Hundred Acre Woods

Well hello there agian. Here I am with another adventure from the homestead.

   Today we ventured to a new church. And that at least proved to be interesting. I have to say I liked the old church better, but commuting in the weather we have here in Oregon can at times be very hazardess to the health. So this church that we have chosen is non-denominational and a little wierd. And I am not dissing them but it just different. The pastor is realy nice, he is an older gentleman who tends to ramble a little in his sermen but the things that he rambles about at least stays at the same base and he doesnt go way out into left field like some. The church is realy rather..... quaint, I guess that is the best way to put it. It was established in 1895 and very classic looking like you would expect your parents to be married in. It has a spire but I dont think it holds a bell. The inside is beautiful in the strangest sence, the walls are in wood paneling that goes onto the ceiling, and there is wonderful white wainscoting going about three and a half feet up the wall. There is crown molding around all the windows and doors. The flooring is wood that comes into a "Y" shape and there is carpeting in a "V" shape surrounding the wood floors. And where the pulpet is it looks like a stage in a good way, the front is pocketted and framed in the most eligent molding and there are stain glass windows on the wall in the back...of the front...in the pocket...where the pulpet is...any ways its cool looking.The pews were (I believe costom made for the church) very charming. They believe in keeping tradition and they have a sunday every month where they have a potluck, and little things like that.

   Mom and Dad cirtianly liked the place so we will be going agian next sunday. Dont get me wrong, I like the place too but I miss my old church where every body talks to every body and hearing the noises of the children that I thought were such brats at the time and singing all the songs I am now used too. But life is an adventure and I am going to enjoy it for now.

   Well I guess that is all for now and I will post agian soon. Bye.

       Sarah Daisy

If only we could gain wisdom without the trials!

       Dear reader

         Well okay here it goes.

       Sparkey one of our Nubian doe's was found with what looked a gaping wound on her lower lip this morning and I had checked on her the night before so I knew it had to be fresh. Well after spending an afternoon worrying myself sick about her and her poor little lip and just descovering two more like it on her chin ( ones that had not been there that morning ) I suspected CL and I told my mother as much but I was very concerned because I had never seen any thing like it before. It was bright red and hard and it wasnt bleeding or weeping at all. When I first descovered it I did the only thing rational and I took her out of the pen and treated it like it was an open wound and much to my surprize and the surprize of my mother when it was so strangely dry. So we put her in a quarentine pen and we were going to watch her for a few days to see what was going to happen. And this evening mom was making several jokes about Sparkey going through puberty and she was just getting zits or maybe she is just getting cold sore's. So out of humor she looked up on the computer "Goat Herpies" and much to my dismay what came up was "Sore Mouth"!!!  Some thing I had been taught about last summer and I cant imagine how I could possibly not have thought about it but thats how life goes. And thats that. The farm is still safe and all the animals are here to stay, well at least for now.

       Now there is proof to me that there is no such thing as an ordinary day. But I wish God would lay off on the reminders!

       All of you remain safe and hold the Lord dear and close to your heart as he holds you close to his.

       Sarah Daisy

       I am sure this will not be the end of my posts about my wonderful life down on the farm but I hope you will read often. Thanks for taking the time and I hope my life will be an encouragement to you not to give up when it gets tough "because the tough is what makes it great" and there is always a silver lining to a cloud no matter how dark it may seem. Endure your cloud and rememer that God will catch you when you fall and send you back off in the right direction it is up to us to follow the right path and trust in Him, always