Wednesday

Well today is Wed. It seems like this week is flying by. I guess because I am so busy. We are bottle feeding one of the babies. We named her Milley, because the miller bugs were attacking her one night. She couldn't seem to get away from them all with her 2 day old little legs. She is solid black with one white dot on her side of her belly. Just too cute. All 3 of the kids are growing and getting stronger everyday. I have thoroughly enjoyed them. They will definitely be kid broke by the time they realize what is going on. The children have played with them for hours on end. Who needs games and toys when you have goats..

I was given a copier by a friend of ours. I absolutely love it. I have been what my children say "A COPYING FOOL". I think I have spent several hours just trying to figure it out. I even copied Adams face. His idea of course. Now the kids are fighting over who gets to push to start button... I can't imagine life without it now. It makes things so much faster and easier than I ever imagined. I say I am old fashioned... I may be, however some of life's great things, like copiers, have to stay... Oh and running water and electricity..... Thanks again Karin... I love it...

Well I guess I better get up and do something productive like school, cleaning, watering and feeding. God Bless!!!

New Kids!!!

Finally our goat Letty had her babies. Yes that is right 3!!! They are now 24 hours old. They are the cutest things ever for sure. 1 buck and 2 precious girls..... I was so excited yesterday morning I flew out of bed when Adam told me she had them. You would have thought I was in labor, not her.... She had just had the last one right before we went outside. The children get all dressed and come outside as well. Then Shiloh asks the big question... "Did you get them in town?" How funny... I had to explain the whole baby thing again.. I said no, Letty had them in her tummy... "How did they get out?" I go through the whole thing and explain that, in a 3 year old kinda way... I had to use our dear friend Jennifer who had just had her first baby as an example..... Shi was good with the whole thing after that... The kids are nursing well, I think... I am new to this goat farming thing... We got a nipple just in case and made up a special recipe for the little critters. It seem as if she is shunning the runt a bit so I am bottle feeding her just as a precaution. She doesn't seem that hungry though... So guess I am an over protective step mom.... Next week will be the dehorning, vaccinating and castration. I am a hoping John steps up to the plate on that one.. I am just the Nannie not the vet... Although I did deworm and give some Pro-Bios to the momma yesterday. I think it was a bit awkward for the both of us, seeing how most of it ended up in her eye..... Well I guess I better get on with my day. Daylight is burning.... Isn't that what all goat farmers say???? God Bless!

Life

Life!!! Is it really stressful or do we just make it that way???? Here is the deal.... I wake up and let Cleo and Tiny out, oh and the pup that Marquita's angel Nathan has blessed us with..... I have my coffee and do my quiet time. I am thinking, "Life is Great"..... THEN it all happens..... The kids get up. The dogs start barking. The horses start getting rambunctious. The goats starts bawling and yes the kids are hollaring for juice, chocolate milk, breakfast......Also fighting over who wants what in what cup.... The phone starts ringing. The list goes on and on. Somewhere in the midst of the storm I have forgotten what I just read during my quiet time about patience, love unconditionally, kindness, understanding, forgiveness..... How does this happen??? I know we as humans having a longer memory than that....Does God really understand PMS?? I actually think it is not Pre Mentstral Syndrome. It is definately PlEASE MAKE SENSE!!! I believe I get it in my mind that I am in control.... NOT GOD!!!!! Why? I have no idea. I am the one who think she has to control the whole home situation... So today I just sat back and listened to the chaos... I didn't get upset. I made a plan. I had things to do and I wanted an orderly house. This day IS going to work.... Praise God it did... It is a mindset for sure. If I let the kids think they are going to ruin my day, then they will. I refuse it. Life is too short to have stress. Yes the kids may scream and beat the heck out of each other more than once a day. Maybe they are teaching each other to be tough.... Yes they may tear the house up, however now they are big enough to clean it up themselves. I am liking that idea more and more. They may not like what I make for meals, however, more for me to eat..... Less dishes to wash too...There always has to be a better side of the day. My days are going to be not just good but GREAT, whether the kids like it or not... God wants me to be a happy, productive, Godly woman. That is just what I WILL be EVERYDAY!!! God Bless!!

Barbie

I forgot to put the pictures of Brand the Barbie. Or I should say her head!!!!

