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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

JEEZ!!! I really need to start updating this blog more often. I actually have no idea if anyone even reads it, but it wouldn't hurt.

SO, ALOT has happened since I last posted. We moved into this beautiful house and we are loving every square inch of it. We had started homeschooling and I loved it... But after a couple of months the children lost interest, and being the over protective mother that I am, I was scared that I was failing them. So, I bit the bullet and put them back in public school and they love it. We have been so blessed that they got some very good teachers. So far, they have been doing well. I am so proud of my children. Even though we have moved a few times in the last few years, they always seem to take it in stride.

We (I) have always wanted to live on a farm. That has never been a choice for us, financially speaking, so instead I have made the decision that just because we live "in town" that doesn't mean we can't be "farmers". We have just tilled up a 20 x 40 area for our garden. We started the seeds on Saturday in peat pots and we are praying that they germinate and start to grow. Once they sprout we will transplant them into the garden. So far, the only problem with it is that I can't seem to get the cat to stop using the garden as a potty spot. Anyway, let's just hope that this garden thing works out for me.

I haven't put it on paper yet, but my 5 year plan is to have acerage in which we can really homestead. I would love to have cows, chickens, goats and such. My girls would really love to own a horse, but I'm not sure about that yet. I just have this Norman Rockwell image of my son mowing the grass on a tractor. I don't know, maybe I am crazy, but that is my dream.

I'll post pictures soon, once the plants start to sprout and my garden actually looks decent.

Thanks for reading and God bless,
Jamie

1 comment:

Jennifer said...

There is nothing wrong with a dream and that is a great dream. I kind of hated living in town and dreamed about living in the country before we found our farm too.

We had to make a few sacrifices to move here. The previous owner had left quite a mess for us to clean up but I think it was a blessed mess because that is probably the only reason this farm wasn't snatched up like all the others we looked at before we could get a down payment together. I live in an older mobile home, but that is OK because a nice house wasn't what I was looking for in my dream of moving to a farm. I hope you can find your dream farm soon, until then I love that you are gardening and farming in town. Great idea, more people should do that.