This has been a week of learning experiences and accomplishments. Monday and Tuesday were hard on Tisha. She bellered all day as she was grieving. It was heart breaking. We have just loved and comforted her. She is still affectionate to us. Its like aliens have abducted her and left us another. Ha! Im enjoying this Tisha. It was hard getting her onto the milk stand for the first time. She literally pulled me around the inside of the barn. She ran my shoulder and arm into the stall and drug me around like a rag doll. Lets just say I couldnt move the next two days. She won that battle. The next day, I just tricked her and was patient and kind. I literally got onto the milk stand myself to show her how it was done. If you only had a camera. I even  put my head in like she is suppose to do. Okay you can stop laughing now. Finally, I coax her to the edge and grab her collar, pull her a little to the edge and lift her front legs one at a time and put them on the stand, so far so good. Then I get her head in the station to close the bar. Once in place, I come around and have to lift her bottom onto the stand. Im not going to complain how she gets onto it, as long as she does. Maybe shell learn later how to walk up the step I made and get on the easy way. Ha! Trust me, this is a serious accomplishment. Then she stands still while I milk. I came in the house and told Dakota and he said he was impressed.He came down the next night and helped me milk. Just so happened I was on the other side and he thought it would be funny to squirt me in the face. So were having a milk war and Tisha has no idea whats going on. Ha!  We cant use the milk for the first 3 or 4 weeks because its hormones and her mammory system is learning how to work. Then we can use it. I have smelled it and it smells very sweet. I think she will have a good butterfat content. I had no idea it would bother my hands so much either to milk, so Dakota helps me alot. I have read in one of my goat magazines about how to make a hand milker. Im going to try it.  I know you all have no idea what Im talking about. Im just proud of my experiences and accomplishments. I have learned so much this week. I will be better next year hopefully.  Some nights I come up late from the barn and it is dark while Im milking. I have my lantern that David bought me. I feel like Caroline Ingalls. Sometimes Im milking and listening to the whooper wills and crickets. Then I lay my head on her belly and listen to her heartbeat. Next to me is Cocoa lying at my legs and got her head in my lap. Socks the cat is in the doorway just watching. It is rather peaceful.When were done Im sure to thank her for her milk and praise her for being a good girl for me.
Our garden is doing well. Everything is sprouting and doing well. So far the deer has not ate anything.
God has been helping me cope with our loss. Its hard sometimes when were outside and Im watching the girls, I can just imagine seeing the baby running around and playing in the grass. Once again Dakota tries to comfort me. Hes always there for me.
We didnt have a ball game tonight so were just relaxing.
Saturday I spent the day with my mother for Mothers Day. We had a good day. Then we had a good day Sunday. I was suppose to sing a special, but I still have no voice. We had a cook out at my MIL's house after church. David always does a good job of grilling. The boys gave me roses and a card and a bottle of  Tommy Girl cologne and David gave me a pretty card and some money to buy what ever I wanted. I love to get money too. He wanted to get me a nice dress like he always does for Mothers Day (which I love that too), but I have lost 11 lbs. so far and he was afraid what he got he might not get the right size this time.So I told him I understood.
He has started him a work out program at the gym. So far hes pressing 600 lbs. Gosh, I have trouble lifting 5 lbs. Ha! He looks rather "good" right now.
Well its late once again and my children need tucking in. So Ill close for now and blog somemore adventures later.

We have had a glorious and sad weekend. Saturday morning I went to the barn and Tisha was showing signs of "today is the day Lady." Today she would give us a baby. I stayed with her aaaaaaaalllllllllllll day. I never left her side only to come to the house and eat and I would go back down. I had my chair and plenty of magazines to read. I put her in her private stall that dear hubby built her. Then the waiting begins. You should have seen us, I took a picture of me, Aunt Cocoa, and Socks sitting by the stall just waiting and almost falling asleep. It was a sight. Now I know how a father feels waiting on his wife to give birth. Finally at 7:30pm she starts grunting and straining. So I call up to the house and tell everyone to come, its time. They came in and I got in the stall. Tisha was already lying down and pushing. Boom, in 10 minutes its out. I take it and hand it to her to lick and I wrap it up a little. I was scared to look and see what it was. Because were not keeping any boys. We all prayed for a girl. It looked just like Tisha, it could be her twin. Same markings, color and everything. I finally got my nerve to look and see what it was. It was a GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! David had been reading out of my book and helping me to remember what to do next. We got it all clean and I put Iodine on the umbilical cord. I noticed it was awfully short. Tisha cleaned her really good and was so careful with it. She turned out to be the best mother. It has calmed her down alot.Her whole personality has changed. She took are of it. We stayed there another hour and a half to make sure she didnt have anymore and to clean the stall. We left momma and baby together snuggling and we tucked them all in.
The next morning me and the boys get up to go see them. Dakota beat me to the barn. The look on his face gave it away. The baby was gone. My heart just sank. Tisha was licking around a wound she had been trying to make better. It had been bleeding from its belly button. I knew then the  umbilical cord didnt harden and dry up. Tisha was trying to get it to stop bleeding. She tried her best. David took care of the baby while I cleaned Tisha up and helped her relieve her udders. She was swollen. David and the boys buried the baby for me and put a little cross on it. We like to never have gotten Tisha out of the stall. She kept looking back knowing she was leaving something behind. She finally came out. But kept going back to the stall looking. We had to come in and get ready for church. This is one time when I wasnt for sure if I wanted to go or not. I was not all there. I have cried all weekend and Tisha has grieved too. She talks to herself and me like crazy, when I have to come to the house she just starts balling and yelling. She is so pitiful right now. Cocoa is glad to have her buddy back though. This is one time I really felt like giving up and selling everything. But David comforted me and reassured me. We will try again in the fall and have both bred. We will know more next year and next year I will personally take care of the cord myself. And I will spend the night down there to make sure both are fine through the night. It has been so heart breaking around here. The boys saw a new life brought into the world and saw God take it away. Dallas was so excited it was a girl. They watched from over the stall wall. He went to church the next morning and educated his SS teacher. Dakota comforted me all morning too. He told me he wasnt for sure if he should tell me not to go in there or not when he saw it first. I told him it was OK I would have seen anyway. Right now I just need to concentrate on taking care of them.
And getting them ready for next season. Tisha actually stands and lets me milk her and love on her. Its like were not looking at the same Tisha. She has become very affectionate. She even lets Dakota milk her. The only time she moves her leg is if we pinch her teet or pull too hard, Ive had milk in my face, on my legs, arms, on the ground. You name it its got some. We will get the hang of this yet and so will she. Were all still learning. Cocoa is still up to her tricks by butting Dallas all over the barn. We have to get onto her. Im trying to milk, Cocoa is chasing Dallas and Dallas is running and climbing the fence as fast as he can before she gets him in the little hiny!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It can be hilarous at times. Next week we will trim Cocoas  hooves again and that should correct them. She has been sore from the last trimming. But getting better. When Tisha gets over being sore, David is going to help me get her onto the milk stand and that is where we will milk from now on. Then weve got to work with Cocoa to get on it.
Ive only got a few more things to plant in the garden. It has been busy the past few weeks getting ready for baby. Friday we spent the rest of the day cleaning out the barn, spraying and sanatizing the floors and replacing the bedding with fresh shavings. That is a job. I havent had a chance to use my Papas tiller yet in my garden, Maybe I will get to soon when everything calms down. I go out and work in the garden while Dakota does his classes. Then I take care of the girls, and then come in and cook and take a shower and get ready for ballgames. Then we just crash when we get home. But I love it, if I just sit at home Id be bored. So why not?  I finally got the house clean again.
Dakota  and I only have 16  lessons left. Halleluliah. (sp).
Im still horse and cant hardly talk. As long as Im helping coach Dallas team I will be.
Well Im getting tired and its time to go to bed. Just say a prayer that God will comfort us and help us to move on over our loss and things will be better next year. Thank You guys.

