Hectic Heaven

Bad Doodles or Stupid Human Tricks!

Saturday after work I was planning to go to my friend Lorca's house.  She's my freecycle friend.  I met her on the local freecycle list when I offered some surplus roosters there.  Her little boy calls them "bad doodles" because he was previously attacked by one (not mine).

So I am doing my chores and I see at least 3 of my bad doodles chasing this poor little hen around the yard.  They had been after her since I fed them.  As I stood watering the sheep, they all chased the poor hen into the coop.  I saw the opportunity to lock them up and haul them off to Lorca's house.  We had been discussing the fact that I needed to thin down my flock of roosters anyway.  She and I had earlier agreed on 4.  I ran to the coop and there they were!  Four roosters just tormenting the heck out of one little hen.  I rescued her and locked the 4 roosters up.  I then grabbed my chicken catcher (it's a stout wire with a hook at the end of it and a handle on the other end) and grabbed all 4 roosters.  I carried them over to my large dog crate and tossed them in.  Perfect!  I thought there must have been a little divine intervention in that whole scenario, because it was just too easy.  Well, I was just a little too cocky I guess.  (pardon the pun)

After getting ready for the shop, I got the car out of the garage and backed it up to the chicken crate, opened the hatchback and set the crate in.  I closed the hatchback and...............broke the back window out!  A million pieces of glass.................all over the place!  I just stood there in disbelief.  Luckily my son's pickup was here, so I took it.  I just left the car where it was sitting. 

Yup, stupid human tricks!

I will undoubtedly be quiet this week, preparing for the Christmas in the Country show.

What’s Been Coking in my Kitchen?

 

 

While I was cooking up my soups Leanne and Sierra made a triple batch of apple cinnamon muffins. I bought a 20lb box of organic Fuji apples on my last Azure order and have been working to use them up. We have eaten a lot of apples, made 3 apple pies and now 3 dozen muffins. The box is almost gone now..  

 

I don’t have a recipe for her coffee creations printed down yet.. maybe someday! 

That is all the cooking for today!!  Hope you all have had a pleasant and blessed Sunday on your homesteads!

Here piggy ,piggy, Kristi and Ee

I am sharing pictures of Kristi and her pet sow Ee.  Ee is from our old sow Tuna.  Kristi picked Ee out as soon as she was born.  She told us with her cute little smile and batting her eyelashes " this is my baby".   With that cute look how could we say no.   Her brother begged Kristi so much to let him have her, but Kristi held firm on it, NO!!

This is Kristi and Ee when Ee was about 3 weeks old:

Don't they look cute!!

Here is Ee on her 1st birthday.  Kristi made her a birthday cake :

Here is Kristi playing with Ee at night:

Here is a head shot of Ee next to Kristi:

Kristi hurt her knee one day and the Dr told her no horse back riding for 2 weeks.  So what does she do??? See for your self :

A real piggy back ride!!  We took a picture to show her Dr. her "New ride".   Our Dr. knowing our family ( a bunch of smart butts, Dr. is also one)  just laughed and went around showing the nurses and other Dr.'s her new ride!!!

Here is Ee's mom Tuna:

Last we have some of Ee's puppies (babies I every baby a puppy)

One more. This is Ee with her children Tommie and Heffa:

We still have Ee and Tommi , but we sold Heffa to a neighbor.  We did not have enough room in our freezer for her.

God Bless, mj

thanksgiving in the hospital

Travalogue, chicken pox, swimming, and pancakes

Just Stuff

Well, my broth simmered overnight and it smelled soo good in the kitchen this am.  It's now in the frig waiting for canning tomorrow.  I also froze 16 cups of leftover turkey.  I used 4 cups of turkey for the turkey noodle soup we had for supper.  I think we are turkeyed out for now so I think it's pork chops for tomorrow!  lol

We had a very nice gentleman stop by the house today.  He was looking for eggs for the "Mrs" and her Christmas baking.  He even asked if I needed egg cartons.  He had 7 cartons in this van .  What a sweet fellow.

It also looks like we will be having some new additions to the farm.  No, I'm not talking babies.   I have found a few rabbits, chickens, a pig and 2 sheep ewes who need a new home.  I'm lining up a time to pick them up.  Hopefully sometime this week.

The other project I worked on today was a hat for Madison.  She needs a green hat for the winter concert (yeah, they have to call it a winter concert and not a Christmas concert) at school.  We are unable to find one that Madison feels is acceptable, so I searched online and found a crochet pattern for a beret hat.

I almost finished it today but its too big so I ripped it up and started over.  Rich thinks I'm crazy starting over.  It also had a mistake, you couldn't really tell but I knew it was there.  It will only take a few hours to redo and I have until Thursday.  I have lots of time!!

