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Saturday Psalm & Praise: What A Day That Will Be
Saturday, April 26, 2008

Earthquakes…
(CNN) — Midwest Quake Felt Far and Wide - April 18, 2008 - People nearly 900 miles away felt a magnitude-5.2 earthquake that shook southern Illinois early Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of major damage after the predawn quake, which struck at 4:36 a.m. (5:36 a.m. ET). “Everything shook,” “I thought the building was going to collapse.”
Famine…
Food Crisis Spreads Across the Globe. Rice Shortage Triggers 50% Increase in Two Weeks - April 6, 2008 - Rising food prices has transformed food into an international political issue. Riots have erupted in Egypt, Haiti and Bangladesh over soaring food prices. People fought one another over bags of rice in West Africa. The causes and the solutions to the food crisis are complex.

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blessings,

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Homesteading Carnival #45
Monday, April 21, 2008

 

I am hosting The 45th Homesteading Carnival

at Seeking Rest in the Ancient Paths this week!

Join me!

blessings!

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Goat Kidding Time Again
Friday, April 18, 2008

I belong to a most excellent Goat Yahoo Group. These goat friends are there for us all the time. We are all there for each other. If you own goats, I would encourage you to join their groups.

 homedairygoats

• 414 New Messages
• 8 New Photos

HDG911

• 164 New Messages

 The moderator just sent through a bunch of information about goats and kidding, which I am going to be posting, following.

Blessings~

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUCYLILLIE!!
Monday, April 7, 2008

Today, our Little sweetheart is a year old!! We are all in shock. Truly!! This year has really blown by! God is so good in placing this little sweetie in our home.

Lucy, we all hope you have the best birthday today! You are such a joy in our lives.

There will be several tributes to our Little Girlie for her special day, so we will be linking them as they are posted! We will also be adding pictures too!

Happy Birthday Loolie. We are all so proud of you!!

From Mommy:

Wow. It has been a year. A year. And I love you more now than I did then, though I don't know how that is possible. It is 3 am here now, on the 7th. Last year at this time, I was just starting to have the hard contractions. I woke up after a bit of rest and woke up the midwife. It was time.    

29 minutes later, we met you for the first time. Our little girl. Jocelyn and I knew you were going to be a girl. We were ready for one. You were so tiny. And content. You nursed well and were so sweet. The next weeks were full of joy and trying desperately to figure out a name for you!!

And now, a year later, you are still so sweet and content. I cannot believe a year has passed.

 

 

You are such a little baby doll still. So smart and loving.

You let Caleb grab you around the neck and give you all the hugs he wants, and you hardly make a peep.

I love your little delicate fingers and the way you sing with me, reaching the right pitches and stopping and holding the words you can't even speak yet. Your words are only understood by us, but I know you understand so much more than you can tell us yet! We love your aaaah when you say yes and the way you have started shaking your head yes and no.

 

Had we ever put you down sooner, I am sure you would be running around by now, but we all want to hold you, so it is a small sacrifice.

Besides, to see you stand from crouching is so fun, and you do it so well now. We are anticipating those first real steps.

But don't expect to be put down too much just because you start walking. We will still be holding you all the time!

I cannot even say how you have captured your Daddy's heart. To see his eyes light up and a huge smile on his face each time he sees you and the way he just watches you is priceless.

You simply light up the room, my little darling!

You remind me of each of your brothers and sisters, and it is a joy to have you.

I love to see you raise your hands to go to your sister or lay your head sweetly on Eric's shoulder as he sings to you. What a blessing.

Our times together nursing are so vey precious to me, and they will be kept in my heart forever.

To look into your eyes, to feel your little hand on my face or to watch you doze off to sleep, it is our time, and I love gazing at you.

Thank you Lord, for this precious gift you have given us. Thank you for loaning her to us to teach her and love her and be blessed by her presence. It is truly humbling to know, my dear little Loolie, that you are God's and I get the privilege of having you here. I truly do not deserve you.

I will tell you that you are in great company too. God has filled this home with great children, your sisters and brothers, to love you and teach you and care for you. You will never be alone or unloved. God put you in exactly the right place at the exact right time.

I am still as overjoyed and in love with you, Little Girlie, as I ever was. You are a light in our lives. I can't wait to watch you grow and see what God has planned in your life. I love you my dear. Love you. Love you. Love you!