Well alot has happened on the farm this weekend. Thursday our great niece came and spent the night with us. She is 16 mths old. We affectionately call her sister baby for Dallas. She loves these boys and they dote on her. Im still trying to find my phone that I mistakenly let her play with. I cant call it to chase the ring, because I turned it off so she wouldnt call anyone. I have looked in every crack and cranny, under and in furniture, under appliances in cabinets, in shoes. You know all the places that you dont normally look, plus some. Oh well Ill find it one day. That night Dakota had a ball game and they did a good job. Friday morning I had a doctors appt. that should have only took an hour at the most turned into 3 hours Then I had to go get a presc. filled. David was with the kids until he got called to Memphis. He took them to MIL house. I finally get to pick them up. I find out that one of the hens got loose in the woods. HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!! Me and the boys go out and chase her a little while,can you say or scream three hours through briars, poison oak and fences.  Dakota finally gives up and I told them to go into the house and get something to drink cause they were looking kind of pale and hot. After another 30 minutes shes finally wore out and thirsty and gets close to the coop and I open the door and she goes in, while I spat her little bottom on the way in. Im exhausted by this time and about to die of heat and thirst myself. I was really weak when I got in cause its way after lunch by this time. We get home and finish school and clean a little before we got to Dallas ballgame.
The score is 24 to 16, we won. That is awesome for 5 and 6 yr olds.
Saturday morning we get up and get ready for 5 and 6 yr old Invitational tournaments all day. We win our first game but the team we were to play next did not win so that knocked us out too. Im kind of glad cause these kids were hot and hungry. After the game we went to BK to eat and cool off. We got home and we rested. The boys cousin came and spent the night. After we rested we got outside and worked. Weve just about got the kidding pin ready in the barn for the baby. We just lack getting to slats on and the gate on hindges. We will finish Friday when daddy gets back home. Baby should be born Saturday or Sunday. I hope it is Sat. because I really want to be here and we have no games scheduled. If not Saturday, I havent made up my mind if we will sleep in the barn that night or not. Dakota wants to. I think it will be fun. But after being midwife all night, I dont want to fall asleep in church either. She is already leaking milk. She squirted me good the other day when she lifter her leg to scratch. It was like a machine gun shootin. It was funny. Shes still touchy, but when it comes time she will get more affectionate towards me. Yea right!!!!!!!!!!! Cocoa is still having trouble with her hooves. A boy from church is going to come over tomorrow after school and help me with her. He has show goats and he knows how to trim properly. Chicks are just growing so well. Week after nest we will start on the coop.
Our garden is doing good. Dallas is all excited about the potatoes coming up. So far Ive managed to keep the deer out. All Ive got left to plant is squash, zucc., sweet potatoes, peas, corn and green beans. Ive got one more trellis to put up for the beans. I can do that myself, since David showed me how.
Yesterday we had Friend Day at church, but we didnt get to play ball cause it was rainy. We did still manage to get party jumpers in the life center. After that we went to MS to take Hunter home and see my parents. I brought home my PaPas tiller that they use to use. It is antique and we were able to get it running. To bad today is a clean house day, Im looking forward to running it. Tomorrow is an outside day. Ive got to get the barn ready for baby this week. We were able to get alot of projects done this week. However there have been days when I couldnt move the next day especially after hen hustling for three hrs one day. Ive got to learn to pace myself. I just cant sit still. I get bored. Its gonna be one busy Summer.
Me and Dakota are both sick today, Im letting him sleep in a little cause he felt awful yesterday at church. We dont know where this cold came from But we are taking our homemade remedy. I even gave it to alady at church who has battled with this for 2 mths and 3 trips to the dr, and 3 rounds of antibiotics. She told me yesterday she wish she would have known about this before. Its breaking all of it up. Im so glad I could help someone else for a change. I couldnt sing in the choir cause I had no voice. Oh well. This too shall pass.
Ive got to start my day now and clean house and do my farm chores. and go check on my patient.
Everyone have a good day in the Lord. Just email me until I find my phone, if I ever do.

