Random Thursday

My pumkins are infestest with some little bug. I had to break down and use chemical.........
My chicks are 6 weeks old today. They are growing so fast.
Here is a picture of my apple tree with baggies, Dave thinks I'm going a little looney
One of my new plants, bought at Bachman's after Krisy's wedding, Creme Brulee Coreopsis. I love it.

testing

I am just testing this to see how to use picassa to get my pictures in my blog...................

Happy 32nd Anniversary to us..........

Has been an other busy week. I had Addisyn and Griffyn Monday, Tuesday and most of Wednesday. Oh man, I love those babies to pieces, but can they tire me out! We had lots of fun though, played outside in the sandbox, took wagon rides, 4 wheeler rides, checked out the chickens, steers, cows, dogs, and kitties. I took lots of pictures, of course. Addisyn loves Cora the Cat. She drags her everywhere, and Cora never scratches, though she does have a look of desperation in her eyes.

The Chickens are really growing. Last night Dave cleaned out the building for me. Was getting deep. My compost pile truly thanks him, as do the chickens.

Today I went out and put 100 little apples in baggies. I read this in Organic Gardening (I think). Suppose to keep the bugs away. The apple trees look pretty funny. We will see how this works.

I picked my first cauliflower for a salad for dinner. Took off the floating row cover. Darned bugs got in anyway.

Dave is out raking hay, and maybe will get to bale today.

It is our 32nd Anniversary today. Plan on going out to eat. I am going to break my diet for the first time in like 40 days.

Sick little girl, wedding cakes, and a little hay

Somedays you have your life all planned, then the phone rings. Robyn called this morning and said Addisyn was sick last night and could I watch her. I had my day planned to get cakes decorated, but of course I could watch her. Turned out to be a beautiful sunny day, Addisyn was feeling better, so the two of us had a great day together. She helped me pick up hay in the field with Grandpa. She thought that was great fun. She sat on my lap and drove the truck. Then she helped with chicken chores, we went for a long 4 wheeler ride, played in the sandbox, swing in the hammock. She took a nap after dinner so I did get my cakes done. It was a good day. We are offically done with first crop hay. Now time to think about Kristy's wedding.

Where did that week go?

I can't believe it has been a week since I posted. I just got behind, then I get overwhelmed and say to heck with it.

Lots went on since last week. Monday night we got an inch and a half of rain in about an hour. There were tornado warns out all over. All that rain brought out the weeds in all the plant beds, so Wednesday I spent the day weeding everything, I think I went to marshall on Friday, yep, I did, cause it was lucky Friday the 13th sale at HyVee. Sat. I spent the day cooking for Father's day. Had all the boys home but Cory, he had to work. We ate good and got to play with all the little ones, so it was a fun day. I talked almost all the kids into the Got Milk contest through KLGR. Hopefully one of the babies will win. Last night Ry stopped in for a while. Dave baled hay and we got it picked up this morning. The hay went good. 1300 bales on 22 acres. Today I baked Kristy's wedding cake. Rob the cop stopped tonite for a chat. baby jack got tubes put in his ears this morning. Everything went well. Well, enough of this rambling. I promise, from now on I will try to post at least every other day. I felt bad for waiting so long. Feels like I lose that week of my life if I don't write down what we did.

A great day to be alive (that song is playing in my head)

Chores uneventful. This is the second day the cows were able to go outside during the night. Course, it is suppose to rain tomorrow, so I am sure they will end up back in the barn. It is so much more work for Dave when cows have to stay in the barn. He has to feed them silage with a cart in the morning, kick them out in the afternoon, clean barns, bed, put trainers up. Work, work, work......like I said, it is so nice when they can go out.

I worked in the yard pretty much all day. It was a beautiful sunny 70 degree day with hardly no wind. I trimmed the shrubs on the patio, lay down more paper and straw in the garden, weeded the daylillies along the buildings. Weeded everything in the garden that isn't mulched. I wanted to get my mulch in the flower garden done, but time ran out. Maybe if it doesn't rain tonite I can quick do that in the morning. That and plant my impatiens, which have been patiently waiting their turn to get into the ground.

Dave and I found some old chicken fountains to use tonite after chores. I have been filling up little gallon fountains, but they are drinking like 7 gallons of water a day now, so it was time to find bigger ones. I sat in there and took some pictures of them tonite. One I am calling a sea of chickens, the next one, she is totally giving me attitude, and the final one is of my pretty garden after it is all weeded.

I did some experiments in the garden today. I took the wall o waters off the early girls, put them on the tomatoes planted later. I left one on an early girl, see if it makes a difference in how early I get tomatoes. Also left one on a pepper.

Decided to carry a pale of cow manure to the compost pile every day. I need to get it going good.

Tired, bedtime.