Updates- Updated

Below was a post I created a few weeks ago. I'm making progress...
I've updated the blog.
Sewing machine is fixed...though I am still leaning towards a new one. At least new embrodery software.
Still no Civil War Journals...Blah!

House- flower beds weeded.
Goats were killed due to disorderly dog (see previous post).
Garden disced (husband), tilled (me), planted (me). YAY for garden!!
No butter made (you can't expect everything!)

Running-
28.46 - didn't kill 29min. But did break it.
Umm... does chasing cows yesterday count? If so I did 2x last week.

Sales-
I did sell some semen yesterday :-)

so not perfect. but getting better.
New goals? Not yet. Give me a day to be happy :-)


I need to get with the times... my blog is UGLY! I know I at least have a blog, but let's be honest, how many people are actually reading this? I've got to get more creative.
So my 'sewing' goal this month...clean up BLOG.
goal 2. Get sewing machine fixed OR decide on new one (may have to wait till May if the better deal is in Portland :-p)
goal 3. Work on stinking Civil War Journals. I'm already 3.5 months behind...ahhhh!!!

House goal:
1. Get weeds out of flower beds.
2. Get goats in pasture.
3. Till or Disc garden
4. Plant said garden to early spring crops.
5. Make Butter.

Running goal:
1.Simple: Race on Saturday (Kill the 29 min. mark)
2.Start running 2-3x/week.

Sales goals:
1. Sell SOMETHING!!...:-)

READY SET...GO!

Garden time

Garden is nearly all planted. Just corn, sweet potatoes, and pumpkins left!!!!

Muffins

Chocolate banana nut muffins... With cinnamon and vanilla! I am sooooo excited! I hope Jackson likes them

New Blog..

Well the Blog has been colorified and updated. I like it. The new background photo is one I took of our backyard when the neighbors had corn planted. The color scheme is more springy. And it looks more enthused. I think the spring slump maybe turning around... and that goes for more than just the blog. I'm feeling much better as well. No new quilts anytime soon on the horizon, but come Thursday I will be off with my trusted companions (aka Anna-Marie and Lori) to do some MAJOR shop hopping.
/http://www.treasureshophop.blogspot.com/

So Spring is finally HERE!

P.S.> I planted red potatoes, red onions, carrots, sweet peas, lettuce, and spinach the other day. AND pulled weeds this morning. Spring is certainly here to stay!

Depression SUCKS

I'm in a rut. Not a super deep one (like last year when I quit nursing and all my hormones came crashing in during one of the foggiest years EVER). No, not like that. But I am in one. It always starts during the short cold days (seasonal depression I think they call it), but it's not as cold now and not so short of days, but I'm still there. Yesterday was a bad day. A really, F-ing bad day. Our dog dug into the pen where we had our two (newly purchased) goats, and killed them both. He was proud, I was not. Now we have to sell the dog. He's been in our family before we were a family. 4 years. Jackson will be 3 in July. To say I'm sad is an understatement. The rut is deeper. I agree we need to find a new home for him. It's not the first time he has used his German Shepherd instinct to kill. He took out a calf a year ago. He was banned from the farm after that. He has never hurt us or Jackson, never even growled at us. But the thrill of the chase and the kill is too much. It doesn't work when you need critters to survive and keep your weeds down. So now you know why today depression sucks. I was there before, but not heavy. Today, though it's sunny and nice, and the wind isn't even really blowing, however I feel like watching a movie under a blanket and hiding. But I can't. I have to go coach at a track meet, and be happy. Cheer on my kids (not literally my kid, he's with Dad on the farm), and be productive. Depression SUCKS-- so do ruts. Let's hope I can pull out soon. Spring is here...it's time to be happy.

Really bad day to be a quilt...

I had just finished this quilt Thursday night. I washed it late and went to dry it Friday morning. I started it in the washer but it was such a nice day I decided the line would be better. I headed to get on the tractor for a few hours before track meet in the afternoon. Well as always I was running late getting on the tractor and late getting off the tractor which in turn put me behind for the track meet( of which I am a coach and helping put on the meet) I totally forgot about my adorable baby quilt! It did every kind if weather but be nice, snow, rain, LOTS of wind, and cold!!! I finally got home at 9:30 And was ready to crash... So I did. Well at 7am this morning hubby informs me that my quilt was on the ground.... Ahhhh!!! So I ask... "was it ok?" he said yeah maybe a little dirty... Well u can guess what happened next, I went outside to check on it and the first thing I see is HOLE in the quilt!!!! I started crying. So many hours of work, and my first go of 'turn under' appliqué plus we had already decided to whom it was going. It was lucky that it wasn't sold already. You maybe wondering how it got a hole in it, the appliqué ripped off And torn on one edge... I the the culprit wasn't the weather, but a little black dog named Harley. I cannot be sure that Wally didn't help eitheer. But it is all very sad. Hopefully I can mend it enough to give away.

Updates

I need to get with the times... my blog is UGLY! I know I at least have a blog, but let's be honest, how many people are actually reading this? I've got to get more creative.
So my 'sewing' goal this month...clean up BLOG.
goal 2. Get sewing machine fixed OR decide on new one (may have to wait till May if the better deal is in Portland :-p)
goal 3. Work on stinking Civil War Journals. I'm already 3.5 months behind...ahhhh!!!

House goal:
1. Get weeds out of flower beds.
2. Get goats in pasture.
3. Till or Disc garden
4. Plant said garden to early spring crops.
5. Make Butter.

Running goal:
1.Simple: Race on Saturday (Kill the 29 min. mark)
2.Start running 2-3x/week.

Sales goals:
1. Sell SOMETHING!!...:-)

READY SET...GO!