Sorry I havent posted in a while, its because our girls decided we didnt need phone service anymore I guess. You see, I let them out to browse one day after so much rain and they got underneath the house where we havent finished underpinning yet and Cocoa got caught up in the telephone wire and jerked it plum out of the box and out from underneath the house. We spent a few days running new wire and hooking it back up to the box. Now were back up and running. David told me to spank her, (of course he was just rambling) I told him its not like she said "Oh, heres a wire, let me just get caught up in it."
Tisha is due in a few weeks, cant wait. Im having trouble getting them up on the milk stand to do grooming, theyve never been on one before. They look at it like, "And you want me to do what?"
The chicks are looking so growny now. Beautiful color. Weve got the materials to build our coop, but so many projects, so little time.
I have worked since Monday getting my garden ready before we were expecting rain. I tilled it up again, went and got some cabbage, cauliflower, and lettuce. I thought I got broccilli too but I grabbed too many cabbage plants. SO I gave my MIL them and went back and got the brocc. I froze my tail off out there getting this stuff in the ground. But I have 18 broccilli plants, 18 cauliflower, 10 cabbage(5 of them red), onions, garlic, sugar snap peas, radishes, lettuce, spinach, peppers potatoes, and carrots. In May I will finish with squash, zucchini, sweet pot., corn, green beans, purple hull peas, and tomatoes. No cucumbers this year, cause I still have pickles from last year. Good! I have a big spot that I fight with the deer over. So far I think Im winning. I spray all my plants with vinegar, cause the deer doesnt like anything nasty smelling. Gotcha! I guess well see in a few more weeks.
We only have 27 lessons left. Right now in History we are studying WWI and WW2. Boy how confusing. I think Im gettin the hang of it. I could ask my Papa about WW2 but it brings back nightmares for him still to this day.
Weve got Suzie a temp. kennel built, she will get to come home for a few weeks this month for a rest period, before she completes her training. We are going to get another puppy lab in several weeks when it is weaned. She will be trained too and be a companion for Suzie.  We will have Suzie bred next year. She is doing so well in her training and already has a title on her pedigree.
We got some rain today and I hope it didnt drown all my stuff I planted. Maybe not.
Tomorrow our official baseball season starts. Games and pictures. Dakota is doing really well at hindcatcher. He enjoys it alot. Dallas is getting better. Him and Dakota got outside and pitched the balls and he is catching so well. Dakota is teaching him how to pitch too. Thats great, he may make a pitcher on his team when he gets to kid pitch.
Dallas loves to work with numbers, he is always asking what is this plus this or this and this put together. Ill have my hands full this next school year. Both will be after me. Ill really have to learn how to shedule our days. My house is a wreck this week cause weve had some hard days. Dakota had to do alot of independent work this week so I could get the garden in. Alot of it he got behind on just cause he forgot the instructions I set out for him.
Well catch up on cleaning.
Just a few more projects to do before the kid gets here. we have to put in a kidding stall so it doesnt get hurt but the bigger girls. Cocoa has chickie sitted the past few days. I let them down out of the loft of the barn where they were warm. and let them get some sunshine and fresh air. Cocoa has set beside them just watching them.
Today I had to go into the rain and feed, and close on of the barn doors. Cocoa did not want to go through a little bit of water to get back into the warm dry barn, so I had to literally pull her into the barn. Boy is she heavy. Stubborn thing. When we finally did get her in and close the door. she thanked me with a kiss on the cheek.
Well I guess that all for this post, hope you enjoyed it.
Have a blessed day in the Lord Sunday.

I know its been a while did you miss me? Daddy surprised us and came home a few days early. He loves surprising us. We took spring break because he wanted to take us on a mini vacation. We went back to where he was working in Russellville, AR. Needless to say this is the exact same place where I believe Dallas was conceived when Daddy worked there almost 6 yrs ago. We stayed in a hotel with a heated pool inside. So while daddy had to go and turn in his badges and things we went swimming. We had a ball. The next day, it was raining and we didnt get to do much so we just went browsing. Just being together was what mattered. These boys (daddy included) had fun wrestling on the beds jumping back and forth. The last day we had lunch with on of his buddies. Then it was off to home again. Im kind of sore from riding so long. I love to travel and go places. but it really shows up later.. My girls were taken care of by some of our friends. They are really nice people to have as your friends. I have taken care of their pets for them before while they were out of town. They know they can count on me.  We got home and just relaxed and went to bed.
Today the boys had baseball practice. I stayed home and washed clothes. I kind of felt exhausted from riding. I went to the barn and saw the girls. Cocoa was proud to see me, she loved on me. Tisha is just Tisha and said "Oh Well shes back whooptie doo!!!!!!!!!!!. She missed me a little, cause she came and nudged me and cocked her beady eyes at me. I got my milk stand in and put it together, It is really nice. Ive got to get the girls use to it. Right now they dont know what it is. Ill give them a day or two to play on it.
Dakota is doing really good pitching and hind catching. These are two new positions for him. We went and bought him his catching gear. He is trying really hard to learn these and doing great. Dallas is doing good too when he pays attention.
I told Dakota since we took off a week, next week weve got to hit the books. and weve got alot of work to do while daddy is here.
Both of the boys got new hair cuts. It was hard for Dakota and daddy to agree on a style til I found one in a magazine. Dakota still got his side fling, and daddy got to see Dakotas ears again. So both parties were happy. Dallas' is about buzzed but enough on top where he wants to spike it. He is so cute with it like that.  Dakota and daddy had been battling this hair issue for months. Daddy had to realize that Dakota is growing up and developing his own tastes and styles. Daddy just didnt like the hair over the ears. So now they compromised. I convinced Dakota he is still handsome and the girls will still look at him. He just blushed.
I will probably go next week and get what I need for a chicken coop. Weve got to get Suzie a kennel put up because were going to see if she can come home in a few weeks. She earned a show title a few weeks ago and did great. The trainer is really impressed with her.
I excited that my parents is going to give me the garden tiller that my PaPa gave them. They hardly ever used it and Momma said she wanted to keep it in the family and knew that I would put it to good use. Im so glad. Now Ill think of him everytime I use it. I sure wish he was able to come see our farm, but his  health is not good and he cant get out much anymore. I so want to keep this tradition going. David and I have worked hard to get where we are today. and we are enjoying every minute of it. For Fathers day were going to get a hutch and order some wild turkeys for him to raise and set out on our property. I believe he will be surprised. Later we want to raise game birds for hunting.
Well Ive got to get the boys ready for bed, for church tomorrow.
Hope everyone has a blessed day in the Lord.

