tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63088076419094382482024-02-20T12:20:10.569-09:00Sweet Homestead AlaskaWe are a Christian family homesteading in interior Alaska. We started moving from AZ in 2009. We have joined forces with longtime Alaska resident Donna Scott who is allowing us to set up camp on her established homestead turning into a small farm community nestled into the remote Alaskan interior.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14917035127340275956noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308807641909438248.post-46395907039224607842018-08-18T08:43:00.000-08:002018-08-18T08:43:46.252-08:002018 Growing Season of Change <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You step out side and pull in a deep breath of air, filled with a whirling mix of aromas only found on a farm. You gaze up and search the sky. Another cloudy day. Your mind can't help but start to wander to all of the different things that need to be done today. The never ending list that seems to wrap tightly around you. Sometimes it brings comfort, but some days you feel like your being squeezed a bit too hard, you start to sweat a little and it becomes hard to breath. You can't move and you don't even know were to start. Close your eyes, quiet your mind and pray for the peace that only God can give. Wiggle free just a little and pick one thing on the list to begin your day. <br />
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The 2018 growing season has brought so many days like this for me. There has been a wind of change blowing gently across the homestead. I can't put my finger on what has been so different this year but I've just had an off feeling for some time now. Our season was off to a slow start with a lot of unforeseeable complications. Nothing major just enough of a complication to move things along at a slower pace than we would prefer and set things just a bit behind schedule. We started the season with some big goals. Some of them included building a small cabin for volunteers, finishing our fencing project and building a much larger barn. Time has gotten away from us and these projects haven't made it very far and some have been abandoned all together. The strange and almost tangible feeling of uncertainty has swept into every part of everything that we do. <br />
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We started this journey with a certain picture in mind. We wanted to homestead. To live a subsistence lifestyle and supplement it by growing crops and raising goats and chickens for milk and eggs. The idea was simple and small. Things slowly seemed to change for us until suddenly we realize we're no longer much of a homestead we're turning into a small family farm. Adding more and more livestock and bigger and bigger gardens. It's not a bad thing. If we had the dream of being farmers we would be on the right track, but that was never our dream. Livestock chores and constant upgrades don't leave much room for things like fishing and hunting. Growing a ton of crops doesn't leave much time for harvesting wild edibles like mushrooms and berries. It's a trade off, with only so much time in a day. Over the past few weeks we've really become aware of the way that things have changed. We've started to re-evaluate what we really want to accomplish and how we want to accomplish it.<br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">So What Now?</span></u></b><br />
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Now we're looking at every little part of everything we do. Trying to decide what changes we can and should make. It's going to be a long slow process but we're putting a cap on our "farm" growth. It's time to work on making what we have more efficient so we have the time to do the other things that we want to do. We have to ask ourselves a lot of important questions like "Why again do we want to grow out a beef steer when we could get a moose (if we had time)?" A lot of this comes up because of where we live. If we lived down in the lower 48 growing the farm would most likely be the best way to go. It's not as easy to live a subsistence life style where hunting and fishing are more restricted and hunt permits are harder to get. Not that things can't change up here at some point. For now though why spend a small fortune raising a steer when there is a Moose out there eating a wild totally organic diet that we could potentially harvest. This is just an example of the many...many...many things we're thinking about and evaluating. I could write a whole book, I could call it "The Farm Trap" lol...<br />
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We still plan on finishing the fence to expand grazing area and building a small guest cabin. The Barn however will just be upgraded a bit, rather than torn down and re-built to 4 x the size like we were planning. That one change alone has taken a lot of pressure off. Not to mention most likely we would have eventually filled the extra stalls with more animals. There are many more things large and small that we have to re-evaluate. From daily activities, feed, and projects big and small.<br />
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I wish I could promise to update you all more often but that's always easier said than done. While it's easy to pop on for a few second with social media it's hard to find a half hour or more to stop, pause and write out a whole post. Remember you can always check in with us on Facebook were I drop photos and post updates more regularly.<br />
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We would appreciate some prayers that we make good choices with regard to changes in how we do things. What it all boils down to in the end is what's best for our children. They are after all our number one priority. I feel like their missing out on so much of what Alaska has to offer. They don't really remember the stuff that we did in the first few years because they were to little. They don't remember how we got to where we are now.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Daniel 2:21 </b>And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I've never been any good at keeping a diary and so far my blog is no different. It's hard to find the time to sit down and write about what I've been doing because I'm always busy doing something else. So this post is going to be a little different. I want to talk a little about some of the things that I think about when I'm out working. Whether I'm milking or pulling weeds those quiet working moments are filled with so many thoughts about life, death, and everything in between. Here I'm going to share some of the things that have been through my mind recently.</span><br /><br /><h3 style="margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Goats VS Cows on the small scale farmstead</span></h3>
<br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Up until last summer we only had goats. I love my goats. Ken on the other hand is less than impressed with them. To me they are sweet, curious, fun and clean. I was not prepared for how different a cow would be. To me they smell worse. Some other things I didn't really expect: they aren't as clean, they drool, they have tongues like sand paper, they have no problem laying in their own poop. My goats have always been pretty easy to care for. Their stalls needing a clean out every couple of weeks or so depending on how much time they spend inside. The cow stall MUST be mucked out EVERY day or she will wallow in her own poo. With the goats there was a nice little pad of dry hay that developed by the hay feeder and they had well worn trails around the yard. The heavy cow has turned the area around the feeder and those trails to a muddy mucky mess. The goats are much, much easier on the ground but much harder on your trees as they love to strip the bark off, especially in the spring and fall. The shear quantity of the cows wet poo and all her pee oh my gosh it is just crazy. The goat poop is dry and they don't pee nearly as much and will often leave the barn to pee rather than pee in their stalls. The one good thing is the cow seems to have picked one corner of her stall that she likes to pee in. If that were not the case I have no idea how I would keep any clean dry bedding in her stall. The two big advantages to having a cow will be the extra milk and cream that can be used in more ways than the goats milk. Also, dealing with a single calf that is meant to be beef as apposed to triplets and twins from each doe that will then have to be re-homed or butchered (not much meat). Our cow Peaches had her calf in January it was supposed to be sexed bull calf semen but instead she had a large heifer calf who we named Apples. We were hoping for an easy first calving for both our cow and ys but no such luck. The calf was huge and we had to help pull her. Milking has been a HUGE challenge with the cow, The goats were so simple. With the goats I would just take them from their stall to the milk stand one at a time. Then I could give them a little grain and get to milking. If they gave me trouble I could tie their legs. When they were done I could put them outside or back into the stall no big deal. With the cow because we don;t have a large enough milking area she has to be milked in her stall. That means mucking it out first. She is also a major kicker so I've been having to milk her one handed while holding the bucket in the other hand. I do one teat at a time and milk into a smaller bucket that I then dump into a bigger bucket. Not only does she kick with her back legs but she will use her front feet to kick up debre at me and into the bucket. She also smacks me in the face with her tail which is extra fun when it has poop on it. Oh, here's another one, it's a lot easier to lead train a goat and your less likely to be drug screaming through the woods. This hasn't happened yet but it's often in the back of my mind. She is a big girl and that size and strength has to be respected. I have to say though she is almost as sweet as the goats and the longer we have her the more we are forming bonds. Her baby Apples is supper sweet and the kids have decided they are going to train her to be a riding cow. Yes, they rode the goats but they are too heavy now for that. I should also mention that the cow consumes WAY more hay than the goats so if you have to haul your hay from a distance like we do this can be a big factor. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">In summary my personal recommendation for the small homestead, farmstead or off grid farm I would recommend goats as apposed to cattle. I would however suggest that you plan well for what you will do with all those extra goat kids. Buy good quality, clean tested registered stock if you plan to sell the kids. Be responsible when re-homing, many re-homed goats are used as bait for fighting dogs. If you want to eat them consider a boar or other meat type buck so that the kids will have more meat on them and be more worth your time to butcher. </span><br /><h3 style="margin: 0px; position: relative;">
<br /><span style="font-size: large;">Taking a Life</span></h3>
