Tuesday, July 24, 2012

25% Off our all natural cleaning products



25% off sale


Why buy our all natural home made all natural laundry soap?  Because it works, don't believe us, give it a try, we are offering a 25% discount so you can try it and see for yourself why our customers love it.  Our soaps contain no extra fillers or toxic carcinogenics like some name brand laundry soaps, it is gentle enough to use on preemie baby clothes as well as your lacy lingerie yet strong enough to clean my husband's dirty greasy work clothes.  The soaps are scented with citronella essential oils but do not leave your clothes smelling like bug spray.  In addition to leaving your whites whiter and your brights brighter, it gets out tough smells, Like BO and Cat urine.  We are proud of the ingredients we use and list them on every bag in simple terms because with our sensitive skin we know how frustrating it is to search for ingredient lists

all our products are phosphate free (which has lead to increased green algae in our water system which is bad) sodium lauryl sulfate/sodium laureth sulfate free (which is very harsh on your skin and causes skin irratation/rashes) actually helps improve your septic system function (because it is bleach free, you can use with bleach but we haven't had the need) and works great with well/hard water--a list of our ingredients can be found here

We know you are going to love it so order yours today

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Frugal Friday: Home made dog food--is it really a savings?

So, ya'll might know that we have a few dogs (today we have 4 large breed, 1 medium breed, and 3 puppies) and so one can imagine we go through a lot of dog food, about 50 lbs every other week, not to mention the random things D decides to feed them because he doesn't want to eat it.  We are currently seeking homes for 3 adults dogs and 3 puppies (the puppies, cause well, they are weaned, it is time for them to find new homes, and the adult dogs for various reasons, 1 was only meant to be temporary, one is hating country living and wants to be a city girl again, and one was acquired to be a guard dog and instead kills the animals she is meant to be guarding).  None the less, right now we have 8 dogs, and we feed all 8 dogs store bought dog food so with payday a few days away when John points out we are out of dog food i figured 'why not finally try those home made recipes I found a couple months ago' and so last night I did, and I have to be honest, at first I was excited, it was easy and it actually smelled delicious and other than the oven being on for over an hour to cook it I thought 'this isn't so bad' but then we pulled it out of the oven, cut it up, and that was when reality hit....it took over an hour, the house was about 100 degrees, every baking dish I had was dirty, measuring cups everywhere, not to mention the bowls I had to use to mix it all up which took almost all of this morning to clean (I still have one more load to go) and it only made 5lbs of dog food--did I mention one of our dogs is a St Bernard/Great Pyrenees mix?

I tried to stay positive, I decided to make another batch, at which point my loving husband points out 'honey what is for dinner? ' pointing out that dinner time was over an hour ago--and instead of baking our dinner I am baking dog food, yes, he felt loved and appreciated knowing that the dogs food was more important than his food, even more so when he ended up cooking cause I was too busy cooking the dogs dinner.  I have to report, that was at 6:30--at 9:30 I was still trying to bake it in the oven cause it was too moist because I did a double batch, the house was super hot and I realized that as much as I love to home make items cause it makes me feel like I am doing my part, home made dog food was not the way to go.  I confess, if we had 1 normal sized dog it would have worked, but to go thru that nightly is not my idea of useful, not to mention that last night I was able to use items we had left over, like I used turkey broth I froze after making thank giving dinner, we don't eat a full size turkey every week, so eventually we would run out of home made broth and have to start buying it, and I didn't do the math, but trust me, spending $20 for a $50 bag was definitely looking like a serious bargain and I washed all the dishes I had to clean up afterwards.  

All in all though, the dogs loved it, even our pickiest eater, and so, I guess, when we have the supplies or another 'we won't have the money till Friday' moment, the home made dog food will be a special treat, but only that, a treat, at least at our house.

So, I am curious to know, what have you done recently with the intent to save money only to figure out you ended up spending more in the long run?