Yesterday was a good day. I helped  my mother in law till her whole garden while the boys helped her in the flower bed. Then we loaded up the tiller and came home to till my garden spot. Mine is a whole lot bigger than hers and I went through it twice. We planted 4 rows of potatoes, half row of onions, other half garlic. The boys were  having a time playing baseball with the potatoes and then putting them into the rows. Then they decide to take off socks and shoes and run barefoot through my garden. It felt good to their feet. All this took about 3 to 4 hrs. Then we came inside to eat and take showers. Then we did school. Dakota's feet and mine were killing me. I could not move today. I am so sore. That night Dallas prayed over our garden (he does this every year and we have more that we can store). I have no doubt it will do good.
Today was a great learning exp. I went down to the barn this morning and Cocoa was not wanting to walk. We have noticed this for a few days but I thought she was imitating Tisha, she does this all the time. Then she was crawling on her haunches so I picked up one of her hooves and low and behold they were hurting because they were grown out too far. You have to keep a goats hooves trimmed. I felt so awful. I called Dakota down to the barn to help me. We started to hold her and work on them, but they were so bad she didnt want me to touch them. We wrestle with her for a while. Finally I told Dakota were going to have to do this the hard way. We had to literally wrestle her down to the barn floor and get her on  her side and we strattle her and have to lay on her. Dakota was kicked in the  shoulder and butted in the head but he was hanging on for dear life. We were rolled around in poop and smelled really fragrant. I start trimming and praying I dont hurt her anymore than she already was. After 3 hrs later task completed. I thought my legs were paralyzed I could not feel them from holding that position for so long. Then we let her up and it took a while for the soreness to go away. She finally came to me and put her head on my shoulder and licked me. She knew I was only doing what was best for her and that we were helping her. Later we went back down to check on her and she was up walking around. I am so thankful. I had no  idea they had gotten so bad. I just trimmed them not too long ago. I will have to keep a closer watch. Dakota has learned devotion and dedication and responsibility to animals. My boys probably know more about agriculture and livestock than most kids their age does. My boys even know how to administer shots. I dont let them, because Im even nervous to do it.  Dallas has learned alot. He is really watching their chicks. They are starting to get their big girl feathers. I believe they are going to be brown. We did school tonight since we had adventurous morning. We sit and listened to the Bible story of the crucifixion. After school we speed cleaned the house. Me and Dallas took care of the kitchen, Dakota vacuumed and then we folded and put away clothes. Now they are watching a movie that is well deserved.
We have had and exhausting few days. But it will be well worth it. Alot goes on here at 4D Farms. Hope you all enjoy hearing about it.

Today  has been a good day. We slept as long as we wanted to and got up. I went to take care of the girls and let them out to come up to the house in the sunshine. Tisha needed some exercise. Came in and got ready and we all three cooked breakfast. Me and Dallas made biscuits while Dakota made sausage and eggs. We ate and had Bible class together. We would do a class and then do a couple of chores. Then repeat. As Dakota was doing a class Dallas would have the same class with me working with him. I think I liked this better. I was able to oversee and instruct and we still got our chores done. Dallas and I was kind of tired, so I laid down with him while Dakota did his homework. I got up and Dakota informed me he wanted to cook supper. You Go Dude. He sent me to the computer, and he cooked mashed potatoes, green beans and peas. He didnt feel like any meat tonight,. It was delicious, I was proud of him. It was a really relaxed day. He aced his History 9 weeks exam. Dallas did a good job today too. Teamwork.
Dallas was suppose to have baseball practice tonight but it was cancelled because it was too cold. Im glad cause hes felt kind of puny.
Now were going to get ready for bed and have quiet reading time.

For starters we took off Friday since it was the day my Lord was crucified for me. We went to Medina,Tn and spent the day with a lady showing me how to make cheese, butter, ice cream, and yogurt. She educated me alot. She makes soaps too from her herds goats milk. Her house smelled wonderful with all the scents. I felt better with her showing me, because I learn better that way. I cant stand to sit and read manuals. Im a visual and hands on person. After that we went and had lunch. Then Dakota just wanted to go looking. So we just go to some places weve always wanted to go and look around. We spent the day in Jackson and goofed off. We stopped at Pinson Mounds Archeological Museum but it was closed due to being a holiday. So I just let them out onto the park playground. There I met a lady I knew homeschooled. I can just spot them from a mile away. She had 6 kids and another on the way. Oh my Gosh how does she do it? We talked for a long time. Then it was time to head home. We stopped to check on the chickens and one of my friends called and wanted to know if they could come over. I have helped her get into dairying and one of her babies is Tishas half sister. They brought pizza and their grandson played with the boys. He is 3and a half. He loved the boys chicks. We got in bed way after midnight.
Saturday Dakota said  just let me sleep in the morning dont wake me up. Guess who was the first to wake up at 7:30? The deer slayer Dakota. Me and Dallas slept in. We got up and nobody was hungry for breakfast so I go take care of the girls and let them out. They came up to the house and stayed until it was time for baseball practice. Then when I go out to take them to the barn, they just lay there and dont move, so I still go get in the rhino and stop at the end of the house, there they are still laying and saying "Were not going anywhere". after much munipulation they finally cooperate. Dakota had to walk beside Tisha before she would move. If he stopped, she stopped. She has taken a liking to him. Shes getting bigger and I think going up and down the hill to the barn is getting to be a little much for her.  We head for base ball practice. Me and Dallas go to the park while Dakota is practicing. Then its Dallas' turn. We go home and have somemore company come for dinner.
Sunday we get up and get ready for church and enjoy the day that the Lord had made and we rejoiced and was glad in it. A little girl that Dakota witnessed to in Revival was baptized today along with her mother. She found Dakota after church and gave him a big hug. I think he swelled up with pride. After church we went to Nannies house for Easter like we always do and pigged out. Ha! Could you ask for a better weekend?
Well it is late and we are exhausted, so I think were going to bed. The last few times daddy has called, he sounds homesick. He has a two more weeks to go.
My friend is helping me figure out how to put photos on to my blog, If I get it I will put pictures on here.

