uX7p8NldELS0DGvijLXo1-Lvlx16QrJH3uHERakFHphlqApy3kKIsZkWfPh8F3QWq1SzfzASRgd2MfpoYXVZ5eY4Gm4BIopkQHpu5SBcvBufoH-enCKskXFOMPV_ouccBEwE6A15N85JlOOlUzAmMtRgyOXgMDg2cS8RKsrJNGTOsetHbLrX=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOCdo7uX7p8NldELS0DGvijLXo1-Lvlx16QrJH3uHERakFHphlqApy3kKIsZkWfPh8F3QWq1SzfzASRgd2MfpoYXVZ5eY4Gm4BIopkQHpu5SBcvBufoH-enCKskXFOMPV_ouccBEwE6A15N85JlOOlUzAmMtRgyOXgMDg2cS8RKsrJNGTOsetHbLrX=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-NH-L901_heK3oAJGoyUWiF_WkTg50zjBxkOUwTiO9UnEiuSfek6ezpDmEbKYKDMKT98dIOiC4IyF_RNRybcQ2s1X0t1ra6_cNG5wyxEehKdJTQSU-tVir_c64agJzwKqUPaM8mTjaablbZ2pZ9eRKY8IXT5GJa3107qlVvlmq6EYfREN9J5LmGyo=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-NH-L901_heK3oAJGoyUWiF_WkTg50zjBxkOUwTiO9UnEiuSfek6ezpDmEbKYKDMKT98dIOiC4IyF_RNRybcQ2s1X0t1ra6_cNG5wyxEehKdJTQSU-tVir_c64agJzwKqUPaM8mTjaablbZ2pZ9eRKY8IXT5GJa3107qlVvlmq6EYfREN9J5LmGyo=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We took them to stick their hands in the hot springs which
is a must for all visitors </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoPLMyzV6djfYRgg3sosJ6eExGHOIp-SP9DQ2K3fNIg-GgXdYGix16fcMF-6CaLOTyVoAodBPuXmogvJlNU4jci2nrKid5fBmNW4pchz-SprxV_HWEBAMimpTlnROvfAxweXUHUHyy_CcRE-yCiX54G1Q5deWujRpWU86rbVuE90Yvb6kuL2DAPfkQ=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhoPLMyzV6djfYRgg3sosJ6eExGHOIp-SP9DQ2K3fNIg-GgXdYGix16fcMF-6CaLOTyVoAodBPuXmogvJlNU4jci2nrKid5fBmNW4pchz-SprxV_HWEBAMimpTlnROvfAxweXUHUHyy_CcRE-yCiX54G1Q5deWujRpWU86rbVuE90Yvb6kuL2DAPfkQ=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwnyx2W0Aqk5OnbSmhN6HofFNPdVEPVLar4y3l3HASYxoUDgQuxHrmcwLobB2VpTb5ex3Z0YSzwlxKc59IcEQHmS0Dd8naULYO506Y3HFWwF2Fr3jfeGfZ4UKi3z3XSb_eITgUoN4S1Y_Q4rb_lm6M8ffzuqlccFVLIgmHY6ClNX_oBTGLdykVl-0I=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwnyx2W0Aqk5OnbSmhN6HofFNPdVEPVLar4y3l3HASYxoUDgQuxHrmcwLobB2VpTb5ex3Z0YSzwlxKc59IcEQHmS0Dd8naULYO506Y3HFWwF2Fr3jfeGfZ4UKi3z3XSb_eITgUoN4S1Y_Q4rb_lm6M8ffzuqlccFVLIgmHY6ClNX_oBTGLdykVl-0I=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">and walked the promenade behind bath house row which
I had never done before.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEmw07kuGSW1_C2mfhmakY_YlvGmj8OvQS_RYQs6I_6QQDLYny8u0QzReZYuWoKK-JDFCAXoStXpiAC272PYoyeh6ejah6HPxDK4ihQ_2_72s65KTUSbNLbWSWlTkAQrZEsQ_HszIozZDWzMmlfEo3nmBlks3_MQZrKI4m_8wtxaUxxQEdUbgItLf_=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEmw07kuGSW1_C2mfhmakY_YlvGmj8OvQS_RYQs6I_6QQDLYny8u0QzReZYuWoKK-JDFCAXoStXpiAC272PYoyeh6ejah6HPxDK4ihQ_2_72s65KTUSbNLbWSWlTkAQrZEsQ_HszIozZDWzMmlfEo3nmBlks3_MQZrKI4m_8wtxaUxxQEdUbgItLf_=s320" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jenni helped me rip out all of the summer garden that had
frozen and we planted 90 cloves of garlic.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwRlt9yE5ehBmvI_bxN3WPMTyvb6DM48BXdc6rqccoU-5QIYu97Fi3ekNZo4sc7jClfUqzx-NBUV06rpBROMpENJTeZEdMaMir_2gi3czGNgx48q7QPkWzAIUH9scaXOVIhGT0qxTqLYnvsNOwKb2Unx1vjo1hRoJR_7ZxnM0mdEgssQZT2nej286I=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwRlt9yE5ehBmvI_bxN3WPMTyvb6DM48BXdc6rqccoU-5QIYu97Fi3ekNZo4sc7jClfUqzx-NBUV06rpBROMpENJTeZEdMaMir_2gi3czGNgx48q7QPkWzAIUH9scaXOVIhGT0qxTqLYnvsNOwKb2Unx1vjo1hRoJR_7ZxnM0mdEgssQZT2nej286I=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We made some sauerkraut that did not work out and in general
just had a lovely time.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzxhOXQ6q0GEWTGuDf0M5eWjDxMl6EyDoXsJUPw0mAG0ATq3-m9ulsMpWwGChltlajD7-rFBBokGrWIFwOn5C6HsIlKS6rPz55IpKLVta1NfClnQRxJ4A6zRdNo0eDZKRrU_Eh8Y5xlEP6BQnyiEaOSFU5jknjDn4EkbE7B7tVZ2Tn6hPbNCd0FJBZ=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzxhOXQ6q0GEWTGuDf0M5eWjDxMl6EyDoXsJUPw0mAG0ATq3-m9ulsMpWwGChltlajD7-rFBBokGrWIFwOn5C6HsIlKS6rPz55IpKLVta1NfClnQRxJ4A6zRdNo0eDZKRrU_Eh8Y5xlEP6BQnyiEaOSFU5jknjDn4EkbE7B7tVZ2Tn6hPbNCd0FJBZ=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Random things</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tarantula:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7jYoYPaU4SR8vsx8nv6_r1IX2no6mZlBddZ5JY9PDtpcWjNJQiwdHCKMKUhUA6iO4ZaDGfMuPpVyuf-dILlHdRjbcJvSRrBIGRzraCrVVDIqEXRNuFmmoYz8GdaGJpphKuSNZXNzr0EVp8UMrBrvHOgarLrjW2V3o2MZRW8buQIZV-_xAu6PTeAFS=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7jYoYPaU4SR8vsx8nv6_r1IX2no6mZlBddZ5JY9PDtpcWjNJQiwdHCKMKUhUA6iO4ZaDGfMuPpVyuf-dILlHdRjbcJvSRrBIGRzraCrVVDIqEXRNuFmmoYz8GdaGJpphKuSNZXNzr0EVp8UMrBrvHOgarLrjW2V3o2MZRW8buQIZV-_xAu6PTeAFS=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Super fat caterpillars that fall from the tree and sometimes land on you:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY_e8oj6Hf-Rlm7jB0cXlC_dVyCHtbMq2NDKD23gvR_lSEScloXVn837cgMsYYW0Ge1Cd0GiQ3-zBwVO8nbQtA4HGOlDi42iBlrf8N2Qig-uQtML-OMiybMBQ5jvCFUFjXA8FdGtWXBWtrgJSmILPwHWwk46yeV10JfgjMgTDK53ihryscAfPmi5Lk=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY_e8oj6Hf-Rlm7jB0cXlC_dVyCHtbMq2NDKD23gvR_lSEScloXVn837cgMsYYW0Ge1Cd0GiQ3-zBwVO8nbQtA4HGOlDi42iBlrf8N2Qig-uQtML-OMiybMBQ5jvCFUFjXA8FdGtWXBWtrgJSmILPwHWwk46yeV10JfgjMgTDK53ihryscAfPmi5Lk=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">A poor watermelon caught in the trellis:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXPLitV-CwzZor8bmZVTuHVX3YbPebqCTihJzS9Ow5jloh0_bT_YqRdE3puQ9Dpn1-fWohSsGV0SlqJKkBhDGOWUzJrEJakXyrOwvHzIDMBH1_xz5kEcGDt27FGwqAIuy35VsWFETEAFGhaeUyOViPVUfB4rk0CI-RuZz0tpHIm_-3SkRJrOtVt8xx=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXPLitV-CwzZor8bmZVTuHVX3YbPebqCTihJzS9Ow5jloh0_bT_YqRdE3puQ9Dpn1-fWohSsGV0SlqJKkBhDGOWUzJrEJakXyrOwvHzIDMBH1_xz5kEcGDt27FGwqAIuy35VsWFETEAFGhaeUyOViPVUfB4rk0CI-RuZz0tpHIm_-3SkRJrOtVt8xx=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fall was beautiful:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXEpxVJDw82UspJi6WKeyxnCT431RyQ-lflP-bhyPirMsGe6HT-Ffj4lfIhVAOkMH4Tzt3NVsiryDF8nFaAGymgEELiUr66UQFpYurMz4Zc19ts9uYtxn_Zhp4PeleqV2U1bt7hN5bUW49kbyCMDXrCuG65WxMMbL0kemD3AaaIwTtHoSgtS_Pybsr=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXEpxVJDw82UspJi6WKeyxnCT431RyQ-lflP-bhyPirMsGe6HT-Ffj4lfIhVAOkMH4Tzt3NVsiryDF8nFaAGymgEELiUr66UQFpYurMz4Zc19ts9uYtxn_Zhp4PeleqV2U1bt7hN5bUW49kbyCMDXrCuG65WxMMbL0kemD3AaaIwTtHoSgtS_Pybsr=s320" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The doggos are a joy, we love them so much:</p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-DnQ1wlBLcP2peZk71UTn8aqEGKFU1MuSSwSrA2FXgot8FBmZP7PPX9Ut8N2g4bsM3wvNrGjlgsjwUvsV3uzFI_5Al263BfCkoNKYDxy6JBSqK7sKvTjo4knXdcqvE_yjpJUwK-ybyXMxSab8J__XcHx_vzvbhsADI9amiL3cit2m_l9LGvmj4Src=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-DnQ1wlBLcP2peZk71UTn8aqEGKFU1MuSSwSrA2FXgot8FBmZP7PPX9Ut8N2g4bsM3wvNrGjlgsjwUvsV3uzFI_5Al263BfCkoNKYDxy6JBSqK7sKvTjo4knXdcqvE_yjpJUwK-ybyXMxSab8J__XcHx_vzvbhsADI9amiL3cit2m_l9LGvmj4Src=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are enjoying the changing of the seasons for the first time in our lives. I never realized how diverse they could be but each one has it's own beauty.</div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSnXK_0Oe28iXgmIiVd6Y1Ak9jKBqeRdEspShVmzdG0x1ecanv5o4GUr-nlMJHQCt2CUQhkC0f-9vQ_svbI4eFf5JxyOEl8LxANddMeSjcs8GrOgWtkzIx0Sj2V-9r_EuR9BWAraGx1rza7Z6opX21XPMsXSfbjG9K4tUnuT8t3ibdaf6-FtDvG48y=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSnXK_0Oe28iXgmIiVd6Y1Ak9jKBqeRdEspShVmzdG0x1ecanv5o4GUr-nlMJHQCt2CUQhkC0f-9vQ_svbI4eFf5JxyOEl8LxANddMeSjcs8GrOgWtkzIx0Sj2V-9r_EuR9BWAraGx1rza7Z6opX21XPMsXSfbjG9K4tUnuT8t3ibdaf6-FtDvG48y=s320" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> <br /></o:p></p><br /><p></p></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-18826658605194487222021-12-07T20:24:00.001-08:002021-12-07T20:24:58.959-08:00Meat Chickens<p>It has been over two months since I was last able to update
my blog. This is due to our crippling
internet situation. We finally were
able to get a T-mobile mifi and we now consistently get between 1 and 3 mbps so I
can actually upload photos.. T-Mobile will get us by until we get Starlink which is now projected to be available to our area in March of 2022. Come on Elon Musk!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>without further
delay,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>let me travel back in time to report
on our first chicken butchering!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First, let me just say that these meat chickens are NOT like
normal chickens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got Cornish Cross chicks
at Tractor Supply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mom happened to be
there and saw that they were on sale for 25 cents apiece!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpmneiVuhYy7qsRDDk0jDcMJ08QbXtkTQItnH2xOA1HG5M71UMh8qejH3QHup-OphBb3u7CIPqcspIGpZK0bU3sQlhoxNyCscBaMr0UnRJtuLVZ9Smyc7lDF8ZsEPaeKIjnW4s-wg3GLvfa4LSC-pn6tSyoD2UmkB05yvAavEzX0pQWhXFDZAmBzqT=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpmneiVuhYy7qsRDDk0jDcMJ08QbXtkTQItnH2xOA1HG5M71UMh8qejH3QHup-OphBb3u7CIPqcspIGpZK0bU3sQlhoxNyCscBaMr0UnRJtuLVZ9Smyc7lDF8ZsEPaeKIjnW4s-wg3GLvfa4LSC-pn6tSyoD2UmkB05yvAavEzX0pQWhXFDZAmBzqT=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">She got all 20 that were available, one died
the next day but we expected it would because something was wrong with its leg and
it couldn’t get around very well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi59BXyYcPL1_f2ux04rTYemaaw0UGcob_ff1_m8kJ4F72epxLjG4GeVzqIQKc6LmtDuoWxdz9sr7c-idoT5Hz_PH-IHroPiSo3CkJWTq9P-lLBLAVZMraMMRWV495glWBwgwThQgEQuENYATbGOh_WlzXBua9MypavTDVuAwswzmQXYCRUN0_GWZsY=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi59BXyYcPL1_f2ux04rTYemaaw0UGcob_ff1_m8kJ4F72epxLjG4GeVzqIQKc6LmtDuoWxdz9sr7c-idoT5Hz_PH-IHroPiSo3CkJWTq9P-lLBLAVZMraMMRWV495glWBwgwThQgEQuENYATbGOh_WlzXBua9MypavTDVuAwswzmQXYCRUN0_GWZsY=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">These chicks were nasty.
Poopy, smelly, ugly, gross little things that felt like hot, prickly, water
balloons when we had to handle them. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Their feathers took forever to come in and their rears were
huge and round and bulbous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They all
looked like they were carrying a load in their pants. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBsfgxXsL_oHAR1mq5OYr8_qJROylT_JT4iEBI2dKIsjBfc9C1-8M22eVpz3_VFfJN7fTS2hsmc6F9ezfs7vpy4mFI5gOXAN2XrDSahg58wY2gO9JKPMCzqtGtZCVIg7PrmXxKghjSdhw5WqOakDM89_yoLzvutXDtSLFCFaWFtgCWqJB8cDZ8Z6tU=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhBsfgxXsL_oHAR1mq5OYr8_qJROylT_JT4iEBI2dKIsjBfc9C1-8M22eVpz3_VFfJN7fTS2hsmc6F9ezfs7vpy4mFI5gOXAN2XrDSahg58wY2gO9JKPMCzqtGtZCVIg7PrmXxKghjSdhw5WqOakDM89_yoLzvutXDtSLFCFaWFtgCWqJB8cDZ8Z6tU=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Because of the Great Pyranees dogs, we were able to put them
in the chicken tractor that my dad built and didn’t worry too much about
predators.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfLCn7Lb-IFGQ5VK_Q9XkwWbomaQtyEXUqZQGKXKsTe-yTq4ptUPdVZF_3zoMUc8VFJTcU9UUYade0qZjGlHWi7aJBxtpMq4Y1ehf9caJMufwvkYlV-YPAx4iAqbiszOaEPS16byOLQQKXfhwqJaDOJxHX5u_nYzuiAVPrZIgrUg4dQspRale6-fQm=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfLCn7Lb-IFGQ5VK_Q9XkwWbomaQtyEXUqZQGKXKsTe-yTq4ptUPdVZF_3zoMUc8VFJTcU9UUYade0qZjGlHWi7aJBxtpMq4Y1ehf9caJMufwvkYlV-YPAx4iAqbiszOaEPS16byOLQQKXfhwqJaDOJxHX5u_nYzuiAVPrZIgrUg4dQspRale6-fQm=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>We found this possum near the
tractor the first week they were out there. What good dogs!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL8sqh82LGHHGvs2w-p77_nsRhIgmRrf4TmCkrH2MdsDeesSlBX0Jub9I04Dhsu6EyxyRwOfo25fMfCnPnOx-6HWg53i-ocOzBmRUQVDCgpDnCPFJupD4ipHLg1SxXM4WZBK-xYU6goKO42V3ICvqwGOCn2JNVFpgEDJNVyUo6luUduRsuvcWJnIxD=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL8sqh82LGHHGvs2w-p77_nsRhIgmRrf4TmCkrH2MdsDeesSlBX0Jub9I04Dhsu6EyxyRwOfo25fMfCnPnOx-6HWg53i-ocOzBmRUQVDCgpDnCPFJupD4ipHLg1SxXM4WZBK-xYU6goKO42V3ICvqwGOCn2JNVFpgEDJNVyUo6luUduRsuvcWJnIxD=s320" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Every morning I would go out and drag the
tractor to a patch of fresh grass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The chickens literally ate all day. I couldn’t keep their food trays full. They were so fat and lazy they would lie
down to eat. (something that normal chickens never do) </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG9qzAXcpTkUDcUdo5O0GZ1NXgEIY-7PiyWff6xSCQKPl-td2GJZrYofqQn2iuVbpFQVO_-ff9TRGW7lpmPCJPWWrYJoshGeHJ8OeCQRxgzgePeMCm7eYyVTrmFfsng9h_gIgsT7Fn0ZwE5VR8Kom_I5ENG4e3jztl6RDjyQIkEaBY95Zfbxf2K92q=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG9qzAXcpTkUDcUdo5O0GZ1NXgEIY-7PiyWff6xSCQKPl-td2GJZrYofqQn2iuVbpFQVO_-ff9TRGW7lpmPCJPWWrYJoshGeHJ8OeCQRxgzgePeMCm7eYyVTrmFfsng9h_gIgsT7Fn0ZwE5VR8Kom_I5ENG4e3jztl6RDjyQIkEaBY95Zfbxf2K92q=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">We took their food away at night so that they
would not over eat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have been known
to eat too much and have heart problems or leg problems due to fast and excessive
weight gain. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpsrfqfwFPGcIGJnI0RVppUgurvQ1gYXDVNm5nl_sFg78A5OLBXdeiTplTAs5SxnjGzUy4p26oTezI0fCn9IF6DbxLTWWf7hS_2x8Gjd_og_qtopHxyilMZQMudccXT87ByR3UdFx-FFu6Q-wSsuxduCk-ehMB2HrGAQGhZMbCbEUmzAnuYJ-vNMnE=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpsrfqfwFPGcIGJnI0RVppUgurvQ1gYXDVNm5nl_sFg78A5OLBXdeiTplTAs5SxnjGzUy4p26oTezI0fCn9IF6DbxLTWWf7hS_2x8Gjd_og_qtopHxyilMZQMudccXT87ByR3UdFx-FFu6Q-wSsuxduCk-ehMB2HrGAQGhZMbCbEUmzAnuYJ-vNMnE=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The chickens’ weight ranged from 8 to 10 pounds alive.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFBY9j_78uLniqU4NpgMGqiEJxggDGGR9fV970tmTLD2XPHGoyNJKquI3qMNgrPG22AII4oOwEC5hauKYYARDwRCOgsBW3xl9qa8LElFTstWgDjiExhVz7h034nbRsKCCqa-iQUL_t9UnN0EiI7aNxDxhlfwP6uhOIE_KorQXvUs-RzIjSQVAVDdYD=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFBY9j_78uLniqU4NpgMGqiEJxggDGGR9fV970tmTLD2XPHGoyNJKquI3qMNgrPG22AII4oOwEC5hauKYYARDwRCOgsBW3xl9qa8LElFTstWgDjiExhVz7h034nbRsKCCqa-iQUL_t9UnN0EiI7aNxDxhlfwP6uhOIE_KorQXvUs-RzIjSQVAVDdYD=s320" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Finally butchering day came.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> In preparation, </span>I watched several butchering videos and was
fairly confident in the process.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhER5_CPNXsgq0O-LES5LgLI1VyVYbP9GKeMjNLsP0M1tRO-NCvUxV4vdD2L_lnccEGG2Urv0U6-5R1a1JRjxHsdnEn--NtSbDABUbNgB_O3KRtw6CP1bfrlyZndvUdF_8fkUOCgU8OUcfNk2eaMkWq6mJT9x1xnhh-MFOnMckqBGBoZqaUvUp5dLY3=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhER5_CPNXsgq0O-LES5LgLI1VyVYbP9GKeMjNLsP0M1tRO-NCvUxV4vdD2L_lnccEGG2Urv0U6-5R1a1JRjxHsdnEn--NtSbDABUbNgB_O3KRtw6CP1bfrlyZndvUdF_8fkUOCgU8OUcfNk2eaMkWq6mJT9x1xnhh-MFOnMckqBGBoZqaUvUp5dLY3=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">My Aunt Faith had given me the killing cone for my
birthday. I ordered a couple of knives
and bags on Amazon but we had everything
else we needed: hose, propane camp
stove, table, canopy.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxyHLpntLOe5RN3QRF-D_PER9T-93pgNcfZxFH9r537Fc5lQXQsyhulgwjNvMHhBQyI605uSb-BQb1OwouFiyKX6xG5NjsY8X1jESs7kiRd14m9I5itfBGl0MHJ2_ZO3Zn8sVOLrfwSAWP7zIk3kGbRgrSwb6TnNvBgixwvVTPlzFHQZHuIJN59SRd=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxyHLpntLOe5RN3QRF-D_PER9T-93pgNcfZxFH9r537Fc5lQXQsyhulgwjNvMHhBQyI605uSb-BQb1OwouFiyKX6xG5NjsY8X1jESs7kiRd14m9I5itfBGl0MHJ2_ZO3Zn8sVOLrfwSAWP7zIk3kGbRgrSwb6TnNvBgixwvVTPlzFHQZHuIJN59SRd=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Josh did 17 of the 19 throat slittings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did 2 just so that I knew I could do
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did not like to do it but it was
fine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After the chicken bled out for about 3 minutes, we dunked the body in a pot of 150 degree water for about 1 minute or
until the feathers came out easily.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNUf3afvOOVPi_1ZLtd9ffGoyLwiMgW7rfegVpdSedIUlQI6PcujwNNSEj7onW0B1S13NFze48H3r1lUqAtGjUFIy82hlXH2Vt229yByPy9HsFVtugwSzVSSQHCLAuv7O_ftCUg1fvxBsxp0lF7LZpYmdyUTxn74l1KDjEugaB6I6c-bETpZOQqou6=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNUf3afvOOVPi_1ZLtd9ffGoyLwiMgW7rfegVpdSedIUlQI6PcujwNNSEj7onW0B1S13NFze48H3r1lUqAtGjUFIy82hlXH2Vt229yByPy9HsFVtugwSzVSSQHCLAuv7O_ftCUg1fvxBsxp0lF7LZpYmdyUTxn74l1KDjEugaB6I6c-bETpZOQqou6=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The kids’ main job was plucking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They preferred that the head and feet were
cut off before they plucked. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8kNqAbcVGVTvM0035HByshw4e60wC-AT1gxYxCVeCPOLNarBLUAsBnaOYWOeziwbVcP93dWejAdiTjlMPnTC9xU2KLN3Mi-fFyuY96r68uh4bWjP78HdCgULLQV53BO6NvroLIoWstCzHZMAQGl8YWuoWxGJuBQ8b1KWR_4f4tfbSby_O0AfmpMUn=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8kNqAbcVGVTvM0035HByshw4e60wC-AT1gxYxCVeCPOLNarBLUAsBnaOYWOeziwbVcP93dWejAdiTjlMPnTC9xU2KLN3Mi-fFyuY96r68uh4bWjP78HdCgULLQV53BO6NvroLIoWstCzHZMAQGl8YWuoWxGJuBQ8b1KWR_4f4tfbSby_O0AfmpMUn=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-z9hRaYlZBTEp7QZg8FdIKEiqlBE8XKwTrpThsuFkZHLB3JZtBXHhQgp6l1CSu_y7KYEOWujROGPXgQXBGBmnkbXl4gkCPaKLxwW5ASZ43wOU1_jPEY_tVhcVw5uraMphoySe8cJo4rd4Gpmzz4JA2dBjpkwlyQJZxV1ylyvQRkEStvVPq1oTYpSN=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-z9hRaYlZBTEp7QZg8FdIKEiqlBE8XKwTrpThsuFkZHLB3JZtBXHhQgp6l1CSu_y7KYEOWujROGPXgQXBGBmnkbXl4gkCPaKLxwW5ASZ43wOU1_jPEY_tVhcVw5uraMphoySe8cJo4rd4Gpmzz4JA2dBjpkwlyQJZxV1ylyvQRkEStvVPq1oTYpSN=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzVhNftaGh290PAgY_ap-RgfzeLKGibyxi76GIxTXvfaizHTg86OEoky4t3QVE_YppET9TLC2qTBq3g36K3V_6oBLRPAtJDxdOZeVPbaimevL-8OrPPILY9pqMOQYUFWyPSYldwlV-ZnxlIcHMRtyuqgfun3K4XG6TKIQ8Y0lMrgsNF5YBzp9EbhWh=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzVhNftaGh290PAgY_ap-RgfzeLKGibyxi76GIxTXvfaizHTg86OEoky4t3QVE_YppET9TLC2qTBq3g36K3V_6oBLRPAtJDxdOZeVPbaimevL-8OrPPILY9pqMOQYUFWyPSYldwlV-ZnxlIcHMRtyuqgfun3K4XG6TKIQ8Y0lMrgsNF5YBzp9EbhWh=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Water boy.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj76W9KMyFoFVgsCgQSWu0oHlvninrAw2duDjDYD0EHTxihIbt7hpaeTMOYDSMPDegw2X7a4bPxYJAcbUBe-akms59RBcnyg-Y6TqyB1-xy3VMoZgWVTlXZgiURJGmOf9m-dDqNyDYaN8XQ2SMOwno4-LJg0sVA-F80Ar7L6J22VBgpPGA6Xx5W3AFG=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj76W9KMyFoFVgsCgQSWu0oHlvninrAw2duDjDYD0EHTxihIbt7hpaeTMOYDSMPDegw2X7a4bPxYJAcbUBe-akms59RBcnyg-Y6TqyB1-xy3VMoZgWVTlXZgiURJGmOf9m-dDqNyDYaN8XQ2SMOwno4-LJg0sVA-F80Ar7L6J22VBgpPGA6Xx5W3AFG=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After plucking, the body was hosed off and sent to the evisceration
table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaZlZZWa9lZGoANmrxXZuXrKBiktxF1Cx3oah5T413XKvk7wNQtMa8uC4BFiyNzNazWppxGUxDA16x8vS91FMQZeAGqhvYVGZsRJGR0tnUG98X5rmJdOTQJMud20aDp_UIJlc69CNXa8kBxSNfBtbj6PDm7JwFmtzBvD2LQMM_c1VBlIA3oMNIkoRy=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaZlZZWa9lZGoANmrxXZuXrKBiktxF1Cx3oah5T413XKvk7wNQtMa8uC4BFiyNzNazWppxGUxDA16x8vS91FMQZeAGqhvYVGZsRJGR0tnUG98X5rmJdOTQJMud20aDp_UIJlc69CNXa8kBxSNfBtbj6PDm7JwFmtzBvD2LQMM_c1VBlIA3oMNIkoRy=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>This was the hardest part of the
process but honestly it was not bad at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The first chicken took me about 15 minutes to get cleaned out but by the
last I was down to about 5 minutes – which is still slow in the homesteading
butchering world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN9huOMcqTiN2YUi007z6ky7q24EjMSUH9R2GVQdo-1ICMN2mTx3MNPwnIP0Sn1vs5N8WodJy_b-tafGo2w2o4_oYxwyxDy-VPXyfvQU8XyVfjWKdEijXkAvIH9U067Jq-fVJ3YblmlXco0q6_sWepf-hwNEZtuz_nP0GjF5d9jxxwrHl1TzP1By3v=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiN9huOMcqTiN2YUi007z6ky7q24EjMSUH9R2GVQdo-1ICMN2mTx3MNPwnIP0Sn1vs5N8WodJy_b-tafGo2w2o4_oYxwyxDy-VPXyfvQU8XyVfjWKdEijXkAvIH9U067Jq-fVJ3YblmlXco0q6_sWepf-hwNEZtuz_nP0GjF5d9jxxwrHl1TzP1By3v=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We decided that some of the chickens we would leave whole
but the rest my mom cut up into “grocery store” cuts so that when we need
chicken breast, we have just breast,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not
a whole chicken.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or when we make oven baked
drumsticks, there they are, altogether in a bag.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfnQ4AXg5VxnUPXvnlmRqExD9HY6fDHcvuejmnNH-ncyLy738v0WMtjhcuDuxex8m7vKJOCrmhtCdM3Sp3YA9lm_6sIc4zZMeDI7mxA8_247TuT62JtIme6nPLR_6QjsfpBQa4iHvbA47e6JdBaGeaHXRCZ8LzbzYP9YwhptuPa6fIh8B9tsuyQKo2=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfnQ4AXg5VxnUPXvnlmRqExD9HY6fDHcvuejmnNH-ncyLy738v0WMtjhcuDuxex8m7vKJOCrmhtCdM3Sp3YA9lm_6sIc4zZMeDI7mxA8_247TuT62JtIme6nPLR_6QjsfpBQa4iHvbA47e6JdBaGeaHXRCZ8LzbzYP9YwhptuPa6fIh8B9tsuyQKo2=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Posing with the last chicken.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4TvPtV_cEqcpBdXODAiyQL1V0aB1t3NH_Xa_3VUxLzTAzLwfV9W6J8OiqmeF31hsU833N2ogXATrq2DRrejHCO5Oj60oO29TekvGf1bz9wVTbtt-JxOUSI38RX2JKIcsXW7zJuNIB4tS4UyG0Iqir6KlMH-Qrp35ZzEr0oPS8QeZ62HBYER1zV_3O=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4TvPtV_cEqcpBdXODAiyQL1V0aB1t3NH_Xa_3VUxLzTAzLwfV9W6J8OiqmeF31hsU833N2ogXATrq2DRrejHCO5Oj60oO29TekvGf1bz9wVTbtt-JxOUSI38RX2JKIcsXW7zJuNIB4tS4UyG0Iqir6KlMH-Qrp35ZzEr0oPS8QeZ62HBYER1zV_3O=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Finished and ready for the freezer the weights were between
6 and 7 lbs each.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ended up with 126 lbs of
meat that cost us $145 dollars to raise. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3cjnZ4P_MpO1VyAD2shnb3pN6gfSlcKJ3b4VEDE7UWtCSIPC9jmqSHx0s3izpWUEdEUt-mT1EySNki0uSKey7Z6846V-sXv2iaolC3e5D9Y516qcK1YhEsnsWfp73mTOGrs63irUoc4tkNkY51VmM8X0EVAjdkK1rLjea1jpJHLsDXWCrbpJPPkY7=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3cjnZ4P_MpO1VyAD2shnb3pN6gfSlcKJ3b4VEDE7UWtCSIPC9jmqSHx0s3izpWUEdEUt-mT1EySNki0uSKey7Z6846V-sXv2iaolC3e5D9Y516qcK1YhEsnsWfp73mTOGrs63irUoc4tkNkY51VmM8X0EVAjdkK1rLjea1jpJHLsDXWCrbpJPPkY7=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As seems to be common of Arkansas weather, the day started
of misty and cool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then it got so hot
and sunny that we set up the pop-up canopy to work under. By the end of the
day,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> it poured
rain on us as we finished the last chicken.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjli4SoRQEHMXHJi74up6mGfKr9Ay2T0tJK5bOFhf4UPysY1sDJgCYMwS2Nku7jWHE1bkafriz5r2l6vTDY-Yvwzad6N8-fm_a22IidLfrpbw3MXjF9A6_23jPpm7vjdoqDV_wKppqIqlBzMYxSPgiXlmJy8p3AYLD5FhmaAP-RiYiK9XrBeBi5rJpB=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjli4SoRQEHMXHJi74up6mGfKr9Ay2T0tJK5bOFhf4UPysY1sDJgCYMwS2Nku7jWHE1bkafriz5r2l6vTDY-Yvwzad6N8-fm_a22IidLfrpbw3MXjF9A6_23jPpm7vjdoqDV_wKppqIqlBzMYxSPgiXlmJy8p3AYLD5FhmaAP-RiYiK9XrBeBi5rJpB=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The kids did so well with the whole process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were not grossed out or sad at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am very proud of them for their hard work
and no complaining. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGTvxEtDAvZYaJk0gP9lvOEYOztMGKEWag0KiPqpn64F3ZlycZH8GUTYChE2uo4WO9xVE8FQ3aD5pWK5c99KymiLHgmYGApaqBO2XgGt30w3X4Z_4SEwyT2USmNO5iLWEPo4hCUu7idZGMxM2AakDym2NgypQY2OYfcJ9ieGmQd0Xn6oXIV8qllknP=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGTvxEtDAvZYaJk0gP9lvOEYOztMGKEWag0KiPqpn64F3ZlycZH8GUTYChE2uo4WO9xVE8FQ3aD5pWK5c99KymiLHgmYGApaqBO2XgGt30w3X4Z_4SEwyT2USmNO5iLWEPo4hCUu7idZGMxM2AakDym2NgypQY2OYfcJ9ieGmQd0Xn6oXIV8qllknP=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We had a whole mess of chicken paws that Joy diligently
helped me process and get ready for bone broth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXdzMh9Yk3zb-Fiqg9BtmNM-OHVk682ytCZpSYx2-n-zrHjpZEdhfna7ddoODN1XT-tgymiHqzZ69AUQMeetYqaMfQtGKUj-uuqLEIw2kz-Kr41Ltdx13WMSkvMNhxvez9dFFNuJEVQMOFILNJmyXN-LlZRYSeLoE8iwvgbdRtqWkPbTMlI3lF1qkF=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXdzMh9Yk3zb-Fiqg9BtmNM-OHVk682ytCZpSYx2-n-zrHjpZEdhfna7ddoODN1XT-tgymiHqzZ69AUQMeetYqaMfQtGKUj-uuqLEIw2kz-Kr41Ltdx13WMSkvMNhxvez9dFFNuJEVQMOFILNJmyXN-LlZRYSeLoE8iwvgbdRtqWkPbTMlI3lF1qkF=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje7I_qq2lrsqrdv-GiT6g_ToA9cahHA5cMOTaAvzMF7lKB50i_PvY9QtQ8WfAeX5-frrqHPuv7vLv2VO1HSgOhNwOhwhHw6hbn3ZCeskhkscBtYDKfFqFnboGivE43v6ESrXQGACRI93yQLwe_GyMfB66DlqBEw2WFpWLwVGRI_HfSxO6ltDRejdjn=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje7I_qq2lrsqrdv-GiT6g_ToA9cahHA5cMOTaAvzMF7lKB50i_PvY9QtQ8WfAeX5-frrqHPuv7vLv2VO1HSgOhNwOhwhHw6hbn3ZCeskhkscBtYDKfFqFnboGivE43v6ESrXQGACRI93yQLwe_GyMfB66DlqBEw2WFpWLwVGRI_HfSxO6ltDRejdjn=s320" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span> This is a picture of the first broth I’ve ever made with chicken feet. It looked like we were boiling
baby hands!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc_E0UhR8gcProZL9Gu8oDpHv1ntvi8D7Lp75dfMFY4DU4isEGgYcxNPNrdG4nXI4CNCNEllf4CaqOcpPuJUjgJ_kfILYKyAvk1pa2NP3KfmHn3c8PmjSeANdFL4d72PRDFdl_dQOZRDc2zRI7JEnIJpi1RR-anyWMuYgNmalPE83v8RgsgRwr6x_-=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc_E0UhR8gcProZL9Gu8oDpHv1ntvi8D7Lp75dfMFY4DU4isEGgYcxNPNrdG4nXI4CNCNEllf4CaqOcpPuJUjgJ_kfILYKyAvk1pa2NP3KfmHn3c8PmjSeANdFL4d72PRDFdl_dQOZRDc2zRI7JEnIJpi1RR-anyWMuYgNmalPE83v8RgsgRwr6x_-=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The next night we baked 2 of the whole chickens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was afraid it would taste weird but I tell
you,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it was THE BEST chicken we all have
ever had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was a special meal for
