Misfitmorgan's Journal - That Summer Dust

[misfitmorgan]

Pear trees are the homestead imitation apple tree here. We planted a pear tree 3 years ago, it is blooming for the first time now. I love home canned pears. We also planted 2 peach trees, we got 4 peaches last year, I think the best I ever had. LOL They are loaded now, if we can keep the squirrels away from them.

I'm hoping to take out some of the apple trees we dont actually like (not good for sauce, fresh, cider, pies) and add in some pear, peach, plum, nectarine, pawpaw, cherry, etc.
Red circles are apple trees, the green circle we thought was apple before it got leaves but its a cherry, and the blue is a mystery fruit tree. The cherry made about 5 cherries last year and they were horribly bitter, they look like rainier. The apple tree next to the mystery tree is our Pink Lady Tree.

This google pic is before we did any pruning the trees are actually not all running together now.

 

[misfitmorgan]

This is what I hope to work on tonight

The pink labels/pens are the new ones. The black labels/pens are what we already have.

We also need to still build ram/buck housing/pens separately. After we get pasture up they will be put into pasture rotation but for now they are going to have to be on dry lot. Captain and the Big ram can share a space but Big Boy needs his own. Lots to do but things are finally getting done so yay.

Also i found out yesterday that I am getting ad big big big raise at work so that will help with finances.

I also ordered new Q-flex 1.5" ear tags with our scrapie flock ID on them, Farm name, and management numbers front and back from Premier 1. They customize for free. I got 20 tags and a gun, that should get us thru this year and possibly part of next. Depending on how our livestock fair by 2020 kidding/lambing season i may be able to actually put the year on them like I want too. So the management number would be something like 20001, 20002, 20003 etc. So looking at ear tags would tell you age and sex depending on the ear it is in. I skipped the year prefix on this batch of tags because I have adult stock needing tags too and not to many kids/lambs to tag yet.

 

[Mike CHS]

Congratulations on the pay raise, that has to make you feel appreciated as well as help with the finances.

 

[Bruce]

Also i found out yesterday that I am getting ad big big big raise at work so that will help with finances.

Raises these days are kinda rare, big ones more rare. Big big big really rare.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Just may be the "ray of light" y'all need to get ya back to "plane".....

 

[misfitmorgan]

I've been a contractor for this company for over 5yrs now and I have been working on this for that long. I finally am getting hired in directly to the company I actually work for. The raise I got was almost double my other 2 raises, so it was a shock.

I really hope it helps get us out from being upside down. It should. DH is also shopping for a new job where he would make about 33% more an hour which would also be a big help.

 

[Bruce]

Ah yes, the contractor thing. They have all their administrative overhead to pay so you get less. That company was probably getting paid for your services what the hiring company is now going to pay you directly.

 

[misfitmorgan]

Ah yes, the contractor thing. They have all their administrative overhead to pay so you get less. That company was probably getting paid for your services what the hiring company is now going to pay you directly.

I wish lol!! My company pays $50-75/hr to the contracting company for me, depending on the A/C I am working on. There are more benefits with the direct company though up to 160hrs paid vacation(if you go over once per quarter they will cut you a check to balance it out), 401k, Cadillac health insurance, 7 paid sick days/year, after working direct for 5yrs your health insurance premium is $0(can be single/spouse/family), salary pay, all paid holidays, two company gyms, etc.

Current contractor benefits are Obamacare basic insurance, 5 days paid vacation/yr, all paid holidays.

 

[Baymule]

Congrats on getting hired to be a real employee and getting better pay and benefits. That is worth celebrating, have a party! Invite all your friends, stick tools in their hands. Make ‘em work before they get any BBQ! LOL

 

[misfitmorgan]

Congrats on getting hired to be a real employee and getting better pay and benefits. That is worth celebrating, have a party! Invite all your friends, stick tools in their hands. Make ‘em work before they get any BBQ! LOL

Shhh they don't know about the working part.....yet....we are planning a bbq for May