The boys and I all had a good weekend. I let Dakota take the day off Friday so he could spend more time with his cousin Hunter. We all pitched in that morning and cleaned the house, we had it all done before the hour was up. One was vacuuming, one dusting, one mopping, while I did the kitchen and organized things again. Then we all folded laundry and put it away. Boy, that was great. Saturday we went to the church for Easter Egg hunt. Everyone had a ball. I couldnt keep up with Dallas. Just as everyone was going back into the life center it started hailing. Dakota got hit in the head,and Hunter got hit in the shoulder. It was pretty bad for a little while. No one was going or coming in or out. When it was all done, we went to town to do some Easter shopping. We went to Cato's to get mine. Dakota  helped me pick it out. He has good taste like his Daddy. Im trying to teach him how to spoil his wife and take care of her. The we went to Belk and JCPenny and got the boys. Dakota said "anything but khaki, Momma." I guess hes tired of khaki.
Then we ate lunch and came home. Sunday we had a good time at church and baptized 3 children who had gotten saved in revival. The choir had done out Easter Contada. I messed up my solo. Oh Well nobodies perfect. Then that night the Teamkids put on their program and it was great. Dakota got to play Jesus and was on the cross. I almost cried. Just thinking about how Mary felt. Dallas was doing a pretty good job of trying to sing in between yawns.  My parents got to come see him. His friend is moving and he is a little sad. But they still will be close enough to let him spend the night.
Hunter didnt want to go home he wanted to stay. He would come live with us if he could.
Today was ok. Just slow. The boys went and did some work for my mother in law in her yard and got them a little spending money. I went to a 4H club meeting to see what they had to offer. Dakota wasnt interested. He really wants to work with horses. But we dont have any for him to join and use in 4H. Maybe later. Im going to see if I can find him a little job working in someones barn and they can teach him about horses and work with him. He also wants to learn how to tan hides and make things with the hides.
May not get to plant anything this week in the garden, its suppose to rain again tomorrow. Then I have to let the soil dry a little again. Maybe next week. Hubby called and said it may be a week longer that hell have to stay. So now that puts him up to April 7 coming home.
Little Man is doing fine. He cut his toenail off in the quick and it was bleeding bad, so we had to dr. him up today. Hunter has claimed him as his, so I told him we would keep him and take care of him for him. He had to show his dad as soon as he came and picked him up. Baby chicks are growing their wing feathers. They are still so cute. Sach got into the house today and went to the crate to "check out" the chicks. He poked his nose up there and one pecked it. He didnt seem to mind, then he put his paw up there and let them peck it. It was so funny. Hes just curious.
Well gotta go and put the boys to bed then myself. Hope everyone has a good day tomorrow. God Bless.

Gosh its been so long. We've gone from spring to winter to spring again. This weather is crazy. Last weekend David got to come home but he was sick. He had left AR with a foot of snow on the ground. Saturday we got out and played in the snow and had a good time. The girls didnt exactly know what to do. The rest of the weekend we watched movies and relaxed.
Its been pretty all week. I had a doctors appt. yesterday and everything went well. I stopped by Coop just to see if they had their baby chics in, so guess what, we now have 4 new chicks to our farm. These will be pets. I promised Dallas he would have baby chicks 2 years ago. Hes waited patiently. We tried to incubate some the first year to no avail, then we missed the baby chicks when they were at Coop last year, I got first pick this year. They are in a pet crate under a lamp in the living room. The boys slept in their with them last night. They are the cutest things. Today on our way back from town to run errands, we notice all these little chickens running loose in a parking lot, we get out to investigate, they are all little roosters. Someone had just dumped them out, so here we go ROOSTER WRANGLIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEEHAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We could only outsmart one. We took the little guy home and they named him Little Man. Dakota has named his chicks Peep and Fluff. Dallas hasnt picked out names yet. Daddy said he guesses now hell have to build me a coop. YOU THINK?
Were going to take off school tomorrow. The boys cousin is here for spring break so well enjoy it too.
Next Friday were taking a trip to Medina, TN to learn how to make cheese. We have had the best time in Revival this week. Dakota helped two little girls last night make a decision to get saved and went with them to talk to Bro. Ben. I witnessed and led a little boy to the Lord last night. It is such an awesome feeling.
Well as far as the rest of the weekend were just gonna sit back and enjoy, the boys do have a Easter egg hunt Saturday morning and then baseball tryouts that afternoon.
God bless everyone and have a good weekend.

Today was a very educational day for us. Dakota made a 100 on his Science 9 wk exam. and a 100 on History quiz. After school we went to a friends house and saw some baby goats just born Tuesday and one was born today. They were so cute and loveable. Then we got to see and pet their horses. Dakota wants a horse so bad. That will have to come later. I want him to know alot about them first. We will get  him some books to study. Then their son is a volunteer fire fighter her in our town and he took us to the fire station and gave them a tour and a ride in the fire truck. We got a picture of him in his uniform and by his truck and put it in Dakotas state history notebook. We featured our Pharmicist at Walmart due to him recieving the Sam Walton award for heroism. He saved a mans life who had had a severe reaction to some medication he was given. He is also in Davids fishing club. and the other person we will feature is my sister in law who is a nurse at a nursing home in Bolivar.
Its been pretty weather the past few days so Ive let the girls out to roam and get excercise. Tisha is resting a little more. I should get my milk stand in the next few days. Got some hoof trimming to do. I will attend an event in Jackson this fall that the American Dairy Goat Assoc. will be at. I might get into showing them, Idont know yet. I have to learn more on that.
After traveling to MS Monday, it took me two days to recooperate. I had to take some Prednisone to get unstiffened. Oh Well "MOMMA SAID THERE"D BE DAYS LIKE THIS"

