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Published On: Sep 08, 2007 11:33 PM
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Published On: Sep 08, 2007 11:33 PM
First snow, sort of :)
Just a dusting this past week, but it made us
feel like decorating for the holidays. :) We hung wreaths, put up some bows, and
cut some holly. We even managed to modify our fake tree so that it's a few feet
shorter and fits in the bay window. So far its weathered toddler attacks pretty
well. All our ornaments are animals, and this year's addition was a lobster we
picked up on our summer vacation with A and L. He's our first crustacean...maybe
we'll try to find a crab to keep him company for next year (although our lack of
representation for the barn cats, pigs, and goats is bugging E, so we're on the
look out for those too)
I tentatively sold Delia this week to a great home in TX, and got my first Christmas gift from E a few weeks early - fancy-pants business cards! I even gave one out to a new egg customer yesterday. Outside, everyone's adjusting to the winter freeze - the pigs spend most of their time in their calf hutch, the goats are still sleeping outside in a big pile (they hate getting wet, but don't mind the cold much at all), and the chickens continue to rain down feathers all over the barn - 100 hens means a LOT of feathers during moulting season! We've almost gone through last year's cured wood, so will start in on the wood J and E split soon - its aged over a year as cordwood, so it should be fine.
Tonight I cut out all the pieces for my latest Christmas project and will sew that up this week. I bought a *bit* too much fabric, so will brainstorm how to use it to make another gift as well. Granola just came out of the oven - pecan/cinnamon/raisin this week - and I think I'll make some challah rolls tomorrow. It's nice having honey again - granola, challah - all the things I avoid making in the month or two between our fall and spring harvests. Though we're missing our "Lost" fix - we finished the last season on DVD so have to wait till the latest one comes out through Netflix, we're watching the "30 Days" series, and it's pretty neat.
Tomorrow may be crazy - it all depends on wether pre-school can take Gi, since she usually doesn't come in on Mondays. I didn't realize my folks would be away till tomorrow night till after school closed for the weekend, so we won't know till tomorrow morning. If not, I think I'm going to go into school, leave plans, then come home, wait for E to get back from court, and then go back to work - or something! Too much planning for a Monday. :) Wish us luck!
I tentatively sold Delia this week to a great home in TX, and got my first Christmas gift from E a few weeks early - fancy-pants business cards! I even gave one out to a new egg customer yesterday. Outside, everyone's adjusting to the winter freeze - the pigs spend most of their time in their calf hutch, the goats are still sleeping outside in a big pile (they hate getting wet, but don't mind the cold much at all), and the chickens continue to rain down feathers all over the barn - 100 hens means a LOT of feathers during moulting season! We've almost gone through last year's cured wood, so will start in on the wood J and E split soon - its aged over a year as cordwood, so it should be fine.
Tonight I cut out all the pieces for my latest Christmas project and will sew that up this week. I bought a *bit* too much fabric, so will brainstorm how to use it to make another gift as well. Granola just came out of the oven - pecan/cinnamon/raisin this week - and I think I'll make some challah rolls tomorrow. It's nice having honey again - granola, challah - all the things I avoid making in the month or two between our fall and spring harvests. Though we're missing our "Lost" fix - we finished the last season on DVD so have to wait till the latest one comes out through Netflix, we're watching the "30 Days" series, and it's pretty neat.
Tomorrow may be crazy - it all depends on wether pre-school can take Gi, since she usually doesn't come in on Mondays. I didn't realize my folks would be away till tomorrow night till after school closed for the weekend, so we won't know till tomorrow morning. If not, I think I'm going to go into school, leave plans, then come home, wait for E to get back from court, and then go back to work - or something! Too much planning for a Monday. :) Wish us luck!
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Posted: Sun - December 10, 2006 at 10:34 PM