PICTURES

Avery and Kassandras fair steers

Extra dairy starter calf

Averys dairy starter calf

Extra dairy starter calf

Kassandras dairy starter calf

Kassandras baby goats

Thought this was so cute. The pigs will get in the window and look for us.

Our new jersey heifer calf. Her name is Teacup

Strawberries for 2010. 18 quarts in the freezer

Baby Makiya and Mayce.

SUNDAY HELLO

Hello, Thought I would update a little on what has been going on around the farm. This week was quite busy. I did not babysit this week so we tried to get some stuff accomplished well I could help. Tuesday we took a cow and pig to be butchered. Did some other errands well in town. Came home only to find our 6 bigger pigs had been running around the whole time we were gone. So got them back in finally after about an hour. I went and got some stuff for hubby to spray hay. He was trying to get that done before we had rain. That was pretty much that day. Wednesday we went to the weekly auction. Took 3 steers to sell. We were able to buy some cheap hay. We did not really need it but when it is that cheap it helps to keep hay stocked up. I finally got my new vacuum pump and milk cans. We bought them from a guy at the auction. I'm so excited cause when we get the set up going I can milk both cows at once can't wait. Thursday we built fence, moved cows and chased cows for hours. After all the work was done we took the kids fishing. We all needed the break it was so relaxing. My legs were so sore that night and hurt terrible. Friday the guys replanted some corn that did not come up. I baked bread, cookies and Amish friendship bread. Then went to town to do some banking and errands. Pretty much my week in a nut shell. Leave a comment about what you did this week I would love to hear from you. Hope everyone has a great week. Rebekah

MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

Here are some pictures from our towns parade. My daughter walked her goat along with her friends who took a dog and puppies. Me and my friend walked along with her girls who were riding horses. I do not think we will ever forget this parade. By time we got to the end and was going through the ceromony it started pouring rain. By time we got in a vehicle we were all soaked. Then to top it all off I left the windows down in my tuck so it would not get to hot. You probally guessed yes my truck was drenched inside by time I got to it. What a great time though and memories made. Have a great Memorial day! Rebekah

SOY CANDLES

Here is what our newest project was making soy candles. We did some thirft store shopping and found some cute tea cups to do a few in. These are my favorite.

Here is all the rest of them. We had lots of jars around the house to use.

So today we are going to make a few more. They are so easy to do and fun. They also smell great. This is what I'm planning on for Christmas gifts.

It is going to get pretty hot here today. Really humid that is the worst. Avery is mowing our hay for the first time today. Summer is for sure here now the haying season starts. We have had two goat kids since the last time I posted. Also a new bull calf. We still have 5 cows to calve. They are our late calvers. I will get some pictures of the babies around. The goat kids are so cute. They are from my daughters goat and they were so little. Two girls I told her how lucky.

Yesterday a nerby town was having city wide clean out. So me and the kids went after church to pick curbs. We had so much fun and got two loads of metal. We also got some other goodies. I can not believe the things people throw out. We really live in such a wasteful society.

Have a great day! Rebekah

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

Happy Mother's Day all. Hope you had a wonderful day. I had an awesome day with my family. God has blessed me with the best kids in the world. Also I think I have the most loving,kind and caring husband he was great this Mother's Day. We enjoyed time together at church this morning, then had family over for lunch. Here is a picture of my daughter and two great nieces.

Here is my great niece thinking she can sit in the doll carrier too cute.

My present I recieved for Mother's Day a cooling lap pad with speakers for my laptop. I love it just what I wanted! Also reciened a candle from church smells wonderful.

Me and my most precious gift I recieved 11 years ago. What a wonderful daughter God blessed me with. Such a joy to watch her grow into a young woman.

PSALM 34

I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear of it and be glad. Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.
I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. They looked up to Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him,
and delivers them.
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him! Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him. The young lions lack and suffer hunger; but those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.
Come you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Who is the man who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good? Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry. The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
The righteous cry out and the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart and saves such as have a contrite spirit.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He guards all his bones: not one if them is broken. Evil shall slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, and none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.

HELLO

Hello everyone, the corn planting is all done on our farm such a relief. Now we will be on to planting the beans. I'm thinking it is time to start my garden. We are scaling way back on the garden this year. I'm going to have tomatoes, beans, zucchini, lettuce, onions and corn. My husband planted the corn as I was telling you in my last post with the corn planter. He planted two rows out in the big field with the field corn. So therefore the kids are going to have corn to sell this year.

My hubby has another two weeks off work and I'm loving it. Saturday we went to a big farm auction
for the day. We were able to get a grain truck we have been needing. I also got a chicken brooder, a water er and some tub feeders. So it was worth going.

Sunday we attended church and in the afternoon my aunts came to visit. It was such a nice quiet day
of peace and rest.

Today I'm taking the oldest son to get his truck legal so he has his own way to get around. I'm very excited about this!

We have about 6 ducks and 1 bantam chicken sitting on eggs so lots of babies soon.

Have a great day and God bless. Rebekah