Feb 2, 2009

A day in the life......

I thought I would post a "Day in the Life of" for my blog today.  It started out well.  I went and took pictures as we went about our day.  Around noon I was trying to upload my photos and my program went phooey.  So I spent the rest of the day, until supper that is, troubleshooting the computer.  But...I WON!  and here I am, so without further ado, may I present, A DAY IN THE LIFE OF...ME-


After a cup of coffee and devotions, here I sit, my view from the computer-



Looking out my kitchen window this morning, there was a beautiful sundog-



Downstairs to do laundry.  Don't you think the longjohns are a nice touch?



Then we go outside to take care of the animals.  The "herd" is waiting.



Next the chickens....



Yes, the coop needs a good cleaning, but everything is very frozen.  Now to check on the sheep.



That's not a sheep.  It's my eight month old Angora buck, Blackie.  How original?  He loves to have his picture taken. Now the sheep-



Erna, the matriarch of my flock.  She's built like a brick.  The does are next, unfortunately they were so busy fighting over grain, they wouldn't take time to look up.



There are two Angoras, two alpines and two boer/oberhasi crosses.  The crosses are teh white ones.


After chores, it's school . We started a unit on nutrition and had a spelling test.  Some math, and working on journal entries.  While the children were busy studying, I mixed up a batch of soap.



This is the soap that goes into my laundry soap and floor cleaner. 


I spent a lot of time fighting with the computer and while I was waiting for things to install and uninstall I cleaned out my bedroom closet.  Then I got some fleece ready for felting another boot.



After a couple of hours, the soap traced and I  got  it in the mold.



So we just finished homemade potato sausage, homemade sauerkraut and a tossed salad for supper.  I finally got this up on the blog.  I think it's time for some tea and some Walton's.


Thanks for taking time to stop by. 


 

6 comments:

sharondubars said...

Loved the pic's. I enjoyed sharing your busy day. :)

heritagehill said...

I loved going along with you today! Always like to see pictures.

Your comment, I stirred up a batch of soap........wow. I am wanting to learn to make soap, but it is a little overwhelming to me right now. The thought of just stirring up a batch while doing other things is amazing! It would be an all day affair for me I am afraid.

How big is your mold? And what is it lined with? A friend and I were just talking this evening about using a wooden box for a mold.

Thanks for sharing,

Marilyn

SpinningMommy said...

Wow, that was awesome. I used to make soap, too, which I really miss. As a fellow fiber fan, I too spend some part of most days working on some sort of fiber activity. Nice to see someone else enjoying simple pleasures.

Spinningmommy (Kim)

cradtke said...

Oh that was fun going through your day. I love the pic of Blackie.

My chicken coop looks the same way. Don't you just love living on the frozen tondra! lol

Erna is beautiful! Oh, the wool on her looks wonderful.

Soap making is something I'm hoping to learn to do this year. Do you use goat's milk?

Thanks again for sharing!

~ Carol

blessedmomof10 said...

That's a beautiful view out your kitchen window.......... ooh all that sunlight coming thru..... you are blessed! I miss not having a window over my sink.......... :)


Enjoy,

gloria

canadaroxieg9 said...

I loved this photo walk through your day's journey. I loved the chicken flock they look so good. Our chickens we gave away when it got real cold as no heat for them! This year will be better~~and will see some sort of heat. I have never made felt from our sheep's wool. Anyways loved loved loved this walk through your day

Roxanne

Feb 2, 2009

A day in the life......

I thought I would post a "Day in the Life of" for my blog today.  It started out well.  I went and took pictures as we went about our day.  Around noon I was trying to upload my photos and my program went phooey.  So I spent the rest of the day, until supper that is, troubleshooting the computer.  But...I WON!  and here I am, so without further ado, may I present, A DAY IN THE LIFE OF...ME-


After a cup of coffee and devotions, here I sit, my view from the computer-



Looking out my kitchen window this morning, there was a beautiful sundog-



Downstairs to do laundry.  Don't you think the longjohns are a nice touch?



Then we go outside to take care of the animals.  The "herd" is waiting.



Next the chickens....



Yes, the coop needs a good cleaning, but everything is very frozen.  Now to check on the sheep.



That's not a sheep.  It's my eight month old Angora buck, Blackie.  How original?  He loves to have his picture taken. Now the sheep-



Erna, the matriarch of my flock.  She's built like a brick.  The does are next, unfortunately they were so busy fighting over grain, they wouldn't take time to look up.



There are two Angoras, two alpines and two boer/oberhasi crosses.  The crosses are teh white ones.


After chores, it's school . We started a unit on nutrition and had a spelling test.  Some math, and working on journal entries.  While the children were busy studying, I mixed up a batch of soap.



This is the soap that goes into my laundry soap and floor cleaner. 


I spent a lot of time fighting with the computer and while I was waiting for things to install and uninstall I cleaned out my bedroom closet.  Then I got some fleece ready for felting another boot.



After a couple of hours, the soap traced and I  got  it in the mold.



So we just finished homemade potato sausage, homemade sauerkraut and a tossed salad for supper.  I finally got this up on the blog.  I think it's time for some tea and some Walton's.


Thanks for taking time to stop by. 


 

6 comments:

sharondubars said...

Loved the pic's. I enjoyed sharing your busy day. :)

heritagehill said...

I loved going along with you today! Always like to see pictures.

Your comment, I stirred up a batch of soap........wow. I am wanting to learn to make soap, but it is a little overwhelming to me right now. The thought of just stirring up a batch while doing other things is amazing! It would be an all day affair for me I am afraid.

How big is your mold? And what is it lined with? A friend and I were just talking this evening about using a wooden box for a mold.

Thanks for sharing,

Marilyn

SpinningMommy said...

Wow, that was awesome. I used to make soap, too, which I really miss. As a fellow fiber fan, I too spend some part of most days working on some sort of fiber activity. Nice to see someone else enjoying simple pleasures.

Spinningmommy (Kim)

cradtke said...

Oh that was fun going through your day. I love the pic of Blackie.

My chicken coop looks the same way. Don't you just love living on the frozen tondra! lol

Erna is beautiful! Oh, the wool on her looks wonderful.

Soap making is something I'm hoping to learn to do this year. Do you use goat's milk?

Thanks again for sharing!

~ Carol

blessedmomof10 said...

That's a beautiful view out your kitchen window.......... ooh all that sunlight coming thru..... you are blessed! I miss not having a window over my sink.......... :)


Enjoy,

gloria

canadaroxieg9 said...

I loved this photo walk through your day's journey. I loved the chicken flock they look so good. Our chickens we gave away when it got real cold as no heat for them! This year will be better~~and will see some sort of heat. I have never made felt from our sheep's wool. Anyways loved loved loved this walk through your day

Roxanne