Well, I better get back to Madison's hat.
Good Night!
Carol

Booger's Day

Well, I woke up a happy puppy....got Mom up at 5:30AM,

as usual, so I could go outside and do my morning rituals. I

met the cats on the top step....Oh boy...I get to chase them

out into the yard, what fun that is...they really run...wait

until I learn to bark, they will hear me coming then...Back

into the house, Wow, smells good, Mom is fixing breakfast.

I eat my kibbles, get a drink, then run into the room where

Mom and Dad are, and I make a big dive into my new soft

bed. It is all black, has a Milkbone on the corner...I like to

chew on it a little bit...Mom finally gave me a bite of egg

and toast, I was really good, I just sit and give her "that

look"...you know, the starving dog one...Yep, works every

time. I have good manners, and she tells me what a good

boy I am. Finally, Dad has finished his coffee, I can hardly

wait, we go outside and he turns me loose in the fenced

chicken yard....What fun ! I chase a big fluffy rooster,

wow, could he run, but I chased and chased,and when I

finally caught up to him, that stupid bird just STOPPED !

Well, my nose went in his behind, and he sat on me ! Good

grief, I felt like a feather duster ! Dad laughed, thought I

was funny...then I ran into the garden, and found some

Llama hair...boy, I grabbed it and just ran all over the

garden, finally had to lay it down...then I dug in the

dirt...Wowee...I can blow dust bubbles in the dirt ! I only

sneezed once, then we came back to the house. I got to

chase the cats one more time. Dad said it was a wonder

the old white cat with the crooked tail didn't stripe my

nose. I have had a great day, sleeping and eating, going

out and playing...I am so glad Mom and Dad adopted

me...I just love it here at Itsy Bitsy Farm.

Home Remedy Needed

I need a home remedy for pink eye, seems my wife Lily has developed it last night. Thanks for any suggestions.

Now if I can just find a home remedy for getting my lazy butt up off my chair in front of the computer and do something... LOL

my misery

I have been cooking and baking up a storm!!

Wish you all could have seen the whirl wind of mixing and baking and such that has been going on in my kitchen in the last few hours!!!  LOL  My friends Marcia and Caina came by today to help me get ready for the big dinner party tomorrow, and we got more done in a couple of hours than I might haven gotten done all day long.  Marcia is a slave driver and fast with her hands, so she stepped in to mix everything as I chopped some onions, grabbed utensils and ingredients for her and kept Noah occupied playing in the sink with some soapy water and a few mixing spoons and cups.  (He had a blast and by the time we were done, he was drenched from head to toe and my socks were drenched with water he had flung on the floor too!  LMSO  Now, before you say Why would you let him do this??? Listen people, it is just soapy water, and I changed his clothes before his nap, and well, the floor was going to be mopped after all the baking anyway.  LMSO  Now I have one spot of the floor that doesn't need that uch scrubbing.  LMSO)

The girls needed to go to the store for a few items, and they are bringing back 2 missing ingredients that hubby forgot to get me last night while my Noah (he was getting tired after all the water play! *giggles* naps and I keep my eye on the things in the oven.

So far today we have:

1. Made a double batch of hot rolls (they are baked and cooling now.  I will warm them up for the dinner tomorrow)

2.  Made a double batch of pecan pie muffins (which fell apart when we were taking them from the muffin pan, but man do they taste good.  we may make another batch in muffin papers if we still have time)

3.  Mixed up a batch of sweet and sour meatballs (they are in the fridge with sauce awaiting to be cooked tomorrow)

4.  Made a double batch of wrapped little smokies( they are in the oven now and making me sooooo hungry!!  You take little smokies, wrap them in a small piece of bacon, secure with a toothpick, and then pour a mixture of brown sugar and water over the top..........YUMMO)

5.  Put a large pork loin in the crockpot (with broth and onion soup mix on LOW)

When the girls get back:

1.  Mix up spinach dip and cheeseball

2.  Make cornbread dressing (will bake today and heat up tomorrow)

3.  Mix up green bean casserole (bake tomorrow???)

4.  Make up a seven layer lettuce salad

5. Mix up and pour cheesecakse into a crust

Matthew bought 2 pumpkin pies last night at the store because I told him I had a new recipe I wanted to try on pumpkin dessert in the crockpot.  He wrinkled his nose and said he would buy 2 pies.  LMSO  Isn't he funny?? Oh well, maybe I will try the recipe for Christmas instead.

Well, the smokies in the oven are calling my name.  I think I should go and taste test them before the girls get back. LMSO

See ya later!