<br /><span style="font-size: medium;">This has always been a hard one for me and something that I think about very often. It is a sad reality of farming with any kind of Livestock. If you plan to have them for meat you will have to face the deed. Even when you don't plan on eating them there will still come a time at some point in your farming life that you will have to make the choice to put an animal down. Lets face it just like children you can't watch them all the time. Just like children you can't stop them from getting hurt or sick no matter how well you care for them things just happen. The more animals you have the higher the likely hood that something will happen. For an example my son's favorite laying hen. He went in to close the chickens up for the night and came out screaming for help. His hen was walking around with her guts hanging out of her vent. We can only guess that she most likely had a prolapse while laying an egg and the other hens pecked and pulled at it pulling her insides out. Needless to say their was nothing we could do but put her down. It was heart wrenching and my son mourned the loss of his friend. There are options if you have meat animals. If you leave near a slaughter house you may have the option of taking your animals to them to be processed. There are also mobile butchers in some areas that will come to your property and do the deed for you. Most often though folks choose to take care of this process themselves as we do. In our family Ken is usually in charge of slaughter and we all work together to clean and process. There have been many occasions however when Ken was not available and I have had to put an animal down myself. Luckily so far it has only been birds. I still find the act of taking a life to be very hard. However you do it don't ever loose site of the fact that these are living things. They feel stress and fear and don't want to die. It is important to not loose respect for their sacrifice and to treat them with compassion and dignity right up to the end. The process should be as stress free as possible, fast and humane. The approach may vary from animal to animal. Do your research on the best approach for the animal you will be dispatching. I highly recommend looking into The Farmstead Meatsmith for pigs. Also be away of your other animals and how they may react to what is going on. Some animals are more sensitive than others. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">In summary prepare, do your research, and treat your animals with respect and compassion. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope my thoughts on these topics get your wheels spinning. If you are interested in my thoughts or experiences on some other aspect of small off grid farming let me know. We are learning as we go so these are just my thoughts, experiences and opinions. Please do your own research on topics of interest using these as a jumping off point. I'm just hoping they will give you something to consider, maybe spark an idea that you hadn't thought of yet. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">All the Best my friends,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Matthew 13:31 </b>Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:<b>Matthew 13:32 </b>Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14917035127340275956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308807641909438248.post-69979165408695452742017-06-15T10:06:00.000-08:002017-06-15T10:06:08.183-08:00Pre-Spring is in full swing. So we're in Pre- Spring mode. This means that even though we are still dealing with winter and snow we have to start planning for the spring. Spring for us means breakup. Lots of melting snow and mud. mud, and more mud. Not to mention standing puddles and flooding because the water can't sink into the still frozen ground. So much to do that we are keeping very busy.<br />
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I've started my plant starts. So far I've done tomatoes and peppers. Here are the varieties that I'm planting this year.<br />
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Meet Peaches! Peaches is going to be our new family milk cow. She's a Brown Swiss and is currently waiting to be AI'd. Once she is confirmed bred she'll get to come home to Sweet Homestead Alaska.<br />
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Soon I will be cranking up the incubator. April will bring 4 weaner piglets and 4 hives of Buckfast bees. Because we're switching over to a cow we didn't breed any of our goats this winter. I'm really going to miss having baby goats jumping all over the place.<br />
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The kids celebrated their birthdays together this year all on one day. </div>
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Ken's Custom Truck Build is really coming along. It was hard to get good pictures after he'd been welding and grinding in there. </div>
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Just want to give a little shout out to my Beachbody coach Jenny Morgan of <a href="http://www.lifelightup.com/" target="_blank">Faith.Farm.Fitness </a> If your looking for an at home exercise program she can help you find one that's right for you. Then she can hook you up with a challenge group that will help keep you motivated to keep up with the workout and stay on point eating a clean and healthy diet. I've used Beachbody programs in the past because I like to get in some extra cardio inside in the winter. This winter I wanted something new and I needed some motivation and support. I found Jenny a fellow Christian, Homesteading, Homeschooling mom and I am so thankful. I started with my first round of Core De Force and one of Jenny's challenge groups. I'm now on week 3 of round 2 of Core De Force and in the Graduate Challenge group and loving it. It's one thing to loose weight there are a million gimmicks and plans that can help you with that but then your either stuck using some supplement or you end up rebounding. Real results happen slow and aren't about being skinny. Their about being the strongest healthiest you that you can be! The only way to get there is learning to eat healthy, get plenty of exercise and find balance in your day. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14917035127340275956noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308807641909438248.post-29320615692085697732017-01-10T16:29:00.000-09:002017-01-10T16:29:10.275-09:00Happy New Year and Welcome to 2017Happy New Year Everyone!!!<br />
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I hope that everyone had an amazing holiday season and that you're all geared up for 2017.<br />
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We had a really fun New Years complete with hot dogs roasted over a bonfire, smore's, funky flames and fireworks. Great food and Great friends. I wish I had taken out my camera but not sure I would have had much luck with pictures in the dark.<br />
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So we finally got some snow after waiting and waiting with only a few inches on the ground. Then it warmed up to 35*f and rained! Soooo... the top of the snow turned to ice. Luckily we've had a few more inches not to go on top of it. It's been a weird winter so far with crazy temps weird snow fall and lots of wind.<br />
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We have a lot on our list for 2017. Not resolutions just a long TO DO list. On top of that list is getting a cow and selling some of our goats. That makes me sad I love my goats. We have some new ideas for things we want to grow and it's time to inventory my seeds and place some seed orders. We want to do some pasture fencing and make some upgrades and repairs.<br />
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On a more personal note I'm working with an amazing group of ladies including my sister and lead by Beachbody Coach Jenny Morgan, with the common goal of improving our over all health. Not just doing some fad diet but making a lot of little changes to improve our health and that of our families. It's going to be a lot of fun learning and sharing ideas. My mom, Donna and I have already been doing Stronger Seniors and we're all seeing improvement in our over all strength and balance. We've been doing it for around 2-3 months now.<br />
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A big part of my journey will be learning portion control and meal planning. Here is a picture of my portion control containers and my planners as well as our week one menu.<br />
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I am LOVING my new planner and would highly recommend it to my fellow farm/homestead ladies. It's called the <a href="https://www.heartofthefarmplanner.com/shop/copy-of-pre-order-2017-heart-of-the-farm-planner-minty-stripe" target="_blank">"2017 Heart of The Farm Planner"</a>. It's a great tool for not only household tracking but also farm tracking, goals, and meal prep/planning.<br />
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Come fall I hope to do even more preserving of foods from our gardens and high tunnel to make sure that we have healthy veggies available year round We did pretty good this year and so far we have enough of most things to get us through the winter.<br />
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Well, Welcome to 2017 and I hope that every one has a year full of blessing.<br />
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I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. Psalm 139:14<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First we don't do Santa. I know shocking right my poor kids. I don't like to lie to my kids so we never gave gifts from Santa or promoted him as a real person. They still put out cookies and milk for "Santa" but they know that Santa is Daddy. Here's another BIG shocker we don't push Christmas as Christ's birthday either. Why? Because we feel that Christ's birth is something that should be celebrated year round. Soooo, for us Christmas is a Holiday about family, giving, and reflecting on how we can be better givers and be kinder to one another throughout the year. We have fun and enjoy the season. We talk a lot about things like Santa and the birth of Christ but it's more like a history lesson. We look at were our modern traditions come from and how they have changed into what we see in the world today. We talk about how it is celebrated differently in other countries and cultures around the world. We also don't do the elf on a shelf.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So what do we do? First of all we cut and decorate a tree with ornaments that Great Grandma Rose sends for the kids every year, plus some homemade ones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We do a 12 days til Christmas countdown. It usually includes things like free hot cocoa day or Make Christmas gifts for the animals day. Today we will be having a picnic by the Christmas tree. We have little bags on a string numbered 1-12 and each one has a little note in it on what we get to do special that day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Christmas morning we usually start off with Home Made Doughnuts. See Recipe in the recipe tab. Then we open our Christmas stockings. Those are also a family tradition going back generations. Everyone in our family has one hand made especially for them using a pattern that has been handed down. My Nana used to make them, now my mom makes them and someday I will take over. They are made for each new baby born or new husband or wife who joins the family. Then we go and do our morning chores and pass out our gifts to all the animals. Then we come back in and open gifts. Later in the morning the rest of the family here on the homestead comes down and joins us and we exchange gifts, watch movies, eat cold sandwiches and a finger food buffet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Kids took part in the annual Christmas play at the church yesterday. Then we all enjoyed the great food at the potluck after and of coarse ate way to much :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let us remember not one day a year but every day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour , which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11 </span><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14917035127340275956noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308807641909438248.post-30149097879113980882016-12-06T11:43:00.000-09:002016-12-06T11:43:33.618-09:00Tis The Season<span style="font-size: x-large;">Hello and Good Day,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week was yet another busy one. We had the Manley Hot Springs Sally Hudson Crafter's Guild Christmas Store on Saturday. The rest of the week involved getting ready and putting final touches on our craft projects that we would be selling. Lisa made more of her quilted trivets and the boys made more of their peg games. I made a few small crochet items and did some baking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ken has been hard at work on his truck build. We moved the cab from his black truck onto the dually frame. It was quit the ordeal. It took Ken, Darryl, Ian, September and I to move it safely. Donna, my Mom and the kids all got to watch, cheer us on and bite their nails as we moved it over. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ken Mangled his thumb making the new body mounts. We're watching it closely. I really wish we had a suture kit on hand suitable for human use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We're gearing up for the Christmas season. Yesterday we went out and cut down a tree. This morning it's up and warming up. The kids are hoping to decorate it this evening. If we tried to put the ornaments on the cold branches they would snap off. We're pulling some of the other decorations out of the Christmas tote and putting them up around the house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our big plans for this week include lots of school to make up for the time we took off for Thanksgiving. Not because we feel like we have to cram but because we have some super fun projects coming up that we're looking forward to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lisa just finished her first chapter book. "Little House in the Big Woods". Now she's doing a book report and she's started the second book in the series. