SUNSHINE!!!

The picture of the fawn was my Bitsy that I raised and Loved.

Today was a beautiful day even if it was cold. Farmer Man is feeling better because he wanted to go wash the truck. We went to the car wash and he had me to set it on the right settings and he did the washing. It looks better and that made him happy to get to do that.The physical therapy on his back is helping--it is making him stronger.

My shoulder is still not completely well. It is weak and it wasn't good that I vacuumed Thursday. You can look at a floor with barnyard dirt and pieces of mud and pieces of leaves just so long--I just had to get them up. It will be a while before i do it again.

The eight baby goats are growing so fast. They are already eating goat feed and nibbling on the corn. It is so much fun to see the baby animals come along in the near spring time. They run and jump like happy little rabbits jumping everywhere.

I am ready to plant some seeds in the house and get something started for the garden later on. I will plant some flower seeds to go with the other things in the garden.
It's just time for the change.

Psalms 45:1--My heart is overflowing with a beautiful thought!
Love Marie{aunt maria}

" I Dreamed A Dream''--by Susan Boyle

I bought her CD and I love it--I love it because she has always been an underdog, or that seems to be what i feel from her songs. She writes something about each song on the CD all are insightful and wonderful but I like,"You'll See", her determination to show people what she really was. Seems some people had not been so kind to her in her growing up years and even what we saw as she appeared the first night to sing to the world. I guess everyone does see now. "Amazing Grace", is another one she sings that is so beautiful. I would recommend you listen to her songs--I cannot without crying each time I listen to them.

I have been going through some changes around here lately. My mind has been filled with caring for and getting help for my,"Farmer Man". He has been through some tough times in the last three weeks. He is much better now and we went out with family to dinner tonight.

He is getting physical therapy at home now. I took him to day care for 6hrs one day ---he thought I was gone too long and no one talked to him. I guess I may try it again but not as long maybe 3hrs.

I am still looking forward to SPRING ---I have waded more mud and snow and frozen ground this year than ever before--I do believe. I have some really special hens they give me from 9 to 13 eggs a day even in all this bad weather. I was thankful for the sunshine today and any day the sun shines is wonderful. Praise God!!!

Love,
Marie{aunt maria}

A Time To Dance!!!

I dance for my animals as i go about feeding and caring for them. I sing to them too and these songs are made up as i sing praises to God and the chickens. The animals don't care if i sing or dance good nor does God he is just waiting for me to praise and thank him for all of my blessings and even whatever thing i might be experiencing. There is a time for everything as it says in Ecclesiastes 3. I am not a real dancer nor am i a real singer but i can enjoy trying in the privacy of the barnyard and all the critters love it and i think God does too.

I have been experiencing some difficult times lately Farmer Man has had some very serious set backs lately. The small stroke or two that he has had has left him deeper into his sickness. He also has been having physical therapy here at home to help strengthen his legs and back. A speech therapist comes twice a week to help him with calling up his memory and other things related to remembering.
I may have told you some of these things before but this is really just part of the sad story that we are living now. I wish he could dance and sing silly songs with me to all the animals but he can't. He did finally get to go out today and see the herd of baby goats we have now. He said we are going to keep them and i said," yes we are."

Love,
Marie{aunt maria}

Hopeful!!!

Yes-- I know spring is coming soon--- I am hopeful and thankful for the four seasons we have. I do say though it has been some tough days this winter. My fall in the mud seems to be somewhat of a problem doing everything I have to do. I am exercising it daily and treating it with ice and heat. I am sure I will be OK just glad it wasn't broken.

We have had more baby goats--two more last night that makes 8 babies to three nannies.
I am glad they have all had them and it was in the coldest weather of course.

Old Farmer Man has been having some tough times lately. He had a bad reaction to some medicine and was very out of touch with reality for days. Today he has been better but he is far from a well man any more. He also had a mini stroke again a week ago. I think some of the problems are from that. Please pray for him and I could use some too. God is still in control!!!

Love,
Marie{aunt maria}

Fast Pace!!

Do you ever think of how fast or slow you walk? I have been accused of going at too fast a pace. When I get up in the morning I am awake instantly not drowsy nor slow going. I am an early morning person. I still awake at 5:00AM just like I did when I had a job. I do try to stay in bed until 6:00 or 6:30. I have things I do every day usually at the same time of day. For the next few weeks things have been changed a little bit for me and Omar. Home Health is coming to give him physical therapy---trying to stretching his legs so he will not fall so much. A speech therapist is coming and an occupational therapist is coming also. Someone has been here every day this week and we have been to the Dr twice this week--so you can see it has been a busy week.

Well back to fast walking I am guilty of hitting the floor running or hitting the ground running. In all the snow I never fell once--I was very careful even if I did want to get the outdoor chores finish quickly. Today had been a very busy day and i was later on feeding my chickens and gathering my eggs so I was walking fast in the mud in the back yard and guess what!!!??MY feet flew out from under me and my body hit the mud SPLASH ---broke 5 eggs , spilled my corn and sprained my shoulder or strained the muscle below the shoulder---it hurts---!! There I sat in the mud holding my shoulder and moaning with all these chickens gathered around eating the corn I spilled--so I just rolled over in the mud and got myself up muddy as a pig--brought my busted eggs and myself inside and cleaned up. I had to take something for pain put heating pad on it and it is some better but I have to hold it a certain way to type this message so remember me in your prayers and Mr Omar too.
Love,
Marie{aunt maria}

Spring?

I am thinking early spring. My groundhog didn't see his shadow here at Hill Farm.

Aunt maria's prediction!!!!!!!!

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Just had to share a little more farm snow pictures. It is so pretty when it snows and with the ice it was really beautiful.
Love,
Marie{aunt maria}

Life!!!

I am sad tonight. I am happy I have two big baby billy goats but sad their mother didn't make it. The kids were so large I know it was too much for her small frame. Last night she ate some but could hardly walk. This morning she had died in the night. When I went into the stable the babies got up ready to eat. I didn't have any supplement milk so I called my grandson and I soon had milk for them. I went to barn and brought them to the house and put them in a box and fed them about every four hours. I decided I have one big kid to take care of and I didn't need to keep these kids. My grandson came tonight and took them to his house and I hope they make it. They are large and very eager to suck the bottle so they should make it.
I knew last night Nibbles ears were drooped and that was a sign she was not feeling well. That is life with your farm animals, sometimes sad things happen to them.
I have three more nannies to have babies soon---They are larger nannies and I don't believe they will have any trouble.

Farmer Man is doing pretty good today we found the wallet it was inside a box----He would like to know who put that there. He said the baby goats were so pretty i should keep them but I told him i didn't think so. Have a happy day and I plan on having one too!!

Love,
Marie{AUNT MARIA}

Baby Goats!!!

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Well Ms Nibbles Jr. finally had her babies today. She had three but one was still born and the other two are looking good. All the babies were very large. I couldn't get a very good picture in the stable. When they are stronger I will take them out into the barn hall and get more pictures. Hoss is the father --he has black and white on him and the baby that died was just like him. She will do better with just the two babies anyway.
Just wanted you to see them.
Love,
Marie{aunt marie}