Also, if anybody does know of a cost saving dog food recipe that is easy, quick, and will save us money please feel free to share it, I would love to give it a try

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

My Conversation with a Washing Machine Repairman

So, if you follow me on facebook you have probably figured out we are having issues with our washing machine.  It started out that we were having issues with our power, it was surging, that was around the time our washing machine started to act up, we thought it was a coincidence, the repairman that came to look at it though had his thoughts on the matter, and I feel the need to point out that before you start reading you need to read all the way to the bottom and not just jump to conclusions and move on because the bottom is where it begins to make sense

Well, first off, anytime any kind of a repair person comes to the house it is a fun experience with 4 big dogs (Besi is smaller and usually in the house already, none of them seem to mind her)  so I stood outside and made sure none to keep the dogs busy in the rabbit pen while he snuck into the house.  by the time I got in he was already looking at the washer

Now let me point out we have a brand new (bought in Feb of 2011) Maytag washing machine, top loader, extra capacity without the agitation arm taking up much needed space.  We got it for a great deal last year and figured it was time to have a new washer with a warranty since we had spent a few hundred dollars replacing 2nd hand washing machines.  It is an HE washing machine and we take great care to make sure everything we use in it (and sell) is HE approved.

some interesting things I learned--did you know that there is a little manual hidden in the washing machine for repairmen, the company doesn't want you to know it is there because they wand you to use repairmen and not be able to do the repairs by yourself (his words, not mine), and this is ok with me because we bought an extended warrenty so the repairman was covered, but boy would I have been mad otherwise.

so he pulls out this little book, and he opens it up and he does a few things and he says 'ok, here is the problem' and so I go over at which point he says 'wait I got to find it' and then he tells me the sudsing sensor tripped and asked me what kind of soap i used---now, to be honest, i couldn't tell if he was giving the look of 'oh no, not another one of things' or if his eyes were flashing dollar signs like Scrounge McDuck and Ducktails but either way, i saw a distinct change in his face when I pointed out that we made our own.  He ofcourse pointed out that we need to make sure to use HE approved laundry detergent--I assured him it was, and he reinstated that the sudsing scensor tripped, I thought for a second realizing this didn't make any sense, at which point I remembered a little laundry room mishap.  about 2 years ago, frustrated by all the stained clothes we had I broke down and bought some stain pretreatment from Sam's club, it came in a gallon or more jug with a hose and a apray thingy, shortly after buying this we started making our own laundry detergent and it was mostly full despite how long we have had it--well it isn't anymore, because the spray nozzel fell off the shelf and covered the washing machine lid, not thinking anything of it I picked up a dirty towel, I wiped it all up with said dirty towel, wiping it off the lid into the washing machine and then throwing the towel in the washing machine and starting the load, there was so much on the washer it wouldn't surprise me if there wasn't more than 3 cups worth, and some had dripped in before i even found it, either way, after explaining this to him he agreed that would cause an excess of sudsing.

He then asked me about how large of a load we put into the machine at one time, knowing all to well that if he didn't like my previous answer he was going to downright hate the one I was about to give him--and i was right, filling it all the way up was in fact the wrong answer, we are only to be filling it 2/3rd of the way up, and this is why--because without the agitation arm the machine relieson the clothes to beat against each other so that they can get clean, with too many in the washer at one time and with the small amount of soap that the washer uses you can imagine that there isn't much room to beat together and so they won't get clean.  i then informed it that the small loads weren't getting clean too, at which point he informed me that if there isn't enough clothes then they also don't have enough to beat against each other and won't get clean either--hmmm, interested, so either way, we have to fill it 2/3rds full even if we only want to do a small load, that is good info. 

After we worked out those 2 problems I said 'so if that was the problem, does that mean it is fixed' at which point he made it extremely clear that even though those were problems the main problem was that the something or other that he compared to the transmission of the washing machine was completely gone and that he had to order in the entire assembly, gut the washing machine and replace it before it would work again--oh joy, that isn't going to be cheap, and it won't be repaired until next week probably.

