There are so many moments in life that just shouldn’t be missed. I started thinking about this during the past week when Joe brought out pictures I hadn’t seen in forever. Ok, the ones where I weighed a ton should be burned in some ritual fire…. but at the same time they are a part of us.
Kids grow up way to fast. I think this is one of the reasons on top of moving away from people that I decided to homeschool. I feel like I am finally learning about my kids and they are learning a little about life.
Today, Alexis went out to play with the pigs. No kidding – she went out and scratched their ears and had fun for about 1 hour while I got some stuff done. Jacob at the same time, drove the tractor out (the ATV is broken but should return tomorrow – fingers crossed) and gathered the eggs for me. Just normal every day stuff that I feel they would miss out on. Alexis asked me when she grew up if she would know stuff about all the animals and was actually surprised when I told her she would probably know more than me! Of course, at age 8, I’m still a genius in her eyes. Jacob – well he’s 10 and my golden halo of knowing everything has started to tarnish a little I think.
So while the kids are home with us – frustrating as it may be some days – we get to see and hear things we would totally miss out on, especially Joe who some days just wouldn’t be able to see them but for a few minutes which kinda stunk. Being the holiday time, Jacob is into all the caroles. He started to read “Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer” – which Alexis promptly responded to by stating “Well that’s not nice!” which in turn made Joe crack up and he’s been quoting it all week. So yes, it’s fun to have “family nights” and learn and get frustrated all in the same day. It gives us something to talk about!
Farm life: Well I decided I didn’t feel like butchering the turkeys this week. Nope sorry – I have too much to do right now and I just don’t feel like it. So “Butterball” it is for Christmas dinner. I know I need to butcher the chickens soon – but still I’ll get to that when I can. I have the new pigs (how many girls get 5 pigs for their b-day??) and I am excited about them – I love their ears which flop over their face making their vision poor, but their disposition mellow. The chickens are laying 11 dozen a day which is great for me. My sheep STILL haven’t given birth which I think they are honestly doing on purpose just to mess with me. I see their eyes and they are laughing.
Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season!!