Im so exhausted today, yesterday Dakota had a bad time in spelling. He cried all the way through his spelling test. Some things have to be learned the hard way I guess. Lesson learned he said.  Then after school, we took a friend to New Albany, MS to pick up a little pony for her son and grand son. It was so cute. It was mal nutritioned though, but it will be taken care of now. It has a better home. We got home around 11 pm. We all slept late this morning and just taking it slow today. Hubby called last night and said there was at least 13 inches of snow where he was in AR. Good thing we got him a 4 wheel drive before he left. I have let Tisha and Cocoa up here at the house today to get out of the barn. They are snoozing by the front porch at this moment so contented. Like my little sheep Ha!  the other day, it started thundering and the girls were getting into a frenzy, so I asked Dakota to take them back down to the barn. They simply refused to go. After 15 minutes of calling and pleading with them to come on, they still refused and he gave up and came and got me. I got my shoes on and took two steps out into the yard and didnt have to say a word, they just followed me down to the barn. My little sheep again. Ha!
Well , Im tired and think Im going to lye down a while. Hope to hear from yall soon. Have a good Wednesday night at church.

Did I mention I have CABIN FEVER????????????????????????
Im getting so bored. Im having to find things to do to occupy my time til its pretty weather. Today we enjoyed outside a little while. David disked up my garden spot for me and Im just planning away. I will start planning my early spring stuff. I let the girls out a bit today to browse. Tisha is getting bigger. Still skittish about me touching her belly, but this might change the bigger she gets and wants to be comforted. Cocoa is a little jealous, and I think she really will be after the kid gets here.
We are almost done with Science and will move onto Health. We are almost done with our History Notebook of Tennessee. I didnt know TN had so much history in it. It was interesting to find out all these things. We only have 58 lessons left. Hooray!!!!!!!!!!! Today Dakota had a rough time on his Arithmetic test. It was one of those times he was in the hallway crying because he was so frustrated. I however was minding my own business in the bathroom and here he comes. I cant hide anywhere. Ha! Needless to say he got  the answer he was looking for and he was able to dry his eyes. I hate to see him struggling with things, but its a hard lesson to learn and teach them to think, think, think, for themselves. Its in there you just have to pull it out. Im enjoying Arithemetic because he is working on fractions. And in Language we are diagraming sentences. I loved these in school. The harder the better for me. When he gets to Algebra, you can forget it. Daddy will have to step in and help. Dallas is doing great. I can call out a letter and hell write it himself. Im so proud. He writes his name now on his papers in Sunday School and everywhere. His Sunday School teacher and her husband went to CO. on a skiing trip. She sent him a post card that had a picture of someone skiing on a snow covered mountain. He tried to read it himself. He did the skiing part right just by looking at the picture. Hes been taking his Bible and "reading" to Daddy. He really cant read yet, he just makes things up as he goes, but low and behold it makes sense. Ha! Dakotas gift right now is hes good with kids and loves to entertain people  and likes to help teach. God will use him in a special way one day. Right now Dallas is good at being mischievous. Ha! Hell learn his gift some day too.
Our ladies bible study is going great. I enjoy the fellowship and the lessons.
My herbs are growing good. I had a chance to meet this lady the other day when me and the boys run some errands. We met a Co-Op and she was asking about some goats. Well you know me, I had to speak up. We wound up talking over lunch for 3 hours. It was wonderful to meet someone who has so much in common with me. That night she called and told me that they drove to the farm where I got my girls and they have put a deposit down on tow kids that will be here the first week in March. They are excited. She wants to come see my girls. She wants to do all the things I do too with the milk.
Well Im so tired and in need of a shower so Ill close for now. Hope everyone is blessed in the Lord.

Sorry I havent wrote anything for you to read lately. Weve been busy doing some projects around our house. We spent 3 days burning the big tree stump pile that is in our field. We were king of scared to do it by ourselves, but we threw all caution to the wind and said "What the Heck". We have to get someone to bulldoze it into a smaller pile now so we can finish burning it. The barn will go right where all that is, when its finished and leveled off with dirt.
My herbs are growing good in the house. I have Cilantro, Rosemary, Thyme, Basil, Parsley, Chives. I have tried some Garlic from a bulb, well see how it does. Im expeirmenting with an onion too.
Im already planning my garden. Hubby will till the spot up for me soon.
We have got most of our underpinning finished, all we like is the back of the house. Hubby wants to plant him some rose bushes. He is the rose man. At the end of the house we will have two Crape Myrtle trees. Then for a little greenery without planting flowers, I will plant more  herbs and a few pepper plants for color. That way when I need some real quick to cook with. just go outside and pick a few.
Some time next week were meeting a man to build our front and back deck for us. Cant wait for that, Im tired of dirt piling up at my front door for all to see and our mud boots in the living room.
We will start slowly fencing in my two acres David has given me for my animals. Cant wait for them to be able to roam.  Next we have to build a kidding stall in the barn for the baby when it gets here. Tisha is getting big and more finicky. I dont know how Im going to milk her, when you touch her she kicks and starts running. When she gets bigger itll be harder for her to kick, so maybe that will be an advantage. I think Cocoa is going to be a little jealous.
Got to get my trellis' ready for my blackberries and raspberries. A man down the road that did some deck work on their house is going to give me some left over lattice work. Perfect for my project. I want some apple trees too.  I have alot to look forward to this spring and summer. Im going through seed catalogs now, just looking.
My parents came up last weekend and my mother gave me several bags of blackberries from their freezer so Ill make some jelly for us.
Ive been so involved in our ladies bible study on Monday nights and my own bible study in Proverbs. Im enjoying both.
School is going great, just 66 lessons left. Boy it seems like time just flew. Looks like we survived another year. I guess Id better wait till last exams before I say that.  Just wait til next year Ill have two doing school. It will be a whole new experience with Dallas. Iv got to brag on him though, hes doing really good writing and practicing. Dakota has made really good grades. Well its time for bed and get prepared for church tomorrow. Remember God makes the tomorrows and lets rejoice in them.
Love and God Bless.