Now with that said, i am curious just how my laundry soap might cause the transmission of our washing machine to go out, he went on about this and that and then tried to tell me that there are cheap laundry soaps at the dollar star that wouldn't break my washing machine--hmmm, I don't know about that, I might not have been raised by a father who spent 50 years as a washing machine repairman, but I have had about 6 completely die on me in the last 6 years and one thing I distintly remember is all the build up left by inferior laundry soap which I think it damaging to a machine (I though am no expert by any means). 

We talked further, and don't worry I was pleasant, at first he acted like he was walking on egg shells and that I might rip his head off at any moment, but I didn't, I actually appreciated him talking to me and thought this would arm me with information from a repairmans point of view.  I though did feel the need to point out that in almost 1.5 years of using our laundry detergent we never had any kind of build up on our clothes and also pointed out how all the ingredients are recommended for HE machines and that the soap does not produce any suds, I also stated that the ingredients I use and that you can get them in the laundry isle.  Now, thinking back to this conversation I feel the need to point out that as he was trying to tell me to buy laundry detergent at the dollar store for cheap I mentioned how none of them work as well as ours does at getting smells out at which point he suggested I mix our home made soap with the store bought soap--why would I want to do that?  first off, and 2ndly, how come my laundry soap isn't safe to use in the washing machine by itself but it is safe to use mixed with something I don't believe is safe to use at all? 

He then went on to tell me that Our laundry machine is not built to use a powdered and that maybe if I just melted down the soap then it should be safe--hmmm, as much as I hate to do it i guess I could make liquid laundry detergent, or even just put it i a cup of water to dissolve  before putting in the washing machine).  He explained that even if you can't see the clumping that the laundry detergent could be clumping in the pipes and tried to tell me that it could result in my washers transmission going out again--hmmmm, interesting point, you were completely against my home made laundry soap, now (after I tell you a little bit more about you) you are ok with it as long as it is in a liquid form, ok, I buy that.

I then thank him for his great information, he tells me I will hear from his office, and then we struggle to hold back the dogs while he runsout the gate, after all that was said and done I come in, grab an ice bag and put it on my shoulder and go to sit down and instantly I am remembering something I looked at on my washing machine a few days ago, so I hop back up and run in and lift the lid and sure enough right on the lid it states it is safe to use liquid, and POWDERED HE laundry detergent---hmmm, interesting

Anyhow, after that I started to think back to everything else he had to say and knew I needed to share it with you, and don't worry, as smart as he is when it comes to washing machine repairs, remember that he gets paid to tell people what the company wants him to.  Anyhow, part of me thought 'should I really share this, the guy was very against home made detergent' but then after praying about it i realized that you guys needed to be prepared in case you encounter a repairman who wants to tell you that your washing machine transmission is fried because you use home made laundry detergent.

now first off, let me point out that a lot of home made laundry soap recipes call for bath bars of soap, which is fine to use, but not HE approved, we offer a couple varieties but are weaning them out and discourage people from trying them unless there is a specific reason they can't use the All natural White or Pink laundry soap (and few have that reason).  The All natural white/pink laundry soap does not suds, and if it does it isn't enough to trip the sensor, but remember the more you use the more it will suds, so for those of you who think more is better, beware, that is not the case with this laundry soap, please only use 1 Tablespoon, at the most 2 and only use 2 Tablespoons every so many loads, not every load or build up may occur and we wouldn't want that.  If you are afraid of build up, you can always use half a scoop, the clothes should still get clean.  Anyhow, the point i am trying to make here is that not all home made laundry soap is created equal, and for this point you need to be weary of what is for sale online and make sure they aren't trying to sell you something that will in fact break your machine (remember, our machine broke because I wash 20 pairs of levis at a time, not because of the soap) and if you tell the company you use home made laundry soap they won't honor the warranty, so if you are asked then don't lie and say you use tide, instead tell them it is a combination of detergents purchased in the laundry isle of the store and that is specified for HE washing machines (which is it) that does not void the warranty (and again I feel the need to restate, it is the truth, not a lie)

2nd off, my husband is a repairman, he hasn't been doing it for 50 + years, but he has been doing it long enough to know what will and won't hurt a machine (his specialty is mechanics, and so one can imagine he is very particluar about the kind of gas he uses) and when we bought this new washer he himself did extensive research and when I txted him that the repairman said our soap damaged the washer he laughed and said obviously he doesn't know anything about it then because it actually improves  it drastically and with regular use should allow a quality washing machine to last twice (if not 3 times) as long as it would while using store bought detergent.

