pridegoethb4thefall
Ridin' The Range
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So, I finally have a free moment to try to start my journal.
Please excuse me if I get jumbled up or jump around, this is new to me. Journaling that is.
Where to start? How about my title- Lovin it, Livin it, Losin it.
Love- My family, my home, my life, My Savior Jesus
Live- Day to day, but also my dream. Since childhood I have wanted animals and a garden and a family, with room for everything, but mostly I wanted my own horse. Now I have all those things- in abundance! God has blessed us and we are faithful to Him.
Losing- My sanity some days, my patience other days, and trying to lose the extra weight everyday!
I am married, am 34 years (but I have turned 29 for the last 5 birthdays!!), have 6 children- 14, 12, 7, 5, 3, and 3 months. We have lots of pets- cats, dogs, horses, chickens, rabbits, guiena fowl ducks, and goats, all hobby.
Since Im not sure where I want to start, I will start with today, and occasionally go back in time.
Today I said goodbye to the hubby- he is on his way to Palm Springs for work, (we are inventors and into sales/marketing) and he will be bringing my 12 year old son home from his bio-dads house. My Ex-hubby, I found out yesterday, has gone totally beserk and is doing really stupid stuff, so I have decided my son must come home immediatly. He has only been there since Thanksgiving and is not wanting to come home, but I have to do what is right for him in the long run. So my hubby is going to get him (my son is living near Palm Springs right now) on Friday, finish up another meeting and bring my boy home Sunday.
I DONT look forward to telling the ex that our son will be coming back home to me- the ex is kinda stupid and stubborn. And still isnt over me, 11 years later.. siiiiighhhh
Today I also had tons of laundry- got it all the way up to folded in groups by child, then left it where it was. I'll put it away tomorrow.
Then there were all the regular chores and household stuff- cooking, cleaning, picking up kids, homework,baths, feeding horses, chickens, rabbits. Had to rake up hay the chickens got into- man those girls can make a mess!!
Oh! The BEST part of today??? I met a new vet today! She is soooo nice! Someone told me about her- sang her praises, repeatedly, so I called her.
She is a mobile vet, only does ruminates, and get this- her license plate on her truck says LOVE GOATS!! Except, instead of the word 'love', it has a heart!! Sooo cute!
Anyhow- she came out to our place today and did a sonogram on my pygmy cross to see if she is preg or not and...SHE IS!!! Vet only saw one spine, said she is more than 90 days, probably due to deliver in 4 to 6 weeks! I am worried about her only having one though, dont want one huge baby, but vet said its ok to feed her a bit more grain as she could stand to put on a little more weight.
Oh, and the other best thing about this vet? She owns 70 pygmy goats, and many of them are show goats!!! So I feel really good about her helping me with my Sophie. She even said she will hook me up on a friend for Sophie!! WOOT!!
Apparently all this farmwork is paying off in another way- I stepped on the scale tonight and discovered Ive lost 3 pounds in the last few days! I think that while I have all these animals because I enjoy them, I also LOVE all the physical labor I can put into their care. Caring for them makes working out feel good! I make it a point everyday to do some kind of animal care chore that really gets me moving, breathing hard,or using some muscle.
Also, going out to do 'farm chores' gets me out of the house and away from the kids for a little while. Sometimes they come with me, but I prefer to do the hardwork myself. FarmChores ARE my weightloss plan!!
I cant wait till spring and I get to add gardening into the mix! I have a nice little plot we planted last year and I CAN NOT WAIT to get started again! I am letting the ground rest all fall and winter. I covered the dirt with a ton of compost from the henhouse- lots of poo and shavings and worms in that dirt, and I will be roto-tilling it in spring.
I think thats enough for now, I cant believe I got to write so much and no kids interupted me!!! I know its late, but my baby co-sleeps with me and nurses, so he usually wakes up alot to eat, and my 3 year old is going through this weird phase where he wakes up every few hours to cry and just wants a hug from someone, and then goes back to sleep, so, yeah....peace and quiet and solitude are more valuable than gold, diamonds and an honest politician around here!!!