Today has been much better. I havent been so isolated. We actually got back on track and got done at our usual time. Dakota has improved alot in alot of areas. Hes learned to concentrate even when there are distractions, hes getting faster on his reading, getting alot better on fractions. He's even teaching me how to do roman numerals. Lets see can anybody guess what MCXXV is? Or MXCVIII. Dakota is a whiz at these. Ive seen him accomplish so much the past few months. Im so happy.
Right now Daddy is in the kitchen cooking. He went and picked up Dakotas doe from the processor yesterday and we have tried everything. THis morning we had some deer sausage for breakfast. Ive got to say this man we will be using from now on. He prepares the meat so well, its amazing. Everything taste wonderful. Tonight weare having deer cubed steaks with gravy and sauteed onions, peppers and garlic. OOOOOOHHHHHHWWWWWEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its about time to eat and get ready for church. 
We didnt get blowed away last night. Everything ended about 1am. Daddy stayed up to make sure his family was safe. Aint he sweet? THis morning when we got up, we saw the news and 24 people lost their lives that were trapped in collapsed buildings. Not to mention the ones who lost homes. We need to pray for these families.

Is it only Tuesday? Im already looking forward to Saturday. Im having a rough week this week. Its this PMS thing. Im so isolated and not together. For two days Ive had to cut school in half and lay down and just rest and regroup, then get up and finish. Monday I had a reallybad headache I could not get rid of. I went on to our ladies bible study and enjoyed myself that night, but was not very sociable. Today Ive just been all to myself and down all day. Cant seem to get out of this pit. I know it will pass, Ive heard it before. My husband even tried to make me feel better by treating me and the boys to lunch at our favorite restaurant it helped a little. In my other study I realize Im failing miserably as a wife. The last chapter I just read talked about being the "Spring of Goodness" that means Im suppose to lavish and spoil my husband everyday even when I dont feel like it. Well today has been one of those days, I dont even want to be looked at!  Boy Ive got it bad. Ive got to really ask God to help me here.My husband deserves to be spoiled everyday, I know this to be true.
Enough about me,. tonight was very stormy with tornadoes everywhere, were still watching the weather and it is now 10 pm. Its really bad in some areas only 30 minutes from us. So far no lives have been lost. Hubby was kept safe today by getting off work early and getting home because one of the hardest hit areas was in the city where he was working.
Dallas really blessed my heart Sunday night at church, his class got to get up and sing. He did so good, he grabbed that microphone and sang. Then he got to say a bible verse, actually he said two in one. IT was so sweet.
We are half way done with school, cant hardly believe it. Only 74 lessons left. Seems like yesterday we just got started.
Did I mention Im getting cabin fever? Im so ready to get to be outside. I have some herbs growing in pots in the living room to try to give me someoutdoor life. I also have sweet peppers and strawberries growing in pots. Dallas checks them everyday to see if we can eat them yet. Poor thing still cant grasp the concept of waiting. Ha!
Well were going to get in here and watch somemore weather and see how bad it is. The wind is getting really bad again and its lightning so Id better turn the computer off. Just say a prayer for us.
God Bless everyone.

I dont know about yall but Im cold! We had some wintery mix last night and I woke up with a cold this morning. Im stuffed up!!!!!!!!!  Had to get outside today and everything was froze. Down at the barn the girls looked at me like your gonna have to  come in cause we aint getting out in that!  They looked so pitiful standing in the doorway.
I felt bad today so Dakota took it easy on me. He put a load of clothes in the washing machine all by himself to help me. Now Aint Dat Fweet? ( Just remembering this old saying of my grandmothers, of course it sounded better when she said it).  Despite feeling puny today, we had a good day in school. Dakota aced all his tests today. We all got in kitchen and cooked. Dakota chopped up onions to put in our meatballs. He was good at it, he said he felt like he had his own cooking show. Ha! he did better than me. Dallas helped me shape the meatballs. Then we made sweet whole wheat oatmeal muffins, and homemade bread. We had a good time together.
 We got our cleaning done and now their playing. Dakota has a pillow shoved in his shirt and standing at one end of the hallway, while Dallas is running towards him from the other end of the hallway and bouncing off him like a tennis ball. They are so funny. Dad is getting off work and gonna go pick up some groceries incase the weather is bad again and we cant get out. The gas truck was suppose to come out and fill up our tank yesterday and he got stuck. So he left. Hope it dont run out before we get it filled again.
Our new farm cat is growing like a weed. It turns out that it is a "he" but thats ok. He is so friendly. He puts his nose on your lips like hes giving you sugar. hes so cuddly. He must have been an indoor kitten and use to kids. Hes really good with Dallas, especially when Dallas is squeezing the tater out of him. Ha!
I plan to plant some indoor things like herbs and try some onion and garlic. I love to cook with garlic now, and want to try fresh herbs.
My bible study is going great. I feel a little more pride about my self and my ministry to my family.
Well I guess the bouncing is over since Dallas just hurt his little boody. Ha!
It is still raining outside, if the temperature drops it will turn to sleet like it did last night.
I was so proud of Dallas last night at church, in class he wrote his own name on his paper. I just told him the letter to write and he did it. Ive got it hung on the fridge for all to see. This is a great accomplishment for him.
I think theyve decided to watch the rest of TMNT. He got it for his birthday along with a tv to go into his room. The only time they get to retire to their rooms to watch tv is after school and homework is done and chores are done and we all just want to do what we want to do, for a little quiet time. For someone who wanted their own rooms, their still piling up in each others rooms. For the past few nights Dallas has snuck in to Dakotas bed in the middle of the night. Brother is so sweet, he doesnt push him out. Ha! I got the best picture one morning of them snuggling.
Tisha is getting a little bigger. She is well conditioned and a good weight. If Im behind on getting down their for their morning feeding, they help themselves to the feed bucket and knock the "concrete" block off the top of it. Talk about persistent. They do have a mind of their own.
Well Ive got to go make sure Dakota reads a chapter in his book for his book report, and tuck the other one in for the night. All is well in our house and the Lord has blessed.  I hope he has your. If he hasnt do a spiritual check up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, today has been like a Monday. Yesterday was actually better. We managed to get 3 classes done by lunch. UGH! Nobody including me had any energy to do anything today. We were just blah all day. So after lunch, we laid back down, and got up and tried it again. We managed to get done, by the hair of our chinny chinny chin. Ha!  I hate the dawdling days, when I cant nothing out of no one.
For the past few days my family has been very picky about what I fix for supper. It doesnt matter to them that I slave over the stove and oven and try to get them something nutritional, they say, Idont want this. Can I have a peanut butter sandwich? Phooey on them, I think Im going to go on strike!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When I was little you didnt complain about what you had and you didnt especially throw it away. I know its just a stage but it upsets me somewhat.  We have plenty of food in the house, so whats the matter?
Tonight it is very very windy, outside.  I think Im going to retire to the tub and then curl  up with a book. Sounds good to me.