Anyhow, with that said, rest assured, the FAM Farm all natural home made laundry detergent is safe to use and it won't burn on your washing machines transmission, if anything, the culprit of the problem was my lack of laundry skills and the store bought stain pretreatment

so what are your thoughts on this?

have you ever had a repairman tell you something you knew was completely false?  .

would you trust this person to repair your washing machine?

did you know about the instruction manual hidden in new washers?

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

When it Rains, it floods

Yes, yes, I know, when it rains it pours, which is also true, but here at the fam farm when it rains it floods, I would post a pic but sadly it hasn't stopped raining and we don't have a water camera (not to mention we have yet to find the cord).

This morning is no exception, I just spent the last 2 hours digging trenches trying to drain the pig pen, adding more perches and tarps to the chicken coops so they might have a spot to dry off (with it being so hot we didn't fully enclose their coops cause we figured they would like the openess in the heat of the summer--boy am I regretting that today), everything seems to be standing in pools of water, and to make things even better, the milking stand is out in the rain and poor Cookie is huddle up under the lean to shelter we have for them and the last thing I want to do is drag her out just to milk her (the bucket would fill with rain water before it had a chance to fill with milk) so I am currently trying to devise a plan to be able to milk her by myself in the kitchen (John is usually here to help me milk her when we do it inside, he holds her collar and pets her while i milk her, sadly he isn't home right now).

Anyhow, with all that said, I know we need the rain and I do appreciate it, but why can't we spread it out so that we get rain every night and not all at once in a day or 2 so we flood? Not trying to tell anybody how to do their job, just making a suggestion, now where did I put my swimsuit and goggles? (because my rainboots and rain coat just aren't cutting it today)

Thursday, March 8, 2012

My Friend Love me!!!

I have a dear friend that I have known for years, we are like day and night different from each other, but we go so far back that the point that we have practically nothing in common hasn't really stopped us from being friends through out the years--as friends who grow usually grow apart because of their minor differences it seems weird that it is our differences that actually seem to keep us together because we each learn from each other (even though I am sure she does most of the teaching). Anyhow, She tries to convince anyone and everyone that she is heartless and I would say a few other things but I am trying to keep this post G rated, so lets keep it at heartless, and to most people she probably is, but this week (like many other time in our lifes) she has definitely reminded me of just how much of a heart she does have. I won't point out her name because I know she would shoot me for spreading the word that she not only has a heart but that she has been as generous as she has this week, but I wanted to let her know how thankful I was for all she has done, not just this week but as we grew up together.

Now, incase you are all wonder just what i am talking about--yesterday I received a package in the mail, she took the time and effort and ordered me Non-GMO, Non-Hybrid seeds, when I called her up to thank her she pointed out that despite how big the package was she didn't spend a fortune, but it isn't the point that she bought them (as much as I do appreciate that) it is that she took the time in her busy life to sit down and actually order some (and she put a lot of thought into what she ordered me) because for the last 3 months I myself have been saying 'I need to order my seeds' but it has yet to happen, now I have 4 days before Spring break and I realized that I had put it of for too long and was looking at seeds in the stores but the Heirloom varieties were definitely lacking and so one must say, finding the seeds in the mail broke my heart and made me cry tears of joy cause it was 1 less thing I had to do.