us as everything we ate was home grown on our little homestead. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYfU2PW9ZzrfGoko1gn9-Dh7U98-xketO8MFXlrBmB_Ve-De2-gyMvXLo0zJNT8BXy0IRfJsYZguQh7-0EbPU8MQvFEN_QqreKvMwJ4VSY9WnkfnGTeM4ypljl1WqJztPqBUylGN47tx4mvtHmlCiM67DZFa64veawjR6Gm1ssEU53xZ0n39m5C2XI=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYfU2PW9ZzrfGoko1gn9-Dh7U98-xketO8MFXlrBmB_Ve-De2-gyMvXLo0zJNT8BXy0IRfJsYZguQh7-0EbPU8MQvFEN_QqreKvMwJ4VSY9WnkfnGTeM4ypljl1WqJztPqBUylGN47tx4mvtHmlCiM67DZFa64veawjR6Gm1ssEU53xZ0n39m5C2XI=s320" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Right after we ate that chicken that was to die for,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>we all decided that raising meat chicken was definitely
worth it,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not only for cost but also
because it was fun, generally easy, and tasted SO good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, since then,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>we have eaten more of the chicken and it has
not been as good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know if it is
because those first 2 were fresh and never frozen or what, but the frozen ones
have not been nearly as tender - not bad but just your average chicken.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Come Spring we will decide whether or not we want to raise
meat chickens again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Regardless,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it was a very rewarding experience that I am
so glad we did!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We felt like legit
homesteaders and it made us more confident for our future endeavors. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipzjeYo8tQzK5_4GzuOyrGO1WhfCAhXV89Br8VB7Feq35Y3MLgOaXhByZR3IGl9PZKEyzwjMRXMyJxWhmWvjv5zA6JWNJgaL1rV2HslTqb8NYi6wBv8WABUXkUBYffuLsem9bMnDFaxS0B_grR942opX36XMjnElaPTcLdc6qwWf_rJb9bcEnqcrTs=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipzjeYo8tQzK5_4GzuOyrGO1WhfCAhXV89Br8VB7Feq35Y3MLgOaXhByZR3IGl9PZKEyzwjMRXMyJxWhmWvjv5zA6JWNJgaL1rV2HslTqb8NYi6wBv8WABUXkUBYffuLsem9bMnDFaxS0B_grR942opX36XMjnElaPTcLdc6qwWf_rJb9bcEnqcrTs=s320" width="320" /></a></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-67389209690290090462021-10-04T18:55:00.007-07:002021-10-04T19:01:59.658-07:00Double Baptism<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We enjoyed a special Sunday this weekend! Josh baptized both Joy and Paige at our church's big, outdoor service.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Claire read their testimonies, while Jack was more interested in the drone capturing overhead video</span>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvG_ctm1hVzmUvRxLMpKFsVc7DQwFBEQDUKZ2o9E9s2LLla5TCLX2mg6fZgh4GA4QqCmADhb-QoFkCEQeAiUoeGuqhhqZWXYOhjAwGPM9E6SCGGO8idg_gznK32kjv-vayiLsw61CGPUY/s2048/IMG_20211003_095943150_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1337" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvG_ctm1hVzmUvRxLMpKFsVc7DQwFBEQDUKZ2o9E9s2LLla5TCLX2mg6fZgh4GA4QqCmADhb-QoFkCEQeAiUoeGuqhhqZWXYOhjAwGPM9E6SCGGO8idg_gznK32kjv-vayiLsw61CGPUY/s320/IMG_20211003_095943150_HDR.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-39739118557615724972021-09-20T19:27:00.001-07:002021-09-20T19:27:10.530-07:00Project: Deck Restore<p> We have knocked out some serious projects around here in the
past month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel like our house is
nice enough to have people over at this point!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Since the day we bought this house I have dreaded refinishing
the deck. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was in terrible shape, it
wraps around the house with different levels, the sides of the deck are just
wood literally going down to the ground and touching the always moist dirt and bottoms of those boards were green and rotting and looked awful.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLRamLLu_XRKn1eOyHNASGqXNNqxPDhdgJlGyhcgacGQtQqPVMuC5S9yJi8lI1jdfuV_ks_trzgsSluiJV74S8SqCoWixny-CQx_LIJfoPU1XnA-enwLa66REbfptl7Tn2vd1eIRS5ug/s2048/IMG_20210904_113559276.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLRamLLu_XRKn1eOyHNASGqXNNqxPDhdgJlGyhcgacGQtQqPVMuC5S9yJi8lI1jdfuV_ks_trzgsSluiJV74S8SqCoWixny-CQx_LIJfoPU1XnA-enwLa66REbfptl7Tn2vd1eIRS5ug/s320/IMG_20210904_113559276.jpg" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Josh was in Arizona for the week to visit his family and to go to our friend's wedding so my parents and I went ahead and tried our best to get the deck done before he got home. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Prepping the deck.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTx5klrZ8evTnWsHhriV3yIhBzAEG8dgFmY92A-P8yzxJc9ev1hMvvXgE-11zO9t8i07xQZA329V4O9k3VKBtjlqp1V6-kD-O-SSgl0ba31UYyafR-VuMSgtj7jC-yrdi4ITR6SPZOC8/s2048/IMG_20210904_113627068.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjTx5klrZ8evTnWsHhriV3yIhBzAEG8dgFmY92A-P8yzxJc9ev1hMvvXgE-11zO9t8i07xQZA329V4O9k3VKBtjlqp1V6-kD-O-SSgl0ba31UYyafR-VuMSgtj7jC-yrdi4ITR6SPZOC8/s320/IMG_20210904_113627068.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> I
used a saws-all to cut along the bottom of the sides to cut off the rotting
wood that was touching the ground. </span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuhqOgwKO5eJIa2i7f288VMdAEE1F5LdZ1VtHYGkXIRL5yUcdUYU5AS-KRk2DnAp4HhE5otiYgPKMmI3KZGXfKaCTNSnwxayy73pIpXPb8LbPoMnmobknUCL9mR0iJ5GGd1sgkSP66gY/s2048/IMG_20210903_103927312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuhqOgwKO5eJIa2i7f288VMdAEE1F5LdZ1VtHYGkXIRL5yUcdUYU5AS-KRk2DnAp4HhE5otiYgPKMmI3KZGXfKaCTNSnwxayy73pIpXPb8LbPoMnmobknUCL9mR0iJ5GGd1sgkSP66gY/s320/IMG_20210903_103927312.jpg" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ge6a3NYSRABZqBP2MHe94UNR0iQ-MXU3gm_3IJoXoU2XGk4cA-XAouMfSqFbU7V1CzLJJWUSxwxHPrNTSXWiAMuPYsV-1tASck-xxtSMjsGOobANfVoLDKhyoQOzZE76mwJ7jfFO5tM/s1440/26868.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ge6a3NYSRABZqBP2MHe94UNR0iQ-MXU3gm_3IJoXoU2XGk4cA-XAouMfSqFbU7V1CzLJJWUSxwxHPrNTSXWiAMuPYsV-1tASck-xxtSMjsGOobANfVoLDKhyoQOzZE76mwJ7jfFO5tM/s320/26868.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Then
we cut 8in by 12ft hardy board (cement boards that look like wood) in half so
they were 4in by 12 ft. We hung the
hardy boards all along the bottom of the sides making a clean edge that will not rot. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDL7WUVfqaopPHch7gYAzYPpjDu_18hdwFSTBpt5vM_N9pi8JbC6fJ74wMuKdIKjg7wtsPtoEULVGUeWfW7DNKhMpN-IwXcmZh4ZR99SQP3WbAU_XazQo85ZkymkPW1iG4H3yXtL39JMk/s2048/IMG_20210904_113838017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDL7WUVfqaopPHch7gYAzYPpjDu_18hdwFSTBpt5vM_N9pi8JbC6fJ74wMuKdIKjg7wtsPtoEULVGUeWfW7DNKhMpN-IwXcmZh4ZR99SQP3WbAU_XazQo85ZkymkPW1iG4H3yXtL39JMk/s320/IMG_20210904_113838017.jpg" width="180" /></a> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Next, we replaced several of the
rail uprights. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqP5b9WZFA1n5CWzv9kJufy8XFVDfZnvYBOm1-pyj4DbT8HDGlV_kY1wKBl4rVlaJXjtUArFuJalCmrBZ-h0l176YmtEkGSSrcP-6jS1lk6ASUgY-fFaEPj8gdb_a7TSGXNJrg31yMNI/s2048/IMG_20210904_113634482.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqP5b9WZFA1n5CWzv9kJufy8XFVDfZnvYBOm1-pyj4DbT8HDGlV_kY1wKBl4rVlaJXjtUArFuJalCmrBZ-h0l176YmtEkGSSrcP-6jS1lk6ASUgY-fFaEPj8gdb_a7TSGXNJrg31yMNI/s320/IMG_20210904_113634482.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Then my mom used wood filler on most of the boards
that were in really bad shape to fill in holes, or cracks. There were a few oily spots also that she painted over with a special primer. </p><p class="MsoNormal">The previous owners had replaced a section of
the deck boards really, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">really</i> poorly,
so my dad had to undo what they had done and redid it correctly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also replaced a few deck boards that were
rotting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The previous owners also used 4
different kinds of screws on this deck so we never knew if we needed a Philips, star, small
star, or a square bit. You can imagine our frustration having to switch drill bits so often throughout this project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I could go on a rant about how absolutely ludicrous it is that different
kinds of screw heads even exist, seriously, why couldn’t they just all by
Philips? Or squares? Pick one and let it be universal!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But I will suppress my rage and
not go off on that tangent. </p><p class="MsoNormal">While doing all of this, we noticed that the front deck had a big hump in it and that one corner of it was way lower than the rest. My dad was able to jack it up at the corner and somehow leveled out the hump. It is impressively level now! I am mad that I don't have a picture of this in progress. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We spent a long time sanding every inch of the deck to dull the top layer
of paint and smooth out our wood filler patches. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Then we had to clean the deck really well and that meant
running a tool down the length of every.single.crack to clear out any rocks,
acorns, tree debris, etc that was stuck. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We finished this job just in the nick of
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fall leaves were just beginning
to drop on the deck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we had waited
another week, it would have never been leaf free. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My dad reconstructed these back steps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Previously, they were, well, loose and crooked for one thing, but also open so the dogs would
lie under the stairs and get dirty and gross. The cats used it as a litter
box so flies congregated around the door there. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrhH60U7AG_1BsleH9SFkHp-bRYXGZNizU51E6vxBmkz9XWM7wg1T5y1xwfpuDH_NQcph_2f2EIU56K5fsW3FfIlYM6SAxKfu40tYCItZutYFCuRNLsGsXQvVlPn-sV-xVLW3ea5kBT8/s2048/IMG_20210906_151900583.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrhH60U7AG_1BsleH9SFkHp-bRYXGZNizU51E6vxBmkz9XWM7wg1T5y1xwfpuDH_NQcph_2f2EIU56K5fsW3FfIlYM6SAxKfu40tYCItZutYFCuRNLsGsXQvVlPn-sV-xVLW3ea5kBT8/s320/IMG_20210906_151900583.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">It looks a million times nicer. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Painting the deck – Finally it was time to paint!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We chose to go with Cabot Deck Correct on the
top surface of the deck and Cabot Solid Stain on the railings and sides of the
deck. It comes as a tint-able base. We chose the color "New Redwood". I was pleased that both products were EXACTLY the same color after being mixed. This project took 10 gallons of Deck Correct and 6 gallons of the solid stain.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9M_sgCbkKE-5uGlB3AsG1fY0jzMYaFFO1q2P2Nbu_4TFNGF2poq8pY584MwrBlCKFS2y1KmK4876RiRlPv_MMJ1-NX1QxylV2GLh0ZzFu_SnWkGZbaEpOoVQpaNWx9070BhX00rv2vY/s2048/IMG_20210920_110548795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9M_sgCbkKE-5uGlB3AsG1fY0jzMYaFFO1q2P2Nbu_4TFNGF2poq8pY584MwrBlCKFS2y1KmK4876RiRlPv_MMJ1-NX1QxylV2GLh0ZzFu_SnWkGZbaEpOoVQpaNWx9070BhX00rv2vY/s320/IMG_20210920_110548795.jpg" width="180" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The deck correct has a sandy
texture so the deck will not be so slick when it rains. It was also supposed to cover any flaws and imperfections but it definitely did not. I'm glad we were so thorough in our prepping.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF69ZCKB_edLR_-Zzu2hr11VCNz5VoRr2zTJ5o87fLm1aV_m9yia4lZI5KmTx4h5OUjvLUAxAvux2yV-rs9JrbTkCiukAnbXSlKt4NxyidOqADSG3-WUh01gVUbyjaD5wxXre7I4_00E4/s2048/IMG_20210920_105132627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF69ZCKB_edLR_-Zzu2hr11VCNz5VoRr2zTJ5o87fLm1aV_m9yia4lZI5KmTx4h5OUjvLUAxAvux2yV-rs9JrbTkCiukAnbXSlKt4NxyidOqADSG3-WUh01gVUbyjaD5wxXre7I4_00E4/s320/IMG_20210920_105132627.jpg" width="180" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The solid stain was basically paint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You cannot see any wood grain through it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(which is what we were going for)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I used a paint sprayer for the rails.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a life saver but it also was a pain in
the neck!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwxS-_1Pb8s_S1D2OzGubjKi7ACgk7IL8lPNIJQC345jSjTrg5jTZETKKVEEzEHceFr5GMgcYw0wlp4YNGZqA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />Every time I had to refill the
tank, (which was several times) it would not work correctly and paint would spit
out of the nozzle in big drops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
figured out a cleaning ritual that seemed to make it happy so it wasn’t so bad
once I figured it out. Thankfully, this was a one coat deal.<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4KUcIS0FBpRLX-fcKuupQw5YfqXiKhCJnmgb0eSBK84pgCCPXRwc8Thbb5TfX-k3qHnR_v96hppeO9nUcdFu-yi7PdZi_4QxBrYk_XbWS2Pz0kvuLRt_1l-KrucXI4ETsMEasOfWxZA/s1440/26866.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4KUcIS0FBpRLX-fcKuupQw5YfqXiKhCJnmgb0eSBK84pgCCPXRwc8Thbb5TfX-k3qHnR_v96hppeO9nUcdFu-yi7PdZi_4QxBrYk_XbWS2Pz0kvuLRt_1l-KrucXI4ETsMEasOfWxZA/s320/26866.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The deck paint was supposed to fill in cracks and flaws up to ¼ in
wide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">It did not</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had to take
a paint brush and jam the paint into any cracks and then roll over it. Because of
this, the painting took longer than anticipated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">We had to do two coats and then go back and brush between each of the boards. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeO8cEof8XOnzAzSuNiCzJQXY5QcNWLN5mXkAGoxPebeSfHKTdVukleAgJ0xR1b2k4oSoF9VVG62haKe082OA5uTHOI-cjKzw-LvIadfZiR75m8C2F9GSO_lWhgYwRpuz8gUv794DzbQ/s1440/26828.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeO8cEof8XOnzAzSuNiCzJQXY5QcNWLN5mXkAGoxPebeSfHKTdVukleAgJ0xR1b2k4oSoF9VVG62haKe082OA5uTHOI-cjKzw-LvIadfZiR75m8C2F9GSO_lWhgYwRpuz8gUv794DzbQ/s320/26828.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">What a huge relief to have to project done!</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">It is such a major improvement to the overall
look of the house!</span></div><p class="MsoNormal">Before:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAbKnXog_DLaFSSBcq15XgldRIwbmBiWXwaaVtjnGuj2yJW0KRKmW52DGUdEIeaODBqbi850y_o50g9SyqujwbvvXC90Emz0FX2OGsyxVFH_2fZngbyIXA1Tg3WdsAMW-gJNWUwD2rT8/s2048/IMG_20210904_113527390.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAbKnXog_DLaFSSBcq15XgldRIwbmBiWXwaaVtjnGuj2yJW0KRKmW52DGUdEIeaODBqbi850y_o50g9SyqujwbvvXC90Emz0FX2OGsyxVFH_2fZngbyIXA1Tg3WdsAMW-gJNWUwD2rT8/s320/IMG_20210904_113527390.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">After:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNf7NwLLPlW61kYzjz23Z_P1dL51sWRhVZ97Dc18yoXdDjM0lIriCl_-6S2WgNn2sauAijeNWXIqGSMDD00Is2uGt46pjAlwHv-2U46U82i1hOGktWTTd2t8lt4R2M9lBrVdqimfY5-E/s2048/IMG_20210908_120027507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRNf7NwLLPlW61kYzjz23Z_P1dL51sWRhVZ97Dc18yoXdDjM0lIriCl_-6S2WgNn2sauAijeNWXIqGSMDD00Is2uGt46pjAlwHv-2U46U82i1hOGktWTTd2t8lt4R2M9lBrVdqimfY5-E/s320/IMG_20210908_120027507.jpg" width="180" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Before:</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kar38BU4AhGqDI32dnZCPKKroo5vs-42La9qYo7OBoChUuBSbdF6Fk6xvisFL2E3-nRCI-zEqu8LgINpg2j4tjz6iKARMx1R8eFcqzUlkol7CblYSpCVCyO1o0bdKxNGoLCj5LeA-oI/s2048/IMG_20210904_113551868.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kar38BU4AhGqDI32dnZCPKKroo5vs-42La9qYo7OBoChUuBSbdF6Fk6xvisFL2E3-nRCI-zEqu8LgINpg2j4tjz6iKARMx1R8eFcqzUlkol7CblYSpCVCyO1o0bdKxNGoLCj5LeA-oI/s2048/IMG_20210904_113551868.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kar38BU4AhGqDI32dnZCPKKroo5vs-42La9qYo7OBoChUuBSbdF6Fk6xvisFL2E3-nRCI-zEqu8LgINpg2j4tjz6iKARMx1R8eFcqzUlkol7CblYSpCVCyO1o0bdKxNGoLCj5LeA-oI/s320/IMG_20210904_113551868.jpg" width="180" /></a></div></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">After:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoa1ukPgCh_IzmSzmJ7nX3dNSG8ZyIAUm8eWSxr5hWWW3KA_rwHYTxZPkuP8K4Pu4lCDdMZWVsZsHw86MK8w0FTCemi4hUkzMJRJCUWKUUX4SlRHx_4N4Fk2eyGeOuf-shv8RXJ9JAak/s2048/IMG_20210908_120051285.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoa1ukPgCh_IzmSzmJ7nX3dNSG8ZyIAUm8eWSxr5hWWW3KA_rwHYTxZPkuP8K4Pu4lCDdMZWVsZsHw86MK8w0FTCemi4hUkzMJRJCUWKUUX4SlRHx_4N4Fk2eyGeOuf-shv8RXJ9JAak/s320/IMG_20210908_120051285.jpg" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">And here are some random after pictures:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJ03h2zURBF17iq-v34MLutio0AwJJ1SMskcmW6i1sq8pVw_lGq3QIuVItDixYega3_hAdh_mos7tf71mGPNzxLYIKOMr9FPpQQ4sC8YEetqGqqrLxjJ6401z20G6SvhTbaKm2W-JqfE/s2048/IMG_20210908_120101127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJ03h2zURBF17iq-v34MLutio0AwJJ1SMskcmW6i1sq8pVw_lGq3QIuVItDixYega3_hAdh_mos7tf71mGPNzxLYIKOMr9FPpQQ4sC8YEetqGqqrLxjJ6401z20G6SvhTbaKm2W-JqfE/s320/IMG_20210908_120101127.jpg" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5apjDem-G8CI7f57lrkr99eF5Np1SLdnwAQ2pORobbh-JUSDeNHCDwes1cPmZni59Pc3p2oAeurvoUi7Atu5Am4UB1yANZRZdwNlRS6iDLab83__NjCRS6HECFuVPWE9smBtZA1ceX0/s2048/IMG_20210920_075919667.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5apjDem-G8CI7f57lrkr99eF5Np1SLdnwAQ2pORobbh-JUSDeNHCDwes1cPmZni59Pc3p2oAeurvoUi7Atu5Am4UB1yANZRZdwNlRS6iDLab83__NjCRS6HECFuVPWE9smBtZA1ceX0/s320/IMG_20210920_075919667.jpg" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXgNK7s3SJehq7ID6g2i8PZvAvEaetc9NxT8dkbzGBKEHhAde6dEZ0enB0cJ5CH8ycUhqCvhuC5itFhKDBxoVlgOb29YtW-R88TBjp7T1bNOgZw9IKFxc_LH1dJuFADNTmKy9pkpIeMs/s2048/IMG_20210920_075859117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXgNK7s3SJehq7ID6g2i8PZvAvEaetc9NxT8dkbzGBKEHhAde6dEZ0enB0cJ5CH8ycUhqCvhuC5itFhKDBxoVlgOb29YtW-R88TBjp7T1bNOgZw9IKFxc_LH1dJuFADNTmKy9pkpIeMs/s320/IMG_20210920_075859117.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">What a HUGE relief to have this done! I am really happy with the way it turned out! I think all future projects will be easy from here on out. I can't imagine one being more labor intense as this was.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-31603786987416581952021-08-26T18:38:00.000-07:002021-08-26T18:38:58.050-07:00Two New Additions!<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We have two new additions to the homestead!<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGukY0KWS52f3VHxwrX5slrf5jTXu7g-zM54IOpC6L5obnB4Rt1VLq_XovrDcr9G9UxsJVtYW1zO9jEgCJ2A16CfqppZl0yVYzZkInXs6WKjY5ivR-8EnvKxEhrzmvG9CNOC_WssAKzl4/s2048/IMG_20210801_193040495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGukY0KWS52f3VHxwrX5slrf5jTXu7g-zM54IOpC6L5obnB4Rt1VLq_XovrDcr9G9UxsJVtYW1zO9jEgCJ2A16CfqppZl0yVYzZkInXs6WKjY5ivR-8EnvKxEhrzmvG9CNOC_WssAKzl4/w197-h320/IMG_20210801_193040495.jpg" width="197" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Years ago, when my desire for a homestead was just beginning,
I knew that I wanted a Great Pyrenees dog.
They are livestock guardian dogs and they want nothing more than to be
with the animals they are protecting.
Often times, you CAN’T bring them in the house as all they would do it
worry and stress about their “herd” outside. . </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">They are big, beautiful, outdoor, working
dogs – that’s my kind of dog.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dte4l9HbzErHn5oY20uj3S5wTp0Ucx6S8W7ufQsz7u3p0VbLb3A194dfhkMkPFuWrsblcsDOCFYYYKyh9UzNEXpzM3w8CdaPCGX_KA0GicpAWfDZEWr_0WBLV7dAxbm-pTXwwpgqmM4/s2048/IMG_20210821_101317709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dte4l9HbzErHn5oY20uj3S5wTp0Ucx6S8W7ufQsz7u3p0VbLb3A194dfhkMkPFuWrsblcsDOCFYYYKyh9UzNEXpzM3w8CdaPCGX_KA0GicpAWfDZEWr_0WBLV7dAxbm-pTXwwpgqmM4/s320/IMG_20210821_101317709.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">I almost bought a Great Pyrenees puppy</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> a few months ago but
Lance was still a puppy himself and we were so busy getting settled and working
on projects that HAD to get done that I decided to wait.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I saw how hard and time consuming it was to
train Lance and I knew that Great Pyrenees are even harder to train so I put
that desire on hold. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I knew we needed
to get something to guard our goats when we get them in the spring. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I have been told that donkeys are great for
protecting goats from predators and then I heard that llamas are even
better.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I thought, “Cool, we’ll just get
a llama.”</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Do you know how much llamas
cost!?</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Thousands of dollars!</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Who knew?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_wJGJkHYrPYcYHn0v3Tw9A-pSb0qa55Awa0x5_8dKydKfhOW8KFLG3M_WGhDOII8aQ1qzjH5-4AxpABeb9d8xEP0QPwZF7F83CjoIVG2hYclWzGbV2qUxExCiRMbz_5RXYI_zPeSZWE/s2048/IMG_20210824_175633348.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz_wJGJkHYrPYcYHn0v3Tw9A-pSb0qa55Awa0x5_8dKydKfhOW8KFLG3M_WGhDOII8aQ1qzjH5-4AxpABeb9d8xEP0QPwZF7F83CjoIVG2hYclWzGbV2qUxExCiRMbz_5RXYI_zPeSZWE/s320/IMG_20210824_175633348.jpg" width="180" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Well, last month our friends who own the off-road park asked
me if we would consider taking their two GPs.
Because the park has guest and events it just wasn’t ideal for the dogs
to be able to roam. GPs are known for
wondering far from home and not staying on the property so we took them for a trial
period to make sure they would not just leave or wander into the street. We are pretty remote but cars fly down the
main road and the last thing I wanted was for the dogs to wander down to the
road get hit by a car. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18px;"> They are also known to not listen and be very hard to train. They have a job to do that is more important than your requests for them to "come" or "stay". Humans' silly requests are secondary to their job.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Just a few days into their trial period we fell in love with
them. They are gentle giants. The best word to describe them is
<i>solemn</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkWuhQXSh9eA9MjXz4-TUeo6DV7w4faZ2LCefM3KPflA3glnaewPQbkhY0vY40_e3DQX3SVsMxruSOikuqunsEbBbex0enNXNcf0FbfYQXL3_BkWAR4DDgw62rjJnew0cEZoozDxVIPY/s2048/IMG_20210824_175908648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQkWuhQXSh9eA9MjXz4-TUeo6DV7w4faZ2LCefM3KPflA3glnaewPQbkhY0vY40_e3DQX3SVsMxruSOikuqunsEbBbex0enNXNcf0FbfYQXL3_BkWAR4DDgw62rjJnew0cEZoozDxVIPY/s320/IMG_20210824_175908648.jpg" width="180" /></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">They lie around most of the day, (trying to keep cool or waiting for belly rubs) but
right around dinner time, as the sun is setting, they come alive and take their
patrol posts. One sits in the front
yard and the other one sits at the crossroads of the house/trailer/hog barn
area. When they hear a suspicious sound, they go together to check it out and bark at it for the next 20 minutes. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">They bark a lot at night but it is a low bark that is pleasant. (as
dogs barking goes) We don’t notice it
much, we have always slept with sound
machines so we don’t hear them in middle of the night. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Having these two have enabled us to get our meat chickens
much more easily. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEire1lJpn5JmxIKLfRHN_b5WmX1A_q9KHZ6fhF3OL-MUPYhc_BK1BD66QygmRbrHe5EauDptLHTtd4x_DQbkfH8JEVROm1e9yOo1OtuiV8xw7b2nAvPnf3pbJSCoCoE6wTjZ_G7xEkFiIM/s2048/IMG_20210821_100721650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEire1lJpn5JmxIKLfRHN_b5WmX1A_q9KHZ6fhF3OL-MUPYhc_BK1BD66QygmRbrHe5EauDptLHTtd4x_DQbkfH8JEVROm1e9yOo1OtuiV8xw7b2nAvPnf3pbJSCoCoE6wTjZ_G7xEkFiIM/s320/IMG_20210821_100721650.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">I feel pretty safe
putting the chicks out in the chicken tractor since they will be guarded at
night. Already, one of the dogs killed
this opossum who was probably thinking he would have a chicken snack. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJfVezPOeJj5pys-PZCrjsco-7YxNKo6H5dIwx9L83ku4aBtR8tN1ZweOh56G7zRfmlb9yFdw0R13oQZ5k3v6b4QCkHhChGkouyGU530q3lyYfXDjpTUlR9ZYu0Vouw-EAbV-BQne_cs/s2048/IMG_20210823_114742901_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJfVezPOeJj5pys-PZCrjsco-7YxNKo6H5dIwx9L83ku4aBtR8tN1ZweOh56G7zRfmlb9yFdw0R13oQZ5k3v6b4QCkHhChGkouyGU530q3lyYfXDjpTUlR9ZYu0Vouw-EAbV-BQne_cs/s320/IMG_20210823_114742901_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">We now have 5 cats, 3 dogs, and 45 chickens! That makes me wonder what we’ll have a year
from now....</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: blue; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznTe23WkrGkjvVK2qcJ1n7gl9Lu7bmIYhXYwvK1pKkgsEsPz2Bfw6LT4roYSHIxNUeDAFPZEB9LZJ_pmrSAYJQQ1CmTjGvrqRrjrN_Mb4MEI6Xs9gfedv7Z9y2qBVFkixT2FW34rYO7g/s2048/IMG_20210826_182636914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjznTe23WkrGkjvVK2qcJ1n7gl9Lu7bmIYhXYwvK1pKkgsEsPz2Bfw6LT4roYSHIxNUeDAFPZEB9LZJ_pmrSAYJQQ1CmTjGvrqRrjrN_Mb4MEI6Xs9gfedv7Z9y2qBVFkixT2FW34rYO7g/s320/IMG_20210826_182636914.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-1509912386344782452021-08-04T14:26:00.000-07:002021-08-04T14:26:03.660-07:00Our Covid Time Out<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Welp, Covid found us.