Mommy

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For Sale: Books, CDs, Other - Oh, and Goats!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Time to get rid of a lot of items that we have had sitting around our home, waiting for an Ebay listing. We are planning to move in the near future, so we must remove a lot! This will be a friendly way to get rid of some of it and bless you with items you may not be able to afford from somewhere else. I tried to cover all the bases, so have a look-see and Email Me if you need to.
 

If you have any questions at all about any of these items, please email me. Many of the movies were given to us, and I know they are in great shape, but I cannot vouch for the content of any of the movies, of course! :) The Vision Forum items are leftovers from when we sold homeschool books and supplies. We no longer endorse VF.
Also, please give me a day or two to contact you about an item. First emails are first-served, so no worries there. I will also let you know if the item is already sold in email RE: Please Email any offers; I am open to fair offers.
Thanks!


CATEGORY: BOOKS
SHIPPING for first book is $2.00 Media Mail or First Class, depending on weight. Priority Mail is $4.60 base rate for one book.
Additional books:
Media Mail  Each additional book is 0.50.
Priority Mail  $2.00 for each additional, up to $8.95 for flat rate box.

Desecration - Anti-Christ Takes the Throne
Book 9 in the Left Behind Series  HCDJ
Tim LaHaye Jerry Jenkins
$1.00


When Godly People Do Ungodly Things
Beth Moore     HCDJ
$1.00  SOLD

Ten Lies About God
And How You Might Already Be Deceived
Erwin W. Lutzer   HCDJ
$1.00

The Kingdom of God is a Party
Tony Campolo    HCDJ
$1.00

The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers
Gary Chapman
$1.00  SOLD

NEW Experiencing Community Small Group Study Guide
Thom Corrigan ~ Navpress
78pp; includes Leader's Appendix
$1.00

Character ~ Who You Are When No One Is Looking
Bill Hybels
6 studies for groups or individual
Includes Guidelines for Leaders and Study Notes
$1.00

Your Family Time with God
John Maxwell    HCDJ
$1.00

So Much More
Anna Sophia and Elizabeth Botkin
HCDJ , Vision Forum
Like New
$8.00


The Prayer of Jabez Devotional
Bruce Wilkinson
$1.00


The Prayer of Jabez
Bruce Wilkinson
$1.00


Yucatan Deep
Tom Morrisey
softcover.  used.
$1.00


I Spy Spooky Night A Book of Picture Riddles  
New Condition; Name in face plate on inside cover
0590481371
Cartwheel Books  Scholastic Inc.
$1.00


Moments Together for Couples  HCDJ
Devotions for drawing to God & one another
Dennis & Barbara Rainey
0830717544   ?90000
$1.00



HOMESCHOOLING BOOKS
MORE COMING~ I FOUND A BOX! :)

Some of the bigger books (Lesson plans and TE), I have added a dollar, because they are quite heavy and more to ship.

+ADDED+ K-grade
K God's World  A Beka Science Series
Student Text 16454  2nd Edition
ret. $8.95  $2.00

K God's World  A Beka Science Series
Student Text 16454  2nd Edition
ret. $8.95  $2.00


+ADDED+ 1st Grade
A Beka Health Safety, Manners 1
Student Text Reader Second Edition 54089003
ret. $9.95  $5.00

A Beka Discovering God's World Science 1
Student Text Reader Third Edition 50512
(bottom has very minimal humidity wrinkling)
ret. $9.95  $5.00

+ADDED+ 2nd Grade
Letters/Sounds 2 Teacher Edition Test Key
Third Edition 20621003
ret. $7.15  $2.00

Arithmetic 2 Teacher Edition
41718004
ring-bound answer key to text. front cover is bent
ret. $21.15  $10.00

Arithmetic 2 Tests/Speed Drills Teacher Key
41734
ret. $9.15  $2.00

+ADDED+ 3rd Grade
A Beka Reading 3 Curriculum and Lesson Plans
with Phonics Review 75485004
ret. $25.00  $11.00

A Beka History 3 Curriculum and Lesson Plans
Our American Heritage 76848003
ret. $11.00  $5.00

A Beka Arithmetic 3 Curriculum and Lesson Plans
75507003
top corner of binding torn
ret. $30.00  $12.00

