We had an unexpected and univited guest show up in our henhouse today. That crazy hubby of mine came to the door holding a 5 foot long chicken snake, with what appeared to be one of our chicken eggs in its throat. Can I just say that I am OVERJOYED he was the one who found it and not me and the ...
The Day the Chickens Came to the Farm
Chickens came to our farm yesterday. We actually went and picked them up from my cousin Moranda and her son, Bryson. The girls were so thrilled! They wanted to get everything just right last night, but all we really had time to do was throw them in the house before heading out to ...
To-Do List Update
I know you all remember the big farm to-do list post from the beginning of the summer. Well, we now have ONE thing checked off that list!! The goat fence is down and the area is clean! Here is the before:And here is the after:Doesn't that look SO, SO much better? All nice and neat.... just ...
Taking Down a Fence
Yay! We had a very productive Saturday. One thing I love about living on a farm--whenever you start on a project, there are bound to be helpers that show up! We started taking down the goat fence (the one I mentioned in this post) and within a few minutes, my dad and papa had both shown ...
Random Rewind
This week has been wonderful--super relaxing, with lots of time spent with friends and family. I was going through my phone last night and found some things I just had to share.The first video in our rewind today is from last football season, fall 2011.And this second video is Kyndall's music ...
Busy, Busy Bee
That's what I've been today. Completely. We spent about 2 hours at the pool this morning, and then I came back and got down to work. I finished about 7 pages in our Disney 2010 album (I'll show you those later).My wall went from this:to this:and finally, to this:I still need to get ...
Just for Fun
Today was spent swimming, eating, and visiting with some of our dearest friends. It was wonderful. Kyndall did get stung on the finger by a wasp. War was declared. Mommies with flyswatters and two types of buspray vs. all wasps in the pool area. We left the little wasp bodies ...
Fun Friday
After one last day of VBS fun, and then a little pool time, I joined some friends at a jewelry party. The jewelry was Initial Outfitters. They have tons of gorgeous stuff. Like this amazing bangle bracelet: And these super cute charm necklaces:If you haven't heard of them ...
Blackberry Jelly…… Success!
We did it! With our 10 cups of blackberries picked yesterday, we made 4 whole jars of blackberry jelly! (We'll try not to eat it all in one morning!) It took us about 2 hours to make, and that includes picking the blackberries. Main lesson learned: We need LOTS more ...
Summer Manifesto
Tonight, we checked one thing off our "Summer Manifesto" and are well on our way to checking off another one. We rode all around the farm and picked blackberries. Kyndall loved it. Libby was too hot, and just wanted to ride the 4-wheeler!K with a hanful of blackberries that she ...
Rodeo Street Dance
This is what we do for fun on the Thursday night before a big rodeo. The county blocks off the street and we have an old-fashioned ho-down. OK, it's not quite as redneck as that. They do block off the street and one of the local bands played while everyone danced. There were some country line ...
Camping Out
Last night we took the girls camping out behind the house. Remember that we live on about 400 acres of farm land, so when I say behind the house, take that loosely. Justin worked most of the afternoon finding the perfect spot, bringing rocks from the creek to circle the fire, cutting ...
