Yes, it has finally happened, there are little bundles of baby goat joy here on the farm! The moms were huge, I referred to them as double-wides, and they were truly in need of an escort vehicle anytime they waddled around the barn. According to our breeding records they could have started kidding anytime this […]
A Day On the Water
It was a fun day on the water when our neighbor Nick invited us to go tubing in his boat. Michael couldn’t come because this is his busy time of year with work. We went to a place called Rogers Landing in Newberg. Isn’t it beautiful? We are on the Willamette River which runs northbound […]
Family Camping Trip at Suttle Lake
Family camping trip. That hasn’t happened in more than five years. Michael and the boys would go and I would stay home to take care of the animals. (and enjoy some peace and quiet.)I’m really glad I could go on this one because it was wonderful. The Barnes family took care of all of our […]
A Productive Day
Joshua and I spent all morning building some feeders; one for a customer and two for our barn. I build these feeders for customers all year long, and am just now getting the last couple stalls in our barn outfitted with our favorite style feeder. We call them “Sloped Panel” feeders, and they minimize hay […]
August Happenings on the Farm
Yes, I’m writing a post on the Solar Eclipse day. We are pretty excited to live within the path of totality. All we have to do is walk out the door, put our glasses on, view it and then walk back into the house. I’m old enough to remember the one back in Feb. of […]
Running of the Baby Goats
So we have a bunch of baby goats, and we also have a bunch of moms in milk. We like that milk for us, but the babies think it ALL belongs to them. For the first few weeks we don’t milk and let the babies drink all they want; we really want them to be […]
Updates, Updates, Get Your Updates
It has been a very busy past few weeks. First I started by summer pruning some of the apple trees. Just a couple. Then we realized the pears needed to be picked. We picked all the Bartlett trees. One hundred forty-six pounds of pears. Since it was getting close to the end of August and […]
AWANA Graduation
AWANA Graduation has come and gone! I can’t believe we are done with AWANA After ten years the boys have reached their goal and have graduated from AWANA. AWANA is an acronym from 2 Timothy 2:13 which states “approved workmen are not ashamed.” For those of you who are not familiar with AWANA, their mission […]
Oreo, Bucklings, and Boys
When I last left you, we were on Thursday and a play date was scheduled. Michael would also be getting home that night. Joshua and Nicholas were a great help to me all week. As a matter of fact, the only reason the house was clean is because they cleaned it for me. A carpool […]
AWANA Grand Prix
Friday night we attended the 2016 AWANA Grand Prix. Except for last year, which they decided to skip, our boys have participated in the AWANA Grand Prix each year for six years. The first two years in Cubbies the kids are not old enough to participate in the AWANA Grand Prix. It is a fun night […]
The Dangers of Putting up Fencing
You remember in yesterday’s post that we had a slight mishap with a tree. Well, I didn’t show you all the pictures. I guess I thought I should prepare you first. This is what I didn’t show: And this: He is ok. No worse for the wear. Keep smiling, Karen
Hey, it’s 2016!
We had a very enjoyable Christmas break. Two weeks off of school which meant staying up later than usual and sleeping in too. We have always spent Christmas Eve in Gresham with my in-laws. Since our move to the country my in-laws are being very flexible for us. This year it was December 23 at […]