Welcome Baby Ella

This is baby Ella our new jerse heifer. She was welcomed to the farm yesterday.

The Movie 180

Spam

Please do not post spam on my blog. This is my personal family blog not a place for you to advertise your junk! Thank you!

Psalm 143:8

Cause me to hear your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You I do trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift my soul to you. Psalm 143:8

Checking In

Hello everyone, Just thought I would stop by and say Hi. Things have been moving fast on the farm as usual. I cannot believe summer is gone and fall is here. Where has the time gone! Fair went well for the kids this year. They won 1st, 3rd and 4th in their market classes with their animals. My daughters candle entry won best of class. Farmers markets are winding down I have till the end of Oct then we will be done with all but one on Saturdays through the winter. We have our silage all chopped, hay is done for the year and corn & beans are next to harvest. We have had alot of rain here in the past week so that is holding things up. I now have a candle-soapmaking-craft room. The kids switched rooms and freed one up for my stufff. See pictures below. My dining room is a dining room again and we can now have company over! We had a early doe season here in Michigan , the youngest son got two and the middle son got one so more meat for the frezzer. They are sure looking foward to regular deer hunting season.The most exciting news right now is my son and his girlfriend are going to have a baby in Feb. so a new addition to the family. My babysitting of the nieces has went down to one the oldest one is in kindergarten all day but I sure do miss having her. I guess that catches you up for now. Have a great weekend!

T

Busy Days of Summer

Green beans ready to can.

First picking of green beans from garden 2001 and the flowers my daughter grew.

Morning reading lesson while Mom cans green bean

Round bales of straw all tarpped and safe from the weather.

Well it seems like with the busy days of summer it is flying by all to fast. Since I posted last some things have happened here on the farm so I will update you. We have since done our second cutting of hay and cut our wheat. We have lots of straw tarped and ready for winter use. I picked my first picking of green beans. They are in the canner as I write. Farmers market is going well and keeping me very busy. Been working very hard with the daughter on her reading it just is not easy for her. She is working very hard and beginning to read very well. On a sadder note last week my son lost his beef steer for fair. He does have a back up just not as good. We took it to the vet to have some warts off and he died that night. We really don't know why. So we have a steer to get ready to be fair worthy in only 21 days. Yes we have our work cut out for us but as a family working together we can get it done. It has been very hot here! My dad lives with us and is older therefore he cannot handle the heat so he put 2 air conditioners in for us. Well I have you caught up on what is going on at Hoover Farms so have a great Sunday.

Happy 4th

Yes I'm still here! Just very busy with markets, soap making, lotion making and baking. Also my family and the daily things around the farm. Stopped by to wish everyone a Happy Fourth of July. We will be staying home and doing fireworks as a family. If anyone is interested we have Coconut and Lemon Eucyulptus Lotion which is a natural bug repelent at our website. Have a great night from our farm to you!