One of those days.

Just one of those days. I feel so poor and broke. We drove to my In-Laws for a wonderful Christmas and even stopped in to see an old friend and her family. It was a wonderful trip. Unfortunely it literary put us in the red from the gas alone. Now I struggle to find the balance between being rich in 'things' some good such as food, shelter and family and the fact our bank accounts are emptied.

So here I sit with Bonnie curled in my lap contemplating what to do next. We are out of drinking water, I'll have to dig up some change and drive to town to get some. Thankfully at 59 cents a gallon the 15 gallons I buy every couple weeks is under $10 dollars.

Why does is always come back to money?

Merry Christmas

Can't wait to get back home from the In-Law's to use my new Pressure Canner!

Merry Christmas everyone :)

John Deere Green

Ahh the sweet site of green and gold. Dad bough a new (to us) tractor. I believe it is a 1984 - model 2550. It has a bucket and forks.
Living next door to Dad has its advantages. I can't wait to learn how to drive it around the yard. So many projects I want to do with it. Or shoveling snow, if we get any snow, there will be snow to push around with the bucket. I can't wait. Sure it will be cold, no cab on the tractor, but it is a tractor. Dad has a small cultivator and next spring it will be my best friend or I'll be it's worst enemy.

Here's my plan for using the tractor:

• My Huge Garden to the west of the house
• Cultivate the tree row. Trees don't grow well out here, we planted these 10 years ago and they are about 3 or 4 feet high. So extra TLC won't hurt.
• Did I mention Mom's garden needs tilling
• till and plant oats in a bald spot in the hay field
• cut hay
• bale small square hay bales
• cut and bale oats

Not to mention all the plans Dad has in store. It looks to be a busy coming year :)

Moving day

Last Sunday I moved the growing chicks. They had quickly out grew the indoor cardboard house and were rapidly learning to escape the pen I made them in the unheated entry way. So out they went.

We are going where?!?

My sister helped me catch and put them in boxes for the move across the yard. Once in the barn they were a bit bewilder. What to do with all the space?

Ready, Set, Explore!

Exploring - Go!

Personally I am very happy to get them out of the house, it was getting stinky. The chicks are getting so big they were always trying to fly with out luck, now they have lots of space and high roosts to jump from. I could sit and watch them all day.