Still here

Still no internet.

Things have been so crazy around here. We finally got out of the old rental house completely, and thank goodness because I was pretty much ready to burn it to the ground. I got a pump. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And then we went out of town and got very sick very quickly.

Also, now Ben's mom and stepdad are here visiting. Oh, and James is having a big THREE birthday party this weekend. Apparently, the craziness never ends?

I've had so many posts running through my mind lately, but they will all be gone by the time I have deent internet access, so here's what's on my mind right now: two of the big differences between me and Ben that I learned lately:

1. If your child stops puking, do you a) stick your hands out to catch it or b) run like heck to get away from it?

2. If you notice cows loose on the road by your house, is this a) a common occurrence from your childhood or b) a novelty of your first time living in the country and thus A Big Deal?

I'll leave you to figure out which answer goes with who. I bet it's not very difficult!

I miss the internet. Someday I SWEAR we will be back. Until then~

out of the loop

but still here, typing one-handed as james is asleep on other arn, ben cleaning old house around us.

hope to get internet in a week or two. until then....no posting, no email. call me!

Still here. Still no internet out on the farm. Still having a blast.

I have never cooked so many large meals for such crowds in such a short time before. It's fun! And the neighbor kid and James are friends now, and they like to play in the pool, or run around the yard, or ride their little bikes/vehicles/etc.

We're still loving it, of course, trees and all, but I'm getting SO tired of not being done with the old house (where we are now), and of not having internet out there! So here's hoping both of those things get done so we can get back into a good routine without the stress.

Love to all, more later~

Into Each Life a Little Rain Must Fall

Or, at least, 10 days after moving into your new house, straight-line winds of 70 m.p.h. might just knock a couple of enormous tree limbs onto your house.

I can't get too worked up about it, though, due to the fact that, as the old saying above goes, this might be expected. Also, I can't count the number of times someone has told me that as soon as you move into a new house, something happens. Hopefully this one will prove to be not too too expensive. Luckily, no one was hurt, although it was sort of painful to me that, after I slept through the entire process of the tree crashing down on our house, Ben ran into the bedroom and said, 'SUSAN ARE YOU OKAY?!?" while I was in a very deep sleep.

But I'm glad he cares.

And I'm also glad that the deductible on our homeowners' insurance is an amount we can afford, if need be.

And I'm still very glad to be in this new place, trees and all.

Still waiting on the internet, though.

The Good Life

Today, Ben and a couple of his friends did a lot of work with the wood chipper.

James and I sat in the driveway and played with his new dump truck and grader, and then the swings. The chickens ran around and ate bugs and seeds while we did this. We also decided to trim the hedge.

Then our neighbor brought over some fresh-from-the-garden onions and new potatoes. It was shady and breezy in our yard, and darn near perfect.

We are LOVING it! Now if only we could get the internet....

Oh, and my pump arrived! Now I have to wait for someone to call and tell me how to use it. =)