Please excuse me if I get jumbled up or jump around, this is new to me. Journaling that is.
Where to start? How about my title- Lovin it, Livin it, Losin it.
Love- My family, my home, my life, My Savior Jesus
Live- Day to day, but also my dream. Since childhood I have wanted animals and a garden and a family, with room for everything, but mostly I wanted my own horse. Now I have all those things- in abundance! God has blessed us and we are faithful to Him.
Losing- My sanity some days, my patience other days, and trying to lose the extra weight everyday!
I am married, am 34 years (but I have turned 29 for the last 5 birthdays!!), have 6 children- 14, 12, 7, 5, 3, and 3 months. We have lots of pets- cats, dogs, horses, chickens, rabbits, guiena fowl ducks, and goats, all hobby.
Since Im not sure where I want to start, I will start with today, and occasionally go back in time.
Today I said goodbye to the hubby- he is on his way to Palm Springs for work, (we are inventors and into sales/marketing) and he will be bringing my 12 year old son home from his bio-dads house. My Ex-hubby, I found out yesterday, has gone totally beserk and is doing really stupid stuff, so I have decided my son must come home immediatly. He has only been there since Thanksgiving and is not wanting to come home, but I have to do what is right for him in the long run. So my hubby is going to get him (my son is living near Palm Springs right now) on Friday, finish up another meeting and bring my boy home Sunday.
I DONT look forward to telling the ex that our son will be coming back home to me- the ex is kinda stupid and stubborn. And still isnt over me, 11 years later.. siiiiighhhh
Today I also had tons of laundry- got it all the way up to folded in groups by child, then left it where it was. I'll put it away tomorrow.
Then there were all the regular chores and household stuff- cooking, cleaning, picking up kids, homework,baths, feeding horses, chickens, rabbits. Had to rake up hay the chickens got into- man those girls can make a mess!!
Oh! The BEST part of today??? I met a new vet today! She is soooo nice! Someone told me about her- sang her praises, repeatedly, so I called her.
She is a mobile vet, only does ruminates, and get this- her license plate on her truck says LOVE GOATS!! Except, instead of the word 'love', it has a heart!! Sooo cute!
Anyhow- she came out to our place today and did a sonogram on my pygmy cross to see if she is preg or not and...SHE IS!!! Vet only saw one spine, said she is more than 90 days, probably due to deliver in 4 to 6 weeks! I am worried about her only having one though, dont want one huge baby, but vet said its ok to feed her a bit more grain as she could stand to put on a little more weight.
Oh, and the other best thing about this vet? She owns 70 pygmy goats, and many of them are show goats!!! So I feel really good about her helping me with my Sophie. She even said she will hook me up on a friend for Sophie!! WOOT!!
Apparently all this farmwork is paying off in another way- I stepped on the scale tonight and discovered Ive lost 3 pounds in the last few days! I think that while I have all these animals because I enjoy them, I also LOVE all the physical labor I can put into their care. Caring for them makes working out feel good! I make it a point everyday to do some kind of animal care chore that really gets me moving, breathing hard,or using some muscle.
Also, going out to do 'farm chores' gets me out of the house and away from the kids for a little while. Sometimes they come with me, but I prefer to do the hardwork myself. FarmChores ARE my weightloss plan!!
I cant wait till spring and I get to add gardening into the mix! I have a nice little plot we planted last year and I CAN NOT WAIT to get started again! I am letting the ground rest all fall and winter. I covered the dirt with a ton of compost from the henhouse- lots of poo and shavings and worms in that dirt, and I will be roto-tilling it in spring.
I think thats enough for now, I cant believe I got to write so much and no kids interupted me!!! I know its late, but my baby co-sleeps with me and nurses, so he usually wakes up alot to eat, and my 3 year old is going through this weird phase where he wakes up every few hours to cry and just wants a hug from someone, and then goes back to sleep, so, yeah....peace and quiet and solitude are more valuable than gold, diamonds and an honest politician around here!!!