The Family Farm: April 2015

People often ask me how I like living on the farm, and I tell them quite honestly that I LOVE it!. I love the space, the freedom, the open sky, the views, the animals.... everything about it (except maybe the wind?) But today was one of those days that make living out here even better. The sky was clear, and the sun was warm. There was as light breeze blowing. Just enough that it made you want to turn your face to the wind and just enjoy it as it swirled your hair away from your face. Heavenly.

It was also the type of day that made you want to get everything done at once. This time of year, you never know what tomorrow, or even the next hour, is going to be like. It can be sunny and nice in the morning, snow in the afternoon, and be 70 degrees all the rest of the day. So when a nice day comes along, you learn to take advantage of it.

On the bucket list for our day:

Pens cleaned out

Barn cleaned out and re-organized

Chicken nests cleaned with new bedding

New outdoor enclosure for the goats

Fencing for the garden

Barn painted

House clean, laundry ( i know, not outdoor things, but they still have to get done)

Area around the house cleaned up

Lilac bushes planted

Snowball bush planted

Grass watered

Yard cleaned up of toys (and dead mice! Penny is an excelent mouser, but likes to bring them for you to see)

Pictures, picture, pictures!

I am sorry to say, not everything got finished. But we did get a good portion of it done or at least started.

Pens got cleaned out

Goats got a new little hut

One side of the fencing for the garden got put up

This was my weight training for the day. I had to pound in 5 7 ft t-posts BY HAND! No fancy post pounder. Just me standing on a chair, hefting this hammer that weighs at least 5 pounds, up in the air, hammering away at the posts until i got each one over a foot into the ground. I'll tell you what, by this summer I am going to have some fabulous arm muscles!

Lilac bushes got planted

Yard was watered

Children Got watered :)

Snowball bush planted

A few more things stashed around the outside of the house found their proper homes.

and ONE SIDE OF THE BARN GOT PAINTED! WAHOO!

Aren't my helpers just the cutest?! I certainly think they are.

Yup, I'm feeling pretty acomplished right now. And tired. Ok, mostly tired, verrry tired. It is a good thing I know someone who makes this wonderful muscle salve........

Oh, and pictures! I did actually get a chance to snap a few while we were out today.

William helped us paint for a while (as evidenced by his shirt) but when he started to paint the dog, we stuck him in the pen with the goats instead. Which he loved.