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We're doing American History this year. We started with the Native Americans and we have just recently moved on to the first Colonies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For Science we're doing Astronomy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Math is Teaching Textbooks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We also do Bible study and we're learning Swedish as well as still learning some basic sign language. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Language Arts is a custom curriculum blend based around reading actual books. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Art we really like the Homeschool Art Studio series. Plus we do seasonal crafts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lisa is doing Quilting with Nonie for Home Ec. The boys are doing wood shop/mechanics with Ken.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Again it has been way to long since my last post. We had an insanely busy spring that just seemed to keep on rolling with very little time to settle in at the computer and type much of anything. Even e-mails and facebook posts have been short, sweet, few and far between. We also missed out on most of the fun local events that we usually attend. It would be pretty much impossible to talk about everything that happened over the past several months but I'll try to hit on some of the highlights. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The least complicated birth of the Season.Iris and her triplets Luke, Bo and Daisy</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our kidding season was the most difficult one we have ever had with soooo many challenges and so much loss. We got a huge batch (over 100) of heavy breed cockerels in place of our usual meat birds and that was also a huge flop. They were unhealthy from the start, we had huge losses and the birds were so small at butcher that it was not worth the food that they ate. A hard lesson to learn. Thank goodness God was looking out for us and we ended up with an abundance of baby turkeys. Many of which we sold as poults. Others were butchered young and replaced the fryers that we lost. Still others were raised and butchered just before Thanksgiving. We may not have much chicken in the freezer but we have plenty of Turkey. 2 of our 3 pigs did really well. The third did ok it just didn't grow as big as the other 2. They were also butchered about a week before Thanksgiving and were processed out over a few days. We try to make use of everything we can. I even made head cheese for the first time this year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The high tunnel performed well again this year and we had a wonderful abundant harvest. The only thing that didn't do well was the corn and I'm still not sure what happened there. We had basically a small crop circle in the middle of the corn and of coarse what fell did not produce. The potato garden also did well and produced a LOT of potatoes for us again this year. The bees were a flop again this year. When hiving we lost a queen. Then we had a spring swarm which I caught and re-hived. We ended up with 5 hives and only got about 4 gallons of honey. Very disappointing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had some great helpers here this spring and summer. My cousin Cole came and stayed with us for a couple of months in the spring and was a huge help getting everything set up for the growing season. To add blessing to blessings Cole accepted Christ while attending Rock Crossing Bible Camp here in Alaska. Then we hosted our first wwoofer Stephanie. What an amazing experience! We could not have asked for a better first wwoofer. She is an amazing, smart and wonderful person, a true joy to be around. We worked hard and had fun. She will always be a part of our family from here on out and we hope that she will be able to come back and work with us again or just come for a visit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our biggest structural change this summer was the addition of a well!! We now have our own water and don't have to haul it from Manley any more. There is still no plumbing from the well so once a week or so we hook up a hose and filter and pump water into all our storage tanks. We also got a tankless propane water heater so we can now take a nice long hot shower! Yippee! All our plumbing is located in the fodder house/bath house. The cabin is still dry with a small tank that hooks to the sink for washing dishes and the tanks on the back of the wood stove for hot water. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were on TV this fall. This summer the cast and crew of the Animal Planet show Dr. Dee Alaska Vet came out and did a clinic at our house. So...our family was on the season 2 episode 7 called Farm Frenzy. I do NOT envy people who are on these kinds of shows. It's extremely hard to get anything done while they are filming. Having to repeat yourself all the time and having people in and out and all over your place. Don't get me wrong they were all really nice people just not very considerate of farm life. Leaving doors and gates open, going were asked not to go etc...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here we are ending out November. We had a wonderful laid back family Thanksgiving with great food. The school craft bazaar is done. The butchering is all finally done, school is in full swing and we are impatiently waiting for more snow so we can start running the sled dogs. The Crafter's guild Christmas store is coming up on December 3rd so we're getting some more stuff made to replace what we sold at the school Bazaar. Lisa is learning how to quilt from Donna and did well selling her quilted trivets. The boys are learning woodworking with daddy and have been making peg games, they also sold well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now we're getting ready for Christmas and today I recorder the coldest temps so far for the season -33* f. Oh...did I mention that we now have an NOAA Co-Op Observer weather station on site? I record and report each days 24 hour totals (high, low, temp at observation, precipitation amounts, snow depth, 24 hour snow fall etc..). Today's </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What I'm hoping to do from here out is to try to update once every week or two. I need to try to set aside a time. They will be shorter posts but more often. As I pull out my garden records I still plan to share with you all the varieties that did well for us this year. We lost over 80 plant starts this spring to the goats when they got into our front entry while we were gone visiting a neighbor so that put a crimp in some of my garden plans and record keeping. I'm also hoping to make a small e-book with some easy from scratch recipes, stories and advice to people considering going off grid. Not sure how long that will take but it's a goal. We're hoping to find a way to raise some funds to purchase fencing supplies. We're hoping to be able to fence off the old runway and turn it into a field for grazing and ultimately get .......drum role please......A MILK COW! Fencing supplies tend to be pretty pricey up here so it's a long term goal, but hoping for sooner rather than later. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57 KJV</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14917035127340275956noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308807641909438248.post-69320078551008598142016-03-30T19:11:00.000-08:002016-03-30T19:11:06.120-08:00Gearing Up For Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Good Spring my friends. It was warming up the snow was melting and it was really looking like spring has sprung. Then it started to snow, and snow it has for the past several days. Temps have been pretty warm in the 20's and 30's even getting up into the 40's but it's still snowing. I'm ready for spring and was teased by some beautiful sunshine I know the extra moisture will be good in the long run but I am ready for spring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">February had a rough start. My poor baby girl had to have her lip stitched. The kids were playing outside Wyatt threw an empty #10 can that we use as a feed scoop. It hit her in the mouth. She came in with blood going every were and all she was worried about was her brother. She kept saying "please don't be mad at him it was an accident". I got it cleaned up and but a butterfly bandage on it. Then we all jumped in the car and drove to the clinic in Minto were they put stitches in it. Wyatt felt bad but has had a bad habit of throwing things so we made him watch her get stitched up and kept telling him that is why you don't throw things. I had to sit down as they stitched her because I almost passed out. Blood doesn't usually bother me but watching my baby go through that was awful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had 14 out of 15 chicks hatch healthy and happy. So cute and so much fun!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We went to the Carry the Cure assembly at the school and got to hear Broken Walls perform. It was really awesome!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So far I have started Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant, Herbs, Onions (from seed), Celery and Leeks</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kids had a good time hunting eggs in the snow. We had a great time after at the hall eating chili dogs. Huge thank you to the Manley Hot Springs Crafter's Guild.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We call this guy feisty. He's smaller than all the others and feathering out more slowly. He loves to be held and comes charging over to be picked up when we open the door.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So even though Spring may not be in full swing we are in full spring mode. Over 90 fluffy chicks lining one side of the front entry and plant starts lining the other side. As soon as the turkeys start laying we will start incubating turkey eggs. I'll be starting more veggies next week. The barn and coop are ready for a full deep spring cleaning. Bees will be coming in mid April, Pigs end of April beginning of May. Baby goats are do in May. Ken is getting ready to start back on the road crew. Donna is coming home. My cousin Cole from Arizona is going to come stay with us for the next 7 months and help me out while Ken is working. He will get to learn all about small scale farming and I'll have someone with muscle to help out when Ken is gone. I think it's going to be a lot of fun having him hear and I am so thankful that he was willing to come. </span></div>
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After my post in November my daughter dropped my computer off the table and broke it. We had ordered a new one from Sam's Club online during black Friday deals. I got the confirmation that the computer had shipped but it never came. Come to find out they never handed it over to FedEx and they didn't have those computers in stock anymore. Soooo.... I finally got them to give me a refund and I ordered a new HP directly from HP. So now I have a nice new computer. I just have to get used to Windows 10 which I'm not real thrilled with. Well any who enough of my computer sob story and on to once again getting you caught up with our goings on.<br />
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Progress on the fodder house was coming along nicely.<br />
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The pigs came to a fast and humane end. One well placed shot to the head while enjoying a nice long drink of warm milk water. I was so thankful that it went so smoothly.</div>
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I never knew how delicious pig heart is. It was by far my favorite.</div>
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Rover sitting on his little snow hill were he likes to sit and bark at the world.</div>
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Spring is starting to come to mind in a big way and we're starting to prepare. We've ordered seeds, bees, and meat chickens (100 this year) and we have eggs in the incubator due to hatch on the 20th. Baby goats are due in May. Even a planter of lettuce starting to grow in the windowsill. It's going to be another busy busy summer.</div>
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We are still looking for a wwoofer to come and work the farmstead with us this summer. If you are interested check us out on the <b><a href="https://wwoofusa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">wwoofusa</span></a></b> web site. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in what soever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. I can do all things through Christ which stengtheneth me. Philippians 4:11-13</span></b></div>
