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Where did this year go?

Posted by Lacy in On the Farm on Sunday, August 9, 2009

Oh my, this year is seeming to go very fast! It seems like yesterday it was February and March, and now 'tis August already! It is almost hard to believe.

The past couple of days have been spent settling the goats in, and they are doing splendidly! We also changed King's name… it's now officially Shadow (because he's so black, and he's constantly being Hannah's "Shadow"). We've been keeping them in Woofie's old dog pen during the day when we're not outside (and we've been outside a whole lot more getting them used to the surroundings) and right now they're residing in the Turkey Building at night, which seems to suit them well.

Gran and Pap are supposed to be coming down tomorrow, so in the morning is house cleaning time! (and won't they be surprised to see goats!) I look forward to getting to spend a day or two with them while they're here!

I gave Daniel (the rooster) a bath the other day… I used to give my old Black Australorp rooster baths all the time throughout summer (and he loved it; floated just like a duck!) and he never had a problem with mites, lice, etc ~ he was a very clean rooster! Danny didn't care for the water too much, to say the least, and I think I got wet just about as much as he did!

Jacob didn't mind it as bad, and I got him pretty well soaked.. of course I think he kind of enjoyed it today because it was sooo hot outside! Very, very humid and sticky. I'm glad there was at least a little breeze blowing!

Above are a few of the new Scripture wallpapers and tag graphics for blogs that I've been adding to Thy Word Forever. If you click on them, it'll take you to the correct post on TWF so you can download the wallpaper(s) or tag! Remember, I'm doing the requests there now (and also posting them all there), so if you want a custom Bible wallpaper or a custom Scripture tag for your blog, you'll need to go there to request it (and feel free to do so!)

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I'm back now! =)

Posted by Lacy in Capturing Life in Photos, On the Farm on Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Monday I/we finally got home from my grandparent's house. Though I did have a wonderful time visiting with them and with the rest of the family, I am glad to be back home where everything is familiar! Between both Levi and I, the total number of pictures taken is 1,344, so I won't even begin to come close to posting them all. LOL!

My new flower header image was taken (by me) out back at Gran and Pap's house. I have no clue what kind of flower it even is, but it looks neat with those curly things in the middle and the spiky edges!

Pap and Levi picked a good many of the black raspberries, and we got to have Raspberry Shortcake twice! Yummy!

This is where Gran and Pap attend church – Old Furnace Church of the Brethren (and where Levi & I went Sunday morning…). Levi, Gran, and I went there to clean up (vacuum, dust, clean the bathrooms, straighten up, etc) and we (of course!) took the camera along to get some good snapshots!

That picture there in the middle is Levi and I and our cousins Angela and Amy. Amy's on the left, and Angie is between me and Levi. We haven't been able to get a picture with us all together for several years, so we decided to get one while we were all there together!

We spent Thursday with our Aunt Mel, and that evening Levi, my cousin Kyle, and Uncle Wayne went on a bike ride. The trail was 16 miles long, I think, but it was a gradual downhill ride, so you really didn't have to pedal your bike too much. Aunt Mel and I were the "check-pointers" and kept checking up on them at different locations to make sure they got there alright.

It wasn't near as hot during the day there as it is here.. I guess being up in the mountains kinda cools things off a bit.

Seeing how there's just about 200-300 pictures for everyday, you can imagine how hard it is to just pick out a few to post. Saturday we went on the same bike trail (16 miles long), only this time both Aunt Mel and I went along. It was pretty easy riding, and beautiful scenery along the trail.

All in all, we had a good trip, though I did miss everybody! I'm so glad to be home again, and I'm sure Mom & Dad are glad to have us back, since they had to do all the animal chores while we were gone.

(You can also read Levi's posts:: West Virginia Trip and West Virginia Pictures)

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