Happy Thanksgiving

Such a busy time of year, hardly time to sit and jot down anything. Managed to get our doe bred, if all goes as planned, should have kids born the first part of April! Cleaned out the gutter, washed window screens, trying to get squared away before winter really sets in. Another snow storm last night, the heavy, wet, sloppy kind - slows down the progress.

Regardless of how much pressure we feel from the up-coming holidays, the winter weather on top of daily demands, I try (notice I said try) to stop and think of the things I'm thankful for. No matter the date on the calendar, if I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed or blue, I always feel better if I make an effort to think about the things that make me happy and appreciative instead of what is pulling me in a stressful or negative direction.

Enjoy everyone

Ready for Winter?

Gosh, last week we had two snowstorms, the 1st left 3" at my house, the 2nd left over a foot! Now, the ground is bare except in a few shady spots. Thankfully, we didn't loose power - I understand some places are on day seven without power, ugh. Certainly was quite a Halloween "trick", the only treat was in the beauty. As much as I didn't want it, new fallen snow is lovely.

I still have outdoor chores that I would like to see done before winter sets in, so I'll gladly take any sunny days we are given. The goats need a better configuration of their fencing, the yard could use scraping, followed by new fill. MaaMaa goat needs to find a handsome buck so we have fresh milk in the spring. The shed should be cleaned out & re-organized (been saying that since spring). Chicken coop needs attention, the old birds should go elsewhere. Winterizing should happen, I'm sure you all have a similar list, or maybe you are better prepared for the cold season, or maybe you live in the South and your preparations were for hurricane season instead.