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WOW I think this is the longest I've gone between posts. We've been so crazy busy with so many unexpected challenges that taking the time to sit down and post has just been a no go. I will try to back up to were I left off in mid may and hit a few of the highlights month to month.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids entered the Science fair at the Gladys Dart School in Manley with their smoke bomb experiment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The school kids hatched some eggs from our flock that they had displayed at the science fair.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heavy truck traffic from Eureka to Manley to haul gravel for the new road to Nome took a heavy toll on our road and made travel a huge pain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lilly gave birth to a single doeling that we named Sitka Sue.</td></tr>
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Enter the FIRE! The Beauty and Baker fires were burning just a couple of miles from our homes. After smoke jumpers landed in our front yard we were told to evacuate to the gravel pit across the road. Here are the animals during the evacuation. We were only evacuated for a few days but it wreaked havoc on the farm. The high tunnel got over grown out of control and we lost most of the baby turkeys that were still hatching in the incubator.</div>
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The fire gave us a small reprieve to enjoy our 4th of July. Oak won the bike parade with his Eagle Bike.</div>
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Then the fire blew back up again. The weather was HOT, WINDY and DRY.</div>
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The kids became friends with some of the fire fighters that were camped by the house. Here they are trying on fire fighter Brian's gear.</div>
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We finally got to hatch some chicks.</div>
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I'm hoping to have a chance here soon to post a proper blog update but for now I wanted to get this out there.<br />
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Because we have had a lot of people interested in visiting us and because we are growing so fast we have decided to become WWOOF hosts. We plan to host our first wwoofers from Spring (April/May) through fall (Oct/Nov). They will be housed in our 5th wheel travel trailer until such time as we can get a small dry cabin built just for hosting. There is no pay involved this is a volunteer position were we provide room and board in exchange for a minimum of 5-6 hours per day 5 days a week or more as needed. Our guests will be expected to work with us on a variety of farm projects. For more information you can see our host profile at wwoof.usa.org. just click on the graphic above and we are listed under Sweet Homestead Alaska. You can also contact me directly through my blog or facebook page if you are interested in spending the season working and learning here at Sweet Homestead Alaska.<br />
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We look forward to bringing some one in that we can teach all of the things that we are learning by doing here on our little budding farmstead.<br />
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If Alaska isn't your cup of tea, there are Wwoofing opportunities all over the world.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14917035127340275956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308807641909438248.post-59685936163484937772015-05-05T08:59:00.003-08:002015-05-05T08:59:36.921-08:00So Glad The Son Arose!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">We went to a wonderful service at Manley Baptist Fellowship. Ate at the amazing potluck, I'm always so impressed by the amazing feeds put on by the folks in Manley Hot Springs. So many great cooks all in one place and plenty of great food to go around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This year we dyed Easter Eggs using different berries. We just poured hot water over the berries, added a plash of vinegar and squished the berries a little with a spoon. The colors came out great on the blue and brown shelled eggs. From the top Blue container down: Blue Berries, Highbush Cranberry, Black Current, Low Bush Cranberry, and Rose Hips.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Sally Hudson Crafter's Guild put on their annual Easter Egg hunt followed by hot dogs at the Manley Hot Springs Community Hall. They did a kid's egg hunt with lots of candy filled eggs. There were also 3 eggs with pieces of paper that say $5.00 on them. At the Hall they can exchange the paper for a $5.00 bill. Lisa and Oak found 2 of the 3 $5.00 eggs. After the kids hunt was the adults hunt. There are candy filled eggs and also eggs with little strips of paper numbered from 1 to 11. The numbered strips are exchanged at the hall for extra large candy bars. I got #11 and got to bring Ken home a HUGE Cookies and Cream candy bar. They also raffled off three Easter baskets. The kids and I won one of them. We put most of the candy into Ken's Easter basket. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ken got to attend his first men's conference at <a href="http://www.vbcalaska.org/" target="_blank">Victory Bible Camp</a>. He went with Pastor Earl Malpass and Darryl. They had a great time and Ken said that he really enjoyed the preaching and the fellowship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We took Kitty and Tisha two of our sled dogs in for the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlaskaSpayNeuterAssistanceProgramAsap" target="_blank">ASAP</a> spay neuter clinic. The people at the clinic were awesome! While we were there we met up with a lady from <a href="http://www.koolkatrescues.org/" target="_blank">Kool Kat Rescue</a> out of Anchorage who drove all the way up to bring us two barn cats from their barn cat rescue. How awesome is that!!! WE named the black and white one Dr. Watson and the tabby Sherlock Holmes. They are fitting in well and I love having them around. Both are turning out to be closet love bugs and will come to me now for loving.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our Very first Turkey Egg Yippee!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We put 40 eggs in the incubator. The incubator turner malfunctioned and broke 4 eggs so we were down to 36. We cleaned it up and fixed the problem. I candled the eggs and took out 3 that were not fertile so 33 out of 36 are developing well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dr. Watson and Rover saying hello and getting to know each other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sherlock Holmes on top of his house in the barn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of my 2 mini hens a blue bantim orpington is sitting on two huge blue Americana eggs. Her eggs are due to hatch the same day as the ones in the incubator. I'm hoping I can give her a couple extra babies when the time comes ;)</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Ken and I are both happy with our THRIVE experience so far for me the benefits so far have been as follows:</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Since day 1 I have not needed a cup of coffee and had no withdrawal head ache after going cold turkey.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">No headaches at all</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">My digestive system is in better shape then it has been in a very long time.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">My skin looks healthier.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">My joints are not as stiff. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">My energy is more leveled out, I don't have that afternoon crash.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">So far so good! </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Psalms 128:1-4 A Song of degrees. Blessed <i>is</i> every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy <i>shalt</i> thou <i>be</i>, and <i>it shall be</i> well with thee. Thy wife <i>shall be</i> as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I think of the new year I always think of the upcoming spring and all the new things that will come with it. Goat babies, chicks and baby Turkeys are some of my favorites. This year will see some new upgrades to our farming set up with help from the USDA NRCS EQUIP program. They are helping us to insure that as we grow we do it in a way that is both good for us and good for the environment. We have already started by putting up a bat house and some bird houses. Next we will be putting up a large high tunnel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">January ushered in the new year with warmer than usual temps for our annual funky flames bonfire. We only had about two weeks of really cold temps.</span></div>
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I love doing Art with the kids. Here is my Blue Rover and my 3 Bears Porridge Bowls.</div>
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Rover Livestock Guardian Dog by day warm fluffy pillow by night. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Other than Birthdays the highlight of our February was getting watch our friend and neighbor Brent Sass WIN the 2015 Yukon Quest 1000 mile sled dog race. You can check out Brent and his amazing dogs at</span><a href="http://wildandfreealaska.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">http://wildandfreealaska.com</span></b></a></div>
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The boys had their birthday and turned 6. This year we made a trip to Fairbanks just before their birthdays and they picked out a cake from Sam's club. Then we added Monster trucks for Oak and Cowboys for Wyatt.</div>
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Lisa had her birthday and turned 8. Man how time flies my sweet little baby girl is now a young lady.<br /><br />
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Lisa wanted a vanilla cake with Cherry frosting. It was interesting trying to make the cherry frosting green to go with the horses that she wanted lol... It's one of my classic ugly cakes and some of the horses looked like they were sinking in the mud.</div>
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The animals are all doing good this winter enjoying the warmer temps. Even the chickens will venture outside when it gets above 10*f.</div>
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Iris was more interested in getting some cuddling than getting her picture taken. She's definitely a mama's goat.</div>
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Rover is doing really great with his goat girls. He is never far from them during the day.</div>
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Rover says what mom I thought you wanted me to get into everything I could find and tear it up on the back porch. The goats were playing on the porch I wanted to play too. </div>
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We all got the flu bug that's been going around after a trip to Fairbanks to get our taxes done. Luckily Ken seems to have been spared but it hit the kids and I really hard. At least it waited until after their birthdays.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So far March has brought some beautiful Sunny days! We're on the upswing from this flu bug but still stuffy and coughing a lot. Our favorite musher Brent Sass of Wild and Free Mushing will be taking on the Iditarod this month and we are looking forward to cheering him along the way. This year they had to re-route the race and it will be comming through Manley Hot Springs. I'm hoping to work at the checkpoint.</span></div>
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Lisa helped her Aunti Becca design this Let Love Grow hat. You can find the pattern at <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/103---let-love-grow-hat">http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/103---let-love-grow-hat</a> and see her other pre made hats and patterns at <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/designers/desert-diamond-crochet">http://www.ravelry.com/designers/desert-diamond-crochet</a> The kids love getting new hats from Aunti Becca and like to use the animal hats to play make believe. </div>
