Thunderwolf Ranch

Me a Farm Girl?

Oh boy, today I found out I am really a farm girl. I check my mail and get excited that there is the new nasco farm and ranch catalog came!  No wonder I drive my parents nuts.

My past:

 I was brought up a well spoiled girl(but not snooty though, ok a bit) around musicians, movie stars, a President, and others. I did not have to really clean , never cooked, no yard work.  If I wanted something washed I had  my mom do it, or the maids. Always had animals though, just not near as many.

Sad:

When I moved out on my own at 16 yrs old (my parents gave me a house) I had no clue on how to cook , clean , work the appliances, wash clothes, hello where was mom or the maid( doesn't the maid come with me). I had to learn how to do that stuff. Always had animals again not as many.

Hubby:

I feel bad for my hubby, he is the one who taught me how to cook for our family. Hubbies grandma taught me more like canning and stuff.

Middle:

After learning how to do stuff I learned I love it.  I love cooking, sewing, gardening, canning. I love being a house wife!  I started to feel like I was born 100 yrs tooo late. Started collecting more animals.

Now:

I just love my life.  I can build a barn, take down build corrals, build chicken pens, till the land , repair my home (sometimes better than hubby :) ) raise pig and steers for food at my request.  I love to garden and then can what I grew.  I can paint , lay wood floors, work on our trucks.  I cook good , I can good ( even won 1st places at our local fair), I sew OK to good,  I home school and love it.  ( I was brought up kids go to school mom go to hot springs to tan, shopping , hair , nails, lunch while kids are in school).   I will do what ever it takes for an animals to survive.   I have had 4 orphans baby goats raised inside my house ( they wore diapers)  I have raised  5 orphaned pigs in my house (again more diapers).

here is one:

I now see:

I see why I drive my parents nuts.   I just wish they could see that I am very happy and love my life.  I am bringing up our girls different than how I was brought up (except for the famous people that is just a part of our lives from my father, but they have been brought up the same as me, they just see them as people who share their talent with others).   I was meant to live this life I am know living.   My parents (mom and step dad who is more a real dad than step) feel that it is wrong teaching the girls how to run a house, do chores and stuff, they kinda feel like it is child abuse.   I tell them I will not have the girls moving out when they GET married not knowing how to do anything like me,  I want them to be prepared to be the wife God calls them to be.

So yes I get excited when I get farm and ranch catalog and pattern catalog's and I love to read on how to be a better house wife from older books and magazines, and to be a better helpmet, and we love to learn as much as we can about Gods critters.

So me now:

I love the simple life, I love my family, I love my hubby , I love being a grandma, I love the life God has given me. What a blessing , Thank you Lord for changing me. I know I am still a work in progress.

God Bless all, mj

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{ 08:35, 2007-Sep-25 } { Posted by inthedeepwoods }

Oh my goodness I can relate to some of that! My mom raised me to be...well, the only word I can think of to do it justice it hauty. And I am so far left of that it isn't even funny! She is passed away now, but once she realized what type of woman I was turning out to be, she just didn't know what to do with me! (Of course, there wasn't anything she could do. I was a grown, married woman. Drove her nuts...) I am not at all the person that my parents wanted me to be ~ here I am planning our homestead, raising my kids to be frugal and we are all so country we really do border on redneck and are rather proud of it. :-) Mom and dad just didn't know what to think.

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{ 08:50, 2007-Sep-25 } { Posted by Sara }

It's amazing to see where the Lord leads us, isn't it? Thanks so much for sharing this...and thanks for stopping by and leaving me a comment....I never did get that nap...lol. Have a blessed evening!

Sara

Thanks!

{ 01:31, 2007-Sep-26 } { Posted by erinljoyce }

Thanks so much! I would love to have goats in the house, I dont think the rest of my family would though! :)

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{ 03:02, 2007-Sep-26 } { Posted by kim2661 }

Wow! What an exciting journey you've been on, it sounds like almost all of your life. We just never know what blessings are in store for us, do we? God bless, Kim

Sounds like me!

{ 05:39, 2007-Sep-26 } { Posted by blessingsbaound }

My parents tease me that I must be the result of some missing dna link in our family tree! LOL It is good to hear of the Faithful work of the Father in your life!! He alone is worthy of all praise!!

Wow

{ 07:53, 2007-Sep-26 } { Posted by jatie }

Your are a farm girl! Your children are very blessed to have a mother teach them the 'important' things in life, these are things our grandparents had to know! I love the old ways also!
I'm adding you as a friend.

Thanks for stopping by me place......

{ 09:34, 2007-Sep-26 } { Posted by patintenn }

Incase you forget, I am the one getting up at 5:30 am when you say that you are going to bed, lol.

I loved reading your post. My life sounds exactly like yours except about the famous people and my parents buying me a house. They bought me everything else and I never moved out until I got married and my husband already had a house.

It is sort of funny to look back at it all and see the changes in us but also very sad. I am thankful for the Lord changing my heart and putting in me the desire to be a good wife, mother and home-maker. I am now enjoying teaching my 3 daughters the same thing.

Oh yea,, my husband had to teach me how to cook also, I was kicked out of Home Ec class in high school, but now that is a totally different story.

Glad to meet you and please stop by my place again.

Pat

hi there

{ 03:48, 2007-Sep-27 } { Posted by juliestew }

wow, i know a blogger who knows famous people. how cool. i happened on your blog through nancy's blog and just loved reading about how your life has changed. what a blessing God has given you to have the strength to choose differently and be happy. some do not have that strength. i think it is awesome that you have lived two different lives and chosen the one that makes you happiest. so, when can you come help me rip up my carpet and put down some hardwood??
IN HIM,
julie

I love this post!

{ 10:36, 2007-Sep-27 } { Posted by Agsd7 }

Well, goodness, 150 animals does not sound like a small farm!

I can totally relate to feeling like I was born 100yrs. too late, haha. I feel the same way!

I was raised a city girl too, although we weren't rich, so my life growing up was a little different.

It's so wonderful to see that you are so happy and contented with your life! God bless you!

And thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. :)

~Peace,
Alie

I have Posted the recipe..........

{ 12:08, 2007-Sep-27 } { Posted by patintenn }

for the potato Soup. (Well, I am as soon as I type this to you.)

Thanks for asking.
pat

Famous People???

{ 06:25, 2007-Sep-28 } { Posted by rosehillranch }

How interesting!!! It was nice catching up with you again....xo Jeani

your life

{ 10:02, 2007-Sep-29 } { Posted by mccrjill }

interesting life you have had - even though you used to study with so much music like my son does now - maybe he will turn out to be the homesteader type - it doesn't seem so now, but who knows?! Right now he is planning to work full time so he can go to YWAM missions school - I'm happy he wants to serve the Lord!!! Jill

Thank yu

{ 11:38, 2007-Sep-29 } { Posted by SuperHorseSteader }

for your comment. I know God has a plan and He will make His will come to pass!!
Amanda