Lancelot Acres

A Great Summer Day...

Our day started slowly today.  Lauren woke early (before 7AM) and then went back down for a nap from 8-10.  Lilli woke at about 9:30ish.  When Lauren woke from her nap we all had breakfast (Cheerios for Lilli and Raisin Bran for Lauren and I) and I started a load of laundry.

We all got dressed and did our hair and then it was time to hang the clothes out to dry.  The girls played outside while I did that. 

Once that was done we had to do our morning chores.  Morning chores consist of:

*Letting the chickens, turkeys and guineas out to free-range for the day (we don't do this too early or we don't get any eggs...they hide them and we  can't always find them).

*Watering the chickens, turkeys and guineas (they free-range all day and we feed them in the evening).

*Feeding and watering the meat chickens.

*Putting Violet (our milk goat) and her buckling out in the field for the day.  They stay in a stall in the barn at night and we move them out to the field each day.  They have a nice size yard attached to their stall so they are fine if we don't get them out to the field, but there is much more for them to eat and much more room to play in the field than in their yard, so we put them out everyday it's not raining.

*Feeding and watering the dogs and cats. 

Once that was done, we headed out for our weekly errands. 

First on the list, not so fun.  I had to go to the credit union to file a dispute.  Somebody is taking money from my checking acct each month to make an AT&T payment.  I don't even have AT&T, I never have, and I don't even know anybody who does.  I tried calling AT&T but they said to leave a message and to file a dispute.  So I did.  I have no doubt that my money will be returned.  I love my credit union.

Then we headed for the nearby grocery store.  We picked up picnic foods and a few necessities.

Then we headed for the nearby park.  It isn't a park we go to often, so it has a lot of different things to play and climb on than we are used too.  We had a blast.  We ate our picnic lunch of deli meats, sandwiches, chips, and blueberries and then we headed for the play area.  Lauren had so much fun and there really was a lot she could do.  Usually she's too small to get up high, but this one is made great for that...very safe.  Lilli had a great time running through all the different wooden areas too.  It was just an enjoyable time for all of us.  We ate a few cookies on the way home.

Lauren barely made it out of the park parking lot before falling asleep.  LOL.  It's about a 15-20 minute drive home and we had to stop at the feed store for chicken feed (100# chick feed=$30) and the post office.  I drove really slow and took a back road home as both girls were sleeping by that time.

We came home and had a snack and Lilli and Lauren watched a movie while I tried to straighten the kitchen (why can't you tell it now?) and start supper.

Lance had called and said he had to come home, go to the bank and get pig feed, and then go back to work...so we only saw hime for about 2 minutes in between.  He just called again and thinks he'll be home about midnight.

The girls and I had supper...BBQ Chicken, broccolli, mac and cheese, and crescent rolls.  Both girls ate great all day today!  YAY for that.

After supper, the girls put their swimsuits on and I put water in the turtle pool for them to play a bit while I did evening chores.  They had a fantastic time and it was about 7:30PM by then.

Evening chores consist of:

*Feeding and watering the chickens, turkeys,  and guineas

*Feeding and watering the meat chickens (or just checking that their feeder/waterer is still full from morning)

*Feeding and watering the cats.  (The dogs get fed and watered throughout the day, but not after 6PMish as we are still potty training the puppy and we like him to make it all night without accidents).

*Bringing Violet and her buckling back in from the field and putting them in their stall with fresh water.

*Locking the chickens, turkeys and guineas inside the coop for the night.

I should note that these are MY chores only...Lance feeds and waters the pigs and cows in the morning and the evening as well.

After swimming and chores we headed in the house and a nice warm bath for the girls.  They played in there for about 45 minutes (They LOVE water...LOL). 

After tubby they had a snack and watched Scooby Doo before it was finally PAST time for bed. 

We all went to bed at around 10PMish and the girls fell fast asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow.  I got back up and am on the computer while waiting for Lance to get home.

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Tomorrow looks like another great day.  We are heading to the beach with SIL and niece.  Another day of swimming...yay!  :)

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{ 09:48, 2008-Jul-21 } { Posted by GypsyFarmGirl }

You sure are a busy bee, wanna come do my stuff.lol

have a blessed week

JEANNIE