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NOW Let me tell you about my newest venture. Those of you that have been following me for a while know that I am not one to try to sell things on my page. My page is for information and keeping in touch with friends and family. I sometimes post cool stuff that my sister makes because she is just awesome and her stuff is awesome like the above hat. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As usual time really gets away from me and I tend to forget about the blog. Every now and again I'll have someone mention it and I'll go Oh yeah the blog I should really update that. Then of coarse life keeps happening and there are more important things to be done. Sometimes I'll start the post and it will sit and sit and sit before I complete it and post it. We are back in full swing with Homeschool as well as all the animal chores, fall butchering and bringing in the garden harvest. Then right on the heels of the fall harvest comes prepping for the long cold winter. There are always things to repair and activities to be completed before the cold makes them impossible. Then it seems like we jump into all the holidays and community activities that come along with them.</span><br />
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This year we lost one of our bee hives completely and the other didn't do very well because of all the rain. We only ended up with 3 1/2 gallons of very dark honey dew or forest honey.</div>
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One crop that did well again this year to spite all the rain was the potatoes.</div>
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The largest pile are the reds. The smaller piles are other varieties that we tried this year; brown, mountain rose, fingerlings, and Yukon Golds.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last years light fireweed honey VS this years forest honey</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first batch of Goats Milk soap</td></tr>
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We got a new livestock guard dog puppy. He is a Maremma/Great Pyrenees and his name is Rover.</div>
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Kids had a good time trick or treating and got lots of goodies.</div>
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Only in Alaska do kids get full size boxes of cereal while trick or treating.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>NOVEMBER</u></b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kids Tank and Rover 12 weeks</td></tr>
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We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with my Mom, Dad, September, Ian and Our Pastor Earl and his lovely Wife Lynn. I especially enjoyed spending time with Lynn visiting after dinner. We had a great time sharing stories and lots of laughter. </div>
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I got to use the fine china that Ken's Grandma Rose gave us for the first time ever. I had never even seen it. It was packed when we got it and then we moved so I had never even opened it until Thanksgiving day. I had to go online to see how to properly set a table and to find out what all the pieces were for lol...<br />
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After all the food was cooked we added some little packets to the fire that cause the flames to burn all kinds of different colors. We sat back watched the fire and listened to the owls. At 7:00 pm it was chores as usual. We milked the goats and closed everyone up for the night. The kids went to bed. Ken and I enjoyed a couple of glasses of sparkling cider before we too headed off to bed. New years or not the wake up call is the same when you have animals to milk and feed.</div>
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We want to wish all of our friends and family a wonderful New Year. We hope that God's blessings will be abundant and his presence ever felt throughout 2015.</div>
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Once again because of my lack of posting I find myself traveling back in time trying to remember what happened over the past few months, were I left off and were we are going. I'm sure that there is a lot that has happened that I will end up leaving out. It's been a very stressful and trying summer, but the Lord has been good to us and carried us through the hard times.<br />
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The first batch of meat chickens are in the freezer. By now many have already created wonderful tasting meals for our family to enjoy together.<br />
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Petunia gave birth to twin bucklings this year. We named them Alder and Pine. She had a hard time again this year as her babies tend to be rather large and in poor position. Since I will not breed her this comming year we plan to keep Alder as our herd sire. I'm hoping that Petunia will milk through for a while since I had such a hard time drying her off before kidding.<br />
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Lilly had triplets this year that we named Hemlock, Cottonwood and Poplar. She did amazingly well. I went in after checking on her and the next time I came out to check her she had already given birth the babies were on their feet clean and nursing. She is such a great mama. When I first walked in I saw two babies and thought that Petunia's babies had some how gotten into the pen with Lilly then I realized there were three and two had Lamancha ears. All of Lilly's babies have the little waddles like their mom.<br />
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Iris and Tamarack look on curious of the new babies.<br />
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Lisa and Ken were baptized together by Pastor Earl Malpass. This was such a wonderful day. We waited for so long for this as there was no place we could find with enough warm water over the winter and our pastor was away for several months.<br />
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Thanks to my sister Rebecca we got to go to a horse show in Fairbanks. Lisa LOVES horses. It was a lot of fun we got to see many different breeds as well as different demonstrations of what horses can do. Such as, dressage, jumping, barrel racing, mounted shooting, pulling a cart or buggy etc...<br />
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The baby goats were growing fast and are such little sweet hearts.<br />
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Picking flowers by the well house while daddy fills the water jugs.<br />
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Putting in the Garden<br />
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Grandma and the kids playing battleship<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shortly after hatching Americana chick named "Candle Sweetheart" cuddles with woolly mammoth beenie baby.</td></tr>
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Auntie Becca Comes to visit </h3>
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The kids got another chance to ride a horse when a missionary group came through. They let all the local kids ride a pony out in front of the Manley Hot Springs Roadhouse. </div>
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July and Auntie Becca's visit continued</h2>
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4th of July</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My niece Alexis in the sack race</td></tr>
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Darrell Scott's Memorial Service</h3>
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Making Buns and Playing Games with Henna from Finland</h3>
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Henna was visiting Manley Hot Springs from Finland on an adult 4-H leader exchange program. She worked at Dart-AM-Farm and came to visit and make some buns with the 4-H kids. She also taught them how to play some new versions of tag and the kids taught her how to play Candyland.</div>
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August</h2>
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1st day back to school</h3>
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<b>Matthew 6:5-13 </b>And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites <i>are</i>: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen <i>do</i>: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as <i>it is</i> in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.</div>
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Wow It has been a really long time since I've been able to sit down and write up a post. As I'm typing this I'm not even sure that I will have time to finish it today. We have had such a warm winter this year and spring has come upon us the fastest that we have seen yet. Which of coarse means that we are extra busy trying to keep up. Most of my online time lately has been spent doing paperwork and research into upgrading our homestead. Some of the things that we are looking into are: A Large seasonal high tunnel, A fodder system, growing our own hay, and getting quality breeding stock. All of these things take a lot of time and effort to research but will hopefully make us more self reliant in the future. This year we ran into issues with feed pricing and availability that made us rethink how we acquire food for our animals as well as the quality of the food that we are feeding them. We also want to have our own closed heard and flocks so that we don't have to order, buy and transport chicks every spring to supplement our laying flock and for meat. Our laying flock is pretty well set this year but we want to raise our own meat chickens so we are looking into a small breeding flock of Dark Cornish chickens. A long story short there are millions of things that we would love to do but what we can afford and what we have time for will limit what we can do.<br />
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So here is what we have going right now. I have a huge jungle of plant starts in the front entry and as of yesterday I started moving some out to the greenhouses even though I'm still afraid that the temps will drop and I could loose them I was out of space. <div>
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We have our first spring batch of Cornish X meat chicks that we have scheduled to butcher this weekend. We also have a small batch of Broad Breasted Bronze Turkeys that are just a couple weeks old and still in the brooder. We are expecting an order of Turkeys and Dark Cornish chickens to come in the first week of June that will hopefully be our new breading stock for our own meat birds and turkeys. </div>
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We bred 2 does this year, Petunia and her daughter Lilly both Toggenburgs to our Lamancha buck Guy. Petunia is due this week and Lilly is due next week. So we will have a whole new batch of baby goats. All of our baby goats from last year have homes. Most stayed right here on the homestead. Petunia's son Birch is now September's 4-H pack Goat, Ian has Lillie's son Aspen, and Lisa has Hazel's son Tamarack. We also kept Hazel's daughter Iris. Lillie's other son Spruce went to live with a friend in Manley Hot Springs to be a pet/pack goat. We had to put down our buck Guy this winter. We had a problem with Copper Deficiency over the winter. Once diagnosed we took measures to resolve the issue but Guy had become very weak and we made the hard choice to put him down. It was very sad for us all. He was the sweetest buck. None of the others seemed to be hit as hard by it and showed only signs of fading in their coats. I'm not sure if it was an issue of breed that it hit him harder or what. Sooo, we are hoping to get a buckling from Petunia to keep as our new heard sire. This will most likely be the last year that I breed her as she is getting older and will be a good candidate to milk through as I actually had a very hard time drying her off.<br />
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I'll try to post some good pictures when the babies are born. Petunia's tendons were feeling a bit looser this morning so she could go any day now. Tomorrow will be 145 days and she is HUGE! Both were bred on purpose so we have a good idea of when they are due but like with women there is some wiggle room. 150 days is average but anything in the range of 145-155 days is considered term. To breed each doe I kept a lookout for signs that they were in estrus. When the time was right I walked them up to the buck barn and let them spend about 15 minutes with the buck and then I walked them home. That was all it took. It was our first shot at controlled breading and it was a great success. I will say though that it takes time to get to know your goats and to read their cycle. When you are milking twice a day it makes it a bit easier to notice the subtle changes in your doe. I also keep my weathers and my buck in the habit of eating on a milk stand. It really helps when you are trimming hooves every few weeks. The two weathers that live with the buck at the buck barn don't get to do it as often but they still remember that the milk stand means extra yummy food and will stand pretty well for their trimmings.<br />
