Too long!

It has been crazy around here lately! I still have a ton of pictures I want to get on here and redo the blog some now that school is done for us and I have more time, but it will have to wait for now! We have had a TON going on and it started a couple of weeks ago. Second son broke his foot jumping on the trampoline and was looking at possible surgery. Right now it looks ok but we are still in waiting mode to see. Then a couple of weeks later my 89 year Grandma passed away suddenly. ( I say suddenly because she could still beat me in a foot race and play cards until all hours of the morning with Hubby and I:)) Then last Friday night we got slammed with a HUGE storm (it was originally thought to be a tornado that went through but now they are calling it "Straight line winds" over 75mph)We have damage to the house (minor compared to the other houses I've seen around here), lost a few trees, the above trampoline is destroyed and hubby's truck took a beating. So we are still without power, they are saying 11:00 pm tomorrow. So in the mean time I stole the generator from the freezer to get on-line and check things out:) We had our first batch of angora babies born yesterday only 1 of the 3 survived. I think mama had a hard time being its here first batch and all the craziness going on around here not to mention the 90+ temperatures. So we will try again and hope we have the one still make it. The kids are staying at Grandpas and Grandmas because all you "hicks" know when the power is out in the country NO WATER WHICH MEANS NO POTTY and with 5 kids that doesnt work real well! I am getting them today because I Miss them sooooo much and we will make do until tomorrow if I have to get water for the toilet from the drainage ditch! My oldest son had his piano recital last night and did ABSOULUTELY AMAZING!!!! God has given him an amazing gift. He plays right from his toes and I almost started crying it was so moving. Hubby and I were both so proud (still not sure where the music talent comes from though). Well I need to get my freezer plug back in! I will hopefully have more on next week and more regularly.

Simple Devotions

I decided to participate with Peggy in her simple devotions because it spoke right to my heart today. I am finding myself waking up these mornings "dreading" my day and all that I have to accomplish. Her posting hit the nail on the head for me. It is funny how you know all of this in your heart, but until it is presented to you it just feels like confusion and lack of dilligence in your mind. Thank you Peggy for putting things into perspective for me today!!! Right now I have fear, unrest and unforgiveness in my heart and I know I need to give it all to God! Things otherwise are blooming here on the "farm" The chickens and turkeys are growing, we are hoping to have baby angoras within the next month and the kids seem to grow taller from one day to the next (especially my oldest!). I am thankful for it all.

Down on the farm

We have alot going on around here!!! I am posting pictures of all the work hubby did. There is also a picture of our FIRST INCUBATED CHICK!! Hubby got me an incubator for Christmas (okay I'm weird) and so we put 9 eggs in 21 days ago and the first one hatched this afternoon. Now we think there is another cheeping inside one of the other eggs. Only time will tell!

Table Setting?!?!?!?!?!?

Now let me start by saying this is NOT a normal occurrence in our house! Yes, we keep chickens and turkeys in the dinning room and yes I have eggs incubating in there now too, but, we don't let our animals hang out on the table. I am planning on taking pictures of all the work Hubby has done on the farm the past couple weeks and get them posted later.

Ardee

My youngest son found our "girl dogs" shirt that a neighbor made for HER, I don't know if you can tell but it is purple with pink dots! So poor Ardee has it on this morning. Hopefully he won't get a complex over this one! The chickens are growing and doing good, but here in Michigan we are still fighting cold, frost and yes we had snow on the ground last week, so the chickens are still in my dinning room until it warms up a little. I feel bad because we had a touch of warm on Sunday and I moved them outside to a little area that we have for our babies, but it got really cold fast by afternoon and I lost 2. Usually by now it is warm out but that is Michigan weather for ya! Gotta love it.

Poor Ardee

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