Winter Weather Continues

Rightly so too since it is January.  We survived Christmas and it is just about time for my boys to return to school.  Monday they go back.  I say survived about Christmas but it was a lot of fun.  We had company and I was realizing I think it is the first time we've ever hosted Christmas.  I enjoyed it.  I really enjoyed not travelling over the holidays. 

One of our best Christmas presents was that we started getting eggs from the chickens.  I started keeping a light on for them and they started laying.  Hooray! No more buying yucky store eggs.  I got to introduce my in-laws to farm eggs too.  I think we have some converts. :)

I'm hoping we don't get too hammered with the cold weather that is moving through.  It is a royal pain keeping waters thawed and we need more firewood.  I'm never excited about calling anyone about firewood.  We also need to get a chainsaw because I do have a couple of small trees that are dead that need to come down.  Little by little we'll get this place in shape.

Today is the start to really getting my office/work studio set up to where I might actually be able to accomplish something.  Plus I'd like my bedroom to not be such a big mess.  I'm not good at keeping things contained so I'm hoping to corral myself.

I also need to go through my seeds and see what I have and what I need.  I actually have a pretty good plan laid out for the garden this year.  Not that I'll really stick with it.  I never do, but it is a good place to start from.  Now I just need to have more seed catalogs get here.  I love browsing through them.  I seldom order but they are great for ideas and for planning.

Also, we need to get our site picked out for our apple trees.  We got four for Christmas.  I'm excited to get them in and going.  Every little bit helps us get a little closer to the goal of providing as much for ourselves as practical.