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BEES - We are doing two hives worth of bees this year. We bought one hive of our own and we're borrowing one from our friends who taught us how to bee keep last year. We're keeping them in our area this year rather than transporting them half way through the year. This may delay them a little as we are a couple weeks behind Manley Hot Springs when it comes to blooming flowers. So far they seem to be doing well and I think that we have done a pretty good job of remembering what we learned from last year. If it is even close to the success of last year per hive I will be thrilled. I just wish that we could figure out a way to over winter them as I hate the idea of having to kill them off in the fall. We have a couple of ideas and if we do end up with a high tunnel we may attempt to over winter at least one hive this year.<br />
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We are still doing Homeschool but we are winding down for the year. Since we have more time in the winter we tend to blow through the years curriculum pretty fast. It's nice when this time of year rolls around because we can be more flexible. My step dad who was a gymnastics coach in AZ comes over on Thurdays to do tumbling with the kids. He also teaches tumbling at the Manley Hot Springs school as well as driving the school bus. This is also a great time of year for science on the homestead. Growing things babies being born or hatched. The spring thaw, and birds returning from migration. So much to see and learn.<br />
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Ken took a black bear this year with Rugger Super Red Hawk 44 handgun. He shot the bear from his stand with 1 shot through the chest. The bear ran 100 yard and dropped. It was a very humane kill. He was a very large bear. He had a hard time getting him into the back of the Big Boss to get him home. He got home around 11pm and woke us all up so we could go and see.<br />
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Wyatt was the only one who would get close to look at the bear. Even the dogs didn't want to get close to it. After we went back to bed Ken skinned the bear and quartered him.<br />
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The next morning we all got to work cutting the meat off the bones. This was a lengthy process. Ken and I worked together the first day. The second day I was working alone and the third day I had help from my mom. As we cut the meat off it was cut into cubes and then ground. We used both the hand crank grinder and the kitchen aid grinder. The kitchen aid sucks the power from the battery bank and clogged up so often that it wasn't really worth using, but the kids could do it so it was a way for them to help. The hand crank #10 went really well as long as we kept the chunks down to about a 1". I also rendered the fat into lard which he had a lot of for so early in the season. He must have eaten very well before hibernation and kept it on due to the mild winter and early spring. The bones and connective tissues were cooked up for the dogs to eat. The Hide was frozen until we have time to work it. Nothing went to waste.<br />
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Over all it was a long process but the end result was well worth it. The meat is very good. We've been eating Bear burgers, meatloaf, spaghetti, meat ball subs, bear and rice, etc etc etc..... I have found that Bear meat goes very well with Italian seasoning. It is also a little on the greasy side which is a drastic change from the very dry Moose meat.<br />
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OH and because I can't remember if I mentioned it before the remodel is done on the church library and it looks much nicer. Also we are now having bible study out here in Eureka with Pastor Earl on Wednesday evenings.<br />
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Also A little note on the sled dogs. I have been looking for a dryland training vehicle like an old quad or something. Since I haven't found anything I decided to take the girls out one at a time and give bikejoring a try. It was successful with at least two of the girls Kitty and Tisha. Quinn just looked at me like I was nuts hooking her up with no snow on the ground and just wanted to go back to her dog house. I haven't tried Pam yet because she's a bit of a spaz and would probably drag me off into a tree or ditch. When I get it down with one dog I'll try two and then let her run but she needs a good leader with her so she doesn't just spaz out on me. lol... I'll try to get someone to take a picture that I can post.<br />
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Well that's the most recent news here. I'm going to get back to getting busy. I have starts to transplant, school to do, and animal chores. Maybe I can even get done in time to relax for a minute. HA HA HA HA ;)<br />
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<b>Isaiah 41:17-21 </b><i>When</i> the poor and needy seek water, and <i>there is</i> none, <i>and</i> their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, <i>I</i> the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, <i>and</i> the pine, and the box tree together: That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it. Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong <i>reasons</i>, saith the King of Jacob. </div>
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Wow I guess it's been a long time since I last posted. Life has been.....well life I suppose. There is always plenty to keep us busy and away from the computer. The limited sunlight also limits power and keeps computer time short. Please bear with me as I do a brief review of the past three months. This will be brief as for me the time runs together so aside from holidays it can be hard for me to remember what happened when these days.</div>
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Lets see October brought Halloween and harvest. We worked on cleaning up the garden and getting things ready for snow. </div>
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November we of coarse had Thanksgiving. Also the start of Trapping season.</div>
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I would also like to wish Brent Sass and Mandy Nauman (only girl in the quest this year) Good luck on the Yukon Quest dog sled race. They are based out of Eureka and three of my four sled dogs are Sass dogs. It makes it cool to watch our local mushers running dogs that we have met. You can check out these mushers on their sites: <a href="http://wildandfreealaska.com/">http://wildandfreealaska.com/</a> and <a href="http://www.douglasfirmushing.com/">http://www.douglasfirmushing.com/</a></div>
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Our joint honey venture was a total success! From our one hive we got 10 gallons of honey. So 5 gal for Steve and Ann and 5 gal for us. I've been slowly working on filtering and jarring our beautiful fresh organic raw honey. I learned a lot and definitely hope to do it again next year either with Steve and Ann again or on our own if their not up for it. It was so amazing to see the different colors of honey created by the different types of flowers that they were getting their pollen from. The early honey from when we had them in Manley by the bath house was mostly from the dandelions and was a dark gold color. After we moved them out here to Eureka their main pollen source was the Fire Weed which created a very clear honey that looked like water. When it was all combined we got a lovely light gold honey that is so sweet and has a wonderful full flavor.<br />
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In addition to the wonderful honey we now get to enjoy we also have milk, goat milk. Our three does all gave birth to beautiful little babies. Petunia was the first to kid and had one HUGE baby boy that we named Birch. Birch was stuck and needed some assistance to get a shoulder out before he could be pushed out. Next to give birth was Petunia's daughter Lilly. Lilly had twin bucklings that we named Spruce and Aspen. Lilly gave birth to both twins with no assistance. Last but not least to kid was Hazel. Hazel had twins another little boy that we named Tamarack and the only little girl that Lisa named Iris.<br />
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Petunia gave birth at 9:00 am so the kids were able to attend the birth. My mom was also there for the birth of buckling Birch. Birch is the spitting image of his father Guy.<br />
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Lilly gave birth to her twins at 3:45 am. Spruce was born first and Aspen followed almost immediately. This birth I attended alone due to the hour and fortunately it went very smoothly and I was able to just watch. I didn't get very good pictures of her birthing because it was very dark in the half finished barn.<br />
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Hazel gave birth to Iris at 8:30 pm. The boys were in bed but Lisa was able to watch. I sent Lisa to bed at about 9:00 pm because I figured Hazel was done. Then she started pushing again but was struggling. Both of Tamarack's legs were bent back and she was having a real hard time. I was able to get both legs out and she pushed him out with no more delay almost an hour later at 9:20 pm. Hazel gave birth to both of her babies standing up.<br />
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We will have to find homes for 3 of the little boys. I'm going to keep one boy as a wethered companion for our buck and keep the little girl. I would love to find them homes were they could be pets. The kids give them alot of attention so they are super sweet. It will be really hard for me if we have to butcher them. We're getting a good amount of milk even allowing the babies to nurse. So far I've made yogurt, butter and cheese (chevre) from our goats milk and it has all been wonderful. The kids really enjoy the homemade yogurt with our yummy honey on top. <div>
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We also have some other new additions to the homestead. 2 ducks and 5 chickens 4 of which are bantams (mini chickens). They were given to us from a friend who didn't want to keep them over the winter and didn't want to butcher them. They are almost old enough to start laying. I need to go out at some point and get pictures. The Turkeys are getting huge and I'm pretty sure that we have a male and female. Next time I would like to get a breed that can reproduce. </div>
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OK, I want to take a minute to talk about something that I am doing. This is probably going to be a touchy subject for some and will get me some raised eyebrows from others. I'm talking about head covering for women. This is a practice that has been done among Christian women in the past but is not as common now days outside of plain faiths such as the Amish and Mennonites. I recently read something that inspired me to read 1 Corinthians 11 again. I felt a conviction in my heart but was still unsure. Many pastors that I highly respect have said that head covering is no longer needed or that a women's hair is her covering. Since this wasn't something that I really thought about I was fine with their answers. Then after reading it again I couldn't help but see a distinct difference between the reference to hair vs a head covering. Then there was the argument of well it says you only have to wear it while praying or prophesying so only in church. Hmmm.... I thought since when do we only pray in church? Then came to mind the verses that command women to pray without ceasing. So to me it made sense that I should wear it at all times. So to sum it up I guess what I'm saying is to spite reasonable arguments against it I have decided to follow my conviction and have started wearing a head covering. Ken is OK with it but really doesn't care one way or the other. Though when I have Lisa wear ones he says he misses seeing her pretty blond curls. My mom was a little more bothered by my choice because she likes my long curly hair. I'm not going to tell you that I wont learn that this isn't what I should do. I haven't had a chance to talk to my pastor about it yet as he has not yet returned from the lower 48. But, for now don't be surprised if in future pictures of me I am wearing some sort of head covering. Right now it's just a bandanna. In doing online research of other Christian women who have come to the same conclusion I have found a variety of reasons that these women have come up with for covering. Some say for modesty and add that only revealing their hair to their husbands has added a new level to their intimacy. Other women started that it was a way of setting them self apart from the world. Others mentioned that it aided in them in their struggle against the fleshy desires of "dressing up" to impress other people. Still others stated it as a way to add simplicity to their lives. While all the arguments that I've heard both ways are good and make sense the bottom line for me is that it is a conviction of the heart after reading my bible and praying about it. I'm not doing it to be more holey or to cause a stir it is simply what I feel led to do to honor God and my Husband. If anyone wants to talk about this I'm more than open to it just please no bashing keep it respectful. Those who know me personally know that I'm not one to push my beliefs on anyone. While I am firm in my beliefs they are mine and this conviction is mine and not something that I would push. I hope that makes sense. I will continue to research my bible on this topic and I will keep you posted on what I learn and how I feel led to proceed as I gain knowledge and of coarse I will continue to ask for guidance in prayer. </div>
