Tad made a LEGO gun and holster



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we brought baby goats into the house that were born when it was too cold outside. We hoped their mama would keep feeding them but she says NO so we are bottle feeding them. Not a lot of fun, especially milking 4x a day which seems to be the only way to keep enough milk.

The pictures are a mess here on this blog post, I cannot get them in correct order. This was a quick, on the fly baby goat coat that I made.

The baby goats are Bully's babies she thinks

A kitty in a sack anyone? He will put himself in any container he can find.

"Something is wrong with this cat... Plastic leads to suffocation."

Christmas Bows

These are Tad and Frank's Christmas presents. Tad wanted to buy a bow for his best friend Faith in Tn, so he worked mucking out barns for us and the neighbor to earn enough money. It was hard work, and he almost didnt make it! We bought it early enough and he kept working through holiday. We did the research to find a good quality bow for beginners, as well as one that could be used for hunting. These are a 62" tall bow, the wooden part at center stays the same forever. you buy new ends as you get stronger, Tad's is a 30 lb pull and Frank's is 40. Frank can hunt deer, but Tad can only hunt birds and rabbits with his bow. Right now they are just doing target practice.

The quality of the bows is amazing, they were made by a small family operation. Even Nathalie goes outside to shoot sometimes though mostly she says it is boring! These are take down bows so they are easy to travel with. Frank found a picture of a bow hanging shelf, similar to this one, so he made one out of scrap playboard and ripped 2x4s yesterday. He wants to sand and stain it, but for now the bows just needed a home. These are in the hallway. Now I need to get some rabbit hides tanned and sewn into quivers for them to hang below their bows!

Sorry!!!

I have not posted in a REALLY long time! We are so busy, and yet nothing is very interesting... Swim team is taking a lot of time along with the farm and homeschooling. This picture shows you how the cat feels about the new dog!

We bought Bully Girl from someone nearby here, he had to sell her because he had 2 dogs and had to move where only 1 was allowed. The other dog was elderly, so he kept him. Bully is very well trained! Incredibly well behaved, no jumping or licking, does not eat from our plates, or potty in the house. she has learned an underground fence very quickly so can go out whenever she likes.

"I needs my belly rubbed... and these guys is playin a game!"

"What was that???"

"OH look its the cat!"

"I never get any cards... "

Watching snow fall together. Nathalie has feared dogs pretty much her whole life. we do not know why, she has not been bitten. We meet dogs that she likes, but not well enough to want one. She was highly apprehensive when we went to meet Bully but 5 min after walking in, she was in love. She is very comfortable with her.

One of the things we have done in my absence, this was a project that Tad and Frank completed in an hour when I requested a place to hang our winter gear.

Another reason for being busy... We cant make tortillas like normal people, oh no N and I have to make them!

Did someone say rabbit??? Our rabbits end up being quite enormous, Frank roasted it chest down instead of binding the legs together in order to make it cook faster. It was excellent.

And this was after we ate dinner! Mostly gone. The chickens finished up the rest. We have a lot else going on, so much... more than I can list. It is Sunday night and the week starts again, we had 1 day off this weekend and we have a swim meet next, so we will be busy constantly for the next 2 wks. Sunday's are usually catch up days as this one was.