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Hit by Hannah
03:32 PM, Saturday, September 6, 2008
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Well, tropical storm Hannah came through early this morning. We didn't expect much trouble, but went ahead and "wind-proofed" the yard anyways. We got lots of rain, part of our driveway washed out, but hubby and the boys fixed it in a few minutes with shovels. Other than that, we were in pretty good shape. Just very wet.The back of our property is bordered by what is a very slow-moving creek. Just two days ago, my youngest was back there fishing, and you can kind of see the creek behind him. It is normally only about 15 - 20 feet across. ![]() Well, this morning the boys went over there with their poles to see if they could fish, and it sounded like there was a highway back there with all the noise. The 15-20 foot, slow-moving creek was now 150-200 feet wide. This is the road... ![]() This is from the bridge, that is normally 6-8 feet above the water. ![]() On the other side of the bridge.... ![]() ![]() The tree that is leaning above, is where the boys usually stand to fish. The fishing spot.... ![]() Sadly, this creek is heading in the general direction of a neighborhood that is now severely flooded. The water is still rising over there and the water is now covering the highway. This is a fairly new neighborhood, that only has one road in and out. There is water 4-6 feet deep covering their only way of leaving, as well as turning many homes into islands. I didn't take a photo of it, simply out of respect for those poor families. You know, I mutter about the hill we live on, as I mow it, but seeing all of this, I have never been quite so thankful for it. A very sad daySometimes living a country life isn't always fun. Yesterday was a very sad day around here. Over the past week, our baby goat, Oreo, has been very sick and progressively getting worse and worse. We tried everything we could do to nurse him back to health, but yesterday he had to be put down. We knew he would be dead within the next day or so, and couldn't stand to see the sweet little baby suffering.We will eventually get another goat, but from a different source. We have recently heard that the place we got Oreo from has a history of sickly animals, and don't want to go through that again. In the meantime, Brownie will have to be content with the attention that she gets from us.
Hearty Split-Pea SoupThe first time I made this, my hubby ate 5, yes, *5* bowls of it!In the making..... ![]() The finished product: ![]() Hearty Split-Pea Soup 1 - 1 lb bag of dry split peas (soaked in cold water overnight.) 3 Tb butter 4 slices of bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 lb bulk pork sausage, uncooked 1 medium onion, chopped 3 carrots, grated 4 stalks of celery (with tops) chopped 2 quarts chicken broth (I used some well-seasoned seasoned broth left over from cooking chicken the day before) 1/4 tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp onion powder a few pinches of salt several "grinds" of fresh black pepper
Homeschool Football has Begun!Yesterday started the first day of Football Season for us!The boys were so excited. Warming up and stretching..... ![]() Practice has begun....![]() ![]() ![]() As is our tradition, after the first practice and after the last game of every season, we celebrate with... ..... ICE CREAM! ![]()
Another "What are you" quiz
11:19 PM, Thursday, August 14, 2008
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My daughter will get a kick out of this one:![]() What breed of horse are you? Find out! Around the houseWe have been working on some of the chores around here, and the boys were thrilled to help with this one!A neighbor had a tree come down in a recent storm, as well as a few other trees that had come down recently. He told us to take them if we wanted them....we hitched up some straps to the truck and dragged them home, where the "men-folk" set to work cutting up the trees into workable sized logs. The pine trees are for the outside fires, the hard wood for the house. ![]() ![]() Strider lazily grazing with some of the hens nearby... ![]() And our male turkey showing off for the hen...
Something I like
06:33 PM, Tuesday, August 5, 2008
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I thought this was cute: But then, you would have to know what a "non-conformist" I am :-) PLEASE Do not click on anything after watching it though....you NEVER know what you might see on "youtube." A Sad MorningWell, I got up this morning, grabbed the coffee pot and walked to the sink. Turned on the faucet and looked out the window, and saw FEATHERS Everywhere! I set the pot down and went outside, and something got our chickens!!!!! We had 17 chickens, and now we only have 12. That is 5 chickens gone! We are very upset. We think it was a pack of wild dogs that we have heard about, because a single animal will not take off with 5 chickens. It is possible that the others have just run away trying to escape, and that they might come back, but we don’t think that is likely. We walked all over the area calling them, and got no response. This is bad too, because it is summer. We usually don’t lose hens until the winter when food sources are scarce. { Last Page } { Page 1 of 9 } { Next Page } |
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