Almost A Year

Well, we have almost been here a full year.  Still like my job, still like where we are living, still like our homeschooling adventures and all is well.  We have several additions to our family.  Our two adult goats had a baby boy and a baby girl.  The girl is called Surprise and the boy is called Timmy.  They are over a month and half old.  We are planning on selling the girl and the boy will be sold once we know that the mamas are pregnant again.  We are now up to 18 chickens.  We have one of our silkies brooding so hopefully something will come of that.  We went for a one week trip with Grandma (my Mom) to Orlando and played in the water all week.  Loads of fun!!!  We went to the local lake for Oldest's 12th birthday and tomorrow is Youngest's 10th birthday which will be at the roller rink.  She wanted to go ice skating but closed for renovations.  2nd choice was back at the lake but raining most days this week so chose something inside.  All of us have been doing the summer reading program at the local library and enjoying it very much.  Everyone has found new authors and books to read which is excellent!  Our garden is huge this year and we are enjoying the rewards of it.  Today we are eating pita bread pizzas.  The tomato sauce is from last year's harvest.  The eggplant, tomato, basil on it is from the garden.  Last night we had corn from the garden.  I absolutely love fresh food from the garden.  Looking forward to the tomatoes for more tomato sauce.  Been working overtime to bring more money in and doing something different than the normal job.  Enjoying it-only doing about 4 hrs a week but it is all good.  End of the month I will be working 4 hours extra during the week and getting comp time for that which will be used for future vacations.  Doing that at last a month till new person comes on board.  We have been blessed with this new place and the people in our life!