Even all the way out here in Arkansas.</div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4JM4jr8kq0i72tcYMO8nABKfffFKTvEG6lJaJDpZ3iQkPJnZwKaON_zL1Zvlscw-av376MVIAev2KNlnXMcuAIW5C1k-6zV14rCQ-W2Uo-lsBfSY4Xbwoww8zPKx-RptY091PO3NjpU/s2048/IMG_20210730_143219801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ4JM4jr8kq0i72tcYMO8nABKfffFKTvEG6lJaJDpZ3iQkPJnZwKaON_zL1Zvlscw-av376MVIAev2KNlnXMcuAIW5C1k-6zV14rCQ-W2Uo-lsBfSY4Xbwoww8zPKx-RptY091PO3NjpU/s320/IMG_20210730_143219801.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Right before VBS (which was cancelled) several of our church
members and leaders got sick with covid.
Josh was tested because he had been around so many people that were positive. We were a little suprised when the test came back positive because he had zero symptoms at the time but a day later he started to feel poorly for about 3 days – nausea,
congestion. I got it in the form
of losing ALL sense of taste and smell but felt 100% normal in all other ways. I would have preferred to feel bad for a few days over not being able to
taste my morning coffee! (It came back after just 1 week - I was expecting two) It is the strangest and
most annoying sensation. I am grateful
though that we had mild cases of it, which I believe has a lot to do with our
overall healthy lifestyles and vitamin regimen we started right away. (large amounts of C, D Zinc, and Quercetin,)
and also the use of a nebulizer with a hydrogen peroxide solution in it. (It’s highly recommended among the science
that has been censored regarding covid.)
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Anyway, we are stuck at home for a few more days, My parents
don’t come in our house and we keep a distance outside. The timing was particularly bad (for me)
because my dad had just finished taking out all of the cement counter tops but
had not had a chance to install the new counter tops so we are using the
kitchen with plastic tablecloths covering the naked cabinets. (at least there
was a board under the cement)</p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">The kids have been swimming a lot. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcmgQz9qDw6BrvSQb__VXP7j_Q5XykrJ83SWK0i-ws7fEnhaEDlt7WYunq9_QkjSvH5NYh3e0jh5XtpSyd6XuvP-sA2kimDcS6IZ3JsPiUd2Z06ayeMLZOc-vscrAif5cED8OiHwWULA/s2048/IMG_20210728_181435071.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcmgQz9qDw6BrvSQb__VXP7j_Q5XykrJ83SWK0i-ws7fEnhaEDlt7WYunq9_QkjSvH5NYh3e0jh5XtpSyd6XuvP-sA2kimDcS6IZ3JsPiUd2Z06ayeMLZOc-vscrAif5cED8OiHwWULA/s320/IMG_20210728_181435071.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">We started school as
planned since there is nothing better to do. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUy451o5W3MTf2svV1y6UlptQrEZxUpCuqFt0hu1vhKQa95N56uDJIMfsHfMzn55wVayteh46cEZUaRSU60HxGKH8eXOyRSLK-T9T7P__0S-jOCc-Z1SmvJAZvU47qmPtnX8kLWMPLIXI/s2048/IMG_20210728_104949372_BURST000_COVER_TOP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUy451o5W3MTf2svV1y6UlptQrEZxUpCuqFt0hu1vhKQa95N56uDJIMfsHfMzn55wVayteh46cEZUaRSU60HxGKH8eXOyRSLK-T9T7P__0S-jOCc-Z1SmvJAZvU47qmPtnX8kLWMPLIXI/s320/IMG_20210728_104949372_BURST000_COVER_TOP.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Jack is starting Kindergarten (slowly – he is just not very
ready; as in literally 0 desire to learn.
We are still working on his ABC song)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Paige started 3<sup>rd</sup></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Joy started 5<sup>th</sup> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Claire started 8th.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">I am so loving not having to worry about work while we try
to do school. I actually know what they
are doing now. After covid my mom will
be able to help too!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">My garden continues to produce and it seems like every other
day I get another 5 lbs of tomatoes and cucumber and beans. I had a huge 20 lb watermelon that was about
a week away from being ripe but we had some heavy rain and it exploded with
a huge crack right down the middle. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">BUT…. We got our first cantaloupe! I couldn't taste it but every else said it was
really good. We've picked 2 more since.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_O1af-KONCI0vxld7BUR9vFMomh13rgQ2bkPDGdvbbLM0a1_HtThC_bZdlaHkw2vC7iVhCmSjtUUfyKoGzdtTWGOS877BfDcRDdFMC0abUMQ5VILhfdYR5Ss9JmGu_eFh7Jl4TL-HRQ/s2048/IMG_20210727_190635679.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ_O1af-KONCI0vxld7BUR9vFMomh13rgQ2bkPDGdvbbLM0a1_HtThC_bZdlaHkw2vC7iVhCmSjtUUfyKoGzdtTWGOS877BfDcRDdFMC0abUMQ5VILhfdYR5Ss9JmGu_eFh7Jl4TL-HRQ/s320/IMG_20210727_190635679.jpg" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">I canned some jalapeños for the first time!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vXgX7i1AoxCpF_3StjH572ypiSUJtKx0VtrDYCfXOdjI8zzHVZiHxWqrfiSUQSIlGKlTbHXjLwqCgChst9HVjueIUGhn8lD8JdQTSGnZxBhlSjilXPAb5l4GtWSDa_lVcSL_dY1HfKM/s2048/IMG_20210728_164442378_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vXgX7i1AoxCpF_3StjH572ypiSUJtKx0VtrDYCfXOdjI8zzHVZiHxWqrfiSUQSIlGKlTbHXjLwqCgChst9HVjueIUGhn8lD8JdQTSGnZxBhlSjilXPAb5l4GtWSDa_lVcSL_dY1HfKM/s320/IMG_20210728_164442378_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Jack’s pumpkins are really struggling. Every time there is a female flower it turns
yellow and dies before it is even big enough to bloom and get pollinated. I did discover that there is an evil, evil
bug here called the vine borer and it flies in, lays its eggs on the plant, the
eggs hatch and the little grubs burrow into the stem of the vine. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOh5xXOe2cib6cg8ntzt1BndDtwptNAfNO0iZLog_QM9bhNQtK3PSdu3GnCMeR08rgr46EbcKJcg44-s5LIP2ewf_zY_MVAmv6RmZS7HI4erZw0srseQbqGIr2Vhjz8sATppkHFjJOxQ/s2048/IMG_20210719_091420221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOh5xXOe2cib6cg8ntzt1BndDtwptNAfNO0iZLog_QM9bhNQtK3PSdu3GnCMeR08rgr46EbcKJcg44-s5LIP2ewf_zY_MVAmv6RmZS7HI4erZw0srseQbqGIr2Vhjz8sATppkHFjJOxQ/s320/IMG_20210719_091420221.jpg" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwt7uLBu5EcvxCHOYtcFW7fYFxnk7Oi-veD8HN6LX2P27M9tpPDhPthZs-wm4HFYbGFdtlduBz-8PRIhHmfq_-FKiseAUMlNZpeYPdAT-5FSHVXK8uwxrmYp3FVUZJqiPYITVM2qjYfGA/s2048/IMG_20210719_091426205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwt7uLBu5EcvxCHOYtcFW7fYFxnk7Oi-veD8HN6LX2P27M9tpPDhPthZs-wm4HFYbGFdtlduBz-8PRIhHmfq_-FKiseAUMlNZpeYPdAT-5FSHVXK8uwxrmYp3FVUZJqiPYITVM2qjYfGA/s320/IMG_20210719_091426205.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YYCW4FuaI8Z947lLSv8HTR0syf3nVEwRmO1bs2TYv8mG8aTlC1k3Q624seKEJ557qhXY7anYC_tDsEXPX3TDkgmcZ3ztbYEMweYylh-1EzYaqlun4LrDUy3M1X6agVRFEBq6qsFctEI/s2048/IMG_20210719_091438365.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YYCW4FuaI8Z947lLSv8HTR0syf3nVEwRmO1bs2TYv8mG8aTlC1k3Q624seKEJ557qhXY7anYC_tDsEXPX3TDkgmcZ3ztbYEMweYylh-1EzYaqlun4LrDUy3M1X6agVRFEBq6qsFctEI/s320/IMG_20210719_091438365.jpg" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Then they eat their way down the center of it
and destroy it from the inside out. I
have surgically removed several of these guys out of the stems. Super maddening. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">I keep track of all of the produce we bring in from the
garden. Here are the stats for just the
month of July.</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: center;">Tomatoes 44.25 lbs</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cucumbers (119) 87.5lbs</div><div style="text-align: center;">Beans 15.62 lbs</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cantaloupe (2) 10.5lbs</div><div style="text-align: center;">Zucchini 5.43 lbs</div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">That’s 163.3lbs of food! We brought in 37.37 lb in June is that's 200lbs!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">I started the fall garden in our bathroom by building make shift shelves over that ridiculous bath tub alcove. There are a few different varieties of
brussels sprouts, cabbage, lettuce, broccoli and spinach.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgbxkCetcrvn3-le4hjf46GXQ_islOmkHRhD0euIsan1cW4rQJr_xhuriis-EQ-LAKfV7gmOWhhRHXTL8CzhuoQhm3wQAF386eFogddJyoCgNGY18k3J0yAAAkk-frxPrnGvtvgsnC6c/s2048/IMG_20210729_065348162_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgbxkCetcrvn3-le4hjf46GXQ_islOmkHRhD0euIsan1cW4rQJr_xhuriis-EQ-LAKfV7gmOWhhRHXTL8CzhuoQhm3wQAF386eFogddJyoCgNGY18k3J0yAAAkk-frxPrnGvtvgsnC6c/s320/IMG_20210729_065348162_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Random pictures of strange things in Arkansas:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Luna Moth</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQchRaYnppRIIuW8KR_VxzTAT9XjEnmLMX1UqznMLEAXJZgTv-v84obn1NXXSJWGx-drM97-a1Vmd0qsH8UpNi897PF1ibY2qADgsr3GaPddBHeCyPWzkAQAwv0oo_ilt6NTjXlQgkQ4/s2048/IMG_20210730_070112474.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQchRaYnppRIIuW8KR_VxzTAT9XjEnmLMX1UqznMLEAXJZgTv-v84obn1NXXSJWGx-drM97-a1Vmd0qsH8UpNi897PF1ibY2qADgsr3GaPddBHeCyPWzkAQAwv0oo_ilt6NTjXlQgkQ4/s320/IMG_20210730_070112474.jpg" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Mushrooms</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfopqyq2e3tJtMA1hNV8PpBGAwslD9YVWtO9SXd1DWOBQuVuNvCgS4jW8kG0si7a84GMrc_gqg1JK51wS7BfBI-aUnKd1wR7D00Dxgp8Njp8YNiYxwQ1I1oT1zjUfiuQyOzbVZoMQSaY/s2048/IMG_20210723_161628241.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhfopqyq2e3tJtMA1hNV8PpBGAwslD9YVWtO9SXd1DWOBQuVuNvCgS4jW8kG0si7a84GMrc_gqg1JK51wS7BfBI-aUnKd1wR7D00Dxgp8Njp8YNiYxwQ1I1oT1zjUfiuQyOzbVZoMQSaY/s320/IMG_20210723_161628241.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazpCXw06pZhVtDLUWfYpgAqYQxW4snfFpNQW6CIef32Aocpfh0W5vf4bc4EomgHr0oixZ2Zti460RAcKfLbTfAOzFJaWgY6jF_qU-0ERb935lIo8vTCWX1BjyR1RxP2wSYL0SG6a66yY/s2048/IMG_20210730_070241237.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjazpCXw06pZhVtDLUWfYpgAqYQxW4snfFpNQW6CIef32Aocpfh0W5vf4bc4EomgHr0oixZ2Zti460RAcKfLbTfAOzFJaWgY6jF_qU-0ERb935lIo8vTCWX1BjyR1RxP2wSYL0SG6a66yY/s320/IMG_20210730_070241237.jpg" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Dragonflies: Oh my goodness, we have not had any mosquitoes! We credit the thousands of dragonflies that
continually patrol the yard. It’s so
neat to look out and see armies of dragonflies gobbling up those mosquitoes. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHEr_jfHdFjDneZmRzjjA0ucTDnQ07GJkEOyz-SXStBPQFrxqHpDVyPU-zxwNjd4yoxYMgKKXUZbLug1WXsQJj-tvT2Y3q0K9jpBM6vqMPKnFzYG8dPZLaVkiepfNhJFXjtgLYnZLO58/s2048/IMG_20210730_180302687.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHEr_jfHdFjDneZmRzjjA0ucTDnQ07GJkEOyz-SXStBPQFrxqHpDVyPU-zxwNjd4yoxYMgKKXUZbLug1WXsQJj-tvT2Y3q0K9jpBM6vqMPKnFzYG8dPZLaVkiepfNhJFXjtgLYnZLO58/s320/IMG_20210730_180302687.jpg" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Extremely friendly butterflies.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNIOIUplScWvBzYht3EGmQOsoWGKkNUUJLs1qXJogdccyqVHILG9sBs1CQ1wW4c8K94lB7z5ldU7x88avCpTzQT364vDS2InwFdPiFxTZ0k_0yqfRVRekveJ0vaJYAp2yLfaBNTW7AXg/s2048/IMG_20210728_134538944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNIOIUplScWvBzYht3EGmQOsoWGKkNUUJLs1qXJogdccyqVHILG9sBs1CQ1wW4c8K94lB7z5ldU7x88avCpTzQT364vDS2InwFdPiFxTZ0k_0yqfRVRekveJ0vaJYAp2yLfaBNTW7AXg/s320/IMG_20210728_134538944.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Horsehair Worms.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzoAd7W6K8KwGQ1qb0l7pzzaUpuw5v2_FsGZYJ1XysCfBVHlHCnPW23b2NwH-c2ODo9_CpQZD8k6QHKu6PYetYAhbBUODMqGDdsLIxQ_wErnSaEZNkC1Sj4afgh-aFmMhKxEtz7XzBimM/s2048/IMG_20210801_161638339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzoAd7W6K8KwGQ1qb0l7pzzaUpuw5v2_FsGZYJ1XysCfBVHlHCnPW23b2NwH-c2ODo9_CpQZD8k6QHKu6PYetYAhbBUODMqGDdsLIxQ_wErnSaEZNkC1Sj4afgh-aFmMhKxEtz7XzBimM/s320/IMG_20210801_161638339.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx1kyAYoVkx_J6TmtZYJXmGUTpy-D6I1F_5IjIeQJG8tKfGl9cucKs42CzA8Si0ExDJJaEgucdLhPDSlarnEw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, and tent worms!</div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemA2_PfvBUp5VzSM-o0zlxDpA9qa51rYE4N5xxX35nfL3p0vRvyYpI2__sBfHnouV8_02dD1BaAi91O4ZMFFZLxGBeCbFfQxZxbIXZjQjELKaH5lFQdt2t3uIMl2LpM1jwu88rNEF18k/s2048/IMG_20210719_151423631.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemA2_PfvBUp5VzSM-o0zlxDpA9qa51rYE4N5xxX35nfL3p0vRvyYpI2__sBfHnouV8_02dD1BaAi91O4ZMFFZLxGBeCbFfQxZxbIXZjQjELKaH5lFQdt2t3uIMl2LpM1jwu88rNEF18k/s320/IMG_20210719_151423631.jpg" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">We found some tent worm webs in one of our trees so my mom
and I cut them down, </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEjjKr-yEVCLr5czSCqGWIqEXwl0k5QeKhPzYoX-3r2LD-8vLf0CPjcnOYpGkEr5B-nvsraj3zl8A3KeVAbkBuRv6lryzgR_rvH7H728MZeN60e7d7TiyIurzsPRcryiuzA613YYzrrg/s2048/IMG_20210719_151344635.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEjjKr-yEVCLr5czSCqGWIqEXwl0k5QeKhPzYoX-3r2LD-8vLf0CPjcnOYpGkEr5B-nvsraj3zl8A3KeVAbkBuRv6lryzgR_rvH7H728MZeN60e7d7TiyIurzsPRcryiuzA613YYzrrg/s320/IMG_20210719_151344635.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Burned the web, collected the caterpillars,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Rytr9DS2JOWnjtqenhLWDXVdPC4LAxKBVX4PHieHEppr_qFjSLHCIXWj0MlllMdiT1swMouhxUfgo16Fv09Xqa8eHxqLZbfzPrt4SUWdCpzDYRvi0E_5rMkgIXXZAsyVeBWiZXbLo30/s2048/IMG_20210719_152445673.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Rytr9DS2JOWnjtqenhLWDXVdPC4LAxKBVX4PHieHEppr_qFjSLHCIXWj0MlllMdiT1swMouhxUfgo16Fv09Xqa8eHxqLZbfzPrt4SUWdCpzDYRvi0E_5rMkgIXXZAsyVeBWiZXbLo30/s320/IMG_20210719_152445673.jpg" width="180" /></a></p><p>
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">and fed them to the chickens.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01BWy3hizhiQMG2vUGfT41RmUw8oHbLyTPbMvnjwZRIDhtatAn0UyRxA1V81f4QLsm1rNoFScKaFee3rTv1_0v9gyG_mkA_gKOEQimiwbRjm2ub7MO9a4Pweggrs5cpAylbdEj0k0ueg/s2048/IMG_20210730_070502279.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01BWy3hizhiQMG2vUGfT41RmUw8oHbLyTPbMvnjwZRIDhtatAn0UyRxA1V81f4QLsm1rNoFScKaFee3rTv1_0v9gyG_mkA_gKOEQimiwbRjm2ub7MO9a4Pweggrs5cpAylbdEj0k0ueg/s320/IMG_20210730_070502279.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Speaking of chicken food, my dad and I have been working outside on a strange/gross project. (Okay, well, I came up with the idea and my dad built all.) If it works, I will be proudly sharing that on here. </div><p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-55821365927465594542021-07-16T06:42:00.004-07:002021-07-16T07:09:39.552-07:001 Project Complete! Family Visit<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The kids' bathroom is complete!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This was by far the most frustrating project we have done to
date.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything that could go wrong
did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The closest Lowes or Home Depot is
20 minutes away and in those final days before my brother and his family
came,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found myself driving to one of
them at least once a day.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPIo-zQqKPWapK3T8Aauq-E3GDu3SfddzvQv2GCT1rhOC4Zfpti-laBIkjhCFE8naEcMORhf-BHHYj38Yp3jquLsyWdgafY_wOHZ87ew0HWsHiRPgFIz8kHBZ7ZJDdlHGuBBdYbfGXjY/s2048/IMG_20210625_145757789.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPIo-zQqKPWapK3T8Aauq-E3GDu3SfddzvQv2GCT1rhOC4Zfpti-laBIkjhCFE8naEcMORhf-BHHYj38Yp3jquLsyWdgafY_wOHZ87ew0HWsHiRPgFIz8kHBZ7ZJDdlHGuBBdYbfGXjY/s320/IMG_20210625_145757789.jpg" /><br /></a><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My dad installed the tub, added all of the wonderboard for us
to tile on, fixed the electrical that was definitely not to code,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3RNzsOVnLd2mPiJnIeD93M5BNjN5L-Pmop5-LcmMd91jfreqLD1r8WSYe1xDW3dte2M77DVnuC3HKjCd7_ZO2cO2A5kecE46BLnv_hpCpvva2E7uy-GDmfNJxTR79lD8SUaa4DCt6Sw/s2048/IMG_20210629_112515920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3RNzsOVnLd2mPiJnIeD93M5BNjN5L-Pmop5-LcmMd91jfreqLD1r8WSYe1xDW3dte2M77DVnuC3HKjCd7_ZO2cO2A5kecE46BLnv_hpCpvva2E7uy-GDmfNJxTR79lD8SUaa4DCt6Sw/s320/IMG_20210629_112515920.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">installed a vent fan because there wasn’t
even a hole for one! (How can you have a bathroom without a vent fan?! Our master bath doesn’t have one
either!) Hooked up the sink, etc.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My mom and I tiled the tub, repaired and painted the walls, installed
the flooring, </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyW8XIe0pgJbOfBQpRgfeEy4P5bJEh6yQESrTe2ufVGyqu_uYu5w_RbIT9jKH6_QoZq3nnA_T7CV8SylQ5srS6SimDAtBay-eUl8Xb_lR3Fpta9mu_1t1yal5AIMIHc78xLPaqGdzVMr4/s2048/IMG_20210625_181012659_BURST000_COVER.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyW8XIe0pgJbOfBQpRgfeEy4P5bJEh6yQESrTe2ufVGyqu_uYu5w_RbIT9jKH6_QoZq3nnA_T7CV8SylQ5srS6SimDAtBay-eUl8Xb_lR3Fpta9mu_1t1yal5AIMIHc78xLPaqGdzVMr4/s320/IMG_20210625_181012659_BURST000_COVER.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">painted the existing vanity, installed the wainscoting, etc.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEq6qxhOHl8ttoy4-rXSxVwymtmBFLUOQkCqhp41lPdmo6_6L2f1CfpOUjXbXB9qWxQEIjerP7JQv0JrhQtGLLKZMP3I5GJH_g_GYGnDY-kQAB6iQrgnPU5sHnvFvU36nvn7kPYYDTxNU/s2048/IMG_20210625_181638217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEq6qxhOHl8ttoy4-rXSxVwymtmBFLUOQkCqhp41lPdmo6_6L2f1CfpOUjXbXB9qWxQEIjerP7JQv0JrhQtGLLKZMP3I5GJH_g_GYGnDY-kQAB6iQrgnPU5sHnvFvU36nvn7kPYYDTxNU/s320/IMG_20210625_181638217.jpg" width="320" /></a> </p><p class="MsoNormal">It was a pain, but we got it done! I am so happy with how it turned out. It is the one and only room in this house
that feels clean and done.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Before: This picture makes it look pretty good - it is from the house listing. Watch my house tour to see how gross it was. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-TM4W_iSEnRQojdOkpHzwmdAYJl1Z5FYY2T-I96DMJFoeCJPbAHPzO_aod7ydouAzvauwEwgR9lusaABeLTAoQRHNrLKKxTpljdKweAeWOHcv6HyeRlcSEoeaO5knqVprTkHgXOuqKQ/s770/8281e5e278fc0c0bfce7d1c47b32bd5cl-m736318041xd-w1020_h770_q80.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="770" data-original-width="577" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-TM4W_iSEnRQojdOkpHzwmdAYJl1Z5FYY2T-I96DMJFoeCJPbAHPzO_aod7ydouAzvauwEwgR9lusaABeLTAoQRHNrLKKxTpljdKweAeWOHcv6HyeRlcSEoeaO5knqVprTkHgXOuqKQ/s320/8281e5e278fc0c0bfce7d1c47b32bd5cl-m736318041xd-w1020_h770_q80.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">After:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcF8Zk1unAshVf9dUO0BQDIRgWzAvHsdiRgs04Ddj_mfK7KTEjxfnXR7dTRpgEldvDCOJPdaeYrfthjlEjW5n6fl5tzTNGk3-s7frV6oJFvYRx1j-KszdjjWxWOcpD-_5qQcHnCs8G60/s2048/IMG_20210630_233205542.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcF8Zk1unAshVf9dUO0BQDIRgWzAvHsdiRgs04Ddj_mfK7KTEjxfnXR7dTRpgEldvDCOJPdaeYrfthjlEjW5n6fl5tzTNGk3-s7frV6oJFvYRx1j-KszdjjWxWOcpD-_5qQcHnCs8G60/s320/IMG_20210630_233205542.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2htFHiFtE2UYPOHjV2r-tRQEjwcE6tEi0rb2bg44I11YY7L8QoAz87QnYHXnIzskBXg8f9YqzALJqsmqF9af2AY67Jry25krEk7YOQgM_xeeB1KDuya70qQNq37xmk15aHlhSXe-tHw/s2048/IMG_20210701_125731312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2htFHiFtE2UYPOHjV2r-tRQEjwcE6tEi0rb2bg44I11YY7L8QoAz87QnYHXnIzskBXg8f9YqzALJqsmqF9af2AY67Jry25krEk7YOQgM_xeeB1KDuya70qQNq37xmk15aHlhSXe-tHw/s320/IMG_20210701_125731312.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_NL_fqJ_rUgoQH9sArm0SjUwLZaEZ9p22fghmtfFZrPC4Z0nHhg06Kqk2UMTYVn9nIN5q9TWVGSn4FlBob3un6tHJWBMIozRtd4a6yYKp87DiTc5oZIi3hWiVLRUKxSNrgagYMSW9g4/s2048/IMG_20210630_233237278.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_NL_fqJ_rUgoQH9sArm0SjUwLZaEZ9p22fghmtfFZrPC4Z0nHhg06Kqk2UMTYVn9nIN5q9TWVGSn4FlBob3un6tHJWBMIozRtd4a6yYKp87DiTc5oZIi3hWiVLRUKxSNrgagYMSW9g4/s320/IMG_20210630_233237278.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXxf-m0oURtLHiubKuAHlD4u9Y1UTIxX8QLrsfFaS4MjvkZkI4dU-Xj5ufSif8fYoxJ0Bzl4Bby3_BTGrgVXo7qDtUY6KZbJOFlQrCN3V-RdUj_KS07TxDAoaP9N1Dphlm3sIpwk94AY/s2048/IMG_20210630_233224881.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXxf-m0oURtLHiubKuAHlD4u9Y1UTIxX8QLrsfFaS4MjvkZkI4dU-Xj5ufSif8fYoxJ0Bzl4Bby3_BTGrgVXo7qDtUY6KZbJOFlQrCN3V-RdUj_KS07TxDAoaP9N1Dphlm3sIpwk94AY/s320/IMG_20210630_233224881.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigl6l_z6j-TYHN-aZ4E5G0LzWHGu6pDPTqZs-k1b9t_q1EEfFAW3qymcn_q2d4PPqowEUTp-2uUXHP8st5KnHB9wsftFl9rk04If73n_oeIPbHg2Ud8vnsf6W_g3TJsd2kq3AXHXsax2c/s2048/IMG_20210630_233247717.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigl6l_z6j-TYHN-aZ4E5G0LzWHGu6pDPTqZs-k1b9t_q1EEfFAW3qymcn_q2d4PPqowEUTp-2uUXHP8st5KnHB9wsftFl9rk04If73n_oeIPbHg2Ud8vnsf6W_g3TJsd2kq3AXHXsax2c/s320/IMG_20210630_233247717.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">My parents wanted to put up a pool before Steve and Michelle
came. Poppy spent many hours making sure
it was level.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYY80D62Wrdj0NUJ_bBHO7tSreVxv_C9oZk3eo9dDd5bN3Frp2qgmBHkS1Tg7RKoqVeLCyW4XY5tepwgJwx2ZpxUiIpP7YMtmt17gVIjo5ooWhkYAo1ehJhGlC7HjoU5A4Y6HPVLKO62I/s2048/IMG_20210626_155706726_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYY80D62Wrdj0NUJ_bBHO7tSreVxv_C9oZk3eo9dDd5bN3Frp2qgmBHkS1Tg7RKoqVeLCyW4XY5tepwgJwx2ZpxUiIpP7YMtmt17gVIjo5ooWhkYAo1ehJhGlC7HjoU5A4Y6HPVLKO62I/s320/IMG_20210626_155706726_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> The kids love it and they spend a lot of time in it on the 90 degree days.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> They
also love jumping on the trampoline with the sprinkler on to keep cool.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCs64p90NoPpex59pk33cl2PkgHF5hBdAMwiyN_apogzSxQwjj1628rbCUBTcLrvxETFVyaDYeSZmLc9lglzp26y0bjVfU8zMFMRKzIhIo0794BGh0kQQsNfGBDe-ztdvZSC08dH4CDE8/s2048/IMG_20210625_150859996.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCs64p90NoPpex59pk33cl2PkgHF5hBdAMwiyN_apogzSxQwjj1628rbCUBTcLrvxETFVyaDYeSZmLc9lglzp26y0bjVfU8zMFMRKzIhIo0794BGh0kQQsNfGBDe-ztdvZSC08dH4CDE8/s320/IMG_20210625_150859996.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Steve and Michelle and the boys arrived after a loooong
drive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jack was especially happy to see
his guy cousins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> They slept in my parents trailer and my parents stayed in Paige and Jack's room.<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAvy78nGMb2P7R5vAOe2V4oSqn-rAOQHBnvH8I0lOsnfdJwT17axZJLuR5xa5u6ny2SRbD6hMRpnpJP9DZtEmrTS-ST7AnaQkgx8LyblTKBGDNl5s_5iPFAaqqDgg13qsRGh-0H8doq0/s2048/IMG_20210703_211225302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAvy78nGMb2P7R5vAOe2V4oSqn-rAOQHBnvH8I0lOsnfdJwT17axZJLuR5xa5u6ny2SRbD6hMRpnpJP9DZtEmrTS-ST7AnaQkgx8LyblTKBGDNl5s_5iPFAaqqDgg13qsRGh-0H8doq0/s320/IMG_20210703_211225302.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The kids played, <br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2Y2d_v3eW-vPCJPwrorb9suhzuPuNr0n6-MbQ3F7FQ6t8o2yTk9p2aUbi2iPWS5RlDbBE290mXr0qyOk69WWsIsvUn_vq_xN_KPxc9u8nhOiSSDqvQ0uPVz33Ig3ctXXA_Kkgq7_7h0/s2048/IMG_20210702_104915254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY2Y2d_v3eW-vPCJPwrorb9suhzuPuNr0n6-MbQ3F7FQ6t8o2yTk9p2aUbi2iPWS5RlDbBE290mXr0qyOk69WWsIsvUn_vq_xN_KPxc9u8nhOiSSDqvQ0uPVz33Ig3ctXXA_Kkgq7_7h0/s320/IMG_20210702_104915254.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">swam,<br /></p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3rbnF_6pJTU1q6giZxRe59CLYQIP7yZswaI4CxlpbMIl2WI4TJUJszlk6KuKFdCUm228nBmnC8_O92bv5_EdwP-Dr6aDaBMXnacAMn-L6UjRi_oMTxHUJIj21hhD7jXFL4r9wqeiVS8/s2048/IMG_20210702_161409320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3rbnF_6pJTU1q6giZxRe59CLYQIP7yZswaI4CxlpbMIl2WI4TJUJszlk6KuKFdCUm228nBmnC8_O92bv5_EdwP-Dr6aDaBMXnacAMn-L6UjRi_oMTxHUJIj21hhD7jXFL4r9wqeiVS8/s320/IMG_20210702_161409320.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> we played chicken foot, <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMasSqsz9RMGt5jtjRY64Ane5Jvw5TI2ZKN5aSVzhNoh7HoAtg56Wx_aPyy66VyYFuKTtBQC-fc7_3SVqKTlvqw5BTk74n_GGCRxOTlJzHKhnIejKV0EbYQWF5JAwTJrS2hjAhgLT4Lo/s2048/IMG_20210702_210511914.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMasSqsz9RMGt5jtjRY64Ane5Jvw5TI2ZKN5aSVzhNoh7HoAtg56Wx_aPyy66VyYFuKTtBQC-fc7_3SVqKTlvqw5BTk74n_GGCRxOTlJzHKhnIejKV0EbYQWF5JAwTJrS2hjAhgLT4Lo/s320/IMG_20210702_210511914.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">and took them to see the Hot Springs and feel the water
(thrills galore). </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4W4NXC18firW8qsfsmRUbWwyP2Nb3OgxOftsjjDtUrY32JIcK_TdCysuBwZEz8Hw6CQ0QCX43BOqWeOkqwTrgx7ugYYIEbQZAW3fBPpC71WCMrCNxzffnrmQluB2XNV3iJOjTMbRRXE/s2048/IMG_20210702_144229705_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4W4NXC18firW8qsfsmRUbWwyP2Nb3OgxOftsjjDtUrY32JIcK_TdCysuBwZEz8Hw6CQ0QCX43BOqWeOkqwTrgx7ugYYIEbQZAW3fBPpC71WCMrCNxzffnrmQluB2XNV3iJOjTMbRRXE/s320/IMG_20210702_144229705_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DHFIFih3kM4eB5N8ko1GNTnqaV_LiHUOIpgwgMezQ2oEm4QEnEbLx9TJZWOgCmmeR4KAK8ttemiG-zZJ_-FK_pL32xUT7mxRn_0H_wigEb52uek7iUeyG-m84VKb9uNJF7kbk6UXnWY/s2048/IMG_20210702_145310956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DHFIFih3kM4eB5N8ko1GNTnqaV_LiHUOIpgwgMezQ2oEm4QEnEbLx9TJZWOgCmmeR4KAK8ttemiG-zZJ_-FK_pL32xUT7mxRn_0H_wigEb52uek7iUeyG-m84VKb9uNJF7kbk6UXnWY/s320/IMG_20210702_145310956.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">We got season
passes to Magic Springs and with our tickets also got enough free passes to
take S&M’s family and also enough to go with Bryan and Rachel next time
they come. What a fun place! It’s a water park and amusement park in
one. The kids love it, I love it.