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<b>1 Corinthians 11:1-34 </b>Be ye followers of me, even as I also <i>am</i> of Christ. Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered <i>them</i> to you. But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman <i>is</i> the man; and the head of Christ <i>is</i> God. Every man praying or prophesying, having <i>his</i> head covered, dishonoureth his head. But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with <i>her</i> head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. For a man indeed ought not to cover <i>his</i> head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man. For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man. For this cause ought the woman to have power on <i>her</i> head because of the angels. Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord. For as the woman <i>is</i> of the man, even so <i>is</i> the man also by the woman; but all things of God. Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for <i>her</i> hair is given her for a covering. But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God. Now in this that I declare <i>unto you</i> I praise <i>you</i> not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse. For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you. When ye come together therefore into one place, <i>this</i> is not to eat the Lord's supper. For in eating every one taketh before <i>other</i> his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise <i>you</i> not. For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the <i>same</i> night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake <i>it</i>, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also <i>he took</i> the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink <i>it</i>, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink <i>this</i> cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of <i>that</i> bread, and drink of <i>that</i> cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this cause many <i>are</i> weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14917035127340275956noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308807641909438248.post-85719706049668303792013-08-13T09:10:00.002-08:002013-08-13T09:10:43.754-08:00Some Things FishyWell some things in life can be a little on the fishy side. For those of us in interior Alaska that's usually a good thing. Our friend Steve who is the same person teaching me about Bee keeping took us out and showed us how to net fish for Salmon. Joey Redington Jr allowed us to use his spot for the day.<br />
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Saturday morning we collected the honey from the bees Steve, Ann and I pulled all the frames. Saturday evening we set the fish net.<br />
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I said a prayer over the fish net, that God would bless us. I said that I would praise him if was full and I would praise him if it was empty.<br />
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After we got the net all set we got to go see the fish wheel that Steve built for the fish and game research team. It's built to be fish friendly so that they can catch and release. Then he took us to meet them at their camp and we got to see how they are using sonar to count the fish. It's a really neat set up and they seem like a great bunch of young people. I think if I were younger and single that would be a really run and rewarding job.<br />
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When we went back out the next morning we had to have the net out of the water by noon which we accomplished easily. There were 27 chum salmon in our net. The Chum are also known as Dog Salmon and are usually harvested for use as dog food and considered lower quality. We picked out the poorest quality fish to dry for the dogs but the rest will be for us to eat. Were not picky (yet) and are thankful that the timing finally worked out and someone was able to teach us how to net fish. Now we need to gather up the supplies so that next year we can go out on our own and maybe even fish for some kings.<br />
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I only got one shot of untangling the fish before I jumped in and got to work myself. God truly blessed us and we praised him for filling the net with fish for us, for the experience and for wonderful friends who gave of their time and experience. We thanked the fish for the nourishment they would provide our family.<br />
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The Salmon that we kept for ourselves was frozen whole to prevent freezer burn.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice my look of concentration as I try to hold the slippery fish while using a very sharp knife lol...</td></tr>
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While it's not enough fish to feed the dogs for the winter it will help. Now we can say that we've done it and we can make a better go of it hopefully next year, if we can accumulate the basic equipment that we'll need.<br />
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Today I'll be going in and helping and and Steve use the extractor to get out the honey. I'll let you all know how much honey we end up with.<br />
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Blessings and Love to you all :) May God bless your harvest.<br />
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<b>Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 </b>To every <i>thing there is</i> a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up <i>that which is</i> planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. He hath made every <i>thing</i> beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. I know that <i>there is</i> no good in them, but for <i>a man</i> to rejoice, and to do good in his life. And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it <i>is</i> the gift of God. I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth <i>it</i>, that <i>men</i> should fear before him. That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14917035127340275956noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308807641909438248.post-24981793327458431022013-08-09T11:13:00.001-08:002013-08-09T11:13:51.922-08:00From One of My ReadersHello All,<br />
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I would like to share a story with you of one of my readers that I think needs to be brought out in the open more. It has to do with a type of cancer and how this amazing woman survived it against overwhelming odds. If you have the time please read her story.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mesothelioma.com/" target="_blank">http://www.mesothelioma.com/</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mesothelioma.com/treatment/speak-with-a-mesothelioma-survivor.htm">http://www.mesothelioma.com/treatment/speak-with-a-mesothelioma-survivor.htm</a><br />
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Here is her message to me. Again if you have the time please click on the above links for more about Heather and Mesothelioma.<br />
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Thanks for getting back to me! I am 44 and a mother to a quirky little 7 year old, Lily. She is my only child, and my whole world. When Lily was just 3 1/2 months old, I was diagnosed with Mesothelioma; a type of cancer that kills 90-95% of those who have it. Mesothelioma is caused by asbestos exposure, and I was unknowingly exposed from my dads work clothes when I was just 9 years old. As I’m sure you can imagine, the first thing that came to mind when I was diagnosed was my baby girl and how I wasn’t going to be able to watch her grow up.<u></u><u></u></div>
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After intense treatment and recovery, I’m still here 7 years later and cancer free! My journey with cancer was a terrifying one and I'd like to turn my pain into purpose and become someone that other people can look to for guidance, inspiration, and hope in situations like my own. I contacted you because I feel that your blog would be an excellent place for me to share my story. I’m trying to raise awareness of this horrible little known cancer that is such a deadly killer (and sadly, 100% preventable). <u></u><u></u></div>
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Would you be willing to share my journey as a new mother with cancer on your blog? Here is the link to my story if you want to read more: www(dot)mesothelioma(dot)com/<wbr></wbr>heather<u></u><u></u></div>
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<br />Either one would be such a great help to me.<br />Let me know what you think, thanks! :)<br />Heather</div>
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WOW! It seems like it's been forever since I've posted. For those of you that don't know my hard drive on my computer crashed. I took it into Geek City in Fairbanks and had them do a data recovery and put in a new hard drive. It took a little while to get it back but they were understanding of our situation and were able to fix it in about a week and a half. We were able to drop it off when we picked up Ken's mom from the airport and pick it back up when we took her back. Soooo, now that I'm back up and running lets see if I can get you caught up a bit. So much has happened that I'm sure I'll forget to include some things. This post may also be a little light on pictures since I lost the program that I used to make my collages and loading them individually takes forever.<br />
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The month of June meant a lot of planting. Ken was working for ASRC again but this time he was running a loader across at the gravel pit. He also worked at Dart AM Farm during breaks in the ASRC job. I aged this month creeping up to 33. We also butchered all our meat birds and put them in the freezer.<br />
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July has been a very busy month indeed. We moved the bees from Manly to out here on the runway so that they could take advantage of all the fireweed. After moving them and getting it all set up I didn't have on proper equipment and ended up being stung multiple times, including 6 in my right armpit, once on my belly and twice between my legs on my upper thigh. Then the following day I was attacked by a swarm of yellow jackets that had nested in our old cow skull that is mounted just above the goats grain storage bin. We never stopped doing school over the summer but July marked the start of a new school year for us. So we ordered our new curriculum.<br />
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The 4th of July was a lot of fun as usual thanks to all the amazing people who work so hard to put it together. Lisa was the grand prize winner in the bike parade and we enjoyed the activities, games and social time. The BBQ was late this year so we didn't stay in town for it. We also didn't do the Pike derby as we don't have a boat and they were doing the boat races on the slough so we couldn't take the kids down there to fish for pike. We ended up fishing in Baker creek and though we didn't catch anything the kids had fun.<br />
