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Pearce Pastures
Barn Babe
Pearce Pastures: Where did I go?
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that's*satyrical
Loving the herd life
Join the club. I was told to stop playing around on my imaginary farm because I'm a smart girl. At least only your goats are fake apparently my whole farm is imaginary.
Southern by choice
Herd Master
See how much we missed you!! 
verkagj
Ridin' The Range
I had to quit teaching when "thay" started to look right! 
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Pearce Pastures
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LOL, yup, that is when I need to take a break from grading and hop in here or go outside for a bit. Or when I start getting the urge to write smartA commentsverkagj said:I had to quit teaching when "thay" started to look right!
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Pearce Pastures
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Okay GRADING BREAK!!! We have a four day weekend and I have been sitting inside reading essays and timing when I can take my next dose of cold meds. I always get a cold or something when we have a break, for as long back as I can remember. Mom used to say it was because I run myself too hard and then as soon as I let myself think about down time, my bod says THANK GOODNESS and caves in for awhile. Not sure how much fact there is in that but I do get sick almost every single break.
So much has happened in the last few weeks, not sure where to start.
DH is going strong at school. Can't remember if I shared this but he had applied for a grant and run around in circles collecting letters from people and filling our form after form....but he got it!! Sure has helped cover the gap we are having with him not able to work. Next semester he will be getting a part time job since the course load won't be as much as this one was. And then we are D-O-N-E. It has made for some fun time though, not having the income we did before. You just get more creative and find free ways to have fun, and those, I think, make for the best memories anyway.
Like we went last weekend to our neighbor's pumpkin patch/ corn maze/ a kid's fall paradise. We got to ride on a hay wagon, go for a ride in a little barrel train, play in a corn-box, and eat popcorn= zero bucks and hours of amusement.
Fun in the cornbox
Note the corn in Ell's ear. I just love his big ole ears.
Work has been interesting. I am not one to get into politics, because it just brings out the arrogant and ugly in people. Unfortunately, it has become a part of teaching so much in the last few years and has made for days when I just want to toss in the towel and do something else. I love teaching and it is what I am good at though, and even it may have low pay, long hours, and heaping load of hormone-laced teenage drama, but I don't think I would be as satisfied doing anything else. I just hope that at some point, all this craziness dies down so we can get back to focuses on the business of real teaching.
Oh, here is some fun for ya all! My church contacted me and said they had an unusual request for me-they wanted to know if I might be willing to bring some goats and chickens to church with me in November. I said sure of course, before I even knew why, because who wouldn't want to bring their goats to church, right? They are raising funds for purchasing goats, pigs, and chickens for families in Africa and such so they wanted some kind of attraction for their presentation. I will be taking my pygmy, Lily, and our son's bantam rooster, Nugget, and probably our white silkie, Clara. They are the best behaved of the bunch and love people.
Speaking of goats, Din Din is out of his cootie pen and out with the girls. It didn't take long for him to make friends (I think their being in heat helped actually ). He is growing fast, already as big as our does and just a tad taller than the youngest girl.
And the bucks are losing their stank power. Thank goodness, because I had a few people come over and ask what that god awful smell was a few weeks ago---you do get kind of used to it and I didn't know what they meant at first.
Goat pic time!
Apollo being all lovey with my oldest boy
The best hay is on top, don't ya know?
And DinDin dining with the ladies. As soon as Lily realized I was taking pics of someone other than HER, she dropped her mouthful of feed and rushed me though so didn't get to take many pics of the new guy.
So much has happened in the last few weeks, not sure where to start.
DH is going strong at school. Can't remember if I shared this but he had applied for a grant and run around in circles collecting letters from people and filling our form after form....but he got it!! Sure has helped cover the gap we are having with him not able to work. Next semester he will be getting a part time job since the course load won't be as much as this one was. And then we are D-O-N-E. It has made for some fun time though, not having the income we did before. You just get more creative and find free ways to have fun, and those, I think, make for the best memories anyway.
Like we went last weekend to our neighbor's pumpkin patch/ corn maze/ a kid's fall paradise. We got to ride on a hay wagon, go for a ride in a little barrel train, play in a corn-box, and eat popcorn= zero bucks and hours of amusement.
Fun in the cornbox
Note the corn in Ell's ear. I just love his big ole ears.
Work has been interesting. I am not one to get into politics, because it just brings out the arrogant and ugly in people. Unfortunately, it has become a part of teaching so much in the last few years and has made for days when I just want to toss in the towel and do something else. I love teaching and it is what I am good at though, and even it may have low pay, long hours, and heaping load of hormone-laced teenage drama, but I don't think I would be as satisfied doing anything else. I just hope that at some point, all this craziness dies down so we can get back to focuses on the business of real teaching.
Oh, here is some fun for ya all! My church contacted me and said they had an unusual request for me-they wanted to know if I might be willing to bring some goats and chickens to church with me in November.
I said sure of course, before I even knew why, because who wouldn't want to bring their goats to church, right? They are raising funds for purchasing goats, pigs, and chickens for families in Africa and such so they wanted some kind of attraction for their presentation. I will be taking my pygmy, Lily, and our son's bantam rooster, Nugget, and probably our white silkie, Clara. They are the best behaved of the bunch and love people.Speaking of goats, Din Din is out of his cootie pen and out with the girls. It didn't take long for him to make friends (I think their being in heat helped actually
). He is growing fast, already as big as our does and just a tad taller than the youngest girl. And the bucks are losing their stank power. Thank goodness, because I had a few people come over and ask what that god awful smell was a few weeks ago---you do get kind of used to it and I didn't know what they meant at first.
Goat pic time!
Apollo being all lovey with my oldest boy
The best hay is on top, don't ya know?
And DinDin dining with the ladies. As soon as Lily realized I was taking pics of someone other