We have gone 3 times in the last 2 weeks. (There are some big rollercoasters - it is very similar to Knotts Berry Farm and Sunsplash)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWqcv6gTitM0tlAJ2pywB7npm8eZkFxD1uosczZkJ9sywmmUQZAC4gMkqd8OEJKx1ixPhnr2408mkTmfHfJ-p9q0LXQHTy4PQ1osAOb7gnNNmMwQmET0ZEGSfSjQ-T5o8xDVaWnghVKg/s2048/IMG_20210705_111517697.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWqcv6gTitM0tlAJ2pywB7npm8eZkFxD1uosczZkJ9sywmmUQZAC4gMkqd8OEJKx1ixPhnr2408mkTmfHfJ-p9q0LXQHTy4PQ1osAOb7gnNNmMwQmET0ZEGSfSjQ-T5o8xDVaWnghVKg/s320/IMG_20210705_111517697.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirC1_ytFvCfWR4B5qKICwi566HgjS8D0RldtSZsXPe5eir0JVof9bV85sqFVVtOwN6GfVjZNkbKIfkRgT0RjukBbxPjqLtIvb1h8yMZrlva7o_QxOaQ0rqvjsGHt7mGUGw-518wkreHyk/s2048/IMG_20210705_180114659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirC1_ytFvCfWR4B5qKICwi566HgjS8D0RldtSZsXPe5eir0JVof9bV85sqFVVtOwN6GfVjZNkbKIfkRgT0RjukBbxPjqLtIvb1h8yMZrlva7o_QxOaQ0rqvjsGHt7mGUGw-518wkreHyk/s320/IMG_20210705_180114659.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnDp_yr5iK1ctSRswsWKDjGQrVG12hP3_02NHkM98j4jO9VtUQQ8sBbwSMn-3RHvFJw3KnLI_PrBXlDvohiiRddh7uIaykNJDBw2MZvPbKQUCvUbLqvIyHO3eTccgVal7tJrcDjoGaxQ/s2048/IMG_20210705_120118311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnDp_yr5iK1ctSRswsWKDjGQrVG12hP3_02NHkM98j4jO9VtUQQ8sBbwSMn-3RHvFJw3KnLI_PrBXlDvohiiRddh7uIaykNJDBw2MZvPbKQUCvUbLqvIyHO3eTccgVal7tJrcDjoGaxQ/s320/IMG_20210705_120118311.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVRKCdoYtXJwLfuKxVzKyNHLJTA04L_gPgxf2ztU6y9HF1-V-p5aNqSPLqskYFqzwOUwVQpzLNJYREPn9UfDPr08f4Old8wBUgTH5RtMO3R-SxBBZ-T4GZwV1lWRLnq8hI06KKTyWOZ0/s2048/IMG_20210705_160035111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVRKCdoYtXJwLfuKxVzKyNHLJTA04L_gPgxf2ztU6y9HF1-V-p5aNqSPLqskYFqzwOUwVQpzLNJYREPn9UfDPr08f4Old8wBUgTH5RtMO3R-SxBBZ-T4GZwV1lWRLnq8hI06KKTyWOZ0/s320/IMG_20210705_160035111.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-X5AJXlIvVHlvComc3G6IprtKFQjN_abBk3Yetw2jhQGveVE3Acs4aPJK5ZL2OB5ZHyWOCD-4IcGsn11AwJHIpG31rR6uwKif27z6Y0U06WkOElp8M1IfHswQO6OpYXGEYJn7rVYYLQI/s2048/IMG_20210705_162617554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-X5AJXlIvVHlvComc3G6IprtKFQjN_abBk3Yetw2jhQGveVE3Acs4aPJK5ZL2OB5ZHyWOCD-4IcGsn11AwJHIpG31rR6uwKif27z6Y0U06WkOElp8M1IfHswQO6OpYXGEYJn7rVYYLQI/s320/IMG_20210705_162617554.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Paige and Joy had been at church camp the week before they
got here so we also celebrated Paigey’s 8<sup>th</sup> birthday while they were
here.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zANdjXbXm_xfXFgPV3srAVjTS3hZRriIauQB1dc6ylyBRp2m9OC7dRwRI1o0g0z4XIjxMrqPWrbgGqifpE7-Izt4P41bBOf2aOMbeQcb-5afMQrMfgI541R9gD6PHMMsNFkRfEx84p8/s2048/IMG_20210626_110241319_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8zANdjXbXm_xfXFgPV3srAVjTS3hZRriIauQB1dc6ylyBRp2m9OC7dRwRI1o0g0z4XIjxMrqPWrbgGqifpE7-Izt4P41bBOf2aOMbeQcb-5afMQrMfgI541R9gD6PHMMsNFkRfEx84p8/s320/IMG_20210626_110241319_HDR.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On the 4<sup>th</sup> of July we went to a church member’s
property and had an excellent view of fireworks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Probably the best I’ve seen in many many
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was 75 degrees out as we
waited for them to start.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got chilly!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the fourth of July!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love it here. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Blackberry season is in full swing.<br /><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBNBQluMZyVMV7pnlvn9vuqOsJBsJW0vHzkQI9ZtoOIglpWt6EvSEe868baXzT9jyGE3GD8FQPa9qXZ3DOIEFCGTehW6hP-WEN7WgpNjThFYi9vvXABpv7iSh-Kcd9oZAZozLwujdRag/s2048/IMG_20210703_160427159_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBNBQluMZyVMV7pnlvn9vuqOsJBsJW0vHzkQI9ZtoOIglpWt6EvSEe868baXzT9jyGE3GD8FQPa9qXZ3DOIEFCGTehW6hP-WEN7WgpNjThFYi9vvXABpv7iSh-Kcd9oZAZozLwujdRag/s320/IMG_20210703_160427159_HDR.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">I have always had an overly romanticized idea
of what picking blackberries would be like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Don’t get me wrong,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like to do
it, not because it is enjoyable, (because it is not) but because I am in awe of
how blessed we are that we<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> have </span>unlimited
blackberries on our property and that all we have to do it go out and pick
them. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqMZ-0niYTxH7F49x2ezE6Cm5YZdwDwYsHgR5xHCb-qtusLon_icMNFr-ZieyneibF_kD49v_C-T2CaO8hYYtp1wGPp7eyYl0nSENhAfRLFNNxRptor7c2mujXYsdty6_NYdEjCY4IUQ/s2048/IMG_20210702_170748433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqMZ-0niYTxH7F49x2ezE6Cm5YZdwDwYsHgR5xHCb-qtusLon_icMNFr-ZieyneibF_kD49v_C-T2CaO8hYYtp1wGPp7eyYl0nSENhAfRLFNNxRptor7c2mujXYsdty6_NYdEjCY4IUQ/s320/IMG_20210702_170748433.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The kids do not like to pick blackberries so I give them
each a measuring cup and tell them they have to fill it up twice before we can
go back to the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7d1WMag48GX2vkeJJk0ntJxvJP1yNipTNpGj_xHkqQAkwdH0QXoxbGyc0xOP6pMCfeJeASiFALgglXJQyWZvCO2IHFfrtX6HqWyR0SOpUueD7ZeFRVdn9XfL1R6_ToaxNwpT1piAXsU/s2048/IMG_20210702_175225247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7d1WMag48GX2vkeJJk0ntJxvJP1yNipTNpGj_xHkqQAkwdH0QXoxbGyc0xOP6pMCfeJeASiFALgglXJQyWZvCO2IHFfrtX6HqWyR0SOpUueD7ZeFRVdn9XfL1R6_ToaxNwpT1piAXsU/s320/IMG_20210702_175225247.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">It’s an ordeal to
get ready to go picking. Long pants,
snake boots, arm guard for the picking arm, gloves for the holding back branch
hand, bug spray, tick repellent and duct tape around your waist to keep the
bugs from getting in. (I did not do this
the first time and I kid you not, I had 32 bites below the waist. – yeah, still
feeling the effects from that one)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have canned 16, ½ pints of jam and it is delicious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Especially in place of syrup on pancakes and French
toast. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IMffvDYGHqRIoR2KFGoSutW_Xmg0FS_PkrrZVNjOaZ0woqCAjEWB1sb-rohi4cEyLko8LUWotyonymE4vX53gw6yOXzJXbFQFM0rKu3YyFuUxmfrzf_WNCFIGfaSaV51MrhXg9OVIGs/s2048/IMG_20210715_140235081.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IMffvDYGHqRIoR2KFGoSutW_Xmg0FS_PkrrZVNjOaZ0woqCAjEWB1sb-rohi4cEyLko8LUWotyonymE4vX53gw6yOXzJXbFQFM0rKu3YyFuUxmfrzf_WNCFIGfaSaV51MrhXg9OVIGs/s320/IMG_20210715_140235081.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">The garden continues to produce copious amounts of cucumbers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-Q334KBaOMC7J0w9GD2Id0zMSNgNElGhTEYqq69my8kvjQWwt9jlRn8QoQZM8bkP6nAvoeJMd8P9YXoYKwYW4vpZ_RK0c_ajbcQn2G0488hd-JrRWkV58GjnBCilVJDrAKj45UAQlrk/s2048/IMG_20210706_163450026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-Q334KBaOMC7J0w9GD2Id0zMSNgNElGhTEYqq69my8kvjQWwt9jlRn8QoQZM8bkP6nAvoeJMd8P9YXoYKwYW4vpZ_RK0c_ajbcQn2G0488hd-JrRWkV58GjnBCilVJDrAKj45UAQlrk/s320/IMG_20210706_163450026.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">We have harvested 84 lbs of cucumbers and I
have become somewhat comfortable with canning pickles and relish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did taste them now and they are SO
good!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHqQ1xOFiIp51YKxiOGZNDer7TezRVhZktHK1O23w5OVfT45ZkyPe0X2OnOU3koLr6dnIRwNyCxD426o8ySG5AF8dBZo7fu6uncPtvGqdOPI0R6SLJ4bH_PkmBiryUAICeVxESOAwzn8/s2048/IMG_20210703_100532451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHqQ1xOFiIp51YKxiOGZNDer7TezRVhZktHK1O23w5OVfT45ZkyPe0X2OnOU3koLr6dnIRwNyCxD426o8ySG5AF8dBZo7fu6uncPtvGqdOPI0R6SLJ4bH_PkmBiryUAICeVxESOAwzn8/s320/IMG_20210703_100532451.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">I make sweet and spicy pickles –
not dill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My dad seems to especially
like them. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Beans are now maturing and need to be picked again and
canned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <br /> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaZJR1yqhyphenhyphen19DJ8nP7gmCt5OCUoVRSlGnipjEs3m8C6EoYFaFzbVoT7rXgCJKg9c38TeQx6ewjSbZaZdbQFOzsmaABTPgoi-8bHwTF-vxaNspiZ4dZ00pToR-Y_sim4vv73_sRbo4Gq4/s2048/IMG_20210708_120022457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaZJR1yqhyphenhyphen19DJ8nP7gmCt5OCUoVRSlGnipjEs3m8C6EoYFaFzbVoT7rXgCJKg9c38TeQx6ewjSbZaZdbQFOzsmaABTPgoi-8bHwTF-vxaNspiZ4dZ00pToR-Y_sim4vv73_sRbo4Gq4/s320/IMG_20210708_120022457.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">I have not yet broken out the
pressure canner. That will be happening
next week I imagine. Nothing makes me feel as homesteady as canning. I love it and am terrified of it at the same time. I need more jars.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZTcWIQrIGCQoqZF94gMtiK0QuCE9X-9G6O6Hjk3ntnHJGJFTE1ApzDrdQYPsX7PcPLh91rxRa2MmNYxnY19EjwQepczoy83A6lyAi1nw5DjkDSuFWSp8qAGQ0juYyXq-tbXBuoNDeeQ/s2048/IMG_20210711_183802807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZTcWIQrIGCQoqZF94gMtiK0QuCE9X-9G6O6Hjk3ntnHJGJFTE1ApzDrdQYPsX7PcPLh91rxRa2MmNYxnY19EjwQepczoy83A6lyAi1nw5DjkDSuFWSp8qAGQ0juYyXq-tbXBuoNDeeQ/s320/IMG_20210711_183802807.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> This is a potato flower. I had never seen one before.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFX4GmNjbN72sEHIHVBxf-iFQH4gT2h7-6N5EuYSmbLK2-V-694VDq5xgfxe0O5Krou7bLiuc1lWHHtX0Jo8dMcnqrYj9NEgus8afw9V8okncBVxoGMSTd07GvxK7_4FdEi-tcmheJKo/s2048/IMG_20210626_124834436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFX4GmNjbN72sEHIHVBxf-iFQH4gT2h7-6N5EuYSmbLK2-V-694VDq5xgfxe0O5Krou7bLiuc1lWHHtX0Jo8dMcnqrYj9NEgus8afw9V8okncBVxoGMSTd07GvxK7_4FdEi-tcmheJKo/s320/IMG_20210626_124834436.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The tomatoes are turning red and the zucchini, seems to be
picking up speed now that I tied them up vertically.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOTPbE8S2fN6GA2ERDBPFkutWtZU2CIv96sW1n_cRwAS4-5u2ofJXEUW5iZuuMGvPOrZ6VakAzR5ekHfBndW-fBwtZ2JuE_FVM09lTyfuKhvbEipF76Ups9kMq00O1EGbeia53i33xrY/s2048/IMG_20210715_140326260.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOTPbE8S2fN6GA2ERDBPFkutWtZU2CIv96sW1n_cRwAS4-5u2ofJXEUW5iZuuMGvPOrZ6VakAzR5ekHfBndW-fBwtZ2JuE_FVM09lTyfuKhvbEipF76Ups9kMq00O1EGbeia53i33xrY/s320/IMG_20210715_140326260.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPW_jfnfBUjURaghVrh4lM2WjJYNw20IANe5YBkxDW76p_RXEhA1YxwinIem69MLFN01SzZAF0dRkZ3XQlrgAlPdd8OxS53Bbhdz1Z2yT-LBdYewpqJ8k8WRGEQbUwA-JdHuUMffoO0hw/s2048/IMG_20210706_163817762.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPW_jfnfBUjURaghVrh4lM2WjJYNw20IANe5YBkxDW76p_RXEhA1YxwinIem69MLFN01SzZAF0dRkZ3XQlrgAlPdd8OxS53Bbhdz1Z2yT-LBdYewpqJ8k8WRGEQbUwA-JdHuUMffoO0hw/s320/IMG_20210706_163817762.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">The first cantaloupes are just about ready.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppnHUoa9Ko81qqQtzsl2EohiSJSxshZhF49dBFZKk5jG5AG1LJYzorkSo_O0yi_k-zrWPf6VLmnf1teC016TgxUG1gVOFQKRUqAh1KxKu-OWX5HJ6-DtIPPC3KvbZSv_iYE7OgPTbuZY/s2048/IMG_20210715_140339908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppnHUoa9Ko81qqQtzsl2EohiSJSxshZhF49dBFZKk5jG5AG1LJYzorkSo_O0yi_k-zrWPf6VLmnf1teC016TgxUG1gVOFQKRUqAh1KxKu-OWX5HJ6-DtIPPC3KvbZSv_iYE7OgPTbuZY/s320/IMG_20210715_140339908.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Watermelons are getting big.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLANsu63SIlpl-zT7d18hafDP8wy6F-_4Rg44KT-iWCoL3qqSIKqO9KpbxhLA9efOuJZP6g4pMufNKKW4GSF9iB7-DmpYhVIxhC2nn27i537mt7cfxJbsJwInjXXbFwwVFz1zYdzuMAqI/s2048/IMG_20210715_140309511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLANsu63SIlpl-zT7d18hafDP8wy6F-_4Rg44KT-iWCoL3qqSIKqO9KpbxhLA9efOuJZP6g4pMufNKKW4GSF9iB7-DmpYhVIxhC2nn27i537mt7cfxJbsJwInjXXbFwwVFz1zYdzuMAqI/s320/IMG_20210715_140309511.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hornworms have been present but manageable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I get a thrill from finding those jerks and
feeding them to the chickens.</p><p class="MsoNormal">The garden is officially secure. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIBRfa39VQO1YnfP_iM_GigGF26JJzL_D5cLB6-MeOkYfW-EHRKEidtPcMf7BgU0BYolWd2T6CG_cYNticpX2uXi-wUFxxLbnMzshidu7UzguVnWhf9FYcChHhpmGmHYIW0dfkAAZnfA/s2048/IMG_20210715_140213693_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIBRfa39VQO1YnfP_iM_GigGF26JJzL_D5cLB6-MeOkYfW-EHRKEidtPcMf7BgU0BYolWd2T6CG_cYNticpX2uXi-wUFxxLbnMzshidu7UzguVnWhf9FYcChHhpmGmHYIW0dfkAAZnfA/s320/IMG_20210715_140213693_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> It is surrounded by 8ft deer fencing.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YIZv2uijEhrGvnornw8Dkoai92137VsRAKVSYlrJQhNd8PDuewn-yFYZcWnfHGYHRflJLNove1dNzMQEgPCd20Q_dgQvRFi6Acb-0pMGI33ugvJgmvRbyPucLJBS80mOCUEc1TbB1ZM/s2048/IMG_20210628_065827674.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YIZv2uijEhrGvnornw8Dkoai92137VsRAKVSYlrJQhNd8PDuewn-yFYZcWnfHGYHRflJLNove1dNzMQEgPCd20Q_dgQvRFi6Acb-0pMGI33ugvJgmvRbyPucLJBS80mOCUEc1TbB1ZM/s320/IMG_20210628_065827674.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We have a friendly snake that we have spotted several
times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He likes to sun himself on a roll
of wire fence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is frequently found
there although the other day the kids and I came across him right in front of
us in the pathway.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzSQOkV9AVlgPswa4Z1eJr_JoZu-GZwLKiCJqCNQFXB95H1iE2AYsSNMnc2Ma5SlZi2rdZYm6BzV-i4IXPNll6iUC5mwoQkdCXQtQD6A6Lk9Ag4QfKucm0JNpUQ9pVTeGhQMahwhW0wQ/s2048/IMG_20210703_152344569.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzSQOkV9AVlgPswa4Z1eJr_JoZu-GZwLKiCJqCNQFXB95H1iE2AYsSNMnc2Ma5SlZi2rdZYm6BzV-i4IXPNll6iUC5mwoQkdCXQtQD6A6Lk9Ag4QfKucm0JNpUQ9pVTeGhQMahwhW0wQ/s320/IMG_20210703_152344569.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">The projects continue to keep everyone busy. The kitchen is currently under construction as my dad is painstakingly taking off the cement counters and getting it ready to put on the new ones. I can't wait!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxK5t5NxnHbr6HGCYi6ynbVTJKWU0J-JfD7ksEcSy6RZXUOzI3i_seO35R4BUk_ssKc8DXMo10yDkSkwUosaV9dsnL6kYP7meM-LOTTgEPsvnpYmmzpKQkJSnqznPXMzl74kapx2ab04s/s2048/IMG_20210714_095846582.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxK5t5NxnHbr6HGCYi6ynbVTJKWU0J-JfD7ksEcSy6RZXUOzI3i_seO35R4BUk_ssKc8DXMo10yDkSkwUosaV9dsnL6kYP7meM-LOTTgEPsvnpYmmzpKQkJSnqznPXMzl74kapx2ab04s/s320/IMG_20210714_095846582.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">This next week we have VBS! I am planning the snacks as usual and the registration numbers keep climbing! It will be hectic but I am looking forward to it. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SqOp4gD5OnT1dhzwtJTQ_8As45I3wlCfHyENX1wPvkW843jXkqPHeInm8jpgy09MzMsSeekTjPnTUTK6STp84OxRTRIw32trQdnAnYtx5EvPItu7zXdMqQR9vqt2QN1mwf1zL1Qcny0/s2048/IMG_20210703_160119009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SqOp4gD5OnT1dhzwtJTQ_8As45I3wlCfHyENX1wPvkW843jXkqPHeInm8jpgy09MzMsSeekTjPnTUTK6STp84OxRTRIw32trQdnAnYtx5EvPItu7zXdMqQR9vqt2QN1mwf1zL1Qcny0/s320/IMG_20210703_160119009.jpg" /></a></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><br /><p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-13892893911195065552021-06-23T20:35:00.002-07:002021-06-24T06:32:41.712-07:00Garden and Life Update<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We’ve had a few packed weeks!</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">While Bryan was here, he convinced us that we have a great garden area to
create a no-till garden like he did in Oklahoma.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">He dug around and found that for whatever reason,</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="text-align: left;">this half of the garden area has pretty good, non-rocky soil, unlike the half with the raised beds. <br /><br /></span><span style="text-align: left;">Right after they left, we got serious about
the future garden and got clear plastic to lay down on the area to solarize the
weeds and grass that are there.</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"></span></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLXX3LuwTHmrj2YkjW6U8O5bl02y0ezFRQeunjvJtYyaYPAlwW_ZdGukJdO2WfnImP8tNvDNfu-LDHaJ7g8TzFtGtTzF-9uXtkcAAtMZnRhjH7RdSLUaqcflnD_f2KjldctWoqxgHQQ0/s2048/IMG_20210611_183853184.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLXX3LuwTHmrj2YkjW6U8O5bl02y0ezFRQeunjvJtYyaYPAlwW_ZdGukJdO2WfnImP8tNvDNfu-LDHaJ7g8TzFtGtTzF-9uXtkcAAtMZnRhjH7RdSLUaqcflnD_f2KjldctWoqxgHQQ0/s320/IMG_20210611_183853184.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am relieved that this means I don’t have to build and fill
so many raised beds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do want one more
on the bed half of the garden.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4TtCXd869GYZ46uUuQ2mWbVBVng5M7zDk9T4E0-K4Y_RsJKSo_dj20YWMCIzt5eDt12VIHL_zaP0yaV9bvX-HoVWiVWWOI9k4VH4ECt1PCRO3ZN8ZUMz-FRg7pbBpkzUgXE7dW17yw8/s2048/IMG_20210620_180349151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4TtCXd869GYZ46uUuQ2mWbVBVng5M7zDk9T4E0-K4Y_RsJKSo_dj20YWMCIzt5eDt12VIHL_zaP0yaV9bvX-HoVWiVWWOI9k4VH4ECt1PCRO3ZN8ZUMz-FRg7pbBpkzUgXE7dW17yw8/s320/IMG_20210620_180349151.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am also building pollinator gardens in various areas to
encourage bees. (and to look petty) This is the first and smallest one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, using rocks and materials we find on
the land. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7OV-k12FVgIfpa5TlPknVZrZiN81JxgniAPZtwBS9yiym7aZh2XQefYA2hbogelkrNGbhQSLyiZBIUtiSiB6IeFG0XO1UgixjnESg0-FLqAcyB26H_gHd5js9sKj24TcMLvcjayF6Pc/s2048/IMG_20210619_175757301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7OV-k12FVgIfpa5TlPknVZrZiN81JxgniAPZtwBS9yiym7aZh2XQefYA2hbogelkrNGbhQSLyiZBIUtiSiB6IeFG0XO1UgixjnESg0-FLqAcyB26H_gHd5js9sKj24TcMLvcjayF6Pc/s320/IMG_20210619_175757301.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I absolutely LOVE the garden.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_11Af-cU6CPUVY84nMszpeu4ty7mCuW3e0NS7CegzzOx8qHnEmZvcPcTGm5spo-6iyg-TsChrc1wBmtJ9kibCqt6RM43CjK6QVTg3_cIaNHolm8wSqmnrfOUBVHEoYue_OYbbuNfAdmU/s2048/IMG_20210620_180158285.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_11Af-cU6CPUVY84nMszpeu4ty7mCuW3e0NS7CegzzOx8qHnEmZvcPcTGm5spo-6iyg-TsChrc1wBmtJ9kibCqt6RM43CjK6QVTg3_cIaNHolm8wSqmnrfOUBVHEoYue_OYbbuNfAdmU/s320/IMG_20210620_180158285.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Things grow here! Quickly and easily!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>far we have harvested 18 of these guys!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherVqw32FyZrz6cN3SvqO0EzSEYWYGcTzX-u4Lyr716pn_-nASJ5KmgZd4YbBOJ1kJXkZBbpbBwSTSbHYtRRBVY6c0ewdxndhvF8zzV_woE1UBFYiJjrdW_DsegeUzY_0f5JT2oQiiDMo/s2048/IMG_20210612_180850138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEherVqw32FyZrz6cN3SvqO0EzSEYWYGcTzX-u4Lyr716pn_-nASJ5KmgZd4YbBOJ1kJXkZBbpbBwSTSbHYtRRBVY6c0ewdxndhvF8zzV_woE1UBFYiJjrdW_DsegeUzY_0f5JT2oQiiDMo/s320/IMG_20210612_180850138.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">And there is no sign that they’ll
be slowing down anytime soon.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_-tPaTmd0S0fMfs3pWSiujewOhot1vctu8AzkQYtfZpcS81b4kBHTq34OORyW1K1oH9QBErOC9fEROH0cdTSkIM66iE5gUtK5BIn_9FFn2UFiVn1mNyBkyBBbjFGFlN1ZcpYakQ7gmA/s2048/IMG_20210611_173230807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_-tPaTmd0S0fMfs3pWSiujewOhot1vctu8AzkQYtfZpcS81b4kBHTq34OORyW1K1oH9QBErOC9fEROH0cdTSkIM66iE5gUtK5BIn_9FFn2UFiVn1mNyBkyBBbjFGFlN1ZcpYakQ7gmA/s320/IMG_20210611_173230807.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I made pickles for the first time in my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEA-_Z0hKltUx1njUxaSAyrX-Erd3U2MROyrLMeIiiA9wEsHTsMJRS9KbOpKTOYYEN2Gs0pDMxWShI-8p8bLmKqnND-zxATIg2_sdsGsZaQ0OWL6oHWyqgbTfO_c99TL7-pM_sxSHSffY/s2048/IMG_20210619_192557597.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEA-_Z0hKltUx1njUxaSAyrX-Erd3U2MROyrLMeIiiA9wEsHTsMJRS9KbOpKTOYYEN2Gs0pDMxWShI-8p8bLmKqnND-zxATIg2_sdsGsZaQ0OWL6oHWyqgbTfO_c99TL7-pM_sxSHSffY/s320/IMG_20210619_192557597.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">I haven’t tasted them yet – you are supposed
to wait at least two weeks.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Beans, </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86D6TWK6x1XiPn0kPclESJ3Xmp_9wh9VEKia9zOinXri59l-5ZbVjSg_xlDcbPc77HVQvn6JvOHyEIbyfmvlRTzaeuYo0H2n1aLPhi_21gHICNnbnnc-rL7jsroz9WRuB-mWcDG79NQA/s2048/IMG_20210620_180328697.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86D6TWK6x1XiPn0kPclESJ3Xmp_9wh9VEKia9zOinXri59l-5ZbVjSg_xlDcbPc77HVQvn6JvOHyEIbyfmvlRTzaeuYo0H2n1aLPhi_21gHICNnbnnc-rL7jsroz9WRuB-mWcDG79NQA/s320/IMG_20210620_180328697.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieT7lVoEYMbh2LUAYWssooivUDM_Wl8Z1MrSEweMa4FDE4sZB1ing2QqXNTsXPgKUxgI4WGsaon6kGN8BJi9EvhSkTFVNv1uPCVVb4SyHdaWuh3H3gEGaHpNJXamPnI9kL3bkHATZRBok/s2048/IMG_20210620_180300063.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieT7lVoEYMbh2LUAYWssooivUDM_Wl8Z1MrSEweMa4FDE4sZB1ing2QqXNTsXPgKUxgI4WGsaon6kGN8BJi9EvhSkTFVNv1uPCVVb4SyHdaWuh3H3gEGaHpNJXamPnI9kL3bkHATZRBok/s320/IMG_20210620_180300063.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Peas are finally starting to grow – they have been slow to
start. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxVnwvQewHweFBSvkhYxMnnSxXWCg2UcHE2gqFFcEu0xLJ4V4NfhfDYIbPwfmVoxrdkPSNvPuKvRHRk24HFOuejF5nXma7EvUD4gcW7S9Z0XJ0mOSJqkWT67dFIsT4OaJpyECJgrrN54/s2048/IMG_20210620_180705662.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxVnwvQewHweFBSvkhYxMnnSxXWCg2UcHE2gqFFcEu0xLJ4V4NfhfDYIbPwfmVoxrdkPSNvPuKvRHRk24HFOuejF5nXma7EvUD4gcW7S9Z0XJ0mOSJqkWT67dFIsT4OaJpyECJgrrN54/s320/IMG_20210620_180705662.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tomatoes</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNI45JcfSO8ptWQu7PAvSqC0iaMUA2MFuwF4SjwYL5v4JpMIxQkSN37v1UdfwqmlsCWpD4j0qgQgb4qqCgo-I3IjI4zOrM9Ba7posGOp0lVbP6EToyO3hM4u0db1AP5qtORgWx0ETstNw/s2048/IMG_20210620_180537406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNI45JcfSO8ptWQu7PAvSqC0iaMUA2MFuwF4SjwYL5v4JpMIxQkSN37v1UdfwqmlsCWpD4j0qgQgb4qqCgo-I3IjI4zOrM9Ba7posGOp0lVbP6EToyO3hM4u0db1AP5qtORgWx0ETstNw/s320/IMG_20210620_180537406.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEDXarRckClTDs3-gK-OhKL0Lr1MJr1lTAAPpYF_ozS3tqj3I-JOl61l8H2NxwsvwbrIbNaC2im56PsN1rP_PnfiVl6LSSv3sqbvOeXbRy_16340TLjVCTsPP8b8E7ZMT0xGc2i4wgMo/s2048/IMG_20210620_180549748.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMEDXarRckClTDs3-gK-OhKL0Lr1MJr1lTAAPpYF_ozS3tqj3I-JOl61l8H2NxwsvwbrIbNaC2im56PsN1rP_PnfiVl6LSSv3sqbvOeXbRy_16340TLjVCTsPP8b8E7ZMT0xGc2i4wgMo/s320/IMG_20210620_180549748.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cantaloupe,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYm0UNQU20iTF9vM_4HjLTfUC4gOBAlQDY8tOIvDdCN9MS_XxGaUmFAF0G_CDH0m4EQNkYG6zvgn4DU88dlFAGj5ijeR07I3CLYMLNsSxossEjfOT3y1mJEbpoVXXx2FvQdF5PdifkoZk/s2048/IMG_20210620_180708647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYm0UNQU20iTF9vM_4HjLTfUC4gOBAlQDY8tOIvDdCN9MS_XxGaUmFAF0G_CDH0m4EQNkYG6zvgn4DU88dlFAGj5ijeR07I3CLYMLNsSxossEjfOT3y1mJEbpoVXXx2FvQdF5PdifkoZk/s320/IMG_20210620_180708647.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Watermelon,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgS3CfMFLQ7eDwxU3mPfl00PTxUwGcWjsBgEn_UhZDV56uVyu0uHwFiwTL4OVrLM6uVaBl5gp-cPsIgKZF9fAvqzQpDkLRWq3ACC9J6mcTgKgHRCYhbbNoFPM8XCgrkE1Puw84Uxu6Ids/s2048/IMG_20210623_165020085.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgS3CfMFLQ7eDwxU3mPfl00PTxUwGcWjsBgEn_UhZDV56uVyu0uHwFiwTL4OVrLM6uVaBl5gp-cPsIgKZF9fAvqzQpDkLRWq3ACC9J6mcTgKgHRCYhbbNoFPM8XCgrkE1Puw84Uxu6Ids/s320/IMG_20210623_165020085.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jack’s Pumpkins!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEFn8cvSj8HF2ld-6aSdsh6A5Mv4ZjGUkgGBS5hdRsIif7atKpy6D_oDy62vCyF8TeWpQq1xpjQIqctcrmonLHmUwx9z0Er4KiJBc7i8Dnh4o-QwzitlNpAytMe1LxTWYi3rqdXd3yu0/s2048/IMG_20210620_180653229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEFn8cvSj8HF2ld-6aSdsh6A5Mv4ZjGUkgGBS5hdRsIif7atKpy6D_oDy62vCyF8TeWpQq1xpjQIqctcrmonLHmUwx9z0Er4KiJBc7i8Dnh4o-QwzitlNpAytMe1LxTWYi3rqdXd3yu0/s320/IMG_20210620_180653229.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Zucchini,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFppet2ZEJXqcSShH2zvIl2ok2BqAhHBlmAYpgH_nJWYVnSTt00xcxMS6M4fHIjsiNQnRi6aR9mB5Qj7quVwrK_NH4zNXXTKQ8Yfji3japZe2_55bRNWEmPumA37cb3-raghAb76CeLx8/s2048/IMG_20210619_100258091.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFppet2ZEJXqcSShH2zvIl2ok2BqAhHBlmAYpgH_nJWYVnSTt00xcxMS6M4fHIjsiNQnRi6aR9mB5Qj7quVwrK_NH4zNXXTKQ8Yfji3japZe2_55bRNWEmPumA37cb3-raghAb76CeLx8/s320/IMG_20210619_100258091.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Basil</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9m5nkLMqvZYP1CAt8d2qTnCYVBWoHhuG5FaoDJwk4Pywq0zKmyUvvyUV2cuuTBnJHWlSowY9gdP7qVx_JrwBmkOYHznXLtaIMYh4knjt7fvxut67cnxjEtrMNPwv389nXyryBY5oErE/s2048/IMG_20210619_100447818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn9m5nkLMqvZYP1CAt8d2qTnCYVBWoHhuG5FaoDJwk4Pywq0zKmyUvvyUV2cuuTBnJHWlSowY9gdP7qVx_JrwBmkOYHznXLtaIMYh4knjt7fvxut67cnxjEtrMNPwv389nXyryBY5oErE/s320/IMG_20210619_100447818.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Along with solarizing the garden, we had to make it bunny
and deer proof. We put chicken
wire all along the perimeter. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNdicxufi1oGAhwPMEugvuhNF53UN5U_vQxlJIeQ9fYseL-QnmY7IgGWHkN60H4fA3rXVlxiOD1DpcBAlccKM3kdbykDoURBaJYmbA1ase72l3G_xabl65eIzgZtkacOCkUOUBCD3Sdo/s2048/IMG_20210608_164804774.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNdicxufi1oGAhwPMEugvuhNF53UN5U_vQxlJIeQ9fYseL-QnmY7IgGWHkN60H4fA3rXVlxiOD1DpcBAlccKM3kdbykDoURBaJYmbA1ase72l3G_xabl65eIzgZtkacOCkUOUBCD3Sdo/s320/IMG_20210608_164804774.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8a1fpT1KFB7t-3vmL5vdi6szXNRDGMPHjI7YqWfO9hSH8EvR3RK5ZDe2hFK0WdPvwepSJD5JFYmplItnvJ9MGX5dD3ik673MBxUqgdDwmK0pzV3sFiK4Z_f3_hxpi1CigcYbPO5yUOA/s2048/IMG_20210608_184034780.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8a1fpT1KFB7t-3vmL5vdi6szXNRDGMPHjI7YqWfO9hSH8EvR3RK5ZDe2hFK0WdPvwepSJD5JFYmplItnvJ9MGX5dD3ik673MBxUqgdDwmK0pzV3sFiK4Z_f3_hxpi1CigcYbPO5yUOA/s320/IMG_20210608_184034780.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Currently, we are getting the deer fencing up. Supposedly we need an 8ft fence to keep the deer out. We chose used netting which in it's former life was was a volleyball net to keep
balls from going over into the neighbor’s yard. Here it is has been a cat tap and deer deterrent. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uUMY3AIP4M_siUnR-HRr0EIWH1tyDE4BIkfzaTq1rztuxbBGvB5wgXqASlevitwGJD9rx5J7os8g6zJtA6WQ9Zms44z12mMNvsydPBwuuBXgq7cjd1PftOn2xQEfZLUAWed8vLIlSkA/s2048/IMG_20210622_110433059_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uUMY3AIP4M_siUnR-HRr0EIWH1tyDE4BIkfzaTq1rztuxbBGvB5wgXqASlevitwGJD9rx5J7os8g6zJtA6WQ9Zms44z12mMNvsydPBwuuBXgq7cjd1PftOn2xQEfZLUAWed8vLIlSkA/s320/IMG_20210622_110433059_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">I like that you don’t really see it.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-J1kUNfu5QtIMfC9xf1UnJ9lPYz5y2X48y1YmXESehTYBcd85GNDtkMJF8mlq4AHl7m82QXdOvRPjofO7qriav7qH-uGifBbrt9Ey3x9xag7E3DJDUj2hdyg6AIwvT63PUpwGf-6NnDU/s2048/IMG_20210622_111528494_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-J1kUNfu5QtIMfC9xf1UnJ9lPYz5y2X48y1YmXESehTYBcd85GNDtkMJF8mlq4AHl7m82QXdOvRPjofO7qriav7qH-uGifBbrt9Ey3x9xag7E3DJDUj2hdyg6AIwvT63PUpwGf-6NnDU/s320/IMG_20210622_111528494_HDR.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We have had a lot of baking over here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Claire is the resident cake baker and she makes
wonderful chocolate cakes (we don’t let her make any other kind – that would be
a waste!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Josh and Claire went to camp last week so Joy was able to
make one of her own without a big sister to critique her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She got an air balloon cake pan from the
library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her cake was delicious too!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCCQL-ptzYW2e0lwIFB911ccolncIAbWSwwGKsUH33d1NeNk19MfuQ8eMmf6V3r_RcRL6L3kT6cZQWTDSFZgt3IVKFnblTmDIpnyPHJMqyzOzegFyzxxSzGt4Hvt1xltP4JeW_MXiff4/s2048/IMG_20210614_210747935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilCCQL-ptzYW2e0lwIFB911ccolncIAbWSwwGKsUH33d1NeNk19MfuQ8eMmf6V3r_RcRL6L3kT6cZQWTDSFZgt3IVKFnblTmDIpnyPHJMqyzOzegFyzxxSzGt4Hvt1xltP4JeW_MXiff4/s320/IMG_20210614_210747935.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Claire made a cake for Father’s day and reclaimed her cake
