I didn't realize how long it has been since I last blogged. I have been so busy with homestead chores, school, church and family that I really have had time to sit and think of something to write. It has been very cold here. Too cold for me. We have lost at least 80 percent of our fruit because of the early warm up and then deep freeze. I am planting lots of tomatoes, a long list of veggies, some watermelons, pumpkins and tons of flowers. The kids are growing hot peppers, sweet peppers, corn, popping corn, and beans. We are starting some seeds indoors, and waiting for the warm weather to start the rest out into the garden. I planted a few things outside, and they are covered over with plastic and hay to protect them from the cold.

The chickens and the ducks are doing great. The ducks live at the pond all the time now. The chickens sleep in the coop at night, and during the day they go outside if the weather permits. School is going well. We are using Math It and I love it, and more importantly so do the kids. I am even learning new tricks to make math easy, fast and fun! The kids all help around the farm, even my four year old. The kids each have their own passions, and all are different, so it makes life very busy and interesting here. Life is good. Yes, life is good.