Now, to tell you just what I received: (note, this is going to be long, it was an 85 variety pack which included 1 complimentary seed packet)

Survival Essentials 25 type/Variety (E pak)
  1. Peppers, Cubanelle (75 seeds)
  2. Turnip, White Egg (400 seeds)
  3. Tomato, Homestead 24 (50 seeds)
  4. Tomato, Ace 55 (50 seeds)
  5. Onion, Evergreen Bunching Nebuka (200 seeds)
  6. Melon, Honey Dew Green Flesh (50 seeds)
  7. Lettuce, Prizehead (500 seeds)
  8. Chicory, Red Verona (175 seeds)
  9. Cucumber, Straight Eight (50 seeds)
  10. Corn Salad, Dutch (150 seeds)
  11. Squash (scallop) Early White (Bush) (25 Seeds)
  12. Lettuce, Butter Crunch (500 Seeds)
  13. Kohlrabi-White Vienna (200 seeds)
  14. Coriander, Long Standing (50 seeds)
  15. Beet, Ruby Queen (150 seeds)
  16. Basil, Italian Large Leaf (150 Seeds)
  17. Watermelon, Crimson Sweet (50 Seeds)
  18. Turnips, Seven Top (400 Seeds)
  19. Tomato, Red Cherry Large (50 seeds)
  20. Tomato, Floradale (50 seeds)
  21. Swiss Chard, Ruby Red (75 seeds)
  22. Summer Savory (75 seeds)
  23. Squash,Table King (bush) (75 Seeds)
  24. Pepper, Serrano (75 seeds)
  25. Pepper, Early Jalapeno (75 seeds)

30 types/varieties (D pak)

  1. Amaranth, Red Garnet (200 seeds)
  2. Borage (30 seeds)
  3. Cress, Curled (350 seeds)
  4. Swiss Chard, Lucullus (75 seeds)
  5. Collards, Vates (300 Seeds)
  6. Okra, Red Burgandy (50 seeds)
  7. Kohlrabi, Purple Vienna (200 seeds)
  8. Kale, Dwarf Siberian (500 Seeds)
  9. Fennel, Florence (75 seeds)
  10. Pepper, Cayenne (75 seeds)
  11. Pepper, Sweet Banana (75 seeds)
  12. Onion, Red Burgundy (200 seeds)
  13. Celery, Tall Utah (300 seeds)
  14. Watermelon, Charleston Grey (50 seeds)
  15. Pumpkin, Small sugar (25 seeds)
  16. Melon, Banana (30 seeds)
  17. Squash, dark Green Zucchini (25 seeds)
  18. Squash, Waltham Butternut (25 seeds)
  19. Cucumber, Boston Pickling (50 seeds)
  20. Turnip, Shogoin (400 seeds)
  21. Mustard,Florida Broadleaf (600 seeds)
  22. Eggplant, Long Purple (50 seeds)
  23. Lettuce, Bronze Mignonette (500 seeds)
  24. Cucumber, Poinsett 76 (50 seeds)
  25. Radish, White Icicle (200 seeds)
  26. Radish, French Breakfast (200 seeds)
  27. Tomato, Yellow Pear (50 seeds)
  28. Lettuce, Red Romaine (500 seeds)
  29. tomato, Roma (50 seeds)
  30. Carrot, Red Cored Chantenay (500 seeds)