baker position.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poor Joy, demoted to
cookie maker.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CUocD9aqq19ExTDBJCwtdh4WeF2pjx8MlGtjYxpvPTC1EDVDcWMZskPKGPe692G4_aUvYYlTguBKlIBTwvOFRL3c_-ISCuhUGrMdL0XZ5FctRZKD7mEa6R7_zLW3dEpmKY4mBU680Pw/s2048/IMG_20210620_210747409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CUocD9aqq19ExTDBJCwtdh4WeF2pjx8MlGtjYxpvPTC1EDVDcWMZskPKGPe692G4_aUvYYlTguBKlIBTwvOFRL3c_-ISCuhUGrMdL0XZ5FctRZKD7mEa6R7_zLW3dEpmKY4mBU680Pw/s320/IMG_20210620_210747409.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Paige doesn’t bake but she does cook sometimes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXo1GKqV3zbkIcaa10GfDnNq7DJoWJ2lgl_KHcV09yo5IsKte6KyAeYOsiq3OYB1g6b0LaOPegdfDW751f-LmJdbJr0XCCMz6jHQua5xnZB_-Jupjio4bCZcEeQ2nC7sqCuPBdV9x5Cw/s2048/IMG_20210613_183357171_BURST001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXo1GKqV3zbkIcaa10GfDnNq7DJoWJ2lgl_KHcV09yo5IsKte6KyAeYOsiq3OYB1g6b0LaOPegdfDW751f-LmJdbJr0XCCMz6jHQua5xnZB_-Jupjio4bCZcEeQ2nC7sqCuPBdV9x5Cw/s320/IMG_20210613_183357171_BURST001.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She also is the resident postmaster and
keeps busy ALL day crafting cards and letters and delivering them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is quite the artist/crafter.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3dYvaPfNoJnbSCA9W9kL1iLBwx_7FEYjjvHEM4SqBMjK17Gf3OqMY3f6CEoy-BKGBvVeRJUY9wcMFmWJm5YU1YTFsdex25wVOOFXaNXN80fa3-y2nOEz46XF8_SadosYfcoLtGEZ7IQ/s2048/IMG_20210617_193153759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3dYvaPfNoJnbSCA9W9kL1iLBwx_7FEYjjvHEM4SqBMjK17Gf3OqMY3f6CEoy-BKGBvVeRJUY9wcMFmWJm5YU1YTFsdex25wVOOFXaNXN80fa3-y2nOEz46XF8_SadosYfcoLtGEZ7IQ/s320/IMG_20210617_193153759.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Right now, the main project is the kids’ bathroom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHTxZn-LwClXtA9ZRglX_c5hmsUEZM1NjE5PoFfusKaFiCftCYZv7h6nL2ICWQQGHE1u6VsIMJKv8tgzwd6IhPe_q-ZY82EVcM3oAf2z9Q3hRGI5z4CTAwqoiii9yT3cNkXgFc0EUBJw/s2048/IMG_20210615_150213929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZHTxZn-LwClXtA9ZRglX_c5hmsUEZM1NjE5PoFfusKaFiCftCYZv7h6nL2ICWQQGHE1u6VsIMJKv8tgzwd6IhPe_q-ZY82EVcM3oAf2z9Q3hRGI5z4CTAwqoiii9yT3cNkXgFc0EUBJw/s320/IMG_20210615_150213929.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">We demoed it all and not surprisingly, it was
disgusting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> This is what was under the tub.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAg6UHZHpSkoGTDnivX6qHBF_IEzcO5GVRgXRUQue663cq08rWdP6xcKGbMZUBTBvS9cXR17Rxq2djcJyLkiXwmnXU10Ts5UdkRDyy1etjs9JjNnH-50PVt7alE2_Wt3SgscOFhODwFPE/s2048/IMG_20210610_163009710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAg6UHZHpSkoGTDnivX6qHBF_IEzcO5GVRgXRUQue663cq08rWdP6xcKGbMZUBTBvS9cXR17Rxq2djcJyLkiXwmnXU10Ts5UdkRDyy1etjs9JjNnH-50PVt7alE2_Wt3SgscOFhODwFPE/s320/IMG_20210610_163009710.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0s4QnEq95gncbCXbzWJnMkDIxSoLJimt7apSaH0s6LVIpTrTshaLOgPPo4OdjxE1JRfCnOBM32bCBZliRQ7fquZrmEHkhxgvouCQieK046WzDa09DlhBIfshHCPkYJD3ASEVkjRx36sw/s2048/IMG_20210610_163017353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0s4QnEq95gncbCXbzWJnMkDIxSoLJimt7apSaH0s6LVIpTrTshaLOgPPo4OdjxE1JRfCnOBM32bCBZliRQ7fquZrmEHkhxgvouCQieK046WzDa09DlhBIfshHCPkYJD3ASEVkjRx36sw/s320/IMG_20210610_163017353.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We couldn’t figure out why
there were always so many flies in the bathroom,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now we know they were coming up from under
the house, into the walls, and out one of the many holes in the dry wall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently mice or rats were under and
behind the tub too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Who would put a tub on top of that can of varnish? Oh, wait, I know who....</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Water damage anyone?</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyToWZscT7z6DP0f3n9m9g70p0LLumpRQwY1HWcEsJsJb4leJF-8aUc83_AGSvSyQZfX7LW22sR6MvLGEW6-wxyrg8rTyD30TjvnMdreI7bVEk5UO6bBqeSQPuzTtMZnheAkQyLAFXS-U/s2048/IMG_20210615_145621802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyToWZscT7z6DP0f3n9m9g70p0LLumpRQwY1HWcEsJsJb4leJF-8aUc83_AGSvSyQZfX7LW22sR6MvLGEW6-wxyrg8rTyD30TjvnMdreI7bVEk5UO6bBqeSQPuzTtMZnheAkQyLAFXS-U/s320/IMG_20210615_145621802.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My mom and I are tiling the bathtub surround.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFut4VrD17hFzD4pVXSZ1QieKJo1_6G-aDCEWSWaosPSherdoTt0rXCAtGk84ewR6qJWv0XWHg3_FKfScMxYK8KBuNzcfx3Zoth2LYllmpspAZoQx3rf9R9kP3-za3U7Je68qDYRC9Iw/s2048/IMG_20210621_123427896.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFut4VrD17hFzD4pVXSZ1QieKJo1_6G-aDCEWSWaosPSherdoTt0rXCAtGk84ewR6qJWv0XWHg3_FKfScMxYK8KBuNzcfx3Zoth2LYllmpspAZoQx3rf9R9kP3-za3U7Je68qDYRC9Iw/s320/IMG_20210621_123427896.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is slow going – we kept
getting interrupted by small people that want to eat lunch and dinner! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yesterday we had a snake emergency and had to
drop everything to see what kind it was. The 3 younger kids were walking in the
freshly mowed pasture </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2x05AlQQK7JkzyAlYM59WqvSB7OMP5cnMqVHJqasB-YDFbnmD3mE9IeS6XhaCmfN7M4NKZIqW4x1JO-U3sUKIhIEKaf2yCD94TRGkIi0iRmiwbPOhRt4GtJ_v-grymBsrCH_tnWWWzM/s2048/IMG_20210621_124554847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2x05AlQQK7JkzyAlYM59WqvSB7OMP5cnMqVHJqasB-YDFbnmD3mE9IeS6XhaCmfN7M4NKZIqW4x1JO-U3sUKIhIEKaf2yCD94TRGkIi0iRmiwbPOhRt4GtJ_v-grymBsrCH_tnWWWzM/s320/IMG_20210621_124554847.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">and nearly stepped on this guy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-MNPWbthDcDCZCyPt-pm4aywh2OHWqJCWu6lHTKDvsC0f-XLcv6qI-lJgkMzJ1U3IzXKh5Xw_IvIj2dcF7DOisrKf0fXuWPNUtQcZfqEpVjhPTOU7qOZ_D-jc4EbhltZNSuzX0ht5mFk/s2048/IMG_20210621_162649613.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-MNPWbthDcDCZCyPt-pm4aywh2OHWqJCWu6lHTKDvsC0f-XLcv6qI-lJgkMzJ1U3IzXKh5Xw_IvIj2dcF7DOisrKf0fXuWPNUtQcZfqEpVjhPTOU7qOZ_D-jc4EbhltZNSuzX0ht5mFk/s320/IMG_20210621_162649613.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">He is a king snake. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4mkW49iCW4kscOQm86PbQhGOR1lzkYECQtGDPC29INZtWzQpF28EVWUMszHDsKAex94rXmAv04qKV-pd0mOCYTgI5eU6GC9NwVpb4ZEqcCAU_vQHjixrOWxdmXk42Y8rbplfz0EEUyM/s2048/IMG_20210621_162552157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4mkW49iCW4kscOQm86PbQhGOR1lzkYECQtGDPC29INZtWzQpF28EVWUMszHDsKAex94rXmAv04qKV-pd0mOCYTgI5eU6GC9NwVpb4ZEqcCAU_vQHjixrOWxdmXk42Y8rbplfz0EEUyM/s320/IMG_20210621_162552157.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But despite the slow progress, it is looking pretty darn
good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will finish today or tomorrow. Then
we have walls, and floors to get done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The goal is for it to be completely done before my other brother, Steve
and his family drive out in 2 weeks. I think we can do it. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My dad is moving their trailer to a different part of the
yard that gets more shade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately
that means running a new electric and water line to get to it.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jack helping tamp
down the covered pipe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_0-sZqznsKhNdJrfvzvUSMuOmScUIO4EZe91OltbqoiekwaRAJVu2CVJyEc2Tlrlf6eR6PxnkDzylNaVpluyGRtdYIEEKJlrZ3gUJ9zLErh5LbyrkbpoyPXIWG-thAPr92CO4V583QI/s2048/IMG_20210621_123704788.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_0-sZqznsKhNdJrfvzvUSMuOmScUIO4EZe91OltbqoiekwaRAJVu2CVJyEc2Tlrlf6eR6PxnkDzylNaVpluyGRtdYIEEKJlrZ3gUJ9zLErh5LbyrkbpoyPXIWG-thAPr92CO4V583QI/s320/IMG_20210621_123704788.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sweaty!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVcgJbtj-y6qt2EC8pJC7nkAXok2-QR1R1rr4s1TRk9p1nWMtmRHndufQR2JS8eJv7xaktm8EOKqyh-IF_xe9MPtMueCKbUqaWxJWBzwRrwqan-IWS5hUtmc5KFG_UNwTDd1zWi-9Q6s/s2048/IMG_20210621_123532065.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVcgJbtj-y6qt2EC8pJC7nkAXok2-QR1R1rr4s1TRk9p1nWMtmRHndufQR2JS8eJv7xaktm8EOKqyh-IF_xe9MPtMueCKbUqaWxJWBzwRrwqan-IWS5hUtmc5KFG_UNwTDd1zWi-9Q6s/s320/IMG_20210621_123532065.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It has been in the mid 90’s but the humidity makes is feel a
lot hotter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The thing is though, once
the sun starts to set the temperature actually drops!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Imagine that!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s only the afternoon that is too hot to be out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are having a nice little cold front move
through right now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was 82 degrees
yesterday and right now (morning) it is 52!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s the end of June!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh. It hasn’t
rained for a whole 2 weeks so I had to water my garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(hose hooked up to the well) It’s nice that
water is free. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Speaking of the well, I think we finally have that situation
worked out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My dad has spent many, many
hours crouched in the well house installing a chlorinator and holding
tank.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now the water is getting chlorinated
just enough to kill the coliform but not too much that it will ruin the septic
tank.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is so nice to have water come
out of the faucet that doesn’t smell like sewer/wet dog!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am
still running water through the Berkey for drinking – now to get the chlorine
out, but we are going to get an under sink purifier so that will come to an end
soon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-5495020533288953752021-06-08T21:22:00.004-07:002021-06-08T21:22:41.058-07:00The Great Chicken Debacle and Visitors<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">In the past few weeks we have experienced mass chick
death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> This event has become known as "The Great Chicken Debacle".</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was so excited to order 20
chicks online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I picked them up from
the post office, put them directly into their state-of-the-art brooder and
within 48 hours 17 of the 20 died.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gfJ9V6SAAyX704z8og4zzAPf8Bidz_49K_x3CnUcLSd7AJF1J_-t_l8ycslY-bdSzKgEQro5OX2D8MOfqz4eN99-h_RY_q1ltBc4tqiJrdFJ7cnDMAUuefW8c4a9Sd4jJunkuQ8RD14/s2048/IMG_20210518_193551386.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gfJ9V6SAAyX704z8og4zzAPf8Bidz_49K_x3CnUcLSd7AJF1J_-t_l8ycslY-bdSzKgEQro5OX2D8MOfqz4eN99-h_RY_q1ltBc4tqiJrdFJ7cnDMAUuefW8c4a9Sd4jJunkuQ8RD14/w180-h291/IMG_20210518_193551386.jpg" width="180" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">They
literally just passed out each afternoon.
Is it too hot? Too cold? If they are too hot why aren’t they leaving
the heat lamp, if they are too cold, why
aren’t they huddling under it!? </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXM0Wc1ciJbHxg-kFDywVuBl6A3-Gu7ksrW76okA7cS96q80tYxygXhc_qlevqFFxM_pG13GfsoW8y4AvacOi-fJvKJw_k-zYUuDCZBzuA7PFVo2lH71DYWLQDq-ySQxl21cwfCz5D7lE/s2048/IMG_20210512_122619737_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXM0Wc1ciJbHxg-kFDywVuBl6A3-Gu7ksrW76okA7cS96q80tYxygXhc_qlevqFFxM_pG13GfsoW8y4AvacOi-fJvKJw_k-zYUuDCZBzuA7PFVo2lH71DYWLQDq-ySQxl21cwfCz5D7lE/s320/IMG_20210512_122619737_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />I tell
you, the living conditions for these chicks could not have been more
perfect. The hatchery refunded me for
all 20 of the chicks – which was very kind and I went to Tractor Supply and got
20 more replacement chicks. Within a day
13 more had died! All in the
evening! I told Tractor Supply my
ordeal and they asked me things like, “Do you have a heat lamp?” “Do they have water?” Ugh!
Yes! I am not a total
imbecile! One guy said “What kind of
water are you giving them?” I stared at him and said “……..water,
water.” He gave me some probiotic and
electrolytes to mix into the water. I
did that and I was convinced that they were too hot so I put a little fan
blowing down into the brooder. Ever
since then, we have had no deaths.
Yikes! </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GtClzIlWVfVSXXlc6SpGEeC1o_eeLnPPmcFSz1KQwLjJR8Iqdd9jxLFpFhATDZ8WpkjemgXnn33qaU7XF0QYIK9AcIo0W-X8CKRq1ABHlWqFjFNrpab5SsQEz62QzG0O4YHxWQ2v_vY/s2048/IMG_20210512_122648928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GtClzIlWVfVSXXlc6SpGEeC1o_eeLnPPmcFSz1KQwLjJR8Iqdd9jxLFpFhATDZ8WpkjemgXnn33qaU7XF0QYIK9AcIo0W-X8CKRq1ABHlWqFjFNrpab5SsQEz62QzG0O4YHxWQ2v_vY/s320/IMG_20210512_122648928.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> The third time I bought replacement chicks the
gal at Tractor Supply sold them to me for only .50 a piece so that was great.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwILLby7WFlmV9LDhg2rBZlL21X6_QbkaqcjVfWZUO1FX8FFmBpeHnO_S0WVZPMfQbSqc_xl0x-4I_fxRN4BsxVVKVdsGUL2QqD90AB1tkXy8ofHTiidFa8Lphwu3tVsJyLJcQVjcAxA/s2048/IMG_20210524_193146240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwILLby7WFlmV9LDhg2rBZlL21X6_QbkaqcjVfWZUO1FX8FFmBpeHnO_S0WVZPMfQbSqc_xl0x-4I_fxRN4BsxVVKVdsGUL2QqD90AB1tkXy8ofHTiidFa8Lphwu3tVsJyLJcQVjcAxA/s320/IMG_20210524_193146240.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKo6w72tuMdYJHO3OBW1OYFeCKAbpjmkuYT-TbbzwVYrgAm2QxVkUGcPuPqIiufsDoVrhrfYxK7K8eLewXL2LzjDwhfm2TIuQOz5FxSw5CuMPyF3qancwBSsCcaDY52pdKo_V2O18H8AA/s2048/IMG_20210603_184527755.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKo6w72tuMdYJHO3OBW1OYFeCKAbpjmkuYT-TbbzwVYrgAm2QxVkUGcPuPqIiufsDoVrhrfYxK7K8eLewXL2LzjDwhfm2TIuQOz5FxSw5CuMPyF3qancwBSsCcaDY52pdKo_V2O18H8AA/s320/IMG_20210603_184527755.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hopefully The Great Chicken Debacle will not be repeated.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">We have been finding interesting creatures lately.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Frog eggs that Joy scooped out of a puddle
and hatched, </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYoIm0DPVOrmwd2_3yQbnK8km2fITP1IoCyuITAZM-H8HkGDkDcpYsfLO3FSFxZ7bmt5GIQhiYE8XTBvYOwJLQqBen3iWEaJOaIgzOMRsT1Hb_bYpLks1sbOjNOVhAmUfBBLeMeXpRPg/s2048/IMG_20210520_130120441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYoIm0DPVOrmwd2_3yQbnK8km2fITP1IoCyuITAZM-H8HkGDkDcpYsfLO3FSFxZ7bmt5GIQhiYE8XTBvYOwJLQqBen3iWEaJOaIgzOMRsT1Hb_bYpLks1sbOjNOVhAmUfBBLeMeXpRPg/s320/IMG_20210520_130120441.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">(they are still alive nearly 3 weeks later!)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vZMTKUOXORooZrHIe2K13WlnpLnLvfK22dqbUMgJFVJ-cHedDDKAiESHtAYegdGobRYsHoAarcBx2AcZnHh9MaggQN7t9OadLMwGDs_M9fKjP46Ku8KQBIYhDhZOxVUfwj2BZp0oPPs/s2048/IMG_20210522_193937757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vZMTKUOXORooZrHIe2K13WlnpLnLvfK22dqbUMgJFVJ-cHedDDKAiESHtAYegdGobRYsHoAarcBx2AcZnHh9MaggQN7t9OadLMwGDs_M9fKjP46Ku8KQBIYhDhZOxVUfwj2BZp0oPPs/s320/IMG_20210522_193937757.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This little prehistoric guy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4yw1nsporSgwFbn0iAacQGKy2Ju2N7TLWyIFxmo3uHh7mDcR9havaC2XFx4H9dznxIkG1x9AfPRBmBBkTtTkiFlil8e4NfdtjSoAcECvzsHj5hG_XXsA1if-blCU565cHpR2p5am0hQ/s2048/IMG_20210522_194413594.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4yw1nsporSgwFbn0iAacQGKy2Ju2N7TLWyIFxmo3uHh7mDcR9havaC2XFx4H9dznxIkG1x9AfPRBmBBkTtTkiFlil8e4NfdtjSoAcECvzsHj5hG_XXsA1if-blCU565cHpR2p5am0hQ/s320/IMG_20210522_194413594.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A poisonous lappet moth hanging out on the wall.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOV6AFThxcAGcTTsigN0Lc-ji5ccaARBrgDZrVJb__LSs2mCB81hfEwmXEF8zzuYDZZgBAGlGZJpP6Nnfsv7-rwSq6YIkN6DVAxeUObQ7Iq8cFQkTeFTHMKmqYK6jlUiD6nA1bBeRmNQ/s2048/IMG_20210530_133606872_BURST001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOV6AFThxcAGcTTsigN0Lc-ji5ccaARBrgDZrVJb__LSs2mCB81hfEwmXEF8zzuYDZZgBAGlGZJpP6Nnfsv7-rwSq6YIkN6DVAxeUObQ7Iq8cFQkTeFTHMKmqYK6jlUiD6nA1bBeRmNQ/s320/IMG_20210530_133606872_BURST001.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A real FROG, not toad, and his slug friend</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHm3o7vTDc4LROThpCzQTK4iNQ36tqeE-Oxt52XaLllhpmXtXvI4eq2kdQpcPkX8eObqsmVNZm4tN-O79eop2s8ugrlG6ZWknFeF5iwFIy7wHure-Cizh4-SujtXQiAf5Nduggo6btPc/s2048/IMG_20210517_220817451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHm3o7vTDc4LROThpCzQTK4iNQ36tqeE-Oxt52XaLllhpmXtXvI4eq2kdQpcPkX8eObqsmVNZm4tN-O79eop2s8ugrlG6ZWknFeF5iwFIy7wHure-Cizh4-SujtXQiAf5Nduggo6btPc/s320/IMG_20210517_220817451.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And this guy that is also not one you would want to touch. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLOIyw9hngk6UXTOIw9K4hyphenhyphenKUiZ4AQyevulCeuW5JL1X06u5AOp0Bk6jUbzGaLD3gRQwLiLq3njlcHp4lctumQ8XTlHchqKl6-caIQgF6cNBj7dRv7McDNGN19c6KtiDOU6OQLJFMJoA/s2048/IMG_9274.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLOIyw9hngk6UXTOIw9K4hyphenhyphenKUiZ4AQyevulCeuW5JL1X06u5AOp0Bk6jUbzGaLD3gRQwLiLq3njlcHp4lctumQ8XTlHchqKl6-caIQgF6cNBj7dRv7McDNGN19c6KtiDOU6OQLJFMJoA/s320/IMG_9274.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">But this guy is irresistible to touch and snuggle. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQpIh68XI_gal22AzdjMvxPC9652b3e0MhqnmvunW-YNegLgeIUPyjM2sHeNu34diOmZmZEaE9fVSi2Qyn8XrQ9AM1w4HqZHBRrs6psQNI5wOzqEwfI-lwSPK2rLwYHkgETwpVNAIdM8/s2048/IMG_20210527_195321769.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQpIh68XI_gal22AzdjMvxPC9652b3e0MhqnmvunW-YNegLgeIUPyjM2sHeNu34diOmZmZEaE9fVSi2Qyn8XrQ9AM1w4HqZHBRrs6psQNI5wOzqEwfI-lwSPK2rLwYHkgETwpVNAIdM8/s320/IMG_20210527_195321769.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">We have had visitors!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>My uncle Joe and Paula drove up from Houston for Memorial Day
weekend.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We showed them around, stuck our hands in the hot springs, </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHExnMUGkAyieeoijfM2FVcPmnIwIgk_DdprDkajIiyS4o7nK1psVBpSDOBlQV6cuKSO1k0MZOzg3WOSQ9qD0q522VTIv1fY0GjSi7gJsaH1OPGz4h9DROOQ_b4C6hCHS_iXj1cR6ulcA/s2048/IMG_20210529_112233499.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHExnMUGkAyieeoijfM2FVcPmnIwIgk_DdprDkajIiyS4o7nK1psVBpSDOBlQV6cuKSO1k0MZOzg3WOSQ9qD0q522VTIv1fY0GjSi7gJsaH1OPGz4h9DROOQ_b4C6hCHS_iXj1cR6ulcA/s320/IMG_20210529_112233499.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYHg5nJeaXBV6hgRHD9e6uLHI6RSPmM3DweSYFXuyhtvjzfFnmNy3yg7rT2-zqN5Pwv1UwnDxqLS0p8IVq8EhEYzGfG7ntBxGJ-WXU11H6es0_mzsZasiazDXR5BAw7crmhnxoduqtKk/s2048/IMG_20210529_115021232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYHg5nJeaXBV6hgRHD9e6uLHI6RSPmM3DweSYFXuyhtvjzfFnmNy3yg7rT2-zqN5Pwv1UwnDxqLS0p8IVq8EhEYzGfG7ntBxGJ-WXU11H6es0_mzsZasiazDXR5BAw7crmhnxoduqtKk/s320/IMG_20210529_115021232.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_jw1WtXsF0DzzWq0CIgkT_MXr19_mSO8DNUcNLBpMIsxTPY3HOYgbjjzJPxp3P6LUIsw-EByDt31dDPIkyx7V2FwELatCNMXHchBBi4BqFhT6tMyrdk6PfMraJHmvB9QS0mWwLILzlc/s2048/IMG_20210529_114853409_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_jw1WtXsF0DzzWq0CIgkT_MXr19_mSO8DNUcNLBpMIsxTPY3HOYgbjjzJPxp3P6LUIsw-EByDt31dDPIkyx7V2FwELatCNMXHchBBi4BqFhT6tMyrdk6PfMraJHmvB9QS0mWwLILzlc/s320/IMG_20210529_114853409_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRZMbQ50RF3ldPvf35P-abMAhA98hiLbBQyVwUGrqvf5gKOpAiMoYptq0J87ASlHfN61U1sI-oUWhHKu-1U840j6trRl6sNUvgg4dhfPgYRKe4Ln0bVqeuwhtNzZUVNFM9hNHUVX-hU8/s2048/IMG_20210529_113518699.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglRZMbQ50RF3ldPvf35P-abMAhA98hiLbBQyVwUGrqvf5gKOpAiMoYptq0J87ASlHfN61U1sI-oUWhHKu-1U840j6trRl6sNUvgg4dhfPgYRKe4Ln0bVqeuwhtNzZUVNFM9hNHUVX-hU8/s320/IMG_20210529_113518699.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">and went to Garvan Gardens.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKCfLicuykrpM0yOPVI_S7qu0F1PVxHCZmS2POcHWeon_cy48FIyWhzbWXBlJLGErMDugz6fB3XAnVCmXMmSu_NO6yCWShDDMFKyn1j6in3tNolSU-DgYKxFSiw5mFgC_iEeg7v6b1Zs/s2048/IMG_20210529_134559851_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKCfLicuykrpM0yOPVI_S7qu0F1PVxHCZmS2POcHWeon_cy48FIyWhzbWXBlJLGErMDugz6fB3XAnVCmXMmSu_NO6yCWShDDMFKyn1j6in3tNolSU-DgYKxFSiw5mFgC_iEeg7v6b1Zs/s320/IMG_20210529_134559851_HDR.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_doT9qTl6s744-RIM_-GcshGlNFgTS4w-8X3kNIBIsYUmOpaJ9N9qqrlEZTCGq5k6rEmtq_9FY62XqOeErWItibBdFxn5zVSJzYFMocs6lz_-ob2QIQGkNnYkduW5K1pv8zNqcPVgDs/s2048/IMG_20210529_101145290_BURST000_COVER_TOP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<p class="MsoNormal">At night we played one of our family favorite games, Chicken
Foot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paige was really into it.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqKLYNWLrz1wJ7nOCtgn2E-3Bn_UdC9fCNHZnu-J4Vb8HKvIrLXommNMnMj_1cWfi7Z1qssYx6-cn6WZGxC8ahcy2Si4I-bpTMjCMEvsD6h0kn390iiLS4rL4jjT_G2p24mwocLCimmo/s1480/IMG_20210529_202837407_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="1480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqKLYNWLrz1wJ7nOCtgn2E-3Bn_UdC9fCNHZnu-J4Vb8HKvIrLXommNMnMj_1cWfi7Z1qssYx6-cn6WZGxC8ahcy2Si4I-bpTMjCMEvsD6h0kn390iiLS4rL4jjT_G2p24mwocLCimmo/s320/IMG_20210529_202837407_HDR.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZJTsrD_bX-FogXsb9lMU51-7eLUmY2RgVdrnaH07wh4vdIzjotBZXJctjla9gFIxBzTaK11imoawxuBREczOd9_zFLou_zjuVOX9-9pIoD6YtIJvxcLG7y8-6PQ1Dk21QJIL2ABkZ64/s1260/IMG_20210529_201735806_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1260" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZJTsrD_bX-FogXsb9lMU51-7eLUmY2RgVdrnaH07wh4vdIzjotBZXJctjla9gFIxBzTaK11imoawxuBREczOd9_zFLou_zjuVOX9-9pIoD6YtIJvxcLG7y8-6PQ1Dk21QJIL2ABkZ64/s320/IMG_20210529_201735806_HDR.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIQ2zvcs7oWKa0ixg0dw2aozSMivcKwJ9ZDhI6ioF1i4KGqotBDJK18X3jVs1hpxyxX1hawcPUe9t4mxLRQZPKW6DN8lAO3GmXfGbwkkN1BI2dZPOArIzfxP5LGmgkHwvUREHWKZOwlo/s1156/IMG_20210529_201632108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="1156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIQ2zvcs7oWKa0ixg0dw2aozSMivcKwJ9ZDhI6ioF1i4KGqotBDJK18X3jVs1hpxyxX1hawcPUe9t4mxLRQZPKW6DN8lAO3GmXfGbwkkN1BI2dZPOArIzfxP5LGmgkHwvUREHWKZOwlo/s320/IMG_20210529_201632108.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSE2sJOwgcM3Ek3HW7Ys_shNZTW7DqRS-MfButQdpoLSeNT-FWCU3QMbFA92SIgpN-OvAvGWcxSmJ6YXMVRIXQV7U1Ifg598Oebie-gyaWK2GSGjBITv4HeSVu9e56j6cVXIww9IySc0/s1192/IMG_20210529_201511895_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1192" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZSE2sJOwgcM3Ek3HW7Ys_shNZTW7DqRS-MfButQdpoLSeNT-FWCU3QMbFA92SIgpN-OvAvGWcxSmJ6YXMVRIXQV7U1Ifg598Oebie-gyaWK2GSGjBITv4HeSVu9e56j6cVXIww9IySc0/s320/IMG_20210529_201511895_HDR.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFSfisnqLy_QqhGeIaGs3xG5e2ldPyKvsh4pubQaUo8JIyT3VaYyr-gEsoYn8vh7stMx5KkIKKOa_g1BjWUjh4tBTfr2Rsyo1E1ezJz1Xoc0lkF1HbfH4uHWe0YsW96QwwDicplWRlXA/s1359/IMG_20210529_203827029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="1359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFSfisnqLy_QqhGeIaGs3xG5e2ldPyKvsh4pubQaUo8JIyT3VaYyr-gEsoYn8vh7stMx5KkIKKOa_g1BjWUjh4tBTfr2Rsyo1E1ezJz1Xoc0lkF1HbfH4uHWe0YsW96QwwDicplWRlXA/s320/IMG_20210529_203827029.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The following week my younger brother and his family came
from Oklahoma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It rained much of the time
but the cousins had fun regardless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
is nice to see them more than once a year. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJ3E54AgM_IBcwSIgbiUC1V8JMhb87A7F-WgjZuAiMZFsRYaC6lAxHHOxmcVrExk5NygvpcEjDEdKd-cNuxe1oB8gyZH5e56FfZNoxmMqq3BQfvyfKxXq0GmnDdeXhdzAXtmwQOJ1x3M/s2048/IMG_20210604_211051028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBJ3E54AgM_IBcwSIgbiUC1V8JMhb87A7F-WgjZuAiMZFsRYaC6lAxHHOxmcVrExk5NygvpcEjDEdKd-cNuxe1oB8gyZH5e56FfZNoxmMqq3BQfvyfKxXq0GmnDdeXhdzAXtmwQOJ1x3M/s320/IMG_20210604_211051028.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">"It's bright! My eyes!"</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrSrR-azbsKPqJtiWhv0YNEO-dg1Owoakz84oHge_Wh4p4pcN1V_Ji9eHxFgYJ-KqqxIQ8US4g5Xe3K-vomn7zhrJkDxqKFrQN4FPILGQOL4Hr2lqlCAOJwlASQdrkUSwU_BHh-KzSlA/s2048/IMG_20210606_103802274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrSrR-azbsKPqJtiWhv0YNEO-dg1Owoakz84oHge_Wh4p4pcN1V_Ji9eHxFgYJ-KqqxIQ8US4g5Xe3K-vomn7zhrJkDxqKFrQN4FPILGQOL4Hr2lqlCAOJwlASQdrkUSwU_BHh-KzSlA/s320/IMG_20210606_103802274.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Meeting baby Jovie.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfsGUcsunqvdEgO1HIKjN5XskrWIYK040yV_2WENBuPEe450y3yjgIG1NLMyWe9j21Y81gk9vsYnGhp4Abr2zTge9l6w37_6xm-yvpSxJF0RCkTGSbXdUxT9O1GNCiTZEQrUA-Pc_PPk/s2048/IMG_20210604_211924442.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfsGUcsunqvdEgO1HIKjN5XskrWIYK040yV_2WENBuPEe450y3yjgIG1NLMyWe9j21Y81gk9vsYnGhp4Abr2zTge9l6w37_6xm-yvpSxJF0RCkTGSbXdUxT9O1GNCiTZEQrUA-Pc_PPk/s320/IMG_20210604_211924442.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Before we had visitors, we wanted to clear out the trash
collections that had been gathering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We found out that the county was having a hazardous waste day and we
were allowed to take as many tires as we wanted for free!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My dad made 3 trips and dropped off 66 tires
in one morning!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>66!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mo3qFFensn90r_RFlPBJu6olb221fGCQ9-L9klKMwCBaYH9GnxUg-ASLBABX1A731siSKCeDW2ZrkefwQcFlPtBGrudEq_9-4n-vqzR8j4LTH6gtyjXhTzKnuG46ZUaV0JmRJpNbyhw/s2048/IMG_20210521_110855895.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mo3qFFensn90r_RFlPBJu6olb221fGCQ9-L9klKMwCBaYH9GnxUg-ASLBABX1A731siSKCeDW2ZrkefwQcFlPtBGrudEq_9-4n-vqzR8j4LTH6gtyjXhTzKnuG46ZUaV0JmRJpNbyhw/s320/IMG_20210521_110855895.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">There are a few more to go but it was a
relief to be rid of them. Then he went
to a regular dump to get rid of all the other stuff. All that is left now is metals that will be
taken to the recycling center. Hurray!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We went to the library out here and WOW!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a great library!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have a section called the “Library of
Things” where you can check out life vests, fishing poles, inflatable
kayaks,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cake pans,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>air fryers,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>beading kits, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Claire checked
out a cake decorating kit and made a cake for when Joe and Paula were here</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG34ENfyqIMBH4vOX98yQztswc8a5l4bcj1bWJ0ZbHaChYiRyRrs53GtzFCxHDOjyxeQ_c6twRKgZOWjWNkABrBzg5ifsX4J1CB68tRjno_TsHx4K-rKAhjco-W_0h9PPYjgqdRiPOp2k/s2048/IMG_20210528_205925098_BURST001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG34ENfyqIMBH4vOX98yQztswc8a5l4bcj1bWJ0ZbHaChYiRyRrs53GtzFCxHDOjyxeQ_c6twRKgZOWjWNkABrBzg5ifsX4J1CB68tRjno_TsHx4K-rKAhjco-W_0h9PPYjgqdRiPOp2k/s320/IMG_20210528_205925098_BURST001.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> and
also a tiered cake.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7aPnEFGgR98dUwebTBsKMr8_V8jPjfW0vrISoNd4Td_7s8B5AGRonVzzpd0JR09oSQmyworW3fMZdjeypwTgXzWhyMDg9fNNIBOfNJrTyg7meRyuEBM_AaVwAmCV9_MuU41wZsjHzvA/s2048/IMG_20210601_210100973.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7aPnEFGgR98dUwebTBsKMr8_V8jPjfW0vrISoNd4Td_7s8B5AGRonVzzpd0JR09oSQmyworW3fMZdjeypwTgXzWhyMDg9fNNIBOfNJrTyg7meRyuEBM_AaVwAmCV9_MuU41wZsjHzvA/s320/IMG_20210601_210100973.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We also enjoyed checking out movies like Disney’s 1990’s
Heidi – because Paige just finished reading the book and also What the Dead Man
Heard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good times. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This week’s project is going to be the kitchen counter tops!
