Well this week we had a visit from one of the lovely creatures that frequent the country....Skunks...unfortunatly for us it was not a friendly visit. It got into our barn and killed three litters of baby kittens. So sad for the momma kitty but honestly I am having a hard time feeling too bad because that makes for less barn cats and so we don't have to take care of them. We have tried to catch the females to take them into the Vet to get them fixed so that we wouldn't have to worry about litters of kittens, but they are feral and catching them is near to impossible.
A skunk also found its way into the yard of our neighbors but big brother happened to be there and he took care of it with their rifle...Pretty sure it was rabid as it had no fear of humans or their great dane. He didn't get our skunk though.
Talking about shooting skunks always reminds me of my father...He was the kind of guy that was very no nonsense...if it was a critter causing problems it had to be dealt with. When I was younger I thought this was so horrible and cried for the animals that he shot, but now that I am an adult, I understand the reasoning and the logic behind it. It has been just over a year since my father passed away and there isn't a single day that goes by that I don' t think about him in some way. And since tomorrow is Fathers Day it is fitting that I think about him tonite.
Thinking of my Father invariably leads me to thinking about growing up. My family loved music and I sang with my mom and dad all the time. My mom always had music playing in the house and I have a love for music because of that. My father only listened to Country music and considered anything else noise. I however have an appreciation for all types of music, a fact that brought me to put my ipod on shuffle this afternoon and write down the first five songs that played...This is what played:
1. Dixie Chicks-Hole in my head.
2. Eminem- Shake That A$$
3. Michael Buble- Just haven't met you yet
4. Lady Gaga-Bad Romance
5. Flo Rida- In the Ayr
So with that I will call it a night...Hope all the dad's out there have a great fathers day and for those with their dad's still with them...appreciate them even when they drive you nuts, because in their own way and in their heart they love you and when they aren't there you WILL miss them.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Ramblings
Well it has been another exciting or not so exciting (depending on your point of view) week at McMahon farm. The kids and I went to Bismarck last weekend to see some friends. It was alot of fun but hectic and noisy. But I suppose that is going to happen when you have 7 adults and 8 kids doing anything as a group! On the way home I let Big Brother drive, as he said he knew where he was going, and I promptly fell asleep (2 nights up till 2am will do that to you). Well he missed a turn and we ended up taking the scenic route home. He was quite embarressed but I found it funny!
This week has been hectic with farming as Jeff has been trying to get the last of the crops in the ground, but of course the weather is not cooperating. I think we finally have everything planted that we are going to get planted though. He worked till almost midnight last night and figures we have about 70 acres that won't get put in because of the rain that has been falling all morning again. But as I told him 70 is preferable to the 300 we were looking at last week.
Big Brother has been spending lots of time being a "manny" for the neighbor so that sucks up his evenings, but he likes the money that is coming in for sure.
Big Sis has been helping out more and more on the farm and seems to enjoy it, but is worried they are going to try to make her row crop cultivate and the thought of having to drive straight is scaring her!
Drew has hit a cranky stretch and I now remember why you should have kids closer together than 3 years, because when they reach this stage they make you reconsider ever having more!! It is like living with jekyl and hyde some days! Potty training has completely stalled, he thinks it is hilarious to pee on his character underwear, so we have put that aside for now and am going to try again in a few weeks, if he asks to go to the potty I will definatly let him but I am not going to push it.
As for me I am trying to get some projects taken care of, I am thinking about enrolling drew in gymnastics so called and got the specifics on that today, also need to contact a contractor about our upstairs, we need to do some upkeep this winter and I need to get that lined up before he books too far into the spring! Oh and I also need to start looking for a new house for our students...the one they have is not adequate and so one more thing to my list....It will all get done eventually right???
Oh and my garden is sucking wind. All of my cantelope and watermelon died, as did all of my peas. So at the moment I have tomatoes, corn, radishes and one pumpkin plant...we will see how long those live!!