A Beka Arithmetic 3 Teacher Key to work text
Fourth Edition 54798007
ring-bound answer key to student text. front cover missing
ret. $21.15  $10.00

A Beka Language 3 Teacher Edition
Third Edition  36455007
ring-bound answer key to student text
ret. $23.00  $11.00

A Beka Language 3 Teacher Test Key
Teacher Edition Third Edition 36471008
key to student tests
ret. $9.15  $2.00

A Beka Science & Health Curriculum and Lesson Plans 3
for Health Safety and Manners 3 and Exploring God's World 3
Some highlighting and back cover bent 7692003
ret. $15.00  $7.00

A Beka Health Safety and Manners 3
Test Quizzes and Worksheet Key
Second Edition 58130007
ret. $9.15  $2.00

A Beka Exploring God's World Science 3 3rd Edition
Student Text 57312007
Used. There are some erased answers.
 ret.11.95  $5.00 SOLD

A Beka Exploring God's World Science 3 3rd Edition
Answer Key to Text 58610010
ret.6.15 $2.00 SOLD

A Beka Exploring God's World Science 3 3rd Edition
Teacher Edition Test, Quzzes, Worksheet Key 58130007
ret.9.15  $2.00 SOLD

A Beka Health Safety and Manners 3 2nd Edition
Student Text 58106007
$5.00 SOLD

A Beka Health Safety and Manners 3 2nd Edition
Answer Key to Student Text 58629012
$2.00 SOLD

+ADDED+ 4th Grade
A Beka God's Gift of Language A (4) SET
*Writing and Grammar Tests (Some writing erased)
Second Edition 61131004
*Writing and Grammar Test Key
Second Edition 61158002
ret. $13.65  $7.00

A Beka Spelling and Vocabulary 4 Student Test Book
Student Tests Book Second Edition 60054004
  -4 pages of erased answers
ret. $4.60  $1.50

A Beka Spelling and Vocabulary 4 Student Test Book
Student Tests Book Second Edition 60054002
  -8 pages of erased answers
ret. $4.60  $1.50

A Beka Spelling and Vocabulary 4 Teacher's Test Key
(NOT the same as student books above)
(probably) First Edition 44784
ret. $9.15  $2.00

A Beka Arithmetic 4 Teacher Curriculum
Second Edition (Brown book) 43737
ret. $30.00  $7.00


McGraw-Hill Learning Materials
Spectrum Writing Grade 4
Main ideas, Sequence, Cause and Effect, Details, Comparison, Facts and Opinions, Making Your Point
This is used. Almost all of Unit 1 is missing.
There is no writing on the remainder.
The back cover is bent.
Includes answer key in back.
$1.00


+ADDED+ 5th Grade
A Beka Spelling and Vocabulary Tests 5 SET
*Student Tests Book Second Edition 60321002
  -1 page of erased answers
*A Beka Spelling and Vocabulary Tests 5 Teacher Key
Second Edition 60348002
ret. $13.65  $7.00

A Beka Arithmetic 5 Tests & Speed Drills Key
Third Edition 26220003
ret. $9.15  $2.00

+ADDED+ 6th Grade
A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary 6 Set
*A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary 6 Teacher's Edition 13.15
ring-bound edition to student workbook 60364001 
*A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary 6 Student Tests 60372002 4.60
  -1 page of erased answers
*A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary 6 Teacher Key to Student Tests 60380001 9.15
ret. $26.90  $12.00

used A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary 6 Student Tests 60372002
3 Lessons of answers in pencil with ink corrections
ret. $4.60  $1.50

A Beka Arithmetic 6 Teacher's Edition
ring-bound Third Edition 61859001
paper cover is tearing from ring a bit
sticker mark on cover
ret. $21.15  $11.00


+ADDED+ 10th Grade
A Beka Grammar and Composition IV Test and Quizzes Key
Third Edition 76252001
ret. $9.15  $2.00



HOMESCHOOLING-OTHER
SHIPPING is as specified

These are mini flash cards with the Bible story on the back.
Please note the size is MINI: 3 1/4"x 4 1/2"

A Beka Book Flash-A-Card Miniature Set #1
1997 #17221
Heaven- A Beautiful Place
Adam-How Sin Began
$5.00
SHIPPING is $2.00 Media Mail, $4.60 Priority Mail

A Beka Book Flash-A-Card Miniature Set #2
1995 MFSB SS/B
Crucifixion
Resurrection
Growing Spiritually
$5.00
SHIPPING is $2.00 Media Mail, $4.60 Priority Mail




CATEGORY: CDs
SHIPPING for first CD is $2.00 Media Mail or First Class, shipping class depends on weight. Priority Mail is $4.60 base rate.
Additional CDs:
Media Mail $0.50 for each CD thereafter.
Priority Mail $1.00 for each CD thereafter.

