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Thank you Grandpa. Miss you much!

Thank you Veterans!!!

Field trip friends

We hosted Jack's class for a farm field trip last week and had lotsa fun.

They came.

They milked.

They gathered (eggs)

They learned (about farming n equipment)????

They left by noon so that we could resume workin ourselves to a frazzle baling hay.

My wise friend Lori who is a Girl Scout/Daisy leader warned me that I was too worried about all the wee details.

"They won't care."

she.was.spot.on.

I obsessed about everything ~ farm lessons, foods from the farm, even goodie bags w/seed packs n goat games.

I scrubbed the barn aisle and critters. Planted n weeded. Cleaned the farmhouse. 

They cared most (it seemed) about the Beagle.

Go figure.

Hope you're all feelin' appreciated!

Join me at Deborah Jean's Farmgirl Friday Blog Hop # 59

Where I've been...

These lonng spring days are my very favorite time of year and I've been packin 'em full!

Been huntin eggs n crying in church (happens everytime - I am soooo blessed!)

Been welcoming new horsey friends

 and saying goodbye to treasured old ones.

Been thriftin'!

Been gardening... 

n gardening...

n gardening!

Been cookin' a lot of quick dinners since we're all outside 'til dark!

Been watchin' my daughter put her drama to great use!

Been to the Big Apple! 

 (Sarah was especially excited after it'd been the theme at Bible Camp last summer)

Been waitin' for Wilma to pOp!

Been prepping ~

 lotsa horses for a hunter pace this weekend, 

house for hosting Mother's Day 

and the whole farm for a school field trip that comes to tour our place next week...

Been CrAzY busy!!!

Been awaitin our new macbook so I could type and click without sharing one USB port...

(Yup, I may have been cursin a bit  a up til now!)

Been grabbing a quick pins throughout the days as that only required the mouse! ;-)

Been missin' my bloggie buds!

Made ya look

 These views out my car window made me look yesterday...

 And this outside my own back door...

 APRIL FOOLS!

  It's not quite that warm here just yet... That shot was last summer.

Here's what I saw this morning.

I drew mustaches on my kids while they slept last night. 

Sarah was a light sleeper so I quit with less!

When Sarah woke I told her she must not have closed the coop right cause I saw a dead chicken in the yard... Too mean? She laughed!

I also put mustard in their toothpaste, dyed the juice purple and ice balls in The Farmer's boots.

I turned the tv to heavy metal music channel - full volume of course!

I thought it was fitting that it was Ted Nugents "She's a Dangerous Girl!"  bahaha

I also tried putting dish soap in the toilets to make bubbles but that didn't seem to work. 

  Darn store brands!

Oh yeah, and I changed the two main clocks ahead an hour.

My family thinks I'm the fool.

Oh well, I had fun!

And I'm not telling what I've saved for later...!!!

Now n Then...

Now n then I like to imagine what life was like round these parts 200+ years ago when our town was incorporated... Take this shot... Can you believe I just took it last week while driving home from dropping off kids at school? Someone is clearing out and ?fixing up? a very old abandoned house... Looks like their well drilling truck is almost as old as the house!

And just to further the confusion... This canon sits just a bit further down the same road! What's up with my neighborhood? I dunno, but I LOVE it!

Today I'm inside with poor Jack who was attacked by the nasty stomach bug last night. Oh well, tho it's sunny out it's also COLD so I'll putz at my Easter decor and maybe post some pics of that soon. This month seems to have it backwards - coming in like a lamb and going out like a lion. Stay snug friends! 

I know~ mirror n garland need help! baby steps...

Winner, winner (no chickens for dinner)!

My chickens and peach tree are enjoying this early spring!

Congratulations to Terri in Idaho!!!

She WON a copy The Chicken Encyclopedia by Gail Damerow.

 THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for all your comments n entries. 

Now head on over to http://insidestorey.blogspot.com/

for more chances to win their super fun goodie basket!

It's National Poultry Day!

Born Lucky

Sarah wears a pin that says "Born Lucky" because her Nanny is Irish. Jack loves his shamrock bow tie...  We are all blessed. We always celebrate St Patrick's Day casually with our special "Irish" friend, Chris. This year she brought her outrageously adorable 2 yo grandson, William. What FUN we had!

Dinner is usually simple; corned beef, cabbage with green veggies n cheese for starters. It always seems to be a busy time of year and we scramble to get the house ready.  The kids are becoming a big help these days (tho not enough to balance out the messes they make). This year we celebrated last night as I knew today was going to be extra busy with horse and farm activities. I also used Pinterest for a fun lunch w/jokes and the kids copied this great Leprechaun trap from  A Holiday Haven all by themselves. I couldn't believe it when they told me he'd escaped but they found gold chocolate coins he'd left! 

Years back we tried to make it a bigger gathering of our Irish family n friends but it never quite worked out. Chris lives just down the road and always makes time for us. That's why we love her ~ she's a real "come as you are, stay as long as you can" farm friend. She has Belgian draft horses, chickens, cows and goats, even turkey n geese. We actually met her through the Maryland Draft Horse Club when Sarah was just a baby. SHE gave us Bert n Wilma! We all LOVE Chris!

Miss Chris gives the BEST HUGS!

William arrived w/a favorite new mask...

so Jack put on his Wildthing mask (that I made a couple years ago)

I was excited to use the junky highchair that I'd bought to hold potted flowers in the garden

When I arrived home from looking at a horse this afternoon I found my kids like this!

Can you believe a water slide n swimsuits on March 17th in northern Maryland?!

The kids kept themselves entertained while The Farmer and I did overdue yard work... He mowed, I pruned and we used the chainsaw to cut down the (too many) clumps of ornamental grasses... I know one little kitty who's going to be sad we cut down her secret napping spot.

I have a frame on my sideboard where I can slide favorite Pinterest quotes etc according to the season... For St. Paddy's I printed out my favorite Irish blessing from the talented Courtney at Sweet Cs Designs.com. May it apply to you too!