Crazy busy or just crazy?

I've been swamped lately with my to do list. The chicks are getting huge, no longer those cute little fuzz balls. Tuesday I started a morning job to make a couple ends meet. Tonight I picked a gallon of tomatos and I'm trying my hand at tomatoe sauce. If it comes out I'll blog about it tomorrow. It better turn out cause I have about 10 more gallons of tomatos growing as I write this. Anyways. I havn't forgotten about my blog just lacking the time to sit still.

Wow it's hot...

Yesterday got a little warm. We all survived though. Personally I find a little heat energizing. Makes the arthritis in my knees go away for awhile too. Yesterday it made it to 107. Today is spose to be the hottest day of this heat wave though. I guess we'll find out. Plenty of water and shade.

We'll probably just hide inside where the a/c is cool.

I better rush and get the rest of the chores done before it gets too hot.

So I’ve come up with a sure fire way to keep me at home raising the children even though I need a little extra to tie those loose ends. Community Supported Agriculture or CSA. Farming for your community is the way I would describe it. While I sit here wishing it was Jan instead of July so I could get started right now, it’s good to have time to plan, organize and figure out what needs to be done and when. Research is something I’ve always loved, so I’ll utilize a passion to form a lot of conclusions that will happen between now and next year about this time.

I’m excited. My goal to stay home and raise my children has been made possible without a lot of startup that so many home businesses require. I can easily garden more space without adding a lot to my monthly bill. Seeds come in abundance for such a small price. Starting plants indoors will take a little practice but not something I have to wait for the proper season to practice. While I don’t have the greenest thumb, I have (thanks to the large quantity of alpaca manure) been able to grow successful gardens for the past 4 years.

I'm confident. In my ability, ambition and heart.

Check back often. I'll let ya know how the plans are progressing.

We have chicks!

At 6am I got the call saying I had chicks at the post office. So since about 6:15 the girls and I have been enjoying the cheeping and peeping of 38 chicks. I only ordered 35 but they tossed in a couple extra just in case some didnt make it through the mail.

Today was my (favorite) aunt's birthday. My aunt was more of a parent to me then either of my biological parents even though she didn't know what to do with me most the time. The one thing she did do for me was make me go to church. Yea, I know some would say it's unfair to make a child go to church, but I will never look badly at her for doing so. In return I do the same for my kids. It's a gift; gift of faith, trust, hope and something bigger then ourselves.

Today my aunt turned 70 so in order to thank her for what she's done for me and my kids I made her this birthday cake. It's not the best cake ever but it tasted pretty good. We spent the afternoon playing croquet with the rest of the family before digging into it.

Here's to appreciating those who take care of us even when they don't know what to do with us.