Vision Forum
*PRICES EDITED*
$5.00     NEW Defending the Fatherless CD
$5.00     NEW Defending the Fatherless CD
$5.00     Like New Defending the Fatherless CD
$5.00     NEW The Blessed Marriage CD
$5.00     NEW The Role of the Grandfathers in Local Church CD
$5.00     NEW The Role of the Women in Local Church CD
$5.00     NEW The Role of the Women in Local Church CD
$5.00     NEW What's A Girl To Do? CD
$5.00     NEW Jennie B. and the Pilot CD
$5.00     NEW How to Evaluate a Suitor CD
$5.00     NEW How To Think Like A Christian
$5.00     NEW What Expect When Establishing a Local Church CD
$5.00     NEW What Expect When Establishing a Local Church CD
$5.00     NEW The Joy of Family Worship RC Sproul
$5.00     NEW The Joy of Family Worship RC Sproul
$5.00     NEW The Home as a Factory of Church Leaders Scott
$5.00     NEW The Home as a Factory of Church Leaders Scott
$5.00     NEW A Biblical Vision for Multi-Generational Faithfulness Einwechter
$5.00     NEW A Biblical Vision for Multi-Generational Faithfulness Einwechter
$5.00     NEW Weapons of Our Warfare: Truth Sproul
$5.00     NEW Weapons of Our Warfare: Truth Sproul
$5.00     NEW Weapons of Our Warfare: Beauty Sproul
$5.00     NEW Weapons of Our Warfare: Beauty Sproul
$5.00     NEW Hollywood's Despised Villian Botkin

$5.00     NEW Pilgrims vs. Indians CD
$5.00     NEW Making Wise Decisions About College CD
$5.00     NEW Making Wise Decisions About College CD
$5.00     NEW How Modern Churches Are Harming Families CD
$5.00     NEW How Modern Churches Are Harming Families CD
$5.00     NEW Home School Vision Victory CD
$5.00     NEW Home School Vision Victory CD
$5.00     NEW 6000 Years Earth History CD
$5.00     NEW Women and Children First  CD
$5.00     NEW Women and Children First  CD
$5.00     NEW The Promise Phillips CD
$5.00     NEW Rebuilding A Culture of Virtuous Boyhood CD
$5.00     NEW Discovering Life Purpose CD
$5.00     NEW Discovering Life Purpose CD
$10.00   NEW Victory for Daughters CD
$10.00   NEW Victory for Daughters CD
$10.00   NEW Victory for Daughters CD
$10.00   NEW The Spotless Bride CD
$10.00   NEW The Spotless Bride CD
$9.00     Like NEW The Spotless Bride CD
$10.00   NEW The Heroism of the Fathers is the Legacy of the Sons CD

+ADDED+ $10.00   Give Me Your Heart, My Son, Vision Forum conference
                      This is a set of 8 cassettes and has been listened to.
                      SHIPPING on this item is $4.00 Media Mail or $4.60 Priority Mail

                  $10.00  Building a Family That Will Stand Vision Forum Conference
                      This is a set of 8 cassettes and has been listened to.
                      SHIPPING on this item is $4.00 Media Mail or $4.60 Priority Mail

MUSIC CDs

The Prince of Egypt CD
Music from the movie.
$1.00 SOLD

Real Life Music CD 1996
Used CD
Amy Grant, Bryan Duncan, Michael Card,
Amy Morriss, Grover Levy, Crystal Lewis,
Guardian, Anointed, Greg Long, Jaci Velasquez
$1.00

Music You Can Believe In CD 1995
Used CD.
Clay Crosse, Wes King, Brent Bourgeois,
Church of Rhythm, Carolyn Arends,
Michael W. Smith, Ashley Cleveland,
Michael James, Ian, Rich Mullins
$1.00

Mercy Me - Almost There
like new CD.
$1.00

People Get Ready CD
Like new CD.
Crystal Lewis, Geoff Moore, Rebecca St. James,
dc Talk, Margaret Becker, Barry McGuire, The Impressions,
Big Tent Revival, Rich Mullins, Audio Adrenaline,
Michael W. Smith, Al Green
$1.00



CATEGORY: VIDEOS and DVDs
SHIPPING for first video is $2.00 Media Mail or First Class, depending on weight. Priority Mail is $4.60 base rate for one video.
Additional Videos/DVDs:
Media Mail $0.50 for each thereafter.
Priority Mail $1.00 for each thereafter.