30 Type.Varieties

  1. Cabbage, Pak Choi (complimentary seed pack)
  2. Dill, Mammoth Long Island (100 seeds)
  3. Cucumber, Marketmore (50 seeds)
  4. Collards, Morris Heading (300 seeds)
  5. Cauliflower, Snowball Y (100 Seeds)
  6. Carrot, Royal Chantenay (500 seeds)
  7. Carrots, Scarlet Nantes (500 seeds)
  8. Cantaloupe, Hales Best Jumbo (50 seeds)
  9. Cabbage, Copenhagen Market (100 Seeds)
  10. Eggplant, Black Beauty (50 seeds)
  11. Broccoli, Green Sprouting (100 Seeds)
  12. Beets, Detroit Dark Red (150 Seeds)
  13. Watermelon, Sugar Baby (50 seeds)
  14. Caraway (100 seeds)
  15. Cabbage, Red Acre (100 seeds)
  16. Brussel Sprouts, Long Island Improved (150 seeds)
  17. Beet, Early Wonder 150 seeds)
  18. Arugula (Roquette) (500 Seeds)
  19. Onions, White Sweet Spanish (200 Seeds)
  20. Okra, Clemson Spineless (50 seeds)
  21. Lettuce, Oak Leaf (500 seeds)
  22. Lettuce, Black seeded Simpson (500 Seeds)
  23. Radish, Cherry Belle (200 Seeds)
  24. Rutabaga, American purple top (400 seeds)
  25. Spinach, Bloomsdale Long standing (100 seeds)
  26. Squash, Early Prolific Straight Neck (25 seeds)
  27. Squash, Acorn Table Queen (25 seeds)
  28. Bell Pepper, California Wonder (75 seeds)
  29. Tomato, Marglobe Improved (50 seeds)
  30. Tomato, Rutgers (50 seeds)
  31. Turnips, Purple Top White Globe (400 seeds)
I have to be honest, I have no idea what most of those things are--and don't worry, that doesn't mean she failed me, my friend did this on purpose to help me grow and learn new things (she does this cause she truly believes I can become a 'better person' and this is why I love her). Anyhow, I was wondering if any of you had any advice on how to plant and care for these different kind of seeds/plants (don't worry, i don't expect you to give instructions on each and every one, just wondering if you have any advice)--I definitely have a lot of research to do so advice would be appreciated

wow--What a Week

Sorry, I have no photos to post, my goal this week was to find the cord for the Camera so i could download photos, instead i have been busy trying to preform damage control--don't worry, we were super far from the Tornadoes that did so much destruction, we are praying hard for those affected, but instead we were hit by something else, what exactly we still don't know.

First--our dogs figured out that they could get out of our backyard (on Monday)--and trying to patch all the spots they can dig out is beginning to be a full time job. Now the thing that gets us is that we put up the Fence during Christmas Break, and they have yet to try and bust out, they were content to be confined, now we can't even let Red out to go potty without him breaking out.

second--Saturday we returned home to find our chickens all killed and guineas killed, Red was chained up, Besi was inside the house, and Hannah, Brandy, and Miss Oreo (AKA Momma) were all outside of the fence but none of them had any evidence that they were involved in the slaughter (Brandy even had a big plastic 'collar of shame' on her head because of her ear procedure and we searched it like mad for any little feathers and there wasn't 1).

Third, Sunday night we heard a new dog bark in our yard and John opened the door just in time to catch Hannah and Miss Oreo Running off our neighbors newest dog (a rescued pit bull who appears to have been a victim of puppy mill over breading and the neighbors thing were subjected to dog fighting once she became too old to breed as a way to further abuse her, they didn't do any of that to her, just what they kind of gathered after they rescued her)

fourth, Monday we found our black and white rooster killed

fifth, Tuesday we found Snow white's cage busted into and snow white dead (no puncture wounds, it appears she died of a heart attack) on the ground in front of her cage, her 5 babies all ok and now are living in our office, we bottle feed them twice a day now using cookies goat milk.

And then Yesterday i returned home to find another rabbits cage busted opened and her also dead in front of her cage, she had no babies, but it was still traumatic to say the least.

last night we tied up all the rabbit cage doors so they wouldn't be able to pop open (the locks seem to be pointless to whatever is breaking into them) and plan on making some modificatinos to their cages, we also look forward to spending spring break building a larger chicken coop (for our new chickens) and building a bunny house so that they can all be locked up at night and hopefully unbothered by anything (cause obviously just having them in cages isn't enough anymore) as to who is responsible for all of this, we still don't know, but trust me, everything at this moment is a suspect

and as for the camera cord--it is still MIA, hopefully we will be able to find it this weekend, but if we can't please forgive us for not posting pics, we do have a few other things kind fo taking precedence--here is to hoping this weekend goes better, we are suppose to pick up our new chickens monday