Well, its my computer time now. Just thought Id catch up on my blogging. When hubby gets home he likes to relax and have some computer time and play a few games.
This week, Dakota has aced his Language 9 wks. exam. We are still way ahead in Science and History, and gonna stay that way. He is getting better at fractions and doing really good, we started diagraming sentences the other day and now its gonna get deeper. I loved this stuff in school. I hope he does too.
Dallas is making his letters good now too. We practice 5 letters a day. He played a really funny joke on me the other night. He came to me so serious and said he accidently pooped in his pants. So here I go taking him to the bathroom and helping him out of his britches. We get to the  underwear part and yep, theres a lump in there, but his starts laughing, to my surprise he put a rubber ball in his underwear. He really got me good. He was laughing so hard, daddy had to know what was going on, so Of course Dallas has to tell him, now daddy is laughing so hard tears are rolling. BOYS!!!!!!!!!! What am I to do with them? Daddy said it was a good one.Of course I was laughing too, he really thought that one through. IT is fun raising boys though. My boys are so hilarious sometimes.  They keep us in stitches.
My bible study on Beautiful In Gods Eyes, is really good. I have learned alot about myself in the past few chapters. It really is a good study.
Tisha is getting bigger, but I dont know how Im going to milk her, she want let you touch her. Shes been that way since we got her. She will start to kick you if you touch her belly. Im going to have to go ahead and get a milk stand and get her use to me touching her. I dont have that problem with Cocoa, she tilts her head up to you and shows you where she wants to be kissed.
Dallas will be 5 years old Saturday. I cant believe it, my baby is growing up. He is so Logical in his thinking sometimes. Hes my little man.
We have added 9 more chickens to our coop, they are to replace the ones that got killed by a oppossum. We now have 15, boy are the eggs going to be plentiful this spring. Weve got to get my coop over here somehow, or build a temporary one. I have missed my chickens. Dakota loves to catch them, and hold them. Dallas tries too. Some of our friends gave them to us because they are getting to where they are not physically able to take care of any of their animals anymore. They have been hurt 2 times by their horses. So I got the chickens. If I had my fence up, I would have gotten their cow they raised from a calf.
Tonight has been a good night. Dakota and Dallas were all snuggled up in daddys recliner, and Dakota was reading to Dallas. It was a kodak moment. They were so sweet. We made it through our colds and coughs and congestion. No over the counter medicine, fevers, infections and no doctor visit. Yea.
Well its late and I really do need to go to bed. I have been going non stop since I got up this morning. Im pooped. Hope all is well.

Ive been here just battling a few colds. Im alot better, but the boys got a cold. Been using our homemade remedy and its helping alot. Dakota was going to bed everynight coughing his head off, finally I made him take a tsp. of straight lemon juice one night and he slept like a baby. Gone through alot of toilet paper though. Praise the Lord for one thing, weve been fever and ear infection free so far. Poor Dakota can get the worst ear infection. But so far the lord has blessed. Just stuffy noses and coughs. The past few days weve worked together and got the house cleaned. Ive managed to make a delicious deer soup, hubby loved it. I made a loaf of whole wheat bread and a loaf of white bread. A two layer choclate cake. YUM YUM.  We didnt get to go to church tonight because it started sleeting and snowing. my steps were already forming ice on them. Dallas fell asleep in Daddy's arms. Daddy took him on a test hunting trip in their blind in the back yard. After an hour he got bored and wanted to come in he was so cold. Hell get better in time. Dakota killed his last deer for the season. It was a doe and she will be in the freezer too. Me and Dallas made some deer jerky, it was good. Ive been trying to catch up on some reading. Ive been addicted to Food Network for the past few days. Tisha showed no signs of heat again this time so we should have a kid around May 4th. Yea Im so excited and nervous at the same time. Im starting to plan my garden spot for this spring. It want be long now. Im going to start growing some fresh herbs to cook with in the house. I dont want to put them outside I want them handy to just go pick and cut. Got some organization done in Dakotas room. Still have alot of pictures to hang in his room. Not to mention some to hang all over the house. Fixing to get somemore chickens to replace the ones that killed by a predator. Our friends have been hurt by a couple of their horses and they have decided they are just not physically able to care for them anymore. So their selling and giving a way their livestock and poultry. I wish I had the fence put up now so I could have bought their cow they raised from a calf. Oh well one thing at a time. my mind is going 90 miles a minute, but my pocket book is yelling, slow down. Ha! When I get the nerve and time that I dont get interruped, I will attempt to make my grandmothers famous lye soap with gardenia scent in it. Lovely. Doing school and running the house is too many interruptions. I need to focus and concentrate on what Im doing. We are way ahead in Science and History but I kind of want to keep i t that way. For the next 6 wks in History we will be working on Our State Notebook Of TN. I have printed alot of info from the internet. We have alot of reading to do. It will count as one whole test grade. In Science we are studying the earth and surfaces. Hes getting so much better in Arith. with fractions , I loved fractions in school. In Language we are going to start diagraming sentences, I loved that too. Dallas has been working on his letters, hes getting better. I only make his do a few a day. I just hope Ill have him prepped for Kindergarten in August. Well its getting late, gotta go to bed now. Everyone else has, so might as well join them.