dankel farm life

2008-Sep-4

laundry, cicadas and more........

Ok, I've worked out and got most of the laundry on the line. If only I could get Joey to get school done. I also called a HS mom that I forgot did not have email to get her uptodate.

While I was out hanging up my laundry (singing Oh What a Beautiful Day--just not for anything that had to listen to that!ROTFL!), a cicada and I had a go round about who had rights to the post for the clothesline. Seems that I'm not doing a good job of sharing.;) During our loud discourse, I heard what I thought was the garage door slam. Given that I'm slightly prone to paranoia, this was quickly dousing my beautiful day!ROTFL! The only thing I can figure is that JOey was messing w/the back storm door and was gone by the time I looked there. So I finished hanging up laundry, vacuumed and need to contemplate a shower (really, not much to contemplate!LOL). I decided to live on the edge and not mop this week either. Oh the horrors!ROTFL! But we were gone all weekend and Dh and Mat have been gone so...........;)

Mat's science in the near future will be to tell me if those are really cicada eggs on the clothesline posts. I"m pretty sure that he told me that they lay eggs in wood........

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2008-Sep-4

Yesterday--Iowa and errand day

Well Mat was up and banging on the bathroom door while DH showered that he was ready to go.......at 6am. They were leaving at 6:30!ROTFL! I did not sleep well last night. This is GETTING OLD! I did get up and workout at 8 tho. Joey got up and I got him started on school. He had issues w/finishing it and required prodding.;) I got ahold of my SIL nad we chatted for a long time while Joey did that. It was nice to talk to her. I couldn't get my ISP to work so I could not send Walmart my pics to develop from home. I had a bundle too--about 450 to sort thru. So I burned the CD to take to town. I got the mtg paid after a hassle. It's a hassle about half hte time, but I was told last month that our new yearly adjustments had taken place and they were different again this month cuz of the escrow. OH well. It's done and I should hopefully get my new payment book int he mail soon. Then to the PO to get stamps for the MOMS group. Then to Walmart. I let Joey get popcorn chicken from there to eat while I worked on pics. I knew it would take a LONG time. An hour later..........I loathe that kiosk machine. It was scrolling when I wasn't even touching it, I had to get help twice. I was panicking near the end taht it would 'blitz' and I'd loose all that work and have to come back later and do it again. I'm going to be hot if it did what it did one time and gives me 4 copies of 1/4 of my pics....... But 350 prints ordered later and we were good. I was walking out of Walmart when my MOMS organizational meeting was to start. So I called and said that I needed to grab a bite and did anybody want anything. Yes, please......LOL On the way to McD's, I realize that since it's just JOey and I, that we could go to the mexican place! WAHOO! So I got a drink and my friend's sandwich adn realized that Joey threw away the popcorn chicken container while waiting for me (he was really good) AND I DIDN"T PAY FOR IT! I felt like a heel! Not sure if I can pay for it now or not, but I"ll ask the next time that I"m in there. By this point, I'm 15 minutes late for the meeting and in 15 minutes I need to get JOey to HS library. The library is right across the street so I just booted him out the doora nd called up to them to tell them that he was coming solo. I went to the meetinga nd we got everything arranged and ready for the year. Then over to get Joey from library and return and check out more stuff. Then to the mexican place for lunch (at 3:30!LOL). I tried to get our gift cert to there for the mom's raffle, but the parents don't speak very good English adn she finally just asked me to come back when her son is there. Great. At least I have another month to get it done.

I did meet a new mom at HS library and 'remet' another mom. They have young ones, but it should be fun.

Finally home where i have done NOTHING. So now I"m off to dust and clean the bathrooms. Dh told me that AWW wanted to pick tomatoes tomorrow, b ut I"ve heard nothing. I can get free tomatoes if I don't hear from here by Saturday! Which is fine. I just don't want to bail on her yet. Tomorrow I can mop and vacuum and do laundry adn call the house good.;)

Mat tried to call about 10 minutes into my meeting. I told him to call me back. Dh called back about 3 hours later to ask if my dad would want a John Deere shirt (they are touring there today and tomorrow) and what size. I DON"T KNOW! YOU ARE THE ONE WHO WEARS MEN'S CLOTHING!ROTFL! But when I talk to Mat he had done NO school. I told DH not to push it since Dh is running the show for these 40 adult yahoos....oh I mean men. No point in stressing he or Mat out more. I"m assuming that I'll get confirmation tonight that Mat did no school today. He told me that dad popped a movie in for the bus to see........ I can't wait for Mat to tell me about the bathrooms on the bus. He was super geeked about that (puke).
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

31 Days of Prayer for my Children

Here is my third entry for 31 Days of Prayer for my children...

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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Wordless Wednesday

I was born a little to late.
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September 3, 2008

Cathing up

I'm behind over here, basically I've been posting on my homeschooling blog, and can't decide if I should close this one or keep it. I don't have much to share here, unless I just share eveything from my HSing blog.