The Prince of Egypt VHS video
Used. Plays fine. Clamshell case is crushed.
$1.00

BibleMan DVD The Incredible Force of Joy
Used. Plays fine. No insert.
$1.00

Hercules - Walt Disney
ISBN: 0-7888-0584-3
clamshell case
$1.00

Dumbo - Walt Disney
ISBN: 12257-0240-3
clamshell case
$1.00

Toy Story 2 - Walt Disney
ISBN: 0-7888-2454-6
clamshell case
Very good condition
$1.00 SOLD

Mary Poppins - Walt Disney
ISBN: 0-7888-2220-9
clamshell case
Very good condition
$1.00 SOLD

Walt Disney's Masterpiece Lady and the Tramp
0788812807
clamshell case
$1.00

Walt Disney's Masterpiece Robin Hood
1558901892
83m  rated:G
clamshell case
Very good condition
$1.00 SOLD

Top Hat
Fred Astaire   Ginger Rogers  VHS
b/w 99m
Classic Romance
1980
$1.00

Shall We Dance
Fred Astaire   Ginger Rogers  VHS
b/w 108m
Classic Romance
$1.00

Irving Berlin's White Christmas
3775725429
1954
$1.00

The Bishop's Wife
The Classic Collection Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment
Cary Grant   Loretta Young  David Niven
Classic Romance
$1.00

An Affair To Remember
Cary Grant  Deborah Kerr 
Classic Romance
1957
nr
$1.00

Funny Girl
Barbra Streisand  Omar Sharif
165m 1968  rated G
$1.00

How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Robert Morse
2h 5m  1967
nr
$1.00


CATEGORY: GAMES
SHIPPING for first item is $8.00 Parcel Post. Priority Mail is $8.95 flat rate box.

Scooby Doo Monopoly Collector's Edition 
never played with, but opened
$8.00

Disney Edition Monopoly
includes 8 Collectible Themed movers
the plastic is torn, but it is unopened and unused
$10.00

Please feel free to copy and forward this list to groups and friends.
Email Me!

We also have a couple of Nubian bucks for sale.
Cowboy
Full-blooded Nubian
DOB: 2-25-07
$125.00

Ellessar
Full-blooded Nubian.
DOB: 3-2?-07
$125.00

We also have a doeling for sale.
Eamane
Full-blooded Nubian
DOB: 3-25-07
Never bred. Mother is a good milker.
$100.00

I will get good pictures up soon, as well as their measurements. You can click on the photo above to see a bigger one. It is from last year. I just put it on so you can see the bucks' coloring.

Shipping:
You must pick up.   :)

blessings!

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The Homesteading Carnival: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM Edition
Wednesday, March 5, 2008

The 39th Homesteading Carnival: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM Edition

is posted at Seeking Rest in the Ancient Paths.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!

 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

My Mother turned 60 yesterday. Had I been up on this, I could have had it published for her birthday! Anyway, I have always been late on things like this. My Mom, on the other hand, would have sent a card out last week, scanned pictures, written a great tribute and posted it fifteen minutes early, because she always arrives fifteen minutes early

Blessings~

 

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We Had to Take Caleb to the Hospital...
Thursday, February 28, 2008

For those of you who don't know, we took Caleb to the hospital yesterday morning about 7am. He was shivering, and his skin was splotchy. When I took him into the bathroom light to get a closer look, he was just so hot. We took his temp, and his fever was about 106' under the arm. I gave him some motrin. He has no problem drinking water at all, so he was not dehydrated. I figured out that the shivering was good, that it is just his body trying to cool itself.

