~Glad you stopped in! This is my little corner online where I jot down my thoughts and the happenings of the day at our farm. I hope you enjoy your stay. May The LORD richly bless you!!
This post has a boatload of pictures! Sorry, but I just couldn't help it, so much to share!
Darlin, being silly while cuddling Liam in the NICU.
Snugglin my little boy!
No tubes! Look at that adorable, sleepy little face!
Big Boy has adopted my mixing bowl for a hat.
My guys! I love this picture!
Big Boy's new bed this past July. No more crib. *sniff*
He loved it!
Little sister with a baby goat, Independence Day.
Crusing with his shades on!
Little Boy's first night at home. I wanted to stay and watch him sleep. I couldn't believe he was finally home, in his own crib. No tubes. No wires. No alarms. Just home.
Big Boy really took to "Lem", as he calls him. The day after he came home he wanted to be by his side constantly! It was so cute!
He loves his little brother.
With Great Grammie Aldrich, one of my most favorite people in the whole world!
Daddy and little guy.
Playing cars on the porch.
Glow bracelet!
Wearing Daddy's trapping hat.
Liam's first taste of baby food; apples! What a face!
Auntie Zebra and Liam.
Daddy and Big Boy on the tractor.
Big Boy loves anything with wheels, especially if it has a motor!!!
Kisses!
So cute!
At Pleasant Lake this Summer:
Building a smudge.
Hanging out in the tent!
Look at those bare feet!
Setting up tents with Nana.
Choppin wood with Gump.
Sammy, takin 'er easy!
Sleepy.
Let's go for a walk.
My favorite pictures of Big Boy and I.
Drownin worms and killin time! I love fishing!
Playing trucks in the gravel pit with Daddy.
Ah, yes, hash. This was so good!(Who doesn't like one-skillet meals???)
Napping with Gump.
Target practicing with Mamma's Remington .22 long rifle given by Great-Grammie Ruth.
Hello to friends and fellow bloggers! It has been too long!
We just got internet again, we had a nice break this past Summer. But it is nice to have again, especially for things like account access to balance the check book right from home, paying bills, etc. And of course, blogging!
Little Liam is doing great. We found out Thanksgiving week that he had hydrocephalus, which is fluid in the brain. We went to Portland where he was operated on last week to drain the fluid, and he is doing wonderfully. We are all home once again, and I am looking forward to a new year!
If you can believe it, I sold all my goats. My mama goat, Ivy, died and we decided it was time for a goat break. I hope to get some more some day (when the boys are old enough to lug water buckets *wink!*) And we still have chickens, pigs and a beef critter. This unseasonably warm weather has been easy on the wood pile.
For the past year or so, there has been an ongoing case to allow windmills to be put up on the mountains in our town. I know this is a good way to get stoned, but here goes. I am one of the people who wasn't crazy about the idea. I know. I never voted, posted signs or wrote opposing articles. But I wasn't all for them. I was/am torn between the rights of the landowner to do as he pleases on his own property, and the fact that they would be right out my kitchen window, on the beautiful mountains. I am sure I just made a few more enemies, and expect to get hate comments now lol.Well, the hear-say is that the ruling was finally made: No windmills. And as far as I know, this case cannot go to court again, it is final. I still have to look up the details for myself, but that is what I am told. A bitter-sweet ruling. So far I don't see any burning crosses in my yard, but it is early yet. I know it would have meant tax breaks for the town, profit for the landowner, instead of having to pay $16,000 in property tax. I feel bad, I do. But at the same time I am glad, because I love where we live, I love the view. I love the simple things (that's one reason why we don't have TV). I understand I can't "make" others live the way I choose to, nor have I ever wanted to try. I don't blame the guy for wanting the windmills. But it is nice to know that "progress", for lack of a better term, doesn't have to be in every corner of the world. I was surprised. I thought for sure the windmills were going to win. Well there, I went off on a little story/rant without meaning to. What else is new?
I have lots to tell you, lots of pictures to post, updates to make. But alas, time marches on. I will have to come back later and work more on this later. Until then, friends!
Blogging before the internet. Hmm. Sitting down to clip beautiful pictures from old magazines and catalogs and pasting them in a blank sketch book with stickers, ribbon and snippets of scrap paper. Then, to fill in the remaining space with thoughts, recipes, memories, and just all the nice things that would otherwise be forgotten. Enjoyable? You bet. It is great to have a tangible object of such treasured memories to look back through.
We got rid of the internet about a month ago. We figured we didn't use our computer enough to justify the cost of the internet. Therefore, I've had more time for old fashioned ''blogging''. The sketch book I'm currently filling up I've had since 2011! It has unfortunately been neglected in the last four years!
It is fun to pretty up the pages and write about the day, and whatever is on my mind. Plus, if I make something new for dinner that Joe really likes, I write it in my scrap book for future reference.
It is fun and relaxing. I usually do it at night after I tuck Big Boy in. Or sometimes in the morning before he gets up. I got the idea from my Mom. She had a small plastic bin that fit her book, paper, and accessories. You should give it a whirl!
Liam is doing well. He has surgery scheduled for next week to put his intestine back together so he can eat. Hopefully he can come home in a couple months!
*He Smiled At Me!!!* Friday I picked him up and after studying my face he smiled at me! So precious!
Hello everyone! I know it's been a while, but as you can imagine, we have a lot going on right now ;-)
Liam is doing well, making progress. Slow but sure. We can't wait to have him home with us! I am so glad that we have him and that he will be home eventually, yet I also can't help but think of the ''newborn stuff'' that I am missing out on with him. Babies are so precious, and they are only little for such a veryshort time. Tiny little hands to hold your finger at night, tiny little feet to kiss, the first tub bath, endless snuggles, naps together, and just being with them all the time. We are so eager to have our little family home together as it should be.
Big Boy is doing great, he is loving the outdoors! Tonka trucks and dirt! He is enjoying time with Daddy and Mamma, planting veggies and imitating the beef critter, and chasing little piglets.
Born April 10th, 2015 @ 11:27 A.M. Weighing 5lbs 6oz
Daddy dressed up in scrubs, ready for the big event!
Mama meets Little Boy
Someone is mad, lol.
Exploring the hospital room
Big Boy hanging out with Mama
Lots of dark hair!!!
Auntie Kaelie
Daddy and Little Boy
Jackson watching Sesame Street with Grammie
After 8 long days, I finally got to hold my little guy!
Jackson's first reaction to new baby...
Liam is doing well, impressing the doctors and nurses with his rapid progress in the NICU, he might be able to come home in a couple weeks! We can't wait! Thank you everyone for your prayers!
