Life of the Party

      This morning was unreal. I awoke to a massive storm that seemed to almost rock the house with each monstrous thunder clap. The pelting rain made my morning commute almost impassable. The downed trees was also something to mention as I was desperately trying to make it to work on time.  I ended up pulling over on the side of the road to let the rain pass. I hate hydroplaning and it really scares me to no end. My favorite radio station announced that it should be snowing by late afternoon.      So let's get this straight... we went from beautiful 70 degree weather to massive thunder storms only to result in snow by mid day. Yeah.... NC weather is lovely. You have to be prepared for everything. I packed a rain jacket, boots, and a warm hoodie to get through the day. We can go from 0 to 100 in a matter of hours, so having the right gear is appropriate. We are still in our kidding  season, so I can just about determine that more goats w...

      Not overly confident that I haven't heard these stories before. I was not overly impressed with the storyline of these six books, but I did enjoy listening to them on my very long commute to and from work. I will warn you though that the book should have a rating system. I would write this book possibly an "R." I was super embarrassed in chapters were scenes got completely out of hand. I ended up hitting the skip button to skip over those said scenes. I really enjoy romance books, but not books that are just overly graphic like this.     I fell in love with the original shifters so when I entered book 3, and it was a different set of characters I was somewhat disappointed. I did come to love the set of three Wolf shifters in the last three books though.      I would write this book at 3.5 out of five stars. I think this genre has just been overplayed throughout many book series and possibly cannot be stretched any further. Honestly, the last...

      OH Girl, here we go again! Did you see this coming? No, me either...     I love looking back at old journal entries and seeing what used to be "stressful" and silently giggle to myself. This time six years ago I was worried about observations and paperwork. Lord, times have changed. I was also worried about getting my foster children to all of their various appointments. I think at one time there were 5 standing weekly therapy/ family appointments between my three girls.      Reflection is the best way for me to see how truly things have changed. I only have one child to care for now and I don't think I would change that for the world. Living on a farm has also changed so many things for me personally. I yet one more being who is dependent on me to get and keep my act together. I cannot just let something slide.      This year I  have the following to check off my list... 1. Potty Training for my toddler 2. Worm the goats...

      Lonely is the person who is in a marriage but never gets to see their spouse. Lonely is being surrounded by people every day but still have that deep seek feeling of being alone. No one knows what is truly going on inside their head and no one really cares.      I think I'm at the point in my life where I'm just lonely....   I spend a majority of my time either at work or with my child. It's really weird to put it into words, and I don't want to sound like I'm complaining. We work opposite shifts and at this point my friends at work know me on a deeper level than my spouse. He sees me a total of ten to twelve hours per week, so our bond has also dwindled. We used to spend evenings together after Taylor had fallen asleep. Now, I spend that last hours buried in a book to avoid my own thoughts. Could this be depression again, but with a slightly different mask?      Don't worry....      If it gets to that point... I'll ...

      It's been a while since I've read one of Spark's books, so give me some grace if you're a fan. Usually, I adore his various love spell binding books, but not so much with this one. The ground work was there, but it was certainly missing something.      Well, let's start off with the ended so there is no confusion. I absolutely hated the ending of this book. Why on earth would the two main characters part ways. I know we don't always have to have a "happy" ending, but dang... come on let Wren find her happiness. I also didn't like the jumping around constantly. Wren needed more substance to her over all character. Ghost or not, why didn't we have more chapters in her perspective?      I felt like he was going for one of his classic love stories, but fell short with following through. I miss sitting and actually reading because it provides me with a different level of enjoyment and contentment. Remain, although it was a total let dow...

     Unfortunately, my child is still struggling in the debts of despair with RSV. It has taken every ounce of energy that she has or could muster to make it out of this. With every passing day, she just seems to grow sicker. We have to even as far as taking her to the ER multiple times. With each visit, they tell us that her body just has to get through it. My toddler has been battling this sickness for days. She is weak, tired, and cranky from the incessant coughing.     Does anyone have any tips or tricks on how to alleviate her symptoms?  She's currently on three medications and they are not working. I guess we will be going back to the pediatrician again for the same exact issues. At this point I think they need to update her diagnosis and say that it's something else.

      As I'm slowly driving myself crazy with all of these extra tasks that keep getting thrown my way, I have found that my Comfort zone is definitely with having a list in my hand. So here goes nothing... School List: 1. Secure all items for student raffle  2. Purchase a receipt book. 3. Purchase raffle tickets. 4. Purchase items for drink sale. 5. Secure locations for my kids to finish their community projects within the school. 6. Turn in Grades 7. Turn in Lesson Plans Farm List:  1. Purchase hay for the remainder few months until the field start to regrow. 2. Be on the lookout for a new Billy for or breeding program 3. Check daily to see if the geese have hatched. 4. Administer warmer to all those who are currently milking. 5. Check all eye lids for anemia/ administer proper medications 6. Document said the medication's in booklets. Home List:  1. Schedule all pediatric appointments for Taylor in the upcoming months. 2. Women's health check as well. 3....

      My poor toddler has struggled with RSV for days and that's why I haven't really posted regularly. She needs me to hold and cuddle with her. She's been pitiful and in a lot of pain. Along with RSV she has double ear infections that seem to be driving her crazy.      The meds that she has been on for days don't seem to be changing anything. I will be promptly calling the pediatrician in the morning for further assistance with this matter. Taylor cannot simply go on like this. She is cranky due to pain and suffering. I have tried a variety of over the counter medications to see if they will help, but nothing touches it. So, no sleep and lack of patience as been my ultimate downfall. We even took her to the ER today with them basically stating: we've done all we can do. She has to work through it.      Here is to another night of fitful sleep. Send my baby some positive vibes if you can. She needs all of them she can get. RSV sucks! Her wet...

      This month has thus far been overly abundant. Butters gave birth to an overly beautiful doe that is a keeper! I was beyond impressed with her first kidding season and she has made an exceptional momma. With the good also comes the bad... Miracle, didn't really have the same happy ending. Her one and only kid didn't make it. She kidded late in the night and we were not there to assist her in her first kidding session. Her baby did not live and she's heart broken.      The only positive that came out of Miracle's loss was her allowing our other baby goats to openly feed from her when she returned to the herd.      My husband and I have also banned together to drop the weight. I think having a support system will go a long way. So here goes nothing... Stats:  227 (I gained weight, and I'm beyond angry at myself) Average step count per day: 6788 Goal.... (200lbs)  BTW: I don't want to talk about what my country has recently d...