Hello again, my blog friends! How can it be close to the end of January already? Time flies by! I realized I have not posted for quite awhile and thought, "Why not?" I came to the conclusion that I was thinking that I haven't done much in the chicken house to write about. Then I thought again...and realized that this blog is not just about the chicken house. It is about my LIFE as a chicken farmer's wife. I have a life whether or not I am in the chicken house!
So, what have I been doing? Hmmmm. Well, I think the biggest and continuing task I have right now is moving one very full house into another very full house, will only a few evenings here and there and only partial Saturdays to do it. Sound like a complaint in there? Yep..there is. Sorry. We are to do things without complaining. I need to work on that! :) It is a hard job made harder by the fact that my husband and I both like stuff!! and have A LOT of it! I have been trying to slowly figure out what to keep, what to store, what to give, what to keep for a possible yard sale, and what to pitch. Not an easy task....and for a disorganized person like me....it seems endless. Anybody have a magic wand?
Hahaha...this makes me think about a pastor friend of mine who used to ask me, "Andrea, don't you see the light at the end of the tunnel?" Which would frustrate me to no end....and he knew it, but was always encouraging me with that and it always made me realize that "this too shall pass." And after my divorce was finally over (which was the tunnel he was referring to), and I started to get used to the other end of the tunnel, I got myself into another tunnel...waiting for Rod. So he said, "Andrea, you must like tunnels." hehehe....NO!! No, I don't. I just seem to keep finding myself in them. Now my tunnel is just getting my other house cleaned out. This tunnel is not near as bad as the other two. I am very thankful for that! :) See....there is always, Always, ALWAYS something to be thankful for! And no, Pastor Paul....I still do not like tunnels, but this time, I do see the light at the end of it! :)
Oh....here is a funny tidbit....my boots.....I haven't used them yet!! Hahaha....we bought boots for me to work in the chicken house, and I haven't had to since.....hehehehe...that just makes me laugh. So..for all you farmer's wives out there...don't want to work in the barn? Buy work boots!!!! :)
Ok...must go start my day....have to check the wood stove..yep, that is one of my new jobs as a wife...to keep the fires burning...to keep the house warm. I don't mind it...unless I forget and it goes out and then I have to start it again. Not hard to do, but sure does make me smell like a campfire! Although, come to think of it....I like the thought of a campfire...and roasting marshmallows. Has anyone ever roasted marshmallows in the wood stove? Hmmmm....now that's a thought to make it rewarding! Ha! I will let you know if I ever make s'mores in our wood stove. YUM!
Well, until next time....eat more chicken....and s'mores!
Friday, January 24, 2014
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
All Wet :(
So, today's post is not about chicken farms or me being a chicken farmer's wife. But it is the result of moving to the farm. You see, at my other house....where I lived before I got MARRIED....a pipe broke. I don't know if it was yesterday or when exactly it broke, but there was water everywhere in my laundry room and a foot of water in my basement. Not good.
My son went up to the house for me today to get a few more things to bring down to the farmhouse. I got a call from him saying that there was water in the basement, but that he and our wonderful neighbor got the water turned off. They were going to pump it out, but there was no where to pump it too because of where the house was located, if they pump it out and it went to the road, it would turn to ice and possibly cause an accident. So, we are letting it recede on its own for now.
After coming back home (and in different clothes and shoes because his first set got very wet...and he was very thankful there were still some clothes and shoes up at that house for him to wear), he volunteered to go back up with me when I said I had to go up to get some of the stuff to get it dried out. (side note, my daughter also said she would have helped, but at the time, she was still babysitting....I am thankful they both cared and offered to help)
Well, good news...I don't think the pipe will be too much to fix...and that is coming from me...who knows nothing, so I am hoping I am right about that! The water didn't reach the furnace...very good news. Also, good ....there were only a handful of pictures in a box that got soaked. So I brought them home, and they now cover my living room floor. To me, other things are material. Yes, valuable, but still replaceable.
We brought home a laundry basket full of soaked coats, and clothes. a sewing machine (hopefully that will still work after it is dried out) and a deer head! hahahaha....it was in the freezer and my son wants to get it done up to hang on his wall. Well, with the freezer possibly done for, we had to bring that head home...thankfully it is cold enough to keep it outside for the night or a few nights.
Something kind of cool looking....apparently the water in the laundry room was spraying at the window....there was a two inch thick sheet of ice on the window....not a good thing, but it was really neat to see. Kind of pretty. I wouldn't suggest spraying water on your windows though just to see what it looks like though.
