Critterhaven Farm

Life...

You know?  Life is funny.  and strange.  And blessed.  One day we are struggling and don't see a light at the end of the tunnel.  Then all of the sudden the light appears, and daylight is there.  Our house isn't much.  By many standards it isn't worth the price paid.  But it is our home.  And it is once again ours. 

Thank you to so many well wishers who kept us in their hearts and prayers thru all of our struggle these past few months.  Thank you to those who bought livestock from us, and even our furniture to help us make the extreme amount demanded on us by our mortgage company.  We are caught up and out of foreclosure.  Now we just have to refinance with someone who will get us out of this ARM and into a more reasonable and manageable monthly payment.

You don't know what it feels like til it happens to you to be out in your yard talking to someone and a car drives by, stops, and turns around in your driveway.  My hubby and I agreed it feels like a lot of vultures flying around waiting for their prey to die.

I still keep watching for them to appear.

But life will go on here.  We are planning our breedings in the next couple of months for our fall kiddings.  It is going to be our first year to actually plan with different herdsires.  I'm looking at genetics and backgrounds to see who is compatible with whom and who will bring the best assets to each mating.  It's very exciting to me!  Especially if I get what I hope will be our best crop ever of healthy and hardy kids.  It will be VERY hard this year deciding on who to keep and who to sell kid wise!

And on another note...we had an experience the other day with my son who will be 2 in a couple of weeks. It was SO nice out here on Monday that when we got home from town the kids went out on the playground to play.  We had a pool there at one time and now where the sand is there is a playground.  People ask if I run a daycare!  My kids usually stay there and play and the critters stay off...except for Buddy the peacock.  He in a sense watches over the kids, sitting on the swing set while the kids play.

Well the goats were out grazing in the front yard and they started back to the back again. My son decided to follow.  And he was ambushed by our male turkey.  Now Tom has followed me before and acted like he wanted to try me...but never has.  I usually pick up a stick and bully him off.  My son wasn't so lucky.  I reckon Tom attacked him, knocked him down, and scratched his back up.  My daughter who is 4 came running in to tell me he was in trouble.  I guess the wind was blowing so hard I couldn't hear him yelling.  I went running and the only way I could get Tom off him was to grab his neck and choke him.  The kids went in the house and other than being scared and hurting my son is okay.  His back is healing. My husband said if Tom had his spurs it would have been a different story.  Hubby wants to sell him saying he will do it again, but I think that if we clip his wings he will be able to stay in the back field and well away from the kids. We are going to try it and see.

I'll keep everyone posted on what goes on with Tom!

I've always known...but now I truly believe...that God will not put anything in our paths he doesn't think we can't handle.  He just wants to see how we can handle them.  I hope this time we have made him proud.  Stuff doesn't make us happy.  Our home and health, family and faith, do.

Susan

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10:53, Wednesday, March 5, 2008 .. Posted by countrylivin

Hi Susan, I'm glad that your family is all caught up!! What a huge blessing for your family! We've had a rough few months as well and am hoping by the middle of April we will be all caught up! :) Continuing to pray for your family!

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11:36, Wednesday, March 5, 2008 .. Posted by rildapeel1

Blessings dear one! God does provide. I know that He makes a way when we trust Him each day. Stretching our faith way out there brings our future to us in ways we would never have imagined. Bestus part is that He is for us and not against us. I have had loss in my life and each time He gives back in a different way. His mind is not like ours so that is why I ask for His so we can be in unity. Have a blessed beyond meausure 2008. Lovingly,rilda