This was on August 26th or 27th

So tuesday evening my ds was outside playing, like he does. Although lately its been other tings, more like riding bike and such. He had to turn the water on for my patch of sod in front of the house, the only grass that's really green, the rest looks brown and crusty thanks to no rain.

Anyway I looked outside to see where he was and much to my amazement there's my almost 11 year old playing in the mud, well kind of, not like smack dab in the middle....lol.

Here is what I saw....

In the end he made a stream flowing into a pond of sorts. This area of our driveway collects water anyway when it rains so its not like he made this....lol.

Then he came in to tell me he found soemthing, this is what he found.

And here he is capturing the toad. I don't know why since I may have a boy but he's so not a bug/creature boys....lol

So there you have an exciting moment of my life with my son.....lol

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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Our Wednesday

Sometimes - one just has to flag school when things are not going to plan - ie mum not feeling well. So we did school today, just not book work.

First stop was a very first, last time moment

Ta da we have another driver on the road.

I took Abbey for a lesson around Church Car park. She has been use to the landcruiser - & wasn't use to bug power - first takeoff was a 5 second peel out - much to James' delight - and my horror - she will have to teach me how to do these. _ I found it a tad stressful, I couldn't see over to the right being in passenger seat & was rather nervous re positioning - just me getting use to sitting in passenger seat & wanting to control the car too - Abbey did really well, but she prefers her father to teach her than me. HAHAHA

MUm & dad advise they were coming down - so had to change plans - I dropped kids off at bridge & they went on their own.
I scored some grapefruit off folks tree & their compost bin - I am thrilled!!! I have three bins now yippie.

I wish I had some bread for the swans.

I cooked a good meal tonight - first in over a week. Snitzel, salad, hassel back potatoes & bread. Kids & friends liked my meal. Abbey had made Birthday fudge & I sent some of it home with mum & dad & some goose eggs,

Briar likes my catnip toy I have knitted. (yes grew & dried the catnip too)

Kids are laughing at the shape - too much like a tampon.

Cat doesn't care about the shape - but would also play with a box of tampons if given th chance too.

I am pleased to say my next try at knitting mice has worked well. Hope to sew it & stuff it tomorrow.

Catnip (Nepeta cataria)

As cats smell catnip they sniff, lick, chew & head shake, chin & cheek rub, head roll over & body rubbing. Ours become possessive & aggressive in play with their toy or plant.

The oil nepetalactone (similar to hallucinogens) is the culprit. The herb is harmless when eaten. Cats love it & we grow ours in catnip gardens, the cats are often found there when let out.

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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Homestead Snapshots...

Not sure how good these will be. I'm not what you would call tech-saavy in the least. Even joking, one probably wouldn't call me that. My 'techie' is off in Arkansas, so I'm all you have when it comes to sharing pictures here. I'm using the video camera (it takes still shots as well) and working to figure out how to upload them...it's slow-going, to say the least.

Here are some shots of daily farm life on this homestead...

Barn chores being done this morning -- seems the goats decided they could in fact, push hard enough on the fence and make their escape. So, while the fence was being rebuilt by eldest daughter and I, Matthew started his job....mucking out the barn.

Remember the tree? This is it. Not really much of a tree looking at it this way, but it's a good tall one...just dead for the most part.

This is the life, isn't it? Just lounging around...totally centered in the walkway of the front porch, not caring one bit for those of us coming and going trying not to break our fool necks dodging kittens!

This is our 'seeing-eye' goat....the friend we bought for the blind one. We tethered them out in the barn lot this morning after they made their escape.

These are the newest additions to the homestead...they are supposedly pregnant, but honestly, they are the skinniest 'pregnant' sows I've ever seen. But that's ok...they'll fit in the freezer much nicer this way ;o)

Those are some of the shots of the day here. Maybe something exciting will happen here that an be shared later...not that we don't have exciting moments, but honestly, with Dewey gone, I'd just as soon keep things nice and quiet around here.
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2008-Sep-2

doctor tomorrow

i go to the doctor tomorrow due to blood levels.. also please be in prayer for my uncle he has cancer and is dieing. they live in florida and my heart is breaking. glenda
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Not much up

Life is ticking over - I must be getting better as getting annoyed at how often I have to rest. I tell you smokers I wish you had my lungs - that would stop you smoking! Not getting enough oxygen in your body isn't fun.

I've started a knitting project for fun - - well I want to enter another competition as you do - the kids are laughing at my many tries at making a pattern - I nearly have it good enough to share. I wish I had some possum wool - might have to ask around some friends for some scraps.

I do enjoy sitting & taking the time to watch the darling little lambs play - they are soo fun!
Then I have kitten who are a not a naughty litter - they are nice & gentle - but busy!

Hope to be back to normal interesting blogging soon.
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

31 Days of prayer for my children

Day 2

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