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Ken's mom Kris came for a visit which was really nice. We had decided to do the tourist bit this year so we bought the pre-season tickets for the River Boat Discovery and Gold Dredge 8. Kris enjoyed both but we preferred the Gold Dredge 8 as we found the Boat trip a little boring. We all panned some Gold but Wyatt beat us all by panning $26.00 worth. We also went out to the Hoot Hot Springs which was a fun and interesting trip. We couldn't find the correct trail going in so we wasted a lot of gas. We had not planned on being gone past lunch so had not packed a lunch. It was well after lunch before we made it in. The kids snacked on granola bars and we all enjoyed a feast of blueberries. When we got there we were run off by a young curious black bear. The trip back we were running out of fuel but were at least on the correct trail. We started praying that God would keep just enough fuel in the tank to get us home. It was like the story of the widow and the jar of oil and we made it home praising God for his blessing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lisa, Kris and Ken</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kris ferried the boys to the warmer water</td></tr>
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We started harvesting and canning here at the end of July. Lisa started pulling carrots and we've been eating a lot of salad greens, broccoli, cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs, strawberries, beets and green onions. Also we picked one cabbage so far. I've canned 14 cans of pickles and relish and several cans of fireweed jelly. The berry picking this year is AMAZING so we have been picking a lot of blueberries and raspberries. So far I have been freezing them but I'm planing on doing some canning of them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turkeys Bob(above) and Larry are getting huge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lisa's Carrots even bigger and better than last year.</td></tr>
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<b>Psalms 148:1-14 KJV</b><br />
<b></b>1 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights.<br />
2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.<br />
3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.<br />
4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that <i>be</i> above the heavens.<br />
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.<br />
6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass.<br />
7 Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:<br />
8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word:<br />
9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:<br />
10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:<br />
11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:<br />
12 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:<br />
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory <i>is</i> above the earth and heaven.<br />
14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; <i>even</i> of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14917035127340275956noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308807641909438248.post-58667884110651498022013-06-09T11:57:00.000-08:002013-06-09T11:57:38.573-08:00Spring Sprung and Snapped<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I figured out why spring wasn't coming. I had left up my winter welcome sign. So I took the sign down and winter got the hint packed up and headed out of town. The only problem being that spring must have still been sleeping so Summer just went ahead and took over. We went from cold and snowy to hot and sunny. May has been a busy month of starting seeds and raising baby chicks. We got 25 meat chickens this year and 13 laying hens. It was 14 but we lost one. We also got 2 turkeys this year which is our first attempt at turkeys. The kids named them Bob and Larry after the Veggie Tales characters. Unlike the meat birds the turkeys sure have personality which may make it harder to butcher them. When we got them we also picked up 2 little Brahma chicks and the turkeys act as protectors to the chicks now that we have them out in the pen with the adult birds.<br />
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The kids got to meet famous Rope Jumper Rene Bibaud of <a href="http://ropeworkjumprope.com/">ropeworkjumprope.com</a> . They had a great time watching her demos and learning how to jump rope. I was really proud of the effort that they put in trying to learn the tricks. She is really a talented lady and I was totally amazed by her performances and her energy. Just a real neat person.<br />
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With the end of May and beginning of June came planting time. The green houses went up and the plant starts went from the windowsills to the greenhouses. We're using a new garden spot this year so we had to till and pull sticks and baby trees. Last years garden area is the fenced area around the barn were the goats are. We've started planting in the garden but things are going much slower than we would like. The kids and I have been very sick. We had a hard time getting proper medical care and so have really been in the dumps. The 21st-22nd of May we were in Fairbanks for dental checkups on the kidos. That Friday they had a well child check with the visiting PA in Manley who noticed that the kids throats looked a little sore and he said they were probably coming down with something. Saturday we attended the community clean up in Manly raking and burning leaves in the park. By Saturday night all the kids were complaining of soar throats and running fevers over 103*F. This went on Sunday so Monday (Memorial Day) we took the kids to 1st care in Fairbanks since they were the only ones open on the holiday. They did strep tests and told us that we just had a late spring cold that was going around. They said if they were still having fevers by Friday to have them seen again. The local clinic in Manley isn't open on Friday so I took the kids in on Thursday. Oak was running a fever of 104.2* F. The gal in the clinic did nothing for him. I stripped him down and started wiping him with a cold cloth and gave him some children's Tylenol that I always carry in my purse/first aid kit. The gal at the clinic ran another strep test still negative and after sitting in there for over three hours gave us a bottle of Motrin and sent us home saying again it was just a cold. She also told us that at the time of the well child check and prior when we had seen her around town that she had been suffering from strep and pertussis. The kids and I continued to struggle with fevers, sore throats and a horrible cough. I stayed in email contact with the clinic but did not feel like I could make the drive in. I had a horrible sinus infection at this point so I started taking some old antibiotics that I had. After a couple of days I could breath and I stopped blowing out blood clots. Lisa's fever again went way up and spiked at 104.3*F. Ken was working and going to be heading to Delta for the weekend. I made the choice to drive back into Fairbanks on Friday June 7th. We saw the same Dr. at the 1st care clinic. He did chest X-rays on the kids and Lisa had bilateral pneumonia. The boys didn't show any in the X-ray but he started them on treatment for it as well. He also started us all on a separate antibiotic for pertussis. He swabbed the kids noses and we are waiting for the results on that. I don't have insurance on myself so I was not seen but he prescribed the antibiotic for the pertussis to myself, Ken and my mom who had endured the 6 hour round trip car ride with us to the Dr. I met up with Ken in Fairbanks and gave him his meds. The kids and I are on a 1 week quarantine and then we will have to go back to Fairbanks. We have been avoiding contact with the Scott's since this all started because I am scared to death of passing any kind of illness on to them. So we have only had contact while standing outside and I am praying that they will not be impacted by this illness. I'm hoping to get the test results soon. With Ken gone we all piled in our bed last night so I wouldn't have to go up and down the stairs all night. It took a while for us all to fall asleep but once we did we all REALLY slept for the first time in a long time. We got up really late. That's good to get the rest but meant my running around crazy to get my chores done. Needless to say I'm already worn out. Ken should be home this afternoon which I'm looking forward to.<br />
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We have plenty of projects in the works to keep us busy this season.We have the chickens, the garden, the greenhouses. The goats who should be having babies next month. Ken has been working up at Dart Am Farm and will be taking a couple weeks off from there to work for ASRC again on another phase of the airport project. I could go on and on with all the projects that we have lined up to do this summer but it would be extensive. Ken's mom will be coming to visit again in July and we're planing a couple of fun things to do while she's here.<br />
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Please pray for our family for healing. Also please pray for our pastor who is home for 1 month but then he will have to return to the lower 48 to finish up his business down there before he will get to come home long term. We miss him terribly and I am so saddened that I can't got to church and see him and his wife today being their 1st Sunday back in Alaska. They are having a potluck as a welcome home. Donna Scott dropped off some goodies for us on her way in since we don't get to go so we got to have some of her extra yummy cranberry cream cheese coffee cake.<br />
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Well I hope that this post finds you all healthy, happy and productive. I'm off to do some more chores outside before I burn out for the day. Blessings to you all and your families.<br />
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<b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;">Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:30-21 KJV</span></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14917035127340275956noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308807641909438248.post-36887868602258952322013-04-09T14:18:00.001-08:002013-04-09T16:53:37.917-08:00Spring why aren't you springing.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Manley Hot Springs Spring Carnival was again a lot of fun. I even won the toilet seat toss (women's) this year and came in second in the women's ice golf. Ken took first place in the men's ice golf.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven</span></i>. Matthew 5:16 KJVAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14917035127340275956noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308807641909438248.post-59337398207217813822013-02-22T11:16:00.001-09:002013-02-22T11:16:09.916-09:00Catching Up AgainAGAIN SO SORRY FOR THE LAG IN POSTS PLEASE ENJOY :)<br />
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Again I find myself well behind in updates. There is always plenty to do around here and
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For New Years we had some friends over and we had a small
camp fire and set off some small fireworks. We put a pack of “Funky Flames” in
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Ken and Darryl have started a truck project. They each
bought a 1996 Ford F350 from our pastor. Ken already had an F350 of the same
year. The one we bought was for parts and the one that my parents bought is to
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January also brought Darryl and my mom's birthdays. For Darryl's Birthday we went up to their cabin for a lasagna dinner. For my mom's birthday I hosted a steak dinner. Lisa and I made her a beautiful cake the prettiest I have ever made and of coarse I never once remembered to get out the camera so not a single picture.</div>
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February so far has been a lot of fun. We are pet sitting for some friends so I get to drive my dogs over every day it's a great excuse to run them. Ken has even been coming along in the sled so the girls are getting a great work out. </div>
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The girls are enjoying their time in the house after a run. I think they would pull the sled right into the front door if they could. Yesterday Ken brought my sled in and we made some repairs like a new brush bow.</div>
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Here are some random pictures from this month and some shots of the inside and outside of the cabin.</div>
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The boys turned 4 this February.<br />
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And Lisa Turned 6<br />
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While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. Psalm 146:2 KJV<br />
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