Looking out from my back porch... specks of yellow from Dandelions are showing up in my backyard, blackbirds have shown up, a pair of Mallards is nesting in the slough just beyond the backyard (we are all awaiting the arrival of ducklings!), the sandbox has been visited often, and the lilacs are greening up, too. The day itself is overcast and a little dreary – if we didn’t need the rain it would be slightly depressing.
I am thinking about… chicks!! They arrive later this week & I still need to set up their brooder. All the supplies are in the garage, just need to put it all together.
I am thankful for... baptism. My niece was baptized on Saturday evening. Seeing the sacrament received again by another child makes me smile.
I am reading… “The Backyard Homestead” edited by Carleen Madigan. I’m not very far into the book, but the concept is intriguing. We aren’t limited by space, to I don’t feel the need to organize my yard as intensively as what this book outlines. However, I’m reading it to learn and pick up little tid-bits of info that I can apply to our situation.
I am hoping... for a little more rain to wet the ground and settle the dust. CHECK!
I am hearing... the wind, not too strong, blowing around the house. The kids are quiet & baby Louis is sleeping.
I am wearing… jeans, a light blue 3/4 length sleeve t-shirt, and grey socks because I had to put on mud boots to go outside and water the chickens (Angelina couldn’t get the cover off the waterer).
From the school room... we’re just trying to stay strong and steady through mid-May to end the formal school year.
From the kitchen... I haven’t done a very good job of menu planning the last two weeks, so need to get going on it again.
State of the house… the dust is getting the best of me right now! Doors get left open and the dust floats on in and settles wherever it likes.
A successful moment… the weekend was really fun … college fraternity reunion … niece’s baptism … 13yo birthday. I pulled off all I needed to get done: annual summary with substance and a little flair, remembered the baptism gift, packed the kids and myself for the overnight, baked a cake & cooked a birthday meal. Phew!
A few plans for the rest of the week…
Monday: Dash, Angelina & Zeke will be participating in the 4-H Communication Arts contest today.
Wednesday: Angelina has a make-up dance class tonight.
Thursday-Friday: The chicks arrive at some point and I also placed an Azure Standard/(Food co-op) order, so will need to run to pick that up, too.
Saturday/Sunday: Dash is having a birthday party with friends – he’s super excited cuz they are going to Thunder Road (go-carts, mini-golf, etc.). Eric and I teach the third (and last) class in our NFP series this weekend, too.
A picture memory …
Remember this from last year??? Almost time for planting the SFG’s again, and this year we are ready a little earlier …
Eric took a cell-phone picture of Dash at Aerospace Camp 2010...
We LOVED the Backyard Homestead. Although, we are just starting on our journey of homesteading. It was very interesting to me as to how easy it is to make almost anything. We are starting a very small garden but hope to have a much bigger garden when we move to a house with more land!
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