Posted in The Homestead

After waiting for our house for two years - we finally have a moving in date - November 24th! Although we can start moving in the weekend before.

The kitchen is being installed today, but now we have to start praying for God's protection over the next couple of weeks.  Alot of new homes out in our area are being targeted by burglars ripping out all the new appliances and breaking windows to get in. Of course the insurance will cover it, but it's not a very nice thing to happen. We have thought about camping out there or my husband and the dog sleeping out there at night, but we heard that it's not necessarily during the night that they're robbing the homes. Some actually drive right up in the daylight, and nobody questions them because there are so many tradesmen coming and going all the time, or they think the client has 'changed their mind' or a mistake was made or something like that. Unbelievable.

My little plants are coming up nicely. The beans have broken through the surface, and so have the peas. I need to find out if I should be thinning them or not. The potatoes also are looking good, and I discovered an extra row that I had forgotten I'd planted. I haven't been watering them at all, but they've managed to grow, so that's good.

My parents are in Canada at the moment with my sister who lives there, and I am in the middle of ordering homeschooling supplies for my children in the hopes that they'll be able to bring it back with them. Postage from the USA is horrendous - almost as much as the school supplies themselves. My parents surprised my sister by just turning up on the doorstep about morning teatime yesterday. I would have loved to have seen my sister's face! Air New Zealand now has direct flights to Vancouver which is fantastic - saves alot of hassle with changing planes and avoids US immigration. It's a long flight though - 14 hours. Although my Dad said it wasn't that long, but Mum said it was! They flew over Fiji, Samoa and Hawaii on the way. I'd love to go one day, but I don't like flying anymore.

I planted the seeds for my herb garden a few days ago - I need to find some rosemary though - that's my favourite herb.