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t wait!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-37702117980719806292021-05-13T20:01:00.002-07:002021-05-13T20:36:21.706-07:00Unseen Progress<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">We haven’t had any major projects started or completed but
each day we make baby steps towards completing the many tasks at hand and the
projects that are nearest the top of the priority list. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Somedays we work all day and there is nothing to show for it - Like today, we worked hard clearing some woods so we could get to the trash that the previous owners threw all over. We spent all afternoon hauling tires, trash, rusted fencing and cutting down terrible thorn vines and dead trees. When we were done it looked a million times better to US. But any other person would just see woods the way it is meant to be. So much of our time is spent picking up the previous owners trash. Apparently they treated the entire land like a trash can.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div style="text-align: center;">One HUGE relief is that we finally caught the elusive, last, feral cat. (we had named him Chief- cause every cat, even one you are trying to get rid of needs a
name) He was so creepy the way he skulked
about, watched us from afar, and terrorized
poor Gandalf. Chief had been caught in
one of the regular traps we got from the county but he managed to bang his way out
of it and after that, he was wise to our plan.
My mom and I constructed a net trap and placed a plate of
tuna in the center. Claire was the lucky
person who happened to be watching when he finally came around and ate the
food. Bam! Claire pulled the stings from
inside the house and next thing he knew he was swinging in a net. The rest of us were sifting garden dirt and
didn’t see it – I am pretty bummed we didn’t get it on video. Oh well. Yay for Claire!</div><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">We are happy to announce that little Lance did NOT get parvo
and he is in the clear now. He is very
much a puppy, which is trying a lot of the time but he really is quite
smart. He has already learned come, sit,
lie down, and stay. “No cat” does not seem compute and no
matter how many time he gets bopped in the face. He can NOT leave them alone.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Oh speaking of cats, our beloved Gandalf has been missing for
about two weeks now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are afraid that
he got caught by a coyote.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poor
guy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was a city cat and didn’t have
country smarts.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">We discovered that our property has a ton of blackberry
bushes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently this is a common
thing out here and no one shares my enthusiasm and excitement about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Here is the best look we have had of our pond yet, we
believe it is about<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>half an acre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hinxCntC7JyqKQ8I6mJXSkct38yG24pxb65fM16UlaCNDIh7e1awz_X-CiikfyiQT2dSc0BKKZ1lZJc4u76h4xYgtQV8srGSxfsEhGkUYOUVKXcFADKrADgOYllHwfjxgATYuQdKFmw/s2048/IMG_20210507_172047656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hinxCntC7JyqKQ8I6mJXSkct38yG24pxb65fM16UlaCNDIh7e1awz_X-CiikfyiQT2dSc0BKKZ1lZJc4u76h4xYgtQV8srGSxfsEhGkUYOUVKXcFADKrADgOYllHwfjxgATYuQdKFmw/s320/IMG_20210507_172047656.jpg" /></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">We can’t get to its shore easily and have tried to get a
pond cleaning service to come out and look at it and give us a quote for
clearing it and cleaning it but no one actually comes even after they say they
will.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have had a hard time getting
people of various trades to come out to our property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need our well serviced, no one will
come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need a quote on getting a
concrete pad poured, no one will come.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have found that businesses are run a lot differently out here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They close so early and everything is much slower
paced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mom and I walked in a store this week <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and a lady announced “We are closing in 4
minutes!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was 4:26.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seriously? At the same time though the people here are all SO
nice. Young men
especially are so polite.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">We have now seen two water moccasins and one
copperhead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was worried because it’s
not even summer yet. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What is it going to
be like in July when it is actually hot!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Josh and I decided it was necessary, if only for our peace of mind, that
we buy snake boots for everyone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t
usually spend $500 on anything let alone boots for the family but I am glad that we did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even this week I was able to search through
the weeds for a water moccasin that got away without being concerned at all
that it would bite me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes peace of mind comes at a price.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even if just one bite is prevented we will
save thousands on an ER visit. (Plus the just the trauma of being bitten by a snake!)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Our door way is constantly blocked by boots.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">My dad is busy all day, every day clearing trash from the
former owners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fires are a regular occurrence. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_jHcIk5hf7D3pHl2Eui5P-t9Fiq1u_DGz2e-xVV-9zCXscdtyO4fq3ez7nBhcK0Ykoc0i3-NOs86JQu9_rW5OmEYHQsUHKDwHQBm5hzCd-mrZTYbxQK-uVkHQmP4Fe2ahGDWDllD25U/s2048/IMG_20210508_123835599.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_jHcIk5hf7D3pHl2Eui5P-t9Fiq1u_DGz2e-xVV-9zCXscdtyO4fq3ez7nBhcK0Ykoc0i3-NOs86JQu9_rW5OmEYHQsUHKDwHQBm5hzCd-mrZTYbxQK-uVkHQmP4Fe2ahGDWDllD25U/s320/IMG_20210508_123835599.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> This week he is dismantling the hog barn and using the materials to repair the chicken coop and soon, start on the goat barn. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">(this is the hog barn after some tear down.)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHiErqOevGPhrYepJshuC9PdAzMuHb0BYdk99_AHv13FvUxSpLPTxDi0nvbdWQiqrY5p7hRE7ab-fd_Aw1htIc8cKvSos7iBBFAGyOVJ3w3kdUMl1ufkBwNPSRVxof8b243Z9rEKOJG8/s2048/IMG_9264.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHiErqOevGPhrYepJshuC9PdAzMuHb0BYdk99_AHv13FvUxSpLPTxDi0nvbdWQiqrY5p7hRE7ab-fd_Aw1htIc8cKvSos7iBBFAGyOVJ3w3kdUMl1ufkBwNPSRVxof8b243Z9rEKOJG8/s320/IMG_9264.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">With the price of lumbar these days, we are glad that there are a lot of resources here already.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Jack spends several hours a day riding the tractor with
Poppy,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>moving things, clearing
things, and tending the fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcdt-ruD_odf71poIBcnOrRrQJzLtuZ-qcVce27xYIkTy8fl1mFAH0GnumKZKSyBFVTUoshPBP3wvKRUEw-NvnGAW0yAgKKpTMNyEXP4dkkZ6mFwaVOloptN7_j6WiE-pvyqpRNHPP6g/s2048/IMG_9258.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcdt-ruD_odf71poIBcnOrRrQJzLtuZ-qcVce27xYIkTy8fl1mFAH0GnumKZKSyBFVTUoshPBP3wvKRUEw-NvnGAW0yAgKKpTMNyEXP4dkkZ6mFwaVOloptN7_j6WiE-pvyqpRNHPP6g/s320/IMG_9258.JPG" width="320" /></a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">We went exploring a little bit and found a tiny waterfall!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">The flowers are blooming and I am trying to clear out over
grown flower beds and rake up as much fallen leaves (which should have been
done by the previous owners last fall!) to put in my large compost pile I
started. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">The kids and I love to look for and collect earthworms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t believe how plentiful they are
here!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have a tarp on the ground and
several times a day we pull it back to find dozens of worms.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmM6k2jnvQ_PVLwfte04Ro3kEHZEmEE_8g3vYPpWWecLFdxKj7Z-XGYMDNVOW4_o33g1QkjfcNprpPoOATMGvELlAMeG8rCqeisXaObj3FwHp6on-ssX8LzGAfxmBM7ECMRKQuNMLN84Q/s2048/IMG_20210510_190608906.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmM6k2jnvQ_PVLwfte04Ro3kEHZEmEE_8g3vYPpWWecLFdxKj7Z-XGYMDNVOW4_o33g1QkjfcNprpPoOATMGvELlAMeG8rCqeisXaObj3FwHp6on-ssX8LzGAfxmBM7ECMRKQuNMLN84Q/s320/IMG_20210510_190608906.jpg" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We throw them into the garden beds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have nearly a thousand in the beds so far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joy thinks there are more worms in our yard
than in the entire state of AZ and I am beginning to agree with her. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> We have made some friends in the past few weeks - fellow homeschoolers from church who own an off road park in Hot Springs. They had us over and took us on one of the trails. If you look carefully that whitish building behind us is our church. </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXGe5Paiv3TehxlhS6pjHsYndzKO0cWzg_MWZfiuz32gKPLuTUDKe43WgnUPfSnv5pDlOAz8OgesbVn34hKaWUE_QVIrP1U477yfUmE56hsxi9vI2WvhpVtNHAyLE9O9z2WLlElOcWaU/s2048/IMG_20210503_120819381_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXGe5Paiv3TehxlhS6pjHsYndzKO0cWzg_MWZfiuz32gKPLuTUDKe43WgnUPfSnv5pDlOAz8OgesbVn34hKaWUE_QVIrP1U477yfUmE56hsxi9vI2WvhpVtNHAyLE9O9z2WLlElOcWaU/s320/IMG_20210503_120819381_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">I also met a friend at the Ladies' Bibles study. She is older, and very wise as most older women are, which is why I enjoy their company so much. She was kind enough to let us come over to her large property and she showed us around and gave us a truck bed load of her compost for our garden. She also makes jellies from her blackberries and raspberries and elderberry syrup from the wild elderberries that grow here. (I don't think there are any of those on our property unfortunately.)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Shoveling compost.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbHMO1Q17aZ_kzZC9o4p2qkQYsGUfRieDApYNPfX0qdhIsj6cDPw5vb4Bf3QK32PmUfdtKHv_vAYk_RZ-JYrnUSeYdsKaCZOdDc0mh_zf9COx1Xt-KiGzGy78FqZ_lTwmowCNhOwP8Lk/s2048/IMG_20210501_175809592.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbHMO1Q17aZ_kzZC9o4p2qkQYsGUfRieDApYNPfX0qdhIsj6cDPw5vb4Bf3QK32PmUfdtKHv_vAYk_RZ-JYrnUSeYdsKaCZOdDc0mh_zf9COx1Xt-KiGzGy78FqZ_lTwmowCNhOwP8Lk/s320/IMG_20210501_175809592.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p>We are still working on sifting dirt to fill the last garden bed. </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3K2F05n45vYw_l1MMb6F_qBRSvHqN687yQmDhSJh7poJFcSOzvXU1eqw3nRg-GRoeSIZBAG57v_8WjY26tr9txKtkEai9Pm6_ZGRsb550G9n7SoHHtSGXS3spfKnnn-2V6WofiOV8ec/s2048/IMG_9251.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3K2F05n45vYw_l1MMb6F_qBRSvHqN687yQmDhSJh7poJFcSOzvXU1eqw3nRg-GRoeSIZBAG57v_8WjY26tr9txKtkEai9Pm6_ZGRsb550G9n7SoHHtSGXS3spfKnnn-2V6WofiOV8ec/s320/IMG_9251.JPG" width="320" /></a></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p>The rain puts the operation to a stop for days as we have to wait for the dirt mounds to dry out. It is super hard to sift wet dirt. </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QVQv5VS98KhmoZ_ERL9uNBSDi027dtRQGtT5YGdWcm1P1t5h-TjIoCz8fDJWwBrz1k0VdagXqqVVZwOyYKdz8A7EB1Mg1QIzzW0SWv2I-Cz6My48w8jRwSaacVOtsm8pqB2qEH6I2rw/s2048/IMG_9249.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QVQv5VS98KhmoZ_ERL9uNBSDi027dtRQGtT5YGdWcm1P1t5h-TjIoCz8fDJWwBrz1k0VdagXqqVVZwOyYKdz8A7EB1Mg1QIzzW0SWv2I-Cz6My48w8jRwSaacVOtsm8pqB2qEH6I2rw/s320/IMG_9249.JPG" width="320" /></a> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><o:p>It is supposed to rain every single day next week so we are trying to get as much outdoors stuff done in the next 3 days as we can.</o:p></p><br /><p></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-40683394150449505602021-04-27T13:55:00.009-07:002021-04-28T06:17:07.083-07:00House Tour and Other Happenings<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>As promised, I filmed a tour of house. </span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I apologize that I move the camera around too fast and am not good on screen. </p><p class="MsoNormal">The things I forgot to talk about in the video: When we refinished the floor we stopped at the hallway and did not do the kids' rooms due to the fact that we will be tearing down walls and renovating. That's why the floors look so bad still in their rooms. </p><p class="MsoNormal">The little kitten that I said is available has since found a home. Ember's babies however will still need homes.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zKlGknE1qsg" width="320" youtube-src-id="zKlGknE1qsg"></iframe></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The day after we got
Lucy and Lance home we noticed that Lucy was having diarrhea and acting lazy
and lethargic. Then she stopped
eating. We took her to the vet where
they did a Parvo test on her and unfortunately it was positive. The treatments started a $600 with no guarantee
she would live. I told the vet we would
have to put her to sleep. Thankfully,
the vet also runs a non-profit for animals and because of Lucy’s adorable
cuteness, she said she would take her and treat her and adopt her out if she
gets better. It was so sad to sign her
over to the vet. It’s crazy how attached
I had become to that sweet little girl in the few days that we had her. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEBW3W-uBe4sTkggXtBfNURXMf_J_jxSXtzDHeyM_OZBmn18Hvxdr3-g66IfgEC0X76sxumZVz_vnGkcAjK-eI-DYzb_qzoMeQUAL8-78GPJD_1xCoYfIJYx5UA7RdealOeclB-ehBXQ/s2048/IMG_9151.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEBW3W-uBe4sTkggXtBfNURXMf_J_jxSXtzDHeyM_OZBmn18Hvxdr3-g66IfgEC0X76sxumZVz_vnGkcAjK-eI-DYzb_qzoMeQUAL8-78GPJD_1xCoYfIJYx5UA7RdealOeclB-ehBXQ/s320/IMG_9151.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">The vet office was so kind. They didn’t charge me a dime for the office
visit or the parvo test. The worst part
about the situation is that Parvo is incredibly contagious and therefore Lance
could get it too. So far he has been
fine and but I told the girls not to get anymore attached than they already are.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3LqmevIE5rAuuOkw50jvPQ2_bH6yMGH7f5pTlzUZuSSWfYX4Rkc1O6D9CUnawp5qmuFV-u69Gw3h18iieLmi8w6nasl0RZAedCmFDpuWRqmfYgKWbASYpagjRLEyCFn4l6ChJUhVUKw/s2048/IMG_9226.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3LqmevIE5rAuuOkw50jvPQ2_bH6yMGH7f5pTlzUZuSSWfYX4Rkc1O6D9CUnawp5qmuFV-u69Gw3h18iieLmi8w6nasl0RZAedCmFDpuWRqmfYgKWbASYpagjRLEyCFn4l6ChJUhVUKw/s320/IMG_9226.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">In other news, we accidentally caught a racoon!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfhVb_aJaELegpHwYd7QGHIEwRL82k4TM3pgTfE8v-hG5gr7aO1CXntt7QUWQ22m_OQuQAo4ABaVq3awnjZk655RfFw2zieU-EIaWHocn23Cw7fnubwGv5g614H-Dm9B3ENoQCcH7Jis/s2048/IMG_9148.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfhVb_aJaELegpHwYd7QGHIEwRL82k4TM3pgTfE8v-hG5gr7aO1CXntt7QUWQ22m_OQuQAo4ABaVq3awnjZk655RfFw2zieU-EIaWHocn23Cw7fnubwGv5g614H-Dm9B3ENoQCcH7Jis/s320/IMG_9148.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> It was so fun to see a raccoon in real
life. None of us ever had. This little guy was very docile and asleep
when we found him. We had to deliberately
wake him. He was confused and happily
bounded into the woods when we released him.
The last cat is still on the loose.
He taunts us and watches our every move. </p><p class="MsoNormal">This week we have been concentrating our efforts on building
garden beds. The soil here is good but because
we are on the tail end of the Ozark mountains, it is chock full of rocks. It would be impossible to have an in ground
garden. Well, when we explored the barn a little while
ago, <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HH98WC28Lg0roidNeu3P8p6Bdp_2HaAEcs8z7SfeURl5hDnM0KrKc3MqCiQdN9fugQX1xWiMSo1S0WbHaKlzT2AZ1Mx7sk-3dtBKFb0GK3szRJTgJrt0acQsPA0lrQVJIt1OxgV8ORQ/s2048/IMG_20210425_192321811.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0HH98WC28Lg0roidNeu3P8p6Bdp_2HaAEcs8z7SfeURl5hDnM0KrKc3MqCiQdN9fugQX1xWiMSo1S0WbHaKlzT2AZ1Mx7sk-3dtBKFb0GK3szRJTgJrt0acQsPA0lrQVJIt1OxgV8ORQ/s320/IMG_20210425_192321811.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">we discovered that under the 3 inch
layer of rat feces, there is a large amount of raw milled planks up in the hay
loft of the barn. (I have extensively googled
Hanta virus and I believe we are going to live)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiriF1UqrtmX9MCh16Ereh8-AdVrnq8K9glQ1tnXo_6eX-vfY2REEkohLLr2m8o4szDsB1UoAjMEMCpjxUzEGK2o4I5yfRfy4mEEiO5qiyZToafjZgyZg2pQbddCBqO_ko0Gb4LwpZDISI/s2048/IMG_20210423_174307308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiriF1UqrtmX9MCh16Ereh8-AdVrnq8K9glQ1tnXo_6eX-vfY2REEkohLLr2m8o4szDsB1UoAjMEMCpjxUzEGK2o4I5yfRfy4mEEiO5qiyZToafjZgyZg2pQbddCBqO_ko0Gb4LwpZDISI/s320/IMG_20210423_174307308.jpg" /></a> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> We used them to build our garden beds along with some spider ridden tin that
we found on the property. (I have extensively
googled brown recluses and I believe we are going to die.) So far we have made 5 large beds. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5zli0DioRNapU_gDgAfr-LaFym-aZKXOQ7CbWbfuYF_JJ-LEZjGHW-BHVxUBaCxq3hkt8wz568BA95m6Xe44Er6ZYQ-57o3524Khi7eNTGVOr9M8j2Qmq_VaFtrY0cpOZBmAAP7r3Yw/s2048/IMG_20210423_173616129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5zli0DioRNapU_gDgAfr-LaFym-aZKXOQ7CbWbfuYF_JJ-LEZjGHW-BHVxUBaCxq3hkt8wz568BA95m6Xe44Er6ZYQ-57o3524Khi7eNTGVOr9M8j2Qmq_VaFtrY0cpOZBmAAP7r3Yw/s320/IMG_20210423_173616129.jpg" /></a> </p><p class="MsoNormal">That is all we will do this spring. We will add more later. Filling the beds can be expensive (I know
from my tiny container garden in AZ!) I
couldn’t justify buying soil so we came up with a solution. My dad uses the tractor to get a load of
dirt from the many piles on the property, </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBkGja-Rs6dG3cvrcJDBEW1qXhroDNkamJD_Bp5U3tqeivYHmAYylCdfZ4-SS0JGGng_3CISpheTRSYOuF668_i1uRfFuMm-1f6q_9N-e1kvw7b1_TFGOMYVgj68oCWA0cXcCSssbFuE/s2048/IMG_9166.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBkGja-Rs6dG3cvrcJDBEW1qXhroDNkamJD_Bp5U3tqeivYHmAYylCdfZ4-SS0JGGng_3CISpheTRSYOuF668_i1uRfFuMm-1f6q_9N-e1kvw7b1_TFGOMYVgj68oCWA0cXcCSssbFuE/s320/IMG_9166.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> he made a sieve and he shovels the dirt into while we sift the rocks out of the dirt. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxR91UGS-FD4DLVmeSh4xFIHUbEa8NLXw1R9GFb5jwLnCHZ7DutsKNeKJDp-JIhtdomq0SW3Oq130uas4EwevnGhFixmUeOUDTJd3o7bvD73_qR5MgWZExmqEBH1HA5AVWNZTHj1DqDVA/s2048/IMG_9161.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxR91UGS-FD4DLVmeSh4xFIHUbEa8NLXw1R9GFb5jwLnCHZ7DutsKNeKJDp-JIhtdomq0SW3Oq130uas4EwevnGhFixmUeOUDTJd3o7bvD73_qR5MgWZExmqEBH1HA5AVWNZTHj1DqDVA/s320/IMG_9161.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTefnl5zMOwz7I4YBqY4AcLbOodaT1pHEyRn1qNF0zjFKKrxPpw9lxqexbBGG5j4VyZpYfNzat-ic3ai7VOcA5JePaWwluqni33uJna3x2d8FfYS5jjoGTj3zZEwjbwZ2ykkVpoxbjiFg/s2048/IMG_9171.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTefnl5zMOwz7I4YBqY4AcLbOodaT1pHEyRn1qNF0zjFKKrxPpw9lxqexbBGG5j4VyZpYfNzat-ic3ai7VOcA5JePaWwluqni33uJna3x2d8FfYS5jjoGTj3zZEwjbwZ2ykkVpoxbjiFg/s320/IMG_9171.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> The good dirt falls into the wagon below
where it gets wheeled to a bed and unloaded.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNox-KE-TXHjUU_jEzf2g802joAYQy7H1ohdnu4W4BsDm7cNNuk5MTupU89CNsCMs-oeHWUcW-Dv01D2IF_DmOF8byt0bcdCVe9BEIsR51DQq4OIKfIO5yXAGVPgBOfbeyzQvMID2eqYo/s2048/IMG_9172.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNox-KE-TXHjUU_jEzf2g802joAYQy7H1ohdnu4W4BsDm7cNNuk5MTupU89CNsCMs-oeHWUcW-Dv01D2IF_DmOF8byt0bcdCVe9BEIsR51DQq4OIKfIO5yXAGVPgBOfbeyzQvMID2eqYo/s320/IMG_9172.JPG" /></a> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1ugdgRs9VcdQKyB7ilIoTcfAy6dEerLkCjPQ_3RnJbcD54aqApLXA11J_AGKu5PEJDUCP0qkj0myaaqRmd2oIDiPMP7qzKj98z6GxUUGxvaPg57g_4zZLGMeOcwlc-dSMdvLh155H2o/s2048/IMG_9173.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1ugdgRs9VcdQKyB7ilIoTcfAy6dEerLkCjPQ_3RnJbcD54aqApLXA11J_AGKu5PEJDUCP0qkj0myaaqRmd2oIDiPMP7qzKj98z6GxUUGxvaPg57g_4zZLGMeOcwlc-dSMdvLh155H2o/s320/IMG_9173.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAnS4RBR3oVX4vXuIKYRM0DjsAvTa1N6sbwtME-f_Sh-6flcISdFbvKbaG_ZqZN2U-zythWFmiIycUrdnyOZtdnFQgGTtWYrL8l8limMuz5m6RiCewQi3d71r7IWgO3JXCV6e4SrTi-s/s2048/IMG_9159.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAnS4RBR3oVX4vXuIKYRM0DjsAvTa1N6sbwtME-f_Sh-6flcISdFbvKbaG_ZqZN2U-zythWFmiIycUrdnyOZtdnFQgGTtWYrL8l8limMuz5m6RiCewQi3d71r7IWgO3JXCV6e4SrTi-s/s320/IMG_9159.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvnVAxCqnOG6vHbbTdr9PBtZ5UimKPwLQjP5xH303o9K3R3NtJAgG3DXFqmQtplyml-8IVDbb94caKpPgpR1Vb_0eNG2rYKPgDhq7NI90HSWDDMVggbtUTt0b3xf2wsZYj2YxztX15k4/s2048/IMG_9165.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvnVAxCqnOG6vHbbTdr9PBtZ5UimKPwLQjP5xH303o9K3R3NtJAgG3DXFqmQtplyml-8IVDbb94caKpPgpR1Vb_0eNG2rYKPgDhq7NI90HSWDDMVggbtUTt0b3xf2wsZYj2YxztX15k4/s320/IMG_9165.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">The large rocks are thrown in a pile to be
used around the culverts my dad is making and the rest of the rocks and gravel
are shoveled into the wheel barrow and used to fill in the pot holes and low
spots on the loooong circular driveway out front. </p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5wLqy-CUEKsbDg3ST5HqB9MlQ1XbJC3AdaY9YlYI5fAcXFAEUNBALEnfAUs403OOIMrGMDrQUKSGiUvpvZwZZs0-l1PlBmDF34K1awIAwp7Ax2y836mfnuei1H_KXEhY5_tTKFUTaxo/s2048/IMG_9211.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj5wLqy-CUEKsbDg3ST5HqB9MlQ1XbJC3AdaY9YlYI5fAcXFAEUNBALEnfAUs403OOIMrGMDrQUKSGiUvpvZwZZs0-l1PlBmDF34K1awIAwp7Ax2y836mfnuei1H_KXEhY5_tTKFUTaxo/s320/IMG_9211.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"> We were about to
spend hundreds of dollars on gravel but feel very resourceful killing 3 birds
with one stone, all for free from what
we have on the land and little hard work.