Oh, something else I learned tonight....my wonderful hounds tooth boots..which are actually rain boots...must have a hole in each of them...because my feet were swimming in water inside the boots!! In cold water!!! I was so glad I just took them along to wear in the basement. I had my sneakers along to wear home...and there were extra socks still up at the house. But so much for waterproof boots.
I am thankful...it could have been worse. There is definite damage done, but we are safe and sound here in the farmhouse....and it is warm and cozy here.
I know this isn't as fun of a post, but its still an event in my life here. Life isn't all fun....but it is what it is. And as one of my all time favorite sayings goes....there is always, always, ALWAYS something to be thankful for.
So until next time....eat more chickens...and check your rain boots for holes! :)
My son went up to the house for me today to get a few more things to bring down to the farmhouse. I got a call from him saying that there was water in the basement, but that he and our wonderful neighbor got the water turned off. They were going to pump it out, but there was no where to pump it too because of where the house was located, if they pump it out and it went to the road, it would turn to ice and possibly cause an accident. So, we are letting it recede on its own for now.
After coming back home (and in different clothes and shoes because his first set got very wet...and he was very thankful there were still some clothes and shoes up at that house for him to wear), he volunteered to go back up with me when I said I had to go up to get some of the stuff to get it dried out. (side note, my daughter also said she would have helped, but at the time, she was still babysitting....I am thankful they both cared and offered to help)
Well, good news...I don't think the pipe will be too much to fix...and that is coming from me...who knows nothing, so I am hoping I am right about that! The water didn't reach the furnace...very good news. Also, good ....there were only a handful of pictures in a box that got soaked. So I brought them home, and they now cover my living room floor. To me, other things are material. Yes, valuable, but still replaceable.
We brought home a laundry basket full of soaked coats, and clothes. a sewing machine (hopefully that will still work after it is dried out) and a deer head! hahahaha....it was in the freezer and my son wants to get it done up to hang on his wall. Well, with the freezer possibly done for, we had to bring that head home...thankfully it is cold enough to keep it outside for the night or a few nights.
Something kind of cool looking....apparently the water in the laundry room was spraying at the window....there was a two inch thick sheet of ice on the window....not a good thing, but it was really neat to see. Kind of pretty. I wouldn't suggest spraying water on your windows though just to see what it looks like though.
Oh, something else I learned tonight....my wonderful hounds tooth boots..which are actually rain boots...must have a hole in each of them...because my feet were swimming in water inside the boots!! In cold water!!! I was so glad I just took them along to wear in the basement. I had my sneakers along to wear home...and there were extra socks still up at the house. But so much for waterproof boots.
I am thankful...it could have been worse. There is definite damage done, but we are safe and sound here in the farmhouse....and it is warm and cozy here.
I know this isn't as fun of a post, but its still an event in my life here. Life isn't all fun....but it is what it is. And as one of my all time favorite sayings goes....there is always, always, ALWAYS something to be thankful for.
So until next time....eat more chickens...and check your rain boots for holes! :)
Friday, January 3, 2014
It's Gotta Be Official Now!
Guess what! Guess what!! Guess what.....I got new chicken boots!! I should be official now...they are real work boots...bought just for me....for working in the chicken house!! Yep...my husband bought me them tonight when we were shopping at the Village Merchants. I was so excited, I told him I couldn't wait to get home to blog about it! They are a little big, but that is ok. I can wear thicker socks that way to keep my toes warmer while walking out to the chicken house on these bitter cold mornings.
Here is a picture of my new boots....I just love them!.....
So...all you other chicken farmer's wives (or anyone out there really) what do you think? I am just smiling from ear to ear. I mean, I still love my hounds tooth ones, but they are not warm and really are not made to be work boots. They did the job good though for me. But these are work boots and those were rain boots...and now I will keep them as such.
Ok...this proud chicken boot owner is done raving about my boots. I am going to go put them on again and then put them where they belong with Rod's work boots. :)
So, until next time...eat more chicken!
Here is a picture of my new boots....I just love them!.....
So...all you other chicken farmer's wives (or anyone out there really) what do you think? I am just smiling from ear to ear. I mean, I still love my hounds tooth ones, but they are not warm and really are not made to be work boots. They did the job good though for me. But these are work boots and those were rain boots...and now I will keep them as such.
Ok...this proud chicken boot owner is done raving about my boots. I am going to go put them on again and then put them where they belong with Rod's work boots. :)
So, until next time...eat more chicken!
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