This week has been hectic with farming as Jeff has been trying to get the last of the crops in the ground, but of course the weather is not cooperating. I think we finally have everything planted that we are going to get planted though. He worked till almost midnight last night and figures we have about 70 acres that won't get put in because of the rain that has been falling all morning again. But as I told him 70 is preferable to the 300 we were looking at last week.
Big Brother has been spending lots of time being a "manny" for the neighbor so that sucks up his evenings, but he likes the money that is coming in for sure.
Big Sis has been helping out more and more on the farm and seems to enjoy it, but is worried they are going to try to make her row crop cultivate and the thought of having to drive straight is scaring her!
Drew has hit a cranky stretch and I now remember why you should have kids closer together than 3 years, because when they reach this stage they make you reconsider ever having more!! It is like living with jekyl and hyde some days! Potty training has completely stalled, he thinks it is hilarious to pee on his character underwear, so we have put that aside for now and am going to try again in a few weeks, if he asks to go to the potty I will definatly let him but I am not going to push it.
As for me I am trying to get some projects taken care of, I am thinking about enrolling drew in gymnastics so called and got the specifics on that today, also need to contact a contractor about our upstairs, we need to do some upkeep this winter and I need to get that lined up before he books too far into the spring! Oh and I also need to start looking for a new house for our students...the one they have is not adequate and so one more thing to my list....It will all get done eventually right???
Oh and my garden is sucking wind. All of my cantelope and watermelon died, as did all of my peas. So at the moment I have tomatoes, corn, radishes and one pumpkin plant...we will see how long those live!!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
SLOW DOWN!!
My mind has been screaming that at me for a couple weeks! I just get so busy sometimes that I think it was almost easier when I had a "real" job! There is no end to the things that need to be done. Some of them I will admit are completely self inflicted. I planted our garden finally. We picked a spot and got it all tilled up, right now I am fighting with the sod...it is really tough but then so am I, we will see who wins out! I finally got a plant back in our planter in the yard. We have trouble keeping things alive in that planter for some reason.
We are still attempting to potty train drew...that has been a process. He knows what he is supposed to be doing, but has trouble wanting to do it! He thinks it is funny to mess up his big boy pants, which is very frustrating for me, but at the same time I keep telling myself he is only 2.5 years old! I have time!
It has been stressful here the last few weeks, we have had alot of rainy days and so we still don't have the crops all in. We are getting near deadlines to make for crop insurance, so jeff is going a little crazy. Not that there is anything we can do but still we worry. The added rain has added a new problem. The water table is so high that we have water coming in from the old well and basically running into our basement...Not what we were expecting after spending BIG bucks to have the basement walls redone this winter, but we will just add another #4 sump pump into the old well and pump the water level down to manageable and hope that helps!
It is our 11th anniversary this Saturday, and in true McMahon fashion, jeff will hopefully be planting and the kids and I are going to be out of town. We never actually do anything on our anniversary anyway, and we are having a get together with one of my good friends.
We are still attempting to potty train drew...that has been a process. He knows what he is supposed to be doing, but has trouble wanting to do it! He thinks it is funny to mess up his big boy pants, which is very frustrating for me, but at the same time I keep telling myself he is only 2.5 years old! I have time!
It has been stressful here the last few weeks, we have had alot of rainy days and so we still don't have the crops all in. We are getting near deadlines to make for crop insurance, so jeff is going a little crazy. Not that there is anything we can do but still we worry. The added rain has added a new problem. The water table is so high that we have water coming in from the old well and basically running into our basement...Not what we were expecting after spending BIG bucks to have the basement walls redone this winter, but we will just add another #4 sump pump into the old well and pump the water level down to manageable and hope that helps!
It is our 11th anniversary this Saturday, and in true McMahon fashion, jeff will hopefully be planting and the kids and I are going to be out of town. We never actually do anything on our anniversary anyway, and we are having a get together with one of my good friends.
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