Daydreaming while waiting impatiently!

Sounds like he used his money wisely. And that bike will mean more to him since he bought it himself than if you had given it to him.
 
Those poor hens! I can't wait until the young roosters are butchered tomorrow. One of the hens was acting a little differently than the others. I was able to catch her. She has a big breeding wound on her back and shoulder area. 5 inch gash. It was in rough shape since we haven't been able to catch the hens this week! This is one of those times I love DH's job (he's a veterinarian). He cleaned the wound and put in a couple stitches to try to help her heal. She is in a big crate by herself now.

So much for my big ideas about no farm new for a few days! :o
 
I completely fell apart from not getting enough sleep... or water.... or food..... Baby is in the 4 month old stage where he wants to play, but can't, and is crying in frustration most of the day. DS8 is attempting to get more attention by refusing to do his schoolwork. There is no more attention to give! Too much drama, I was all packed up to stay at a hotel yesterday. DH pacified me temporarily with supper in bed, but I'm still packed and ready to go!

DH, XDH and I have teamed up on DS8's refusal to do his math. It's going to get done, hell or high water. No excuses, no arguments. If all else fails, I'm putting DS8 in public elementary school. (that's putting him back 3 grade levels, academically). His schoolwork refusal will not continue! (one way or another...)

The stitched up chicken is still alive. Garden produce is sitting in my kitchen, not getting processed. Wood is NOT getting stacked up in the basement.
 
Take deep breaths... this will pass. A little prayer and meditation might be soothing too. I'm ashamed to say it, but I found tears VERY effective when the kids got to be too much-- it was so rare to see me break down that I think they really paid attention.
 
Sounds like you need a day for yourself. It's hard to do when the kids are that age and there's stuff from the garden that needs to be put up. But your health is important. Even if it's just for a couple of hours, you NEED to get away from it all and take that time doing something you like to do, whether it's a walk in the woods, going shopping, getting your nails done, etc.

Remember the saying, If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy.
 
We're through the worst of all that now!

Baby is crawling and sitting now, so he can get to his toys and play with them. DS8 is back on ADHD meds and the virtual school has been flexible in how he gets his schoolwork done, by allowing him to answer questions verbally rather than written for example. It's better, but he's still just 8 years old and acts like it!! I got a gym membership, went to my doctor for an inhaler for asthma so I can exercise, and birth control because I was so worried and stressed out about that all the time. I found a yoga class across the street from work - on the days that I work, and right after my shift. It's drop-in, so I can go on the days DH isn't on-call. I started up dog training lessons with my obnoxious poodle again. And I have a standing playdate "for the kids" on Fridays at the library. I already go to the library on Fridays, so it's really nice to have **adult** conversation with another momma once a week!

The garden produce is mostly put up. I have dry beans to pick through yet, but they're mostly shelled so it's not a huge chore. DH is deer hunting right now! We need minimum 2 deer (plus the ram) to get our freezer filled for the year and have enough to share with family. We've had a string of meals with all or nearly all homegrown ingredients. It's so satisfying! And it cuts down on food waste too! We're a lot more careful about it when we know how much work went into it!

We dewormed and vaccinated sheep, and put our 2 ewes in with our adult ram for breeding. I hadn't handled or lead trained our ewes, but they are so spoiled now that I was able to halter and lead one easily, and the other haltered easily but wasn't so keen about it limiting her movement. I'm so happy because I feel so strongly about having docile and easy-to-handle livestock. I was upset with myself for not lead training them when they were bottle babies. We have a ewe lamb that I tried lead walking and she stressed out SO badly that I took her back to the barn for her own safety. on the way back in she bucked - straight into the edge of the barn door and cut her eyebrow! After that I was worried she would shy away from me. She is acting normal and was easy to catch. I need to work with her again, but more gently. I didn't account for the difference between the behavior of a bottle raised lamb and a pasture raised lamb. (oops, lesson learned!) DH is planning to castrate the ram we're growing out for the freezer tomorrow.

A hen we were planning to barter turned out to be very tame and docile, so she got a name and DS8 has claimed her. :love

I am planning for Christmas. I have gifts figured out for my family. DS8 is getting some kind of a locking box to hold his trinkets and things. I'm knitting a blanket for Baby. DH's gift is a secret. Top secret! I told DS8 that I want a new broom for sweeping the barn for Christmas. Little things make me happy! Other than that, we're talking about opting out of Christmas and donating to Heifer International instead.
 
I have a hen I was only planning on getting some chicks out of her, then getting rid of her. Well, she's turned out to be a good broody, so she gets to stay.
 
Sounds like things are finally falling into place for you!

I'm a little concerned about the Heifer Project; DH got involved in a similar program back in the 70's where he and other kids that were in 4H or FFA picked out prize-winning animals to send to farmers in third world countries, the idea being that these animals would improve the third world stock. Imagine their despair when they found out that virtually every animal was confiscated by corrupt government officials to grace their dining tables! He has refused to be involved in any similar program ever since.
Is there any feedback through the Heifer Project, proving that all the animals actually end up where they are supposed to go?
 
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