April 27, 2010

  • Still here, really

    It's been a while I know, and I'm starting to sound like a broken record to begin the last several entries on a note like this.  Well, we're farmin! . Busy on our homestead, moving a chain link dog kennel about 6x9- half on a wagon with one kid pulling and two others helping me hold up the other end, while we book it down our dirt lane to the other side of the fencing before the 18 wheelers that the real farmer down the road uses to transport his heavy machinery needs to use the lane again. We're using the kennel for our first laying hens to use as temporary housing. We now have 9 barred rock laying hens under tarping, clucking happily away in there and Hannah very proudly has gotten up to 4 dozen eggs since we got them. They are a housewarming gift from our friends the G family.  We are also raising 15 more barred rock and 10 araucana hens from chicks, they'll be laying sometime in the fall....so Hoppy's egg business will really take off then.
    We are also the proud owners of 2 dairy goats, Barbara and Margot, who are currently being used as brush clearers. We hope to breed them in the fall for babies next spring.
    No pictures at present for you to see, largely because I don't have internet out at the farm yet, and I'm doing this at the library on my laptop.  This entry will also be uncharacteristically short! :) Life is good.  We are so very blessed by God to have our farm, our family and our very lives- His are the best hands to be in! :) Girls and I are working on memorizing Romans 8:29-38.  Going well. Liz & Elena begin their next homeschool year in 2 weeks and Hannah just started yr1, but because she asked for extra work, she'll likely be in yr. 2 quicker than I expected.
    I'll update more on the farm and on the kids when we get internet which will be soon if my Mom has anything to say about it (which she does! :) ) Hope you're all well.
    In Him we live, and move, and  have our being!
    ~Kate

Comments (2)

  • Check out this chicken house, when you get a chance! It reminds me of Stacy with her beautiful farm.
    Stylish Chicken House

  • :ROTFL:Kathryn! I really enjoyed your blog. Gosh it , it sounds like we'll be hearing about the cattle lowing in pasture soon. Would  make you a real farmer Ha! Gosh it sure souinds homie. My Mom always loved being on the farm. But Dad ,liked the country , but didn't like milking cows, and so growing crops. inventing some . He did invent a couple pieces , but Mom stood in his way . He would rather be inventing some kind of machinery. She thought it , non sense. If she would have left him follow through with a patton on them , as some copied and did patten ,patton so.  Sold quite few, but so be .it.Gosh I might  be a millionaie by this time. ::ROTFL:Ha! Fat chance,  Well I hope Gods blessings, continue. I'm so  happy to hear your so elated., and happy.Hope this goes though, As I'm having trouble getting my e'mail though MSN as they tell me they will send me an mail , to imform me. Don't make sense to me. So I'm trying to get though. on the incredamail. L/U 

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