Matt got up very shortly afterward to go to work, and I told him what was going on, and we decided to go to the hospital. I took his temperature again with another thermometer, because Matt could not believe his temp was that high, and it was the same. His temp was at 105' when we left.
Read the rest: Update on Caleb

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Moving: Don't Know When, Don't Know Where
Tuesday, February 12, 2008

I have been looking again at farms, ranches, and land out west. All last year, we looked in Arizona just north of Phoenix for property prices, kept an eye on weather during different seasons and read up on homeschool laws. Now, I am looking at Texas. Our goal is to be near New Mexico, but not in the actual state of. Problem is that our parents live in Las Cruces, which is in the southmost central area of the state. We lived in NM 11 years ago. I have homeschooled there, and I am not interested in living there and homeschooling. Let me correct that: we are not interested. Matt totally agrees.
No, NM is not a red state with a bunch of rules and regulations, but Texas is right next door, and the laws there are better. I do feel that if we are moving all of that way, then we need to be within a six hour drive at least. I would like to be within and hour drive, but that would put us in El Paso, and we are not at all interested in living there.
How great is that that we are looking at Texas? I would imagine that Eric is pretty excited. It is his goal to own a huge cattle ranch in Texas someday. No, we do not have cattle. We have goats. and chickens. (I think the horses are finally going this week!) He does have a Guide to Raising Cattle and is interested, so I am letting him run with it. We will see what God has in store there.

Considering the work we have to finish on our home to have it ready to sell, we have a bit of time to look and pray and wait for God to speak His will into our hearts. We miss our parents. We have longed to move there and away from this cold winter weather since last year. I still remember Matt coming home in April when it snowed again after having been 80' weather the week or so before, and he said he was ready to move. He hates delivering mail in this bitter cold. LucyLillie was just a week old, so we figured we wouldn't be moving until this year anyway. Now it is this year, and I am hoping to not be in this same room, typing these same words next year.
Though I will hate to go. I love this little old farmhouse and the big red barn. I love the giant maple tree and the beautiful woodwork and the pocket door and our oval window entry doors. I love the Morning Glory that climbs the windmill tower over the well. I love it that Isaac, Caleb and Lucy were born here. This is the longest we have lived in one place, and it has certainly grown on me. I hate the carpet and these old walls that you can hardly put a nail into, but I look at Eric and see all that barn has been in his life skills, and well, can you tell I am a bit sentimental? Just a little?
Let's not even talk about all of the work we have all put into the new addition that is still unfinished and may be until we move. I sure would like to live in it for a few months though. I suppose we will see.
I know Mom is tired of hearing and waiting on us moving down there, though I know she understands. All the work to do and little time to finish the addition. And, with each change of season, a new challenge crops up. And then a year passes...
All I know is that Jocelyn said she certainly hopes we move before summer, because she does not want to move the dog cage all over the yard again to feed the goats. I agree. Either move or put up fencing.
That is at the top of my list, too: fencing. We must buy property that is already fenced. None of this chase the goats all over the property stuff.
I am thankful that God is in control of this. when I made the 4-state comparison chart the other night of the homeschool laws (yes, I am one of those kind of people), it about drove me bonkers looking at those and looking at the map of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona on mapquest. "Who in the world knows?" is all I could come up with. Add to that Amanda and her, "I am not moving to Texas," and Jocelyn, who took some convincing with some of the beautiful and lush flat land, river and grazing pictures I found. Matt is pretty open, I think. He is easy-going like that, though. Boy, I wish I were.

blessings!

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The 36th Homesteading Carnival: It's An Education Edition
Tuesday, February 12, 2008

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Murphy's Law of Pipes and Propane
Friday, February 8, 2008

Murphy's Law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.

From Wednesday:
Today has been quite the day. I awoke this morning to a frantic son, Eric, telling me to please get up now and come down to the basement, that it was an emergency. The pipe in the basement was broken and there was water shooting out of the well in the basement. Leave it to Eric to break the pipe and flood the basement on the day we have received more rain and our town and so many around us are completely flooded. I am smiling as I type that.

Great. So, now what?  This is only something else to add to the dog's lacerated paw, for which I have been caring for since a week ago Monday. She cannot walk on it (she could, except is will pull the skin apart), so she must be taken out to to go to the bathroom, hopping on one paw. She has to stay in her little pen all day, laying down, keeping off of it. We have had to pay constant attention to it being cleaned and covered and her not licking it... Is the bandaging too tight? Did she eat the bandage?

Read the rest......

blessings!

 

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