Our "snow trip"

Early this spring we decided to take the kids snow tubing in North Carolina. We looked at the website for the place and it stated that there was "plenty of fresh snowfall." When we arrived and there wasn't any snow we were disillusioned at best. I do believe I made a few crazy lady facial expressions. Since there wasn't any real snow and the man made stuff was getting thin, they provided a major discount for disillusioned families especially the ones that fell into the bracket "driven over three hours." So we decided to stay and let the kids experience it such as it was. On the bright side we did find a donut place on the way.

Homemade solutions...

This is in my kitchen. I haven't turned my air conditioning on yet (until just now). We have an attic fan and have been leaving our windows open. Tonight we left the kitchen light on for several hours and because we need to replace several of our screens, we noticed tons of little bugs everywhere. This is my husband's idea of a solution to said problem. Oh dear.

A little post. A very little post.

Since all I can see as I am trying to post this are lines of code, I cannot see to make my treasured commentary. This was Maggie's tea party and it was a blast! We had a million little cute girls here, Andi brought her three-Amelia-Anna-Alia, Audie toted Maggie Beth, and Erin carted Emma, Jen had Chloe and Emma bean and Jen Saunders brought little Isabella. Precious. Now for posting Bren's party which has already happened as-well-oh-well.

















































Exhausted. Oh where have all the witty words gone? Long time passing... Carrots need thinning, beans need poles and the dogs like to dig. Will post later.

Realization

So I always have some kind of electronic/computer woe and now is no different. I really wanted it to be a little easier to post pics on my blog, so Jon bought a new camera for me for Christmas. Lo and behold, now the pic files are so large that somehow Noellie has to figure out a way to shrink each picture before loading it onto my blog. And while we are on that thought, somehow my blog settings have gotten screwed up and all my posted pics look like gibberish (I guess "they" call it code). I am very tired of being the least computer capable of all my friend except Audi (love you girl) and to those who follow my life closely, you will agree that the amount of software issues in my life do seem to be a bit more than everyone else...
So I was sitting here thinking how sad it is that I haven't blogged and how many pictures I would love to share but can't, when it hit me. I can still write!!!! So far, there doesn't seem to be a single impediment to the keyboard info traveling through the tiny cords into my computers brain! Hurray!!!!!!! So here are a few updates.
We had adopted a baby cow when it's mommy abandoned it, but it died three weeks later. Heartbreaking.
We are hardcore into the raised bed thing and our garden is beautiful! Someday I will post the pics. Our orchard is a source of pride to me with peach and apple trees, blackberry bushes, blueberry bushes and muscadine vines.
We will be getting chickens sometime in June I think, Pop and I are building the chicken coop because Jon will be working full time on the Whitney cottage, where Natalie and Doug will live(on our property) when it is finished. We are trying to build as much of it as we can with free recycled things. It will be a challenge and I am really not sure how long it will take, but then it will be done and hopefully when Dad retires, they can relocate here for a year or two while they figure out the next move. Dreams, but you have to have them right? Finn is growing so fast and surprisingly to me, out of all the kids he actually sings as a baby! He currently croons with us to the soundtrack of Mamma Mia! His favorite track being "Money Money."
Hysterical.
Bren is now eight and we are having a little mountain biking party for her tomorrow...there suddenly seems to be a 70% chance of rain. If so I am just going to rent a movie and make some popcorn. I will be working on getting pictures up and running because I have such cute ones to show everyone! I hope everybody is doing well, and I will be posting even if it just writing. G'night.

Chickens!

These are some coops I thought were cute!

My "once in five years whether I need it or not," trip to the Doctor.

So...I finally went to the Doc to treat the UTI that I had been trying(without success)to take care of myself for a week. I swallowed about 100 pills in various forms-echinacea, goldenseal, cranberry pills, Phytolacca decandra, vitamin C and three containers of straight cranberry juice. I calculated the calories just from the juice for one day and it totaled more than 1000. I can see it now...my book guiding male athletes on how to bulk up in a a healthy way-titled, "How to gain 20 pounds from sour fruit."
I told the nurse what I had, peed in a cup(an act I have perfected from my pregnancies) handed it in, sat down and waited on the doc. We know him personally and he is a super guy, so all went well until he prescribed the drug. I asked if it was safe for baby as I am not done nursing yet. He seemed confused for a sec and then went to find his book on the subject. It seemed that that it was safe after all, but there was a one in ten chance that it might not work. If that happens I would have to take one that isn't safe, so he asked if I pumped.
"I could pump if I needed to," I responded. He looked relieved and stated, "Good, you could just pump five days worth then." I didn't want to embarrass the poor man but alas, the milk faucet handle under my armpit that allows me to fill 45 bottles at once is broken. What to do, what to do.

My farmhouse!

I know that some of you have been waiting for these...Tiffany Flamm. So here are some of the inside pics-we are so far from being done, so more will be coming!

Alittletinypost.

Okay, so I am the busiest I have ever been, but I am going to try to at least post a few pics! This is for you Becky and Tiff!