</p><p class="MsoNormal">All the kids pitch in one way or another. Everyone feels satisfied
after a good day’s work. The only
money we spent on them was for a truck load of compost that we drove to Little
Rock for and that only cost $40 bucks for enough to top all of the beds.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Several times now, we have all been busy with various tasks
and one of us will realize that Jack is missing. We call and call, and start to get worried
and search for him just to find him fast asleep somewhere. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkY1E69Y5oxsZgjPhWPDPibWFTJw9jcj9LxwkcylQzmU6jj70mtU9Hcw3CGFr_PnOp1tsx1q1bK7QZoqyH7Qyap7lE2COmi_RZdf9PPNp_laneBCdWtkMST4vZxO4Ra0P7Eke1CKYyg0/s2048/IMG_9152.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkY1E69Y5oxsZgjPhWPDPibWFTJw9jcj9LxwkcylQzmU6jj70mtU9Hcw3CGFr_PnOp1tsx1q1bK7QZoqyH7Qyap7lE2COmi_RZdf9PPNp_laneBCdWtkMST4vZxO4Ra0P7Eke1CKYyg0/s320/IMG_9152.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> Apparently he just gets tired and puts
himself to bed!</p><p class="MsoNormal">We have been soaking in the warmth and beauty of the
season. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Skipping rocks,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaUr69xQzl4MJcNBNsjEcA7flxcFRI8XsPgKL8wM35XL4rHJS_3WUIFrDr9He22wEkexm-agQ9f6oqVY5nTQvmfV7UQDTUIgzGwJX7E6uqGltRiWpoVWGgozGounZjLsDVLMz3sJ9rXY/s2048/IMG_20210422_152951127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaUr69xQzl4MJcNBNsjEcA7flxcFRI8XsPgKL8wM35XL4rHJS_3WUIFrDr9He22wEkexm-agQ9f6oqVY5nTQvmfV7UQDTUIgzGwJX7E6uqGltRiWpoVWGgozGounZjLsDVLMz3sJ9rXY/s320/IMG_20210422_152951127.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Picking flowers,</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXkJUpVkaRWHuBF7bUrceURgtgHSk73d6fi6fZQiZgVIdB9YTMNDQM67Mq8_8Epzr8uztBcKsmPs0-JiOj2e9o3fE9eo-Kt2Viv40zVprsNgUzBicbGTvGMXQh5cYxNvxCiKggeGlmA0/s2048/IMG_9217.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXkJUpVkaRWHuBF7bUrceURgtgHSk73d6fi6fZQiZgVIdB9YTMNDQM67Mq8_8Epzr8uztBcKsmPs0-JiOj2e9o3fE9eo-Kt2Viv40zVprsNgUzBicbGTvGMXQh5cYxNvxCiKggeGlmA0/s320/IMG_9217.JPG" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquP0UK0gLSJ73RY89Ef8Q6cmMR4i3Froj-xA6PW1p8qLnuGoyYaiBBmHiy9OAlpbbaF6eLSQ7x6dDHsDwxvTj6Z_SXDOWgOXHgCUs4xXm6aOCea0DKffEYLBFvexBXIyFCjOjJL64iTc/s1836/IMG_20210425_194211_083.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="1836" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquP0UK0gLSJ73RY89Ef8Q6cmMR4i3Froj-xA6PW1p8qLnuGoyYaiBBmHiy9OAlpbbaF6eLSQ7x6dDHsDwxvTj6Z_SXDOWgOXHgCUs4xXm6aOCea0DKffEYLBFvexBXIyFCjOjJL64iTc/s320/IMG_20210425_194211_083.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">And beautiful walks. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiywQ89bzW0V7TxXpmsEb4s-LymeDQLQLPjxFPR0zEqk8nFiS5NUUmawHQefDCAl-b8K9ZRA7TD-7Q8YaKgN6VjJZADq0p3DZMiQMb-LepZ9hRR5y3DSLwRdp5zUKtby-i1F2CqJTlP8/s2048/IMG_20210424_151511936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiywQ89bzW0V7TxXpmsEb4s-LymeDQLQLPjxFPR0zEqk8nFiS5NUUmawHQefDCAl-b8K9ZRA7TD-7Q8YaKgN6VjJZADq0p3DZMiQMb-LepZ9hRR5y3DSLwRdp5zUKtby-i1F2CqJTlP8/s320/IMG_20210424_151511936.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMm8e45CFpqF7adrBnV3CirjAqHAJeOUffiGYgUiy98-B3ZlSo9vEugZdauaFXoftFecwEyDGIsHjae7PQgyfvWZRQ0X7DF1ebM8HM_6jyov1TxEb9htrmkCgkETG1x-Ncg-AH6CD6A8/s2048/IMG_20210424_151520683.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMm8e45CFpqF7adrBnV3CirjAqHAJeOUffiGYgUiy98-B3ZlSo9vEugZdauaFXoftFecwEyDGIsHjae7PQgyfvWZRQ0X7DF1ebM8HM_6jyov1TxEb9htrmkCgkETG1x-Ncg-AH6CD6A8/s320/IMG_20210424_151520683.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal">I am in love.</p><p><br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-16808882616404110872021-04-16T19:08:00.003-07:002021-04-16T20:28:50.507-07:00Projects, (O)Possoms, and Puppies<p> <br />Another week has flown by! It is so strange how fast each day passes here. We barely get started on school, then suddenly it’s lunchtime. We go “to town”
to run an errand or pick something up, and by the time we get back it’s time to
start dinner. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This week my mom and I re-tiled the entry way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tile cutting level: Master</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02HCic8SyDBLvaarsAAwOk-IMWNG0n3qRb83jpuTwknLSDEv1OLXoCiAXjIwfN-Iy1nEhyCI0C8nZ2Uzfz_pBqEGioGVkRnBNGAgGDUYMKsPptxmIvx9-J33rSx4dTJvkIbui-52suYE/s2048/IMG_9089.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02HCic8SyDBLvaarsAAwOk-IMWNG0n3qRb83jpuTwknLSDEv1OLXoCiAXjIwfN-Iy1nEhyCI0C8nZ2Uzfz_pBqEGioGVkRnBNGAgGDUYMKsPptxmIvx9-J33rSx4dTJvkIbui-52suYE/s320/IMG_9089.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My mom is no stranger to a tile saw and we have tiled many a
bathroom together so this job was easy but still took forever to get everything
level and perfect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(as perfect as
possible when the subfloor has a high spot and the existing space for the tile
isn’t plumb to the door.)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipQPlabSFJa1D3F-HjUbj1hzZQACVGn-kXFZJwfzXGkoL4DEt93gN_J3NEG03XPpXgvvzeclzaz-btH-8lJM2T6zs4iMyt11RIwx299UfplyfnQC63gWlVRJY8uLZeyRyAsPw1N6h6FU/s2048/IMG_9068.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhipQPlabSFJa1D3F-HjUbj1hzZQACVGn-kXFZJwfzXGkoL4DEt93gN_J3NEG03XPpXgvvzeclzaz-btH-8lJM2T6zs4iMyt11RIwx299UfplyfnQC63gWlVRJY8uLZeyRyAsPw1N6h6FU/s320/IMG_9068.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The kids are having a blast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They spend so much time outdoors.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeXQ_DLGGrZFGNwe-v-D1ckjJ8NcDwAG0gxOM9DH1q9nhbO6q_q3Xhd_DFK6QtgKt0vIMtpcApwb_EygXgSdElcPC28YVEu0UKas5iQaTX2GcW7kZcc5VzDPiIDZEiH4woiy5wrux-nk/s2048/IMG_9053.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBeXQ_DLGGrZFGNwe-v-D1ckjJ8NcDwAG0gxOM9DH1q9nhbO6q_q3Xhd_DFK6QtgKt0vIMtpcApwb_EygXgSdElcPC28YVEu0UKas5iQaTX2GcW7kZcc5VzDPiIDZEiH4woiy5wrux-nk/s320/IMG_9053.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_F5bKJbJ-LBdfikFRE7u41k4cX0_r3ded-sYSfHHWMiGtD1xEsRU8h9X0ZYGHg-ZsJj5e_kjs08b8v1nOIWFh_onj69KIaPd5mUdBkY_oBITny_3h9DA8QoxWjWvH5w7fXfbOR5mNiX0/s2048/IMG_9091.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_F5bKJbJ-LBdfikFRE7u41k4cX0_r3ded-sYSfHHWMiGtD1xEsRU8h9X0ZYGHg-ZsJj5e_kjs08b8v1nOIWFh_onj69KIaPd5mUdBkY_oBITny_3h9DA8QoxWjWvH5w7fXfbOR5mNiX0/s320/IMG_9091.JPG" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaZMxIzyMLxTdb4IjVV3pogzdxli0sAfrO3mm-3QrgPX9mm8AInjvJ96jB995OqRcawtQ0HEsenS8ned95wch3mIYcmtNTm5FXavUjq7SdmLw0kpw5lhNvZcvjvRTJOTLm3qiq7KSLUA/s2048/IMG_9065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaZMxIzyMLxTdb4IjVV3pogzdxli0sAfrO3mm-3QrgPX9mm8AInjvJ96jB995OqRcawtQ0HEsenS8ned95wch3mIYcmtNTm5FXavUjq7SdmLw0kpw5lhNvZcvjvRTJOTLm3qiq7KSLUA/s320/IMG_9065.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmhi2n11XC1JkXlqipNOanbfZOxEKmC9qIEIUXcCye5Vg1uf3L5zW4tbc593T_EeZEIboaoO1abUMGUJnQH9wx4ZV3btJRQdA1l4F8IV_VOEBZ-7_QQXd1j8DJqc0MW1dhJxrSyQ46HA/s2048/IMG_9059.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZmhi2n11XC1JkXlqipNOanbfZOxEKmC9qIEIUXcCye5Vg1uf3L5zW4tbc593T_EeZEIboaoO1abUMGUJnQH9wx4ZV3btJRQdA1l4F8IV_VOEBZ-7_QQXd1j8DJqc0MW1dhJxrSyQ46HA/s320/IMG_9059.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Toads!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq8_DcRQ0cx6rE-1LHucqac9W8VJVfwbDAVWFiLjnaviuxhfbuDKw1prz53MVyxqkCf3RSepnsF_kYzglYM4zGLVU1zaauGFX6rCN0afnBJhcVFYjcsaxSoJUZ_0J6owz5APMTbcNbbw/s2048/IMG_9097.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq8_DcRQ0cx6rE-1LHucqac9W8VJVfwbDAVWFiLjnaviuxhfbuDKw1prz53MVyxqkCf3RSepnsF_kYzglYM4zGLVU1zaauGFX6rCN0afnBJhcVFYjcsaxSoJUZ_0J6owz5APMTbcNbbw/s320/IMG_9097.JPG" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Caterpillars!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuHMBaZ1KiQ6ftmEU-elWC2J32Q2d0cSdGA98XKE6GT2ez7aVoBjrvP8e3by1sCVEp0CPgzEapQVtY2xZgQWUbGN-cURoWwhflMajxbKQ-vjREhkGefp1QrnJZwMeYpf-whb0ONsmUc0/s2048/IMG_9074.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuHMBaZ1KiQ6ftmEU-elWC2J32Q2d0cSdGA98XKE6GT2ez7aVoBjrvP8e3by1sCVEp0CPgzEapQVtY2xZgQWUbGN-cURoWwhflMajxbKQ-vjREhkGefp1QrnJZwMeYpf-whb0ONsmUc0/s320/IMG_9074.JPG" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Buttercups! </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BxgnIAnmkI15FM6xH4QR3feNXN9X4ureju29M9ihUv0htUF-lcBXF6Hgcf7oTLZP3ElO99Q_d9H-umaIcbmKiiqQrKtzf8qgwbeV3mC4S8vhyphenhyphenBNMsP_gTktuG5Nwqx5PNLU6DSyvT6w/s2048/IMG_9125.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BxgnIAnmkI15FM6xH4QR3feNXN9X4ureju29M9ihUv0htUF-lcBXF6Hgcf7oTLZP3ElO99Q_d9H-umaIcbmKiiqQrKtzf8qgwbeV3mC4S8vhyphenhyphenBNMsP_gTktuG5Nwqx5PNLU6DSyvT6w/s320/IMG_9125.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dandelion chopping.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKynHFj9sjsMwto0AXuOOsBD2ldJhtZM5M7dj5QL68kGnD2UWdf_gaWPZiAHptChd57bBga-bBC4CZ9qWJnDkaF_AdFLSIkclCUfXGxhvJG-ygA2O-OhwYEmKqBT6fY1-IFQ9_Ine4ato/s2048/IMG_20210406_152800241.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKynHFj9sjsMwto0AXuOOsBD2ldJhtZM5M7dj5QL68kGnD2UWdf_gaWPZiAHptChd57bBga-bBC4CZ9qWJnDkaF_AdFLSIkclCUfXGxhvJG-ygA2O-OhwYEmKqBT6fY1-IFQ9_Ine4ato/s320/IMG_20210406_152800241.jpg" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Throwing rocks into puddles (I realized that they have never
had the opportunity to do this before!)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAidLuIt_tbc68GfDehe4lwEv161cNiK_Woi5xoU2rVGe5ZAxQHjOAQe0yX71p3vbP0aw647zH-LPs7wglYJc7ZOhmK0RucTrMxJxf-aIsYYuVk0VQSzMQdrGPBZQxLLUwmSc4xntiQVg/s2048/IMG_20210407_184856593.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAidLuIt_tbc68GfDehe4lwEv161cNiK_Woi5xoU2rVGe5ZAxQHjOAQe0yX71p3vbP0aw647zH-LPs7wglYJc7ZOhmK0RucTrMxJxf-aIsYYuVk0VQSzMQdrGPBZQxLLUwmSc4xntiQVg/s320/IMG_20210407_184856593.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First time gardening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Paige is so funny,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>she wears her
overalls EVERY SINGLE DAY.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I try to wash them at night for her.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VH_XO8BKJVzQOxEGOBjuUN6KyWWwc0Uro0aP6q9KCpRKx46HUayqSeTVc6mEFFPgzcV_I463NG-KdcnWyxvQw0hxiQA5kgSmznRakgNFtEtQhoyK3Rw2u-Ql70aNWqzb9_nB1aqrkTo/s2048/IMG_9077.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VH_XO8BKJVzQOxEGOBjuUN6KyWWwc0Uro0aP6q9KCpRKx46HUayqSeTVc6mEFFPgzcV_I463NG-KdcnWyxvQw0hxiQA5kgSmznRakgNFtEtQhoyK3Rw2u-Ql70aNWqzb9_nB1aqrkTo/s320/IMG_9077.JPG" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p>Reassembling the playhouse from the move and planting flower seeds.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscqrLDLokVdE9jn8_IQgo2SUUMtYcyjvo9IBrhyphenhyphenJ4g5YFohkGCJJjgzMUOdu5ma_68PfIC4InXO1UYwJnMsz_x-EFGsARaJv1A2HKfyJ8BvDOURZHtZA8fqglhL1fEvoBwOn33hObC2c/s2048/IMG_9090.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjscqrLDLokVdE9jn8_IQgo2SUUMtYcyjvo9IBrhyphenhyphenJ4g5YFohkGCJJjgzMUOdu5ma_68PfIC4InXO1UYwJnMsz_x-EFGsARaJv1A2HKfyJ8BvDOURZHtZA8fqglhL1fEvoBwOn33hObC2c/s320/IMG_9090.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Deer in the front yard.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTz0t9QPm6qsSzjaf4AruhyoGItmKrt_41sKBAQzBPBTTEl4RTtzyrtmKDZU4RSDj0motq9Icb_fR-nr7co4ExGj5PYeS_geJCs9WSQGZooC6gIrww0ZTa-EOTq9wr-2GjmZfXkgEY90/s2048/IMG_9087.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTz0t9QPm6qsSzjaf4AruhyoGItmKrt_41sKBAQzBPBTTEl4RTtzyrtmKDZU4RSDj0motq9Icb_fR-nr7co4ExGj5PYeS_geJCs9WSQGZooC6gIrww0ZTa-EOTq9wr-2GjmZfXkgEY90/s320/IMG_9087.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">More trash collecting, sorting, and wood burning.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQos1MD4LXEoy5SZ4ZOgudlDr1Uydp4evZJd6u-QKEfhisGlYfLeOcl2LuWs3gcGhavtpBcTLkvYVkpW61UjqVbjnClKpiwA4J4MR0ndJ0oFw6A6PHLOwn2wdAreGAZqJvVJ3FXuU6RlI/s2048/IMG_9130.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQos1MD4LXEoy5SZ4ZOgudlDr1Uydp4evZJd6u-QKEfhisGlYfLeOcl2LuWs3gcGhavtpBcTLkvYVkpW61UjqVbjnClKpiwA4J4MR0ndJ0oFw6A6PHLOwn2wdAreGAZqJvVJ3FXuU6RlI/s320/IMG_9130.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">One evening, after it had rained in the afternoon,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I looked out the window and saw fog!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just laying there on our field!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is was spooky and magical at the same
time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pictures don’t do it justice
at all.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksi9pDvJ4JI9h1lk69vXEEyT300p0kDj6TmcpL3SU2kRtxarRozpIiDFaEbsRJEWamgLpIsa238Mi77CCkEvo7OamisB7mBLw_5L-phxVT54MZ9q8X5oO0bJI6OqbCGzDTY-5UorxpVM/s2048/IMG_9084.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksi9pDvJ4JI9h1lk69vXEEyT300p0kDj6TmcpL3SU2kRtxarRozpIiDFaEbsRJEWamgLpIsa238Mi77CCkEvo7OamisB7mBLw_5L-phxVT54MZ9q8X5oO0bJI6OqbCGzDTY-5UorxpVM/s320/IMG_9084.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ember is still pregnant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She is like a ticking time bomb and whenever she disappears for a little
while everyone looks for her hoping she is off having her babies somewhere in
the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is really a wonderful
cat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(better than the two we brought
with us!)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oY82luOVgM1iRzuumEv026cjC8LwzFFUqflGMr98BkjfjENVChV4J5tcvf01GnUx70E2AEQeFZ46F3DyTUjFH_23KTI4W0W2tmNEgr7vimR8w1sqrbD3zQxQ46jsbG3B4QLD0fZ2cMg/s2048/IMG_20210406_162931276.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oY82luOVgM1iRzuumEv026cjC8LwzFFUqflGMr98BkjfjENVChV4J5tcvf01GnUx70E2AEQeFZ46F3DyTUjFH_23KTI4W0W2tmNEgr7vimR8w1sqrbD3zQxQ46jsbG3B4QLD0fZ2cMg/s320/IMG_20210406_162931276.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NQqFefpSZq3sbS2ma1j5VKbrWJ0ZfLh74mD93AONuH6DJYrOwdeea-K537aIR3CXGB5RbWhwwP-hfd1D5HNBZZcknTyVDFY9JBz-RdMNH_f0qiIHIABKxuFnuM_xNfjMYbcmsg49T6c/s2048/IMG_20210410_100043623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NQqFefpSZq3sbS2ma1j5VKbrWJ0ZfLh74mD93AONuH6DJYrOwdeea-K537aIR3CXGB5RbWhwwP-hfd1D5HNBZZcknTyVDFY9JBz-RdMNH_f0qiIHIABKxuFnuM_xNfjMYbcmsg49T6c/s320/IMG_20210410_100043623.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">She likes to sit on pillows.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We moved the mother cat with her babies from the chicken coop
to inside so the babies will grow up around us and be friendly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mama, Missy, is happy to be inside the
house I think – even though she is contained to a cage.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHP5pS3nJNHkCMqZu4CFQCCWk2_oMjxmufn7PUvk_f9FsqqMD_AOhFPaEL0nv4fWGaVw61bug_XkAEktnnPpMXMWEOgVDz_76TLXEbQ-ON27Yg520UlBBWH5rT5z8W5X1YR1BHXh7vty0/s2048/IMG_9056.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHP5pS3nJNHkCMqZu4CFQCCWk2_oMjxmufn7PUvk_f9FsqqMD_AOhFPaEL0nv4fWGaVw61bug_XkAEktnnPpMXMWEOgVDz_76TLXEbQ-ON27Yg520UlBBWH5rT5z8W5X1YR1BHXh7vty0/s320/IMG_9056.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">Our feral cat issue is ALMOST resolved. We have caught all but 1 on the wild
cats. The remaining male is very
sly. We have not been able to outfox
him since he last escaped one of our cages.
We are rigging up a snare trap with a net. I am excited to try it out and see if we can
get him.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We did catch a large opossum in one of the traps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wow, what ugly little creatures they
are!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This guy was fun to look at and
then we let him go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He quickly lumbered
off into the woods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am afraid that
one of these nights we will catch a skunk. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNyvBx07COlFrKO6y-J8Ym-9ixkwM4cH6QVOoOHSckHU1px167UtYLFi5o4mlHJ9R4DZjt3iakxUeZnsuc-Gj9xqBkPJDPz5O-GXRaIDyN-z1s_oiiveJuUceNT3OAa0SY_Scn97pTfc/s2048/IMG_20210410_080128625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNyvBx07COlFrKO6y-J8Ym-9ixkwM4cH6QVOoOHSckHU1px167UtYLFi5o4mlHJ9R4DZjt3iakxUeZnsuc-Gj9xqBkPJDPz5O-GXRaIDyN-z1s_oiiveJuUceNT3OAa0SY_Scn97pTfc/s320/IMG_20210410_080128625.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Because of our cat trapping endeavors, the fine folks down at
the Hot Springs Animal Shelter know us well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have driven there and have interacted more with them than anyone else
in AR yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are super nice and it's a great shelter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have been very
impressed with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because we have frequented
the shelter so often, we saw that they had a group of puppies that were very
cute (and very inexpensive!!!!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
were too young to be adopted when we first saw them but after waiting a week
and half they were available for adoption yesterday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Josh
picked out two and brought them home!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They are not from the same litter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The brown is a female, hound mix and the black is a male, lab mix.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">It has just been decided that their names are Lance and Lucy.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiax3RxsQvvamsEpXAIFT9WaK1eHYn26jLhmX0OZhijhZNAovsD6JNx-e3_F6BEcSlpWqQNAF-uxBOZPGFsOdULd6Qlho64h4Z51V5ErXlCROTwfOYWKLMi2r2q3-pknB1sBUO_m1e_J_o/s2048/IMG_9143.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiax3RxsQvvamsEpXAIFT9WaK1eHYn26jLhmX0OZhijhZNAovsD6JNx-e3_F6BEcSlpWqQNAF-uxBOZPGFsOdULd6Qlho64h4Z51V5ErXlCROTwfOYWKLMi2r2q3-pknB1sBUO_m1e_J_o/s320/IMG_9143.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal">This little girl has stolen my heart for
sure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDp2xROS2mArjG1m4Ttc73JqVLbokWn5w43_9arqBkssp3U9EXaorVdT-Ps2k0-MYsg-zt-k10jjWIGVxlsFxMaIdxn35KsHuNMg7ZNkYRHPhU1rHDZ_AG3QYIYZpf1oqA_JvkSjVmRI/s2048/IMG_9131.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDp2xROS2mArjG1m4Ttc73JqVLbokWn5w43_9arqBkssp3U9EXaorVdT-Ps2k0-MYsg-zt-k10jjWIGVxlsFxMaIdxn35KsHuNMg7ZNkYRHPhU1rHDZ_AG3QYIYZpf1oqA_JvkSjVmRI/s320/IMG_9131.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chickens and goats, here I come! (It will be a while still, we have too much going on at the moment)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Our house has a huge wasp problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Years of neglect or perhaps complacency, has
resulted in several, and I mean several wasp nests in the eaves of the deck. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps I am naïve but I refuse to accept that
there is nothing we can do and just let them rule our outside space. We are to
subdue the earth, not let it terrorize us!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I went to battle and killed over 30.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There was probably more screaming and ducking than I care to admit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids cheered me on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRr1AWyevGSt81qHRQA7HY862TYkbmcyD4qrYXyQ0CjhNxkxkcIYtKHBDsLGNXNEaxnz47vIh2W5S-3NNOWGz-2bDFm2sOS23RFO-abx00qT0amg-BKD0cgOmekL7dcY1Dki-CnBtvzDk/s2048/IMG_9116.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRr1AWyevGSt81qHRQA7HY862TYkbmcyD4qrYXyQ0CjhNxkxkcIYtKHBDsLGNXNEaxnz47vIh2W5S-3NNOWGz-2bDFm2sOS23RFO-abx00qT0amg-BKD0cgOmekL7dcY1Dki-CnBtvzDk/s320/IMG_9116.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I feel like we made a good dent in them that day. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sprayed their nests and have seen very few
since. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My mom and I went to a Goodwill, they don’t hold a candle to
the AZ Goodwills but they are better than the Tucson Goodwills.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While there, my mom bought this power wheel
for the kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(The ones that can’t drive
the Mule, ha)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They love trucking around
the yard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Man, these kids are spoiled!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkHPNgkI1BC2-e41krs_FQZ7pSG_4vqS_DdNMJzWIDjyL3vWioLVWmogHVG2988NTPwmxvjRpChL3kPbJ-jqQHH5eNKjYzcbILwCx2K4GdgIIv5fzNo0SwvdtiDxVL0PSW-yHlffH4KM/s2048/IMG_20210413_105222820.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkHPNgkI1BC2-e41krs_FQZ7pSG_4vqS_DdNMJzWIDjyL3vWioLVWmogHVG2988NTPwmxvjRpChL3kPbJ-jqQHH5eNKjYzcbILwCx2K4GdgIIv5fzNo0SwvdtiDxVL0PSW-yHlffH4KM/s320/IMG_20210413_105222820.jpg" width="320" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Very soon I will post a video blog tour of our house and
land. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to be able to document the
progress and show anyone interested what we’ve got going on.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-27595114247176569612021-04-07T11:53:00.001-07:002021-04-07T11:53:38.447-07:00We made it!<p> What a week it has been!</p><p><br /></p><p>We left our house in AZ in tip top and spotless condition and put it on the market the night before we left. </p><p><a href="https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4009-W-Dailey-St-Phoenix-AZ-85053/7945187_zpid/?mmlb=g,1">https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4009-W-Dailey-St-Phoenix-AZ-85053/7945187_zpid/?mmlb=g,1</a></p><p>We had several showings over the weekend and accepted one of the offers that was over asking price. We are still in escrow but everything is going smoothly and we are set to close at the end of the month if no issues arise.</p><p>It was strange pulling away from our house that last time knowing that in just a few minutes showing were scheduled and strangers would be walking through it. I loved that house.</p><p>The drive out here went as well as could be expected, uneventful and the kids were good but it was brutal. It's just SO LONG. We stopped at Flagstaff, the petrified forest, Cadillac ranch and for a quick parking lot visit with Josh's friend near Wichita Falls in Texas. </p><p>The cats traveled well but Gandalf did go pee in Josh's car.</p><p>We finally arrived at our new home on Sunday mid morning. (we had left AZ on Friday morning)</p><p>My parents arrived to the property a week earlier and set up their temporary home until they are ready to build. They had been sending us pictures of different things so we knew that the house is in rougher shape than we had seen/remembered from our quick walk through last month</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Nothing terrible but just, dirty and old and needing replacing... and trash, the prior owner left a TON of trash! We've already had big bonfire. There will be many, many, many trips to the dump. <span style="text-align: center;">It is beyond our comprehension at the way the people just throw threw their trash out in the forest.</span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTOIIUuAQi-o1wlxK-jleXKxOXWFypuPoGHLG3jAipL1FG291yLHqxQYfi01ghe3jN-mPMwJ7IJzxO3h6W8ZGxchvVddWIhXE93HTzqMM75EKwz0rlTXXIe54rnGu8jS7gqUCRswzgH4/s2048/IMG_20210402_203218067_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHTOIIUuAQi-o1wlxK-jleXKxOXWFypuPoGHLG3jAipL1FG291yLHqxQYfi01ghe3jN-mPMwJ7IJzxO3h6W8ZGxchvVddWIhXE93HTzqMM75EKwz0rlTXXIe54rnGu8jS7gqUCRswzgH4/s320/IMG_20210402_203218067_HDR.jpg" /></a><p></p><p>I knew before that the floors needed help but upon our arrival we decided that they need help sooner rather than later and since we had a few days before our moving trailer would be delivered, I decided to save a few thousand dollars and rather than replace the floors with vinyl plank( which I had in our old house and loved) I would just sand and re-stain the existing wood floors. There are, or were, huge gaps between some of the planks that my mom and I painstakingly whittled down shims to custom fit each board crack to fill in the gaps. Besides replacing, this was the best way to repair as caulk, or wood putty would crumble and break down over time. It turned out well I think..</p><p>Taking out the yucky tile entry.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_WaX5J3w1lZmDanmV9KusV-l2hvnrpopMK38m5S7MpXZkr24m_z6vvbhymlPo7bmq9Sk1OW5BYGpg31tyLAxdu2UJz4i9T1xHKMN5fQ6wVkhOT6EQ3PJ3ylLn4kX72v_llbKN-gSCJU/s2048/IMG_20210329_144147252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_WaX5J3w1lZmDanmV9KusV-l2hvnrpopMK38m5S7MpXZkr24m_z6vvbhymlPo7bmq9Sk1OW5BYGpg31tyLAxdu2UJz4i9T1xHKMN5fQ6wVkhOT6EQ3PJ3ylLn4kX72v_llbKN-gSCJU/s320/IMG_20210329_144147252.jpg" /></a></p><p>My mom and I got up early the next day, drove to Little Rock to rent a floor sander and started right in on it. It was a LOT of work to sand these floors. Claire, my dad and Josh all took a turn when my arms couldn't fight that thing anymore.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-CIZYDUavFeRxgQw_xkXmcKmqxVP4Fi2Gn4dUPF-SG1PSintrYWlgv7sjJVsjbu5UNGZVMpmJfDS50pgKsKy8wefqu_n3ZZNIwYwNAYeqbcEd09OraRTHt3ezqYK3Po5tUlrJT3TbBk/s2048/IMG_20210329_144139583.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-CIZYDUavFeRxgQw_xkXmcKmqxVP4Fi2Gn4dUPF-SG1PSintrYWlgv7sjJVsjbu5UNGZVMpmJfDS50pgKsKy8wefqu_n3ZZNIwYwNAYeqbcEd09OraRTHt3ezqYK3Po5tUlrJT3TbBk/s320/IMG_20210329_144139583.jpg" /></a> </p><p> Staining them was easy and putting the polyurethane coat was pretty easy too. We ran into some hiccups and ended up needing to put down a second coat of the satin finish but I am so glad we did. I am pretty happy with the results however, I do not understand why people glorify wood floors. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0v5ozMEX7CPXQ9ZncydTYC7ZGsrbFYTHpdQ2IgStM5uZ0sgG0IsLBEImNEJnByw2uWNh18dBT3EBOpUWVPxfkbN2cEtlbLq7FoMkJqncZJwwRRFU9FJkpPAqC-Dy1S3SIQAeqmN_6Ac/s2048/IMG_20210401_074120560.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0v5ozMEX7CPXQ9ZncydTYC7ZGsrbFYTHpdQ2IgStM5uZ0sgG0IsLBEImNEJnByw2uWNh18dBT3EBOpUWVPxfkbN2cEtlbLq7FoMkJqncZJwwRRFU9FJkpPAqC-Dy1S3SIQAeqmN_6Ac/s320/IMG_20210401_074120560.jpg" /></a> </p><p>They are so fussy.</p><p>There are MANY home improvements that need to take place soon. Apparently the people before us either didn't have a level, or the level they did have was broken.</p><p>After the floors were finally done, I had a chance to explore outside a little and we have spent some time exploring our land.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53-dFl7hpKiA-0ukfNpCdVtA1hHXAbzTOFJXfSNEFtgHjg4jHnyVilvl40BLHQhp97aSzzeLt9jX4qHeuB4kaSxGutuWUkbVWlYGfI8_XXdx95vIwX0Cf-ib9dwv6-AtAAS-WsqhvfDA/s2048/IMG_20210401_144504885.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj53-dFl7hpKiA-0ukfNpCdVtA1hHXAbzTOFJXfSNEFtgHjg4jHnyVilvl40BLHQhp97aSzzeLt9jX4qHeuB4kaSxGutuWUkbVWlYGfI8_XXdx95vIwX0Cf-ib9dwv6-AtAAS-WsqhvfDA/s320/IMG_20210401_144504885.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>This little cat, that is yet to be named, had kittens our first day here. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVHBAibzc055kw0QHoZ6C-NSJvXzxxXGd2NyIvTvn-mzvVfvvHfwOtUqXiU34tkxDThr_jocnmzYBTZiiVm1RLMjGq8xYThW_JCAMWHWtdssIxjLc1NU2_YAu7pBTER4VBALTQyQXN9g/s2048/IMG_20210328_180100107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxVHBAibzc055kw0QHoZ6C-NSJvXzxxXGd2NyIvTvn-mzvVfvvHfwOtUqXiU34tkxDThr_jocnmzYBTZiiVm1RLMjGq8xYThW_JCAMWHWtdssIxjLc1NU2_YAu7pBTER4VBALTQyQXN9g/s320/IMG_20210328_180100107.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsoRt-FPbuEluzvzYwPKIWKHbuj7DE2ksVUu67nyOQw2ZOHJuqg4bXX12geYVzUav037fSJOdTrS0QBhsVGi4X8sEpmkIH3qY-LC2SBcs-SMlfAXrVWf_qNuTYcK3aKEjTJ0yyZdXxHI/s2048/IMG_20210404_123925830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPsoRt-FPbuEluzvzYwPKIWKHbuj7DE2ksVUu67nyOQw2ZOHJuqg4bXX12geYVzUav037fSJOdTrS0QBhsVGi4X8sEpmkIH3qY-LC2SBcs-SMlfAXrVWf_qNuTYcK3aKEjTJ0yyZdXxHI/w400-h225/IMG_20210404_123925830.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p> We moved her to inside the chicken coop to keep her safe from coyotes and to keep her with the kittens. I am not interested in bottle feeding kittens right now. </p><p>We gained another sweet cat, Ember, we call her. She is a sweetheart and a prissy princess. She is also pregnant and will have her babies any day now. Josh is sure she will have them on our bed. She loves to sleep ON Josh in bed. If anyone in the area happens to be reading this and wants a kitten, please let me know. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkMjXIkwPdNEdWKplbIO8tVmUQj_bYehO8i_pIxPMfxr7WmYayMOTfdYObBfvUSB-tRioGwqsXeP87xisf1HnWrPrPlBUS9uXn3QGekljoBwVvK_TJT4oGVAwOyUb3izppMtuFOMfOcI/s2048/IMG_20210406_082238608.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkMjXIkwPdNEdWKplbIO8tVmUQj_bYehO8i_pIxPMfxr7WmYayMOTfdYObBfvUSB-tRioGwqsXeP87xisf1HnWrPrPlBUS9uXn3QGekljoBwVvK_TJT4oGVAwOyUb3izppMtuFOMfOcI/s320/IMG_20210406_082238608.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p></p><p>The outside cat problem is worse than we thought. We counted at least 13 wild feral cats. My mom and I got some traps from the county animal control and caught 7 in one afternoon. We had to stop because we ran out of cages to put them in. We took them to the shelter today and then caught 2 more when we got home. </p><p>The kids are loving the property. They run around and play more than they ever have before. They are sleeping in a lot later too!</p><p>Claire is the most excited about the Mule.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObpzdFPEMs8iLKyc9LTmIsm1ocVj-d3u3LrztdJedLrznpL3LIGiU5xlHkiZZTXXIirPZ0UgK9FBpOkOUclEBAI-JFGw0CBdgY3r3kVAVyU3EKjnhffBBuzs69Z2OlG389Et_jbuhZ9w/s2048/IMG_20210401_145111741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObpzdFPEMs8iLKyc9LTmIsm1ocVj-d3u3LrztdJedLrznpL3LIGiU5xlHkiZZTXXIirPZ0UgK9FBpOkOUclEBAI-JFGw0CBdgY3r3kVAVyU3EKjnhffBBuzs69Z2OlG389Et_jbuhZ9w/s320/IMG_20210401_145111741.jpg" /></a></p><p>(It's my parents' but she chooses t o believe it is hers) She drives that thing any chance she gets. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdKwmgVmJ9SS1UW6bHYAVD_vFASQmvZFahGXrmDGNirEg6HBydKagMZgECm1o0TEx-xB-iyUoZps62Ik6w3mVN8nmI_KEuB1oTxuRiEjBNfK-_Opl5KAWlNMsP0xre0o-E-1LR1DUowA/s2048/IMG_20210403_173053295.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdKwmgVmJ9SS1UW6bHYAVD_vFASQmvZFahGXrmDGNirEg6HBydKagMZgECm1o0TEx-xB-iyUoZps62Ik6w3mVN8nmI_KEuB1oTxuRiEjBNfK-_Opl5KAWlNMsP0xre0o-E-1LR1DUowA/w400-h225/IMG_20210403_173053295.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p> She is always eager to drive the trash to the bin by the barn and gives rides frequently. This is a trip to the barn where the trash and mailbox are, and then she drove on the road beyond on the main road.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DUdXiMVmE9A" width="320" youtube-src-id="DUdXiMVmE9A"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>My dad, (Poppy) has been enjoying the tractor and has been mowing, clearing brush, and collecting trash and junk from the various dumping sites and cleaning up the property. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcxGbg0E4hrkSiSOu07IeJXAUA-LMaLnM9Budbk-jrLIzRNWtgpoUOU0-BYPDoXMdDlaBjuRdSNRo2OcWjjTw2XhHWdvQVQc9jng-8TZ5p1M5fSx0t4F_6Qsnhmcwjl6eCVbvvamxh8c/s1280/21489.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcxGbg0E4hrkSiSOu07IeJXAUA-LMaLnM9Budbk-jrLIzRNWtgpoUOU0-BYPDoXMdDlaBjuRdSNRo2OcWjjTw2XhHWdvQVQc9jng-8TZ5p1M5fSx0t4F_6Qsnhmcwjl6eCVbvvamxh8c/s320/21489.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHpDN-V-qy9Yvz7AI9mqtq9FiiU9kKVCOuuKj4WI_lX8kjoP58t7k4HWxYk13HN-jxrPobBiK_1H-AZunTaPOh8R8ZngQ3Y0mbgKQsFE_uTb5bU7ibd2BUGufnc2CVgIFDPdJBzdTQOg/s2048/IMG_20210401_173930497.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipHpDN-V-qy9Yvz7AI9mqtq9FiiU9kKVCOuuKj4WI_lX8kjoP58t7k4HWxYk13HN-jxrPobBiK_1H-AZunTaPOh8R8ZngQ3Y0mbgKQsFE_uTb5bU7ibd2BUGufnc2CVgIFDPdJBzdTQOg/s320/IMG_20210401_173930497.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>The previous homeowners ended up keeping the dog that we were supposed to take. We found out later that he was a naughty dog and the electric fencing that is all over the property was to keep him in! We had assumed it was to keep coyotes out! We decided that this was a blessing and now Josh can choose any dog he wants. <p></p><p>The weather here has been glorious. It is chilly in the mornings and warm in the afternoon. It is raining today which means we have had more days of rain since we arrived here than we did the entire year in Phx. I can't believe that we have bulbs growing in our yard!</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIn4uubNJ4AdPefqzhWVkGFaqG7VmizCLzRNjfusgImRx_48BlN9KJ6IVWB_BWyFcwPAlphgGHmw7rZ3Gny_zqUh3LHlmca1aygijYmy4nwK5rPc36zNGMuNqjoE2M-byAXkxUV66Wpg/s2048/IMG_20210406_151621580_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIn4uubNJ4AdPefqzhWVkGFaqG7VmizCLzRNjfusgImRx_48BlN9KJ6IVWB_BWyFcwPAlphgGHmw7rZ3Gny_zqUh3LHlmca1aygijYmy4nwK5rPc36zNGMuNqjoE2M-byAXkxUV66Wpg/s320/IMG_20210406_151621580_HDR.jpg" /></a></p><p>My favorite time of day is just before dinner, about 6:30, everything is warm and golden and beautiful. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4fKtxHCDJ_DkLx-5L-WZsvurD4liASOsdKIZCyjmmcCVG4-TlcZch4VVg1q-Rv1Zdq-HWtogjFK36-ISzF49My2doLs1A66V8tqjqWKeaZSj0oecqJO1IMQRq0waP2ErAGw3LciC0D8/s2048/IMG_20210328_180035883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4fKtxHCDJ_DkLx-5L-WZsvurD4liASOsdKIZCyjmmcCVG4-TlcZch4VVg1q-Rv1Zdq-HWtogjFK36-ISzF49My2doLs1A66V8tqjqWKeaZSj0oecqJO1IMQRq0waP2ErAGw3LciC0D8/s320/IMG_20210328_180035883.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Well, that's all I have pictures of for right now. Next up; exploring the barn, putting in upper kitchen cabinets, re-tiling the entries, snake control, pond dredging?, well water testing, more cat escapades. Further down the line, (but not too much further I hope!) gutting both bathroom showers!