Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.....

Not that I really want it to..but we did get about 3 or 4 inches last night and today. There really isn't much of interest going on around here right now. The kids start school up again tomorrow. They had fun playing outside today, but came in after a bit..."It's too cold out there mommy" were the cries. Lol. It has been a busy couple of weeks. I for one, am glad the holiday season is over. I got all the decoration down and packed but still need to put them in the closet downstairs. That is a job for tomorrow, I just don't feel like hauling it all down the steps tonight. Wishing everyone good health and a great week!

Mary

Happy belated holidays to all!!!

I'm sorry. I know I said the posting would be regular again. Things have just been chaotic though. I'm trying to get my 2 older girls where they need to be with school as they will be going back to public school this fall. The twins will also be starting kindergarten, so it has been busy. Last week, we all had the stomach flu...bleck!! Some of them are still feeling the after effects of that. Our Christmas was very nice. The kids awoke to Christmas snow so they were all excited. There wasn't much on the ground though, so mom was happy! It's a good thing I hadn't planned on making a big meal Friday, no one ate much. I didn't even get Christmas cookies made. That will be a job for this week though. We will just have them for New Year's instead. Hubby has been busy stripping down the upstairs bathroom. We are going to tile the floor and paint the walls. The plan is to redo the vanity and tile the counter and back splash. I believe it is ready for all the new work to start. We picked out tile yesterday while we were at Lowe's. It isn't what we had decided on originally, but it was on sale and I like it better anyways.

So, I hope everyone had happy days for Christmas and wish you all a Happy New Year in case I don't make it back to post before then.

Mary

Turkey day..

So, what's everyone doing for the big day? We are staying home and I'm cooking for the eight of us. No company for us. I'm not doing a huge dinner, but will be making some traditional things.
My hubby doesn't like turkey so I looked for just a small breast. The large turkeys were cheaper. I got a 12 pounder for $7 and the breast alone was almost $9. Needless to say, I bought the whole bird. We'll also be having ham, mostly to satisfy the man of the house. The rest of the menu will consist of: mashed taters, candied yams, green bean casserole, dressing (i won't be making my grandma's boiled dressing cause I'm the only one who likes it), homemade rolls, giblet gravy, and cranberry sauce. I'll also make a relish tray and deviled eggs (our chickens have been outdoing themselves, course they are starting to slack off now that it's getting cooler out). Gee, that was quite the run-on sentence. I'm not making much in the line of desserts. Just Cherry pie, pumpkin pie and brownies with lots and lots of chocolate frosting. Was gonna make a pecan pie, but I'm the only one who likes it now that my step daughter isn't here. I would just eat it all if I made it, and I don't need that much sugar..lol! Hopefully we will have plenty of leftovers so I won't have to cook for a day or so. That will be a nice break.

The kids have this week off school, so not much has been going on in the schoolroom.
It's starting to cool off here. It was 40 this morning. We have had a few fires in the fireplace in the past couple of weeks.

There really isn't much more I can think of right now...so...

Later ya'll,
Mary

Well...

I am officially back in blog land. My sweet 'computer guy' was able to set up a desktop upstairs for me today. YIPPEE!! So now I will be able to keep this blog up.
Let me see...what have we been up to for the past few months. Of course school is keeping us very busy. I seem to be having a hard time doing school with our 3rd and 4th graders while keeping the three little ones entertained. As many of you know, most little tykes do not have a very long attention span. I must admit that my housekeeping is taking a toll. That is something I am trying to get under control....I am not an organized person and I do not live by a schedule. I realize these all add up to chaos. Any way, our chickens and ducks are doing great. We have been wanting to start a rabbit harem....ahem....breeding set up for meat rabbits. We got a New Zealand buck this weekend. He is a beauty! Hubby built a cage for him. Now all we have to do is find a couple of does and we'll be in hare heaven...he he! Oh and both of our kittys met with disastrous ends. I need to find a mouser in the next few weeks..Yikes! We don't need mice in the house.
So, I think that about catches y'all up on what we've been doing. I will try to get some new pics up in the next couple of days. I always like looking at photos on other blogs.
I will sign off for now. I'm glad to be back and hope all of my readers haven't left for good.

Bye now,
Mary

Oh where, oh where....

Have I been? I am sure some of you have been wondering. Well, my laptop died and the only computer available is in the safe room in the basement where I can't keep track of the kids. Of course it doesn't help either that our modem got fried by lightening and I had no access to the internet for a couple of months. But....now it is back up and I thought I would post a short note to let ya'll know that I'm still here, just limited to my time online. I still have no computer upstairs so I won't be able to do any routine posting for a couple more weeks. We are all fine and busy with summer things. Hope ya'll are doing well also.

Til' next time..

A very busymama,
Mary

Changes...

I thought it was time for a facelift around here. I was getting bored with the appearance of my page. Hope you like it! I think it's easier on the eyes. Let me know what you think!

Mary

Kids...gggrrrrrrrrr!

Okay, I may be the mother of many..but would someone please explain to me, why kids do the things they do. Especially when said child is an 'adult' and has the 'freedom' to do what they want. Now, take a look at this and tell me what you see. My description is under the pic.

Punk kid with piercing! Blahhhh!!

Yes, this is my oldest blessing...isn't that a handsome pic of him? Hmmmm?... UGH!
Oh and by the way..I found this out on myspace...this pic was on his page (he doesn't live at home). And how long ago did this happen??? New Years...well, there is a reason the internet is called the information highway.

Oh my...

Well, I see it's been a while since I was here. Sorry to all those who check in with the hope of something new. Time just seems to get away. Let's see...almost 2 weeks ago, we got 4 ducklings they were about a day or two old at the time, so it would be safe to say they are 2 weeks old now. I don't have a current photo though. I'll put that on my list of things to do :)



Last Wednesday was K's 8th birthday. I took some pics to share. My step-daughter came down from Indiana with a friend and stayed Thursday through Saturday. We all really enjoyed their visit.


I made her a strawberry ice cream cake with chocolate frosting..yum..here is a pic of the inside of it


Yesterday, we bought some paint and hubby started painting the coop


Oh and in case you didn't notice...drum roll please.............I finally got around to putting a REAL pic of myself on here. Now you can see who is writing all this drivel.

Well, have a nice week...

Mary

New pic of the chicks

Here is a new pic of the chickies taken just a few minutes ago. Aren't they getting huge? They are one week old.

one week

newly hatched

Mary

DVD giveaway over at...

Sharri's place...she is giving away a christian homesteading DVD called Inherit the Land.



Please visit her blog to find out more! Thank you Sharri for letting me know about this and for visiting here.

Blessings,
Mary