Little Sister!

I am just going to give you a quick update on Little Shiloh's eye. She got her patch last week and it didn't work out too great. It was a black pirates patch. It wouldn't fit under her glasses because it was too big. It fit over her glasses, however she could just peek around the edge. So totally defeated the purpose. We then started making her the homemade patch out of gauze, tape and of course a Barbie band aid... It worked great but when I had to take the patch off the tape really irritated her skin. My sister ordered her a patch via the internet. It is great. It is so easy and she can't peak around it. It is a miracle for sure. When she went to the eye doctor last week he said she is improving just a hair. Which is good. He said it will be a slow process. She will wear the patch everyday for the next 3 weeks.


Now Brand is just hanging out and decides to help Shiloh organize the Barbie stuff. She wants him to brush the headless barbies hair. Needless to say I had to get a picture of this one. I am pretty sure by the time he is done the barbie is going to be bald for sure. It is keeping both he and Shi quiet so why not.......


The kids have all been sick with the stomach thing this week. Not sure what it is just that it is quick and seemingly painless. After the incident is done they run off and play. I have never seen anything like it. But it does make my job easier for sure. I hope everyone has a blessed day.

Plant

Now here is a strange story about little Ride.... We were at my sisters for a visit one afternoon. She and I were in the back room sorting out clothes that my niece had outgrown and was giving me. The children were in the family type room playing playstation or something like that... Obviously not up on the games.... We get our sorting done and notice that Ride has something in his mouth..... Hummmm, he is 5 years old. I am sure we are past putting things in the mouth....... I proceed to ask the dreaded question "what is in your mouth? He says the plant.... WHAT?!?! He actually took a bite out of my sisters plant. What was he thinking??? Was he thinking it was lettuce from a garden?? I think not. We have never had a garden inside the house in a pot... Maybe he was starving to death and needed a snack... I hardly think so, since we had just had bologna sandwhiches before we left the house... What could the answer be??? Well I am waiting....... He says "It looked good so I thought I would try it!" WHAT?!?! I will never get it... Needless to say my sister was having a heart attack thinking he was poisoned. She had only 2 girls so has never experienced anything of this sort.... I had to keep reassuring her that he didn't eat enough and that he had a stomache of steel. She continued to worry all day about this little incident.. I guess that is why God loaned me this child and not her...... Well here we are 3 days later and he is still alive. However, she will always have the bite out of the leaf to remind her about how lucky she was to have girls that never tried strange things and the theory that to always watch Ride around the house plants... I got a kick out of Ride and my sister that day. Everyone needs a good laugh occasionally... It just happens more often around here it seems... God Bless....

~Room~

Well here are the pictures of Ride, Shiloh and Joseph's room. Before and after... Keep in mind that most of the room is filled with beds and dressers. Our house is small so we have to make the best of it for sure. I eliminated 2 bags of trash out of that pig pen. It is still crowded however... But I am making them keep up with it each day. In fact several times a day. It is working well. I am still going to get rid of some more toys for sure. One of my blogger buddies from AZ suggested if they get a toy then they need to give a toy away. I love that theory. So be praying for me on this new room situation. It is clean and that is all that matters for now. I am able to find the kids at night without killing myself trying to make my way through the gunk.... Praise God for that..... God Bless!!

Wind!!

Yes it is a windy day here in New Mexico. I thought I would take a picture of it in between the gusts. I can't even stand outside when it is gusty. Yes I know I am a mere 115 lbs but it is seriously blowing hard enough to blow an elephant over at this point. I am beginning to get use to the wind. Other than the fact that we can't be outside and everything seems to blow away. Plus the fact that everything is covered with this lovely alkali dirt, it really isn't that bad. We have a house that God has given us that keeps us from being blown to Elida, NM... I have decided that I am not going to dwell on this God given weather. God obviously thinks we need it so I am going to sit back and try to enjoy it. I have a ton of things to do inside anyways... So onward we go through this lovely God given windy day. When I have time I am going to blog on the kids room. Before and after pictures. I am not that proud because I didn't do away with a lot of things that I should have. But at least we can walk through there now. I hope everyone has a great weekend. Wind or no wind.... God Bless..