Just An Ordinary Day...Someday

It is no secret that I am not

a career oriented girl.

I have said a million times before

that all I really aspired to be

was a mom and a housewife.

I know that makes many women crazy!!!!!

I have many friends who can't stand the idea

of staying at home and playing June Cleaver.

I respect them for that.

That's what makes people so fun to be around,

we are all different.

I have never wanted to be the

stay at home mom who plays tennis,

lunches with the girls,

shops with the girls,

gets her nails done with the girls

and goes to the Country Club with the girls.

I truly wanted and still want to be

the mom/wife that stays home

makes bread

cleans my home a little everyday so it stays tidy,

grows my own organic veggies, fruits and herbs

and put them up for the winter so that we have homegrown loveliness

all winter long.

I want to be able to add to our farm animals so that we can

increase out self sustaining lifestyle.

Yesterday was my perfect day.

Robby and I spent the entire day outside,

doing things around the yard and house.

It was the kind of day I wish everyday to be.

Fresh air, doing physical work, taking breaks

and reflecting on how lucky we are.

Robby and I are a great team. 

People say we are night and day in our personalities.

But our core values are the exact same, and that is

what makes "us" work. 

I can't wait for the day when our yesterday, is the way our

everyday, ordinary day is. 

I am so lucky that my boys are able to see this side of life.

They really have the best of both worlds.

With their dad and soon to be step mom,

they get the "city" life filled with all the good things

that has to offer.

And with Robby and I,

they see a whole other side.

When they were babies and I made their baby food

from scratch, they didn't know what that meant.

They didn't know the reasons I felt it was necessary to do that.

I wanted to know they were being fed the healthiest foods

possible.  I breast fed them for as long as possible so they

were off to a good start.  And I have made it

my mission in life to continue to feed them that same way

even though they are now

20, 18, 16 and 14.

And the great thing is,

they GET IT.

They are totally into the whole homegrown,

home raised, sustainable living Robby and I are striving for.

They want it, they miss it when they aren't here.

So yeah, I may get laughed at and drive many of my friends crazy

with my desire to stay at home and do it all "naturally",

but when I can see my kids appreciating and longing for

that life that I can provide them with, it makes it all worth while.

And one of these days, mark my words,

I will make yesterday, an ordinary day.

And you may even find me sewing, knitting and crocheting

my own clothes and textiles from wool I sheared off my sheep:)

(don't hold your breath for that one, but it may happen)

Planting Red Onions



Planting Yellow Onions



Robby trimming the Wisteria growing on the arbor.

I rake the leaves out of the flower beds into a pile
and Maxwell scratches in the pile and spreads them all around:)



The chickies love being out in the yard with us.

Beauty loves her new brother and sisters.  She watches over them to be sure they are safe.
She just doesn't understand why she can't play with them.

Signs of Spring.  Daffodils will soon be blooming.

Learning to drive Mr. Johnny Deere.

Success!!!!!  I didn't crash into anything or tear anything down:)

I wish for all of you to find and have the life you dream of.
No matter what that life may look like to others,
follow your dreams.
It's your life and only you, should and can live it.
I will keep chasing my dream
and one day I intend to catch it all.
Happy Sunday!!!
Love and Laughter,
Debbie

 

Yes, it is an OBSESSION!!!

My Chicken Mama cape before I sew the
name on the back.

For those of you that are so sick of me and my chicken talk,

DON"T READ OR LOOK AT THIS POST ANYMORE!!!!

I know I may be a little crazy for these lovelies,

but they are just that,

LOVELY!!!

This was the arrival of our beautiful rooster. Glad he seemed so happy:)  No girlfriends yet but he would be getting some soon.

We named him Maxwell because that name just came to my son Reed,

so we went with it.

I had to have a picture taken of me and Maxwell's "birth" mother.

She is so wonderful and I REALLY look forward to

becoming friends with her.  Best of all,

she lives 3 minutes from my house and I didn't even know it.

Next we went to pick up our girls.

All 3 came from the same person,

so they were very happy with each other and

very calm.  One of them actually

laid our first egg in 4 hours time

of putting them in their coop.

We pretty much just spent the day getting to know them and feeding them
What fun to have them eat out of our hands.
My friend Rachel brought her little boy out to visit
and Joseph loved the chickens too.
It was a perfect day and just as wonderful as I had
always imagined it would be when I got chickens.
My sweet Robby is the best and I love that he
tries to make all my dreams come true.

Reed feeding Ebony and Ivory from his hand.

Maxwell following the ladies out of  the hen house.

Penelope (Penny) nesting to lay her egg.

Hanging out at the water cooler discussing the latest gossip.

Yep, I am pretty darn happy and my girls seem to like me.

Ebony sure like to eat and is very sociable.

Maxwell is such a handsome lad.
The ladies LOVE him.

Even Joseph was able to feed the girls.

Penney's hard work paid off. 
My very first fresh egg.

 It's time for your close up!!!
Only Ivory would not cooperate.

Maxwell

Penelope (Penny)

Last Chance.
She's my Easter Egg girl.

Ebony, Ivory's best friend and quite the social butterfly.
She laid my second egg today:)

I promise to try and not make all my posts about my chickies.
But for now,
I can't help it.
I am like a kid having Christmas morning over and over again.
Too bad reality hits tomorrow morning
and I have to go back to work.

ChIcKeN mAmA iN tHe HoUsE

Today is the DAY!!!!!

In 2 more hours my rooster will arrive

and then I go pick up my hens:)

It is a rainy, chilly, breezy March day,

but it doesn't matter.

Today I officially become

CHICKEN  MAMA!!!!!

I apologize to all the people

I work with, that had to endure

my hyper-activeness

at work since Wednesday.

I have just been so excited about

our new family members:)

I haven't been able to focus

on much of anything else.

Soon I will post pics and make

the official introduction.

Happy Saturday everyone,

or Sunday for those of you where

today is already tomorrow:)



Another Day, Another Step Closer.

Today when I came home,

the coop was even more close to being complete.

Robby had put in a door and chicken wire

inside where the nesting boxes are.

I need to find a fun color to paint the door "trim".

It needs to be pretty inside ya know.

 

Robby began building the chicken yard.  Still need to put the top wire on

to keep the hawks, eagles and other critters out.

 

Tomorrow he will put the door in the side of the coop and build the

ramp for the chickens to get outside into the yard.

And he needs to put on another door for me to get in and out

of the "yard" with.



A few ventilation windows cut into the eaves and we are good to go.

Need to get some pansies to put in my little window box too.

We found someone to buy our 3 hens from and another person

to purchase a rooster from.  Saturday morning I will be bringing

home my new babies.

I have been wanting chickens for about 20 years. 

I am so thankful that I have a husband who

believes in my dreams and helps me achieve them.

It would have been nice to have had chickens years ago,

but I am glad I waited until Robby was a part of my life

so he could share in this adventure with me.

Next time I post,

perhaps there will be hens and a rooster in

that sweet little coop.