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-11984789847230746732021-02-26T08:38:00.004-08:002021-02-26T08:45:40.832-08:00End of an Era<p> </p><p>Today I closed a chapter of my life. </p><p>Today, after 15+ years, I said good-bye to Big D Floor Covering Supplies.</p><p>This job has been a huge blessing for us. I have worked both full time and part time as our family has changed and grown over the years. The company has been generous to me in their flexibility and allowing me to work from home (even in pre-covid times). It has been good and I am thankful but I am so happy to not have to work. </p><p>The only sad part about leaving is saying good bye to my boss, Jeff. I have worked with Jeff longer than I've been married. He is the nicest guy anyone could ever hope to meet. He will always, always, always do that right thing and he is never too busy (even though he actually is) to help anyone with a problem. I am blessed to have been able to work with a man having such integrity, patience, and a servant's heart. </p><p>Today I had to say good-bye to my friend, and I will miss him greatly.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Me leaving work:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPv79P63chk0Woch4fiOS_GN5b2isvOBbJongeeoVaNPnA8yVFKV0NoxqwXOPetHE9X4gCXj1owJCMuA3-389QPv31D6-Z1e8ybtEFj3yo6Vp-ApKqt921G4O8r9N4gxf5N7gn5KPW6s/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="207" data-original-width="500" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPv79P63chk0Woch4fiOS_GN5b2isvOBbJongeeoVaNPnA8yVFKV0NoxqwXOPetHE9X4gCXj1owJCMuA3-389QPv31D6-Z1e8ybtEFj3yo6Vp-ApKqt921G4O8r9N4gxf5N7gn5KPW6s/w422-h174/image.png" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me leaving Jeff: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMKxoJs1AZCzM2-QPPlXMrTGTGOgsbra7AmKuuVRppcQ73I-uE_4C9I7MdvV7fVHGgZhXFvuzPyiWiGNzxWl7KGQi5K37Emj_Jec6D6L_u0x4AQqM5I4y2nJS1sxkZJguObZHquSMEJg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="156" data-original-width="322" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMKxoJs1AZCzM2-QPPlXMrTGTGOgsbra7AmKuuVRppcQ73I-uE_4C9I7MdvV7fVHGgZhXFvuzPyiWiGNzxWl7KGQi5K37Emj_Jec6D6L_u0x4AQqM5I4y2nJS1sxkZJguObZHquSMEJg/w413-h200/image.png" width="413" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-78314194374038335212021-02-22T18:53:00.003-08:002021-02-23T15:18:42.005-08:00 We are moving to Arkansas!<p style="text-align: center;"><b> We are moving to Arkansas!</b></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1tOZhyphenhyphenrFmb5gNkKzaqtXcY53UieE_x2jG8ORMUYJNxrkCTG4Z1wIWn-x5DyNISIINiSWkD3QTEncSIAgyQ334WhS_N_RLSR2xUbv9RQiMR500ttl4u3m4zsA1CdDLIiKy5S07fSr5H4/s614/ozark-mountain-arkansas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="614" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1tOZhyphenhyphenrFmb5gNkKzaqtXcY53UieE_x2jG8ORMUYJNxrkCTG4Z1wIWn-x5DyNISIINiSWkD3QTEncSIAgyQ334WhS_N_RLSR2xUbv9RQiMR500ttl4u3m4zsA1CdDLIiKy5S07fSr5H4/w537-h359/ozark-mountain-arkansas.jpg" width="537" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Now there is something I never thought I would say!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I have never been open to the idea of moving out of Arizona. Anyone who knows me knows that if it's cooler than 73 degrees, I am freezing. I also have not wanted to leave Arizona because I am very close to my parents and would not want to leave them. However, my dad retired last year and my mom told me that if Josh was ever led to leave Arizona, they would be willing to come with us. It has always been my dream to have land and animals and be more self sufficient. I realized that this might be possible if we moved out of state. I dreamed and waited and dreamed some more and watched far too many Homestead Rescue episodes. I have been entertaining thoughts of goats, chickens, beehives, selling goat soap, milk, eggs and honey from a small homestead for quite a while now and have a nice collection of books on such topics.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Then 2020 hit and not only did the kids lose most of the activities that they loved, but we also had the most miserable summer imaginable (144 days over 100 degrees and 2 days of rain the entire year) and it was cemented in my mind that I would be happy if we ever had to leave.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Last month a job opportunity came up for Josh in Hot Springs, Arkansas. In early February the church flew me and Josh out to interview. We did not know if he was the only one or if there were other candidates at the time.</p><p style="text-align: center;">A member of the church owns a beautiful cabin on Lake Hamilton that he often loans out to family and friends and we were able to stay in it for the 3 nights we were in Hot Springs. We felt so pampered! We had several meetings with the pastors, staff, youth staff, and elders. It became very clear, very quickly that God wanted us there. The church and job are perfect for Josh and for us as a family. It was like they had a missing puzzle piece that he fit into perfectly and vice versa. We couldn't ask for more.</p><p style="text-align: center;">On a day that we had a few hours of free time, we met with a realtor and looked at houses. What a disappointment! All of the houses we looked at were over 20 minutes from the church, and in horrible areas, (neighbors were either junk piles or dilapidated mobile homes) they needed a TON of work and not anything that we had hoped. I was so discouraged. We were told to look more north of the city (it's nicer up there) but we had scoured Zillow for many weeks leading up to this trip and we knew there was nothing else out there. That night I was sick to my stomach knowing that Josh would probably get this job - which we wanted! But where would we live? We were flying home the next day so I felt pretty hopeless. I prayed "God, this would be a lot easier to say yes to if we had someplace to live or even a hope of something nice." I had also been praying all along that if He wanted us to move out of state, that it would be so clear we wouldn't doubt if we were supposed to or not. I kid you not, right after that, I logged onto good ol' Zillow for the 7 thousandth time and this house popped up that we had never seen before - even though it has been listed for 30 days. We made some calls and were able to get an appt to see the house the next day on our way to the airport.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The entire drive up there I held my breath just waiting to turn into some rural slum road but that never happened. The drive was gorgeous. The houses nearby were just nice, well-kept homes on rolling hills of grass and trees. </p><p style="text-align: center;">As soon as we pulled up to the property I knew it was the one. The homeowner was there which was great. She was really talkative and sweet and has our same taste in style. I wouldn't even have to repaint! </p><p style="text-align: center;">Honestly, we barely looked at the house, we were way more interested in the land. The property is on 20 acres, it has a couple of great places for my parents to build their house. It has a beautiful creek, a pond, pastures, forests, an 80 year old barn, chicken coop, hog pen, a structure for goats, a lawnmower/tractor/backhoe that my dad is really excited about, there are even 9 or 10 beehives on the property that a guy owns but she lets him use the land and he gives her honey in return. The real kicker was when Josh asked about why there where so many cats hanging out on the back porch. (they were really beautiful cats!) The homeowner told us that two of them are hers but the others she just feeds and when they have kittens she finds homes for them! *audible groan from Josh* We told the homeowner about our kitten rescuing brigades, she was very pleased that if we bought her house we would take care of them. We were blown away by how perfect everything was for us and it was only 14 minutes from the church! There is not a single stoplight between the two. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Do you know what the chances are of finding a property that 4 adults are equally excited about? With plenty of land, everything I could ever dare to hope for and more, AND be only 14 minutes from Josh's work? </p><p style="text-align: center;"> Josh got the job 2 days later, the offer on the house was accepted the following day. The homeowner asked if we would take her big, pyredoodle. (Pyrenees Mountain Dog/Poodle) She can't take him with her where she is moving, so we said yes! (This also fulfills my promise that I had made that the first animal we would get on our homestead would be a dog for Josh - because he wants one so badly) </p><p style="text-align: center;">The whole trip and experience out there was just amazing. It is so clear that this is what God has for us, Not even a moment of "Are we doing the right thing?" has crossed my mind. I feel so spoiled by all these blessings and still can't wrap my head around it all. The best thing of all is that I won't have to work anymore! I plan on blogging much more and sharing our struggles and triumphs as we learn to live a homesteading life.</p><p style="text-align: center;">It will be hard to leave our friends, family and networks here in Arizona. We will miss our home state and those we love in it. We will have a place for guests so anytime you want to come for a visit and stick your hand in a hot spring, just let us know!</p><p style="text-align: center;">How strange it will be to not know ANYBODY or ANYTHING in this unknown land of Arkansas, but in the words of Bilbo Baggins, </p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I think I'm <i>quite</i> ready for another adventure.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div>Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-65090186632043533332020-01-17T16:45:00.003-08:002020-01-19T06:33:10.078-08:00My Solar Oven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My solar oven is complete! This has been an off and on project for me for the past year. Actually, I dabbled in it for a few weeks about a year ago and then did nothing for a year until now. </div>
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It started when I bought a wine fridge at Goodwill for $20. It was the perfect size, black, and had a lovely, double-insulated, clear, glass door. I was able to get it to reach about 250*, however, I learned that refrigerators aren't made for heat. The inside bubbled up and I could literally smell the cancer coming out when I opened the door. I threw the fridge away, kept the door, broke the glass out of it so I could use just one pane of the tempered glass, and then got to work building my own oven with the least amount of toxic materials that I could. </div>
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I wanted it to be big enough to fit my big pot that I use almost daily and a cookie sheet or bread pan at the same time. </div>
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I made a frame out of 2x2s and used some luan that we had hanging around in the garage for the sides. (Funny side note: I had to go to 3 different Home Depots and Lowes to find 2x2's because they were literally out, and one guy told me they don't come in that size!)</div>
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There is a 1.5 inch space that I lined with an emergency mylar blanket before adding the insulation. </div>
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For insulation, I bought 2, big, down feather pillows at Goodwill when they were half off. </div>
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Here I am stuffing handful after handful after handful of feathers into the insulation space. By the end of the feather stuffing stage I decided I am a pretty weird person and was questioning my life choices. </div>
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The sides and bottom are PACKED TIGHT with down feathers. I just stuffed some foil on top to keep them from popping out. Our garage looked like I had killed 100 chickens. Josh loved it. </div>
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I must say that this also took about 700 more screws than I originally anticipated because the feathers were packed so tightly that the boards were bursting at the seams.</div>
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I lined the inside with a few layers of foil, and the bottom with black felt so the black will absorb the rays instead of reflecting them back out through the glass. </div>
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I used a nicer wood to create the frame of the face and attached the glass to a hinge with epoxy. ( i can't drill through the glass since it is tempered)<br />
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The gasket around the edge of the glass is a silicone cooking mat that I cut into strips. I think I am going to need to find something thicker though. I have a feeling that air is escaping between the glass and the silicone since it is not very thick or squishy.<br />
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For the reflectors, I bought corrugated plastic boards at Michaels - 6 different times so I could use a coupon on each one. ( I made Claire check out a few different days to hurry up the buying process.)<br />
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I probably spent a total of 37 hours trying to figure out what angle I should cut the boards at so that the fit together AND sit at a 60 degree angle to the face of the oven. Turns out it was 60 degrees - I'm not sure if that is common knowledge that I should have known or if it is just happenstance.<br />
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I got higher quality emergency blanket at Walmart that has plastic, tarp-like backing on it. I thought I was so clever by ironing the tarp onto the plastic boards so that the plastics would melt and meld together. This did work beautifully, however, the heat caused the board to curl. I decided to keep it and see if it impacted the reflection negatively or positively.<br />
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The rest of the panels I just used double stick tape to attach the blanket. I will attach them more permanently after I see how the curved panel does. I have a feeling I will need to remake that one.<br />
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I put the whole oven on a moving cart so I can easily move it and turn it to keep it in the optimal position in the sun.<br />
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I put our first real test food in it.<br />
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In about 20 minutes the cookies looked done and were brown! This surprised me that they got brown and a little crisp around the edge.<br />
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He said it was good!<br />
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Between you and me, he doesn't have very high standards so I tried one. It was fine but it had a little epoxy flavor (from the hinge). I am hoping that that will go away after the oven gets hot a few times and it off-gasses. None of the kids noticed it though.<br />
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I also was able to cook a pot of rice that we will have with dinner. It took about two hours.<br />
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(the rice did NOT have any strange flavor at all and the texture is excellent.)<br />
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This is testing during January with few hours of sunlight and 65 degree highs. I am excited to see what it can do when the sun doesn't set until 8pm and the high is 115*. <br />
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Well, there we have it. It needs a few tweaks but for the most part it is done! Oh, and I desperately need to figure out how to attach a handle to the glass for easier opening. #burninghotglass<br />
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<br />Kathleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01102464923237579773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739651431462645926.post-37551176351086900682019-06-22T10:21:00.001-07:002019-06-22T10:46:35.233-07:00Swim Team<br />
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The girls started swim team 3 weeks ago for the first time ever. They swim all the time at home but have never been exposed to actual strokes.<br />
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The first day of swim team they did a swim test to make sure the kids could swim the length of the pool. I was worried for Paige but she was able to do it!<br />
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We missed the first swim meet due to VBS, but this week they finally were able to participate (which is good because all that swimming laps every morning without the taste of competition was wearing on them.)<br />
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Paige's group was first up with Breast stroke individual. Literally the day before she could NOT do the stroke so I got in the pool for the first time this year and worked with her and the other girls on their strokes and dives.<br />
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I am so proud of Paigey! She got 3rd in Breast stroke, and in this race, (Freestyle) her stroke is a thousand times improved since we started. Look at that dive! She was the only one to not belly flop.<br />
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Joy's Breast stroke, she got 2nd!<br />
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Claire's breast stroke 1st place! (She's the one with the red cap)<br />
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Freestyle was not as good for all of them but still better than I expected. We came home with many place ribbons (1st-4th and a few participation ribbons (5th-8th) "Shame Ribbons" as Claire calls them.</div>
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They have a renewed sense of purpose now and are eager for the weekend break to be over to get back to the pool. Next week is butterfly.<br />
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In other news, Paige got a waterproof camera for her birthday. So the girls are having fun taking underwater pictures<br />
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We just returned form our annual beach trip with my parents.</div>
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We were hoping to see some dolphins </div>
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(Joy's FAVORITE animal) </div>
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Jack thought they were funny.</div>
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The kids had a good time and while we were there, we went on the ferris wheel and walked around a bit.</div>
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We then headed to our hotel for a good nights sleep and were excited to hit the beach the next morning.</div>
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There is never enough time at the beach.<br />
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it has a gently sloping sand and calm waves. </div>
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It is ideal for little kids but still has good waves for Claire to boogie board.</div>
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Jack just can NOT understand why we kept yelling at him not to throw sand.</div>
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In school we just finished learning about tides. I was hoping to take the kids to a tide pool while in CA but there weren't any close enough to justify it. Well, our little spot is right between two flood channels and one of them was pretty much dry when the tide was low. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNz-3a58x6HyJWXrCJrMgmTmSKEiyLVnbWorvvw6LsQQoc6nOjczwnBroMZpr9D3mYP2tFvOhSBrHvWduaIw7Vbn1Pnk9eJow9PEIqRwFfVDWD8YP0NxK3Lb3DkI4RrW6otGPmWSKSBoc/s1600/IMG_8411.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNz-3a58x6HyJWXrCJrMgmTmSKEiyLVnbWorvvw6LsQQoc6nOjczwnBroMZpr9D3mYP2tFvOhSBrHvWduaIw7Vbn1Pnk9eJow9PEIqRwFfVDWD8YP0NxK3Lb3DkI4RrW6otGPmWSKSBoc/s320/IMG_8411.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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It was so cool.</div>
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We found so many sea creatures! </div>
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(Joy on the hunt with her net)</div>
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Way more than we would have seen at the tide pools,</div>
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We found live clams, </div>
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Live sand dollars!</div>
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Lots, of them! It was cool to see them slowly move across the boogie board. </div>
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Sea slugs,</div>
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Look at the trail of slime they leave - even underwater!</div>
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A sea cucumber!</div>
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When we bothered it, it would puff up and become a somewhat hard ball.</div>
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It was gross.</div>
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Claire caught a fish with her bare hands (Something must have been wrong with it, we fed it to the sea gulls)</div>
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We spent all day Thursday and Friday at the beach with my mom and dad.</div>
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Poppy is Jack's favorite person (after Josh)</div>
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We had an exciting morning at the Sparks-A-Rama and AWANA Games. Last year was Claire and Joy's first year participating and they didn't know what to expect. This year, they knew what it would be like and that it is really a big deal so they were both pretty nervous.</div>
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Joy didn't have any fantastic plays this year but she did alright in general. It was painful to watch these little kids and their lack of sense of urgency. </div>
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Her team got 2nd place which would have been good and expected if we had gotten 2nd to the Greater Phoenix Chinese Church, but they weren't even in our flight this year. </div>
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The day after Thanksgiving, we finally cut down the huge, obnoxious, ugly, leaning, cactus in our front yard.</div>
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I have always been anti-cacti. From the first moment that we saw our house on Zillow - before looking at it with a realtor, I said "That cactus would have to go." I have put up with it for a year now but it has finally met it's timely death.</div>
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Now, there are all kinds of rumors floating around that you can't cut down a Saguaro cactus because they are protected, or you <i>can</i> but you have to get a permit or pay a fee. No matter who I asked or where I looked online it seemed everyone had their own version of the law so I called the ADA to get some straight answers. It turns out that you don't need to do anything to cut one down if it is on your property and your parcel is less than 10 acres. The lady I talked to just said to cut it up in small enough pieces that no one would try to take it and plant it. (What!? Is that really a legitimate concern? Replanting cactus chunks?) Whatever. I then called the City of Phoenix to see if it would be alright to put it out with the bulk pick up. The person I talked to did not know and I was on hold for 35 minutes while she asked someone, but finally was given the green light so long as the chunks are put in boxes labeled "Cactus". Yep, seriously.</div>
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So, my dad came out with his chainsaw and he and Josh got right to work.<br />
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The audience - my cousin Justin was their too! He helped carry cactus chunks and entertained Jack.</div>
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There was a dead bird inside one of the many holes in the cactus. We (the girls and I) wanted to look at it and see it's skeleton. Everyone had to take turns holding it. </div>
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We also cut down an disgusting yucca, a few barrel cacti and a palm tree that day.<br />
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This year we were able to enjoy Halloween with all of our cousins so we wanted to do a group costume for all of them. Like always, these costume were put together from Goodwill items and/or homemade by me and my mom. Let's just say the Potato and Bo Peep were a labor of love. </div>
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Claire as Jessie</div>
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Joy as Workout Barbie</div>
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The Saturday before Halloween everyone met at our house for dinner and pictures before heading over to our church's harvest carnival.</div>
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On Halloween we went up to my brother's house in Anthem to take them trick or treating.</div>
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Everyone was finally able to meet Baby Penny.</div>
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Last week we were able to go camping with my family - An event that we had long anticipated but didn't come to fruition until this year. </div>
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We grew up camping and I have always loved it. Camping with kids is a lot of work though so going with family made it easier and more fun.</div>
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My parents, and my brother and his family had gotten their a few hours before us so as soon as we could we unloaded and set up our tent, and not a moment too soon as it started pouring and hailing just minutes after we finished setting up. </div>
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The girls were excited to see hail for the first time. The rain passed quickly and we just had fun at the campsite for the day. </div>
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We enjoyed dinner and later, smore's around the fire. </div>
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Josh and I were in a tent with the younger two, while Claire and Joy were in a tent right next to us. We just can't fit in one tent right now since Jack is in a portable crib still.</div>
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In the morning Josh and I made the breakfast for everyone. The kids played and we prepared to go to the lake to fish. </div>
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We started out at Willow Springs Lake but it was disappointing. </div>
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Because of the terrain, Jack couldn't walk around at all and he was tired and mad. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCH92ZpkDcW7tvW1XD4TlzkvbANXjwpIFeT9ftsBxOT-BkQ8NSyiggvINBUAjvAwc-caaiJCGvxdKsFum2Ip3GdjS4oVUyurnleyEEUPxkP1IXExF0E6lZLzpvf9pKjVbe-kHGgA-BmM/s1600/20292719_10155693748186520_114752521948358353_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCH92ZpkDcW7tvW1XD4TlzkvbANXjwpIFeT9ftsBxOT-BkQ8NSyiggvINBUAjvAwc-caaiJCGvxdKsFum2Ip3GdjS4oVUyurnleyEEUPxkP1IXExF0E6lZLzpvf9pKjVbe-kHGgA-BmM/s320/20292719_10155693748186520_114752521948358353_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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He screamed pretty much the whole time. (you can imagine all of these pictures with the incessant screaming of Jack in the background.)</div>
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Steve managed to catch a little fish </div>
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and T.J and Josiah were very patient but we decided to call it quits and head over to Woods Canyon Lake to go to an area we knew would be good for the kids.</div>
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At Woods Canyon we walked quite a ways, (for little legs) to the far side of the lake where there is grass and little water holes that we knew had crawdads in them.</div>
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Fishing for crawdads is a lot more rewarding than fish.</div>
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Josiah and Paige really enjoyed each other's company.</div>
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We stayed there for quite a while and enjoyed the cool, beautiful day.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMpsMlSI4KWXxA_ev4-r8CX_vW82ft07Ju67AEIDqLcda-onWixksFORuE08HWvt5ulki3gfwZCz_xg_efVWWZUQNOlBoFs7qz05kQn2pl0UIh9WgNx3483LO49fK483-CL1nXE8S2XQ/s1600/IMG_5191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMpsMlSI4KWXxA_ev4-r8CX_vW82ft07Ju67AEIDqLcda-onWixksFORuE08HWvt5ulki3gfwZCz_xg_efVWWZUQNOlBoFs7qz05kQn2pl0UIh9WgNx3483LO49fK483-CL1nXE8S2XQ/s320/IMG_5191.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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Jack was much happier to be able to walk around and look at the gross "bugs" we caught.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAFau-jdi4qvXnv1yWsSBSTrHHFscCusUIqscoXVywiv8DdY9_kwQeKUxVatSNswe4Wgh_zZI1PENKiRcoEDD6ZLgrkG9K1O1Lr_mdY-OzKRJhldn_ERid43lKWs2eVe1oiT65tX5nD0/s1600/IMG_5197.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpAFau-jdi4qvXnv1yWsSBSTrHHFscCusUIqscoXVywiv8DdY9_kwQeKUxVatSNswe4Wgh_zZI1PENKiRcoEDD6ZLgrkG9K1O1Lr_mdY-OzKRJhldn_ERid43lKWs2eVe1oiT65tX5nD0/s320/IMG_5197.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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Paige would want me to make it known that she caught the biggest crawdad. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8B7GWiC0s2Xz9ypwTeU-BV8xKBAd_VPZAqJfIhGK9FH3C9sXKJDm6NX1m6k9-tCr-VwfG4X4fxg3EtbhAB3hsG6el3GHy7EtS-fwlq8za-dRnYVciA-9MxtmAkseoJurrj4OijHcWmEo/s1600/IMG_5185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8B7GWiC0s2Xz9ypwTeU-BV8xKBAd_VPZAqJfIhGK9FH3C9sXKJDm6NX1m6k9-tCr-VwfG4X4fxg3EtbhAB3hsG6el3GHy7EtS-fwlq8za-dRnYVciA-9MxtmAkseoJurrj4OijHcWmEo/s320/IMG_5185.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
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This kid is just trouble.</div>
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The monsoon clouds started to build up and it was beginning to thunder so we packed up and hiked back to the cars. </div>
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We made it to our campsite and majority of the day it rained. </div>
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Steve got out some bobbers and the kids had bobber races in the muddy streams flowing through our site.</div>
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Joy and Claire were all about digging for worms.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9RE2PYnP5zpiMt7b0s0Ujhyfa01_RLSA6wAaA5FPhKTr2_pOTyP23bUqlOCnPnfo6snE-Z63TAEgoKkeEjc_HD73lX5GPmzl21I6TRECahh_YLAEbQF-uB7VyiczmEMxkyfxQ8Yv3GI/s1600/IMG_5218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9RE2PYnP5zpiMt7b0s0Ujhyfa01_RLSA6wAaA5FPhKTr2_pOTyP23bUqlOCnPnfo6snE-Z63TAEgoKkeEjc_HD73lX5GPmzl21I6TRECahh_YLAEbQF-uB7VyiczmEMxkyfxQ8Yv3GI/s320/IMG_5218.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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Paigey and Nana keeping dry.</div>
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Everyone brought umbrellas.</div>
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Thankfully the rain cleared up enough to make dinner and have a fire and smores our second, and last night.</div>
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The last morning was clear at first.</div>
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We had breakfast and started to pack up quickly so we could take a hike to a nearby sinkhole that has raspberries growing in it.</div>
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When we first set off for the sink hole there weren't too many clouds in the sky but we were quickly surrounded by ominous clouds and thunder started to rumble so we decided to turn back after we had walked nearly a mile and were rained on part of the way back.</div>
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It was raining too hard up on the rim to be able to do much of anything so we drove down to Christopher Creek</div>
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and went to the good ole' fish hatchery. </div>
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Much to the girls delight there were a ton of blackberries ripe enough for picking. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7JBK2YVppFxouq21GS9IrCs-l6mrXOCYyo6HTiFW-xz4nXyPD8-d0IMZFOepqaFonBVjZohN0fyV8zf4hYo_Xr0FqZXLUNk-bUN677h_qAAozYAQ84HyWRyPTmMcRLEqXgPyW5eC-lo/s1600/IMG_5233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7JBK2YVppFxouq21GS9IrCs-l6mrXOCYyo6HTiFW-xz4nXyPD8-d0IMZFOepqaFonBVjZohN0fyV8zf4hYo_Xr0FqZXLUNk-bUN677h_qAAozYAQ84HyWRyPTmMcRLEqXgPyW5eC-lo/s320/IMG_5233.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
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We picked a bagful to take home.</div>
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Then we let the kids play in the creek for a little while.</div>
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This log was just screaming "photo op". We had to get a picture of all the kids </div>
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If you think that this was a small feat, you are wrong. Here is what the scene looked like</div>
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3 seconds after I finally got a good shot.</div>
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Shortly after this picture was taken, it started pouring rain. We had to call it a trip and head for home a few hours earlier than we would have liked. We all had the best time and can't wait to go again. </div>
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