Monday, February 27, 2012

Our first at the farm Vet Visit

Today we had the luxury of Meeting Dr. Justin Cavitt, DVM. A kind lady on Craigslist sent me his info after I posted that I was looking for a vet that would come to our house to do vaccinations for our pets--it took us a few months to get the money we needed but I am thrilled to report all the animals are now up to date on their shots, the goats have been dewormed, and Brandy was even able to have her ear operated on while on the tail bed of his truck (I am now wishing I had gotten a picture, but I have to admit, while she was sedated I took the opertunity to trim her toe nails, sadly butchering one of her dueclaws)

I have to tell you how nice it was to have him come out to us rather than us having to try to load all the animals into the van/truck and drag them all into a vet, first off, we don't go many places with our animals, most are terrified of car trips (for 3 of our dogs, the last time they were in a car was to be given to us, and even though we have given them a loving home, to be placed in a new home can be very traumatic for a dog and some fear trips simply cause they think they are going to a new new home), I also think that vets offices must have a distint smellof fear coming from them because for some reason a dog can be excited about the trip and then sudden turn and run the other direction once you try to get them out of the car at the vet, if you have had this happen you know what I am talking about.

In addition to the pure struggle it would have been to try and take all our animals (note, today alone he gave 11 animals shots--we don't have a vehicle big enough to transport all of them, even with the truck and trailer it probably wouldn't be safe or easy), the thought of what kind of diseases go in and out of those offices, it makes me think of when Dominic was a baby and we would have to take him to the ER for an injury only to have him pick up a virus or bacteria from the waiting room and have to return him to the doctor or ER days later for that, which then he got another one--it is seriously a viciou cycle and since our animals don't have insurance like our son one can imagine that we can't afford to pick up anything while our pets are out and about (which is part of the reason we stay where we are) flea treatments a lone can cost us over $300 (and that was before we had 5 dogs).

While, anyhow, I just wanted to say, it isn't cause I was lazy that we hadn't taken our animals to the vet yet, it actually was the fear of what they might pick up and bring back with them (remember most people only go to the vet when their animals are sick anyways) and for that reason I am beyond thrilled that we found Vetrinary Services of East Texas--all our animals (except CC but that was because she didn't want to be held by me) seemed to do well with him, they all even stood still and most didn't even flinch when he stuck them with the needles--I definitely give this experience 2 thumbs, 5 stars, and 28 paws up, and I think the animals would agree too (even if Brandy is still trying to adjust to having that bandage on her head)

I still remember taking Red to the vet when he was a tiny puppy and he peed all over the table (some say from fear)--do you have any funny trips to the vet stories, if so please share them?

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Some late Valentines surprises


So Tuesdays are always busy days here so we opted to have lunch together cause that was pretty much all we had time for, what I didn't realize was that we would get to celebrate it further the day after.

even the chickens joined in and spread the love (they gave me 8 eggs total yesterday)
and to my surprise, my husband got me just what I wanted and needed
No, sillies, not a truck, that was my present to him, him using it to haul pallets home from work was his present to me. He also gave me these pretty pink flowers (now to those who think carnations aren't an appropriate Valentines present, I say hogwash, in a city where you can get roses by the dozen for $2 long stem carnations are the bees knees, especially pink one.)


Tuesday, February 14, 2012

WE'RE BACK!!!!


OK, so i have to admit, not being able to blog at home was starting to get to me, I wanted to be able to tell ya'll about my farm without filling up the facebook feed, and now thanks to our new internet provided by LC Airwaves I can do just that, and I am more than thrilled!!!!

Life has definitely been interesting since moving out to the country, but we are slowly getting everything put together. In case you are curious, as of today we have 2 pigs, 5 dogs, 2 cats, 12chickens, 1 rooster, 2 guineas (plus a visiting rooster), 14 rabbits, 4 goats, a hedgehog and a female beta fish--now forgive me if I forget something, it is hard to keep track of it all when you have over 40 animals, they all get fed and water, it is just hard to keep count. WE do though love all our animals and look forward to introducing the babies as they begin to come (we are currently on baby bunny watch as mommas were due on Monday) so, just in case you forgot about us, rest assured, we are back and I am going to do my best to make regular posts.

Oh, also, I am more than thrilled to share this blog with you, as it is our very first official 'soap review' and I am very excited about it.