Wow!!  It's been nearly a year and a half since I last posted here.  I've periodically posted on my Homeschool Blogger blog but I've decided that I am now going to focus on this blog.  The main reason being that I really don't post about homeschooling--everything that I write about there is really more suited to this blog.    Go figure!!  So here I am!!

     I seriously considered deleting all of my old posts but decided to leave them be in case someone might find them to be interesting reading.  I did change my template though, to make it feel a bit newer to me.

     A lot has changed in this past year and a half.  My oldest son Stevie, and his wife Hannah moved out to South Carolina in Oct. '06 to be nearer to Hannah's family as she struggled to cope with their loss.   In Jan. "07 they lost another baby due to premature labor (again).  A few months later they had conceived yet again and the doctors discovered that she has a heart shaped (bicornuate) uterus.  Around 16 weeks they stitched her cervix closed and on December 20th, 2007 I became a grandma to little Silas David.  We couldn't be happier!!

Grammy (me) & Silas 

     They have since moved back so that Stevie can help with our family business.  Dh, Steve needs a break badly.  I suspect that he is bipolar or has seasonal affective disorder (SAD).  He has an appointment with our family doctor later this month to diagnose him properly.

     Farm life is a constant.  The animals need fed and cared for daily and it is grounding.  Peaceful. 

     We have added 3 Shetland Sheep (1 ram and 2 ewes) to our menagerie.  I love their bleating and can't wait until late spring to shear them.  I don't know how to spin or weave yet but hope to learn this skill in the near future.  Next fall we will breed them for spring lambs in '09. 

     Our Nubians are just beautiful.  We bred 3 of the does last fall and expect kids next month.  I'm so looking forward to having goat milk again!!  We are planning to buy a new buckling from a family in TN this spring and in fall of '09 we can breed all of our does. 

     I have all of my garden seeds ready and waiting.  I ordered mostly open-pollinated and heirloom seeds this year.  In these times of uncertainty I want to be able to save my own seeds each year.  Last year my garden was wonderful and I can't wait to get back to it!!  This year we are planning to process enough tomatoes, green beans, corn, and pickles to last a year for our family.  Which adds up to an astronomical amount of jars!! 

     I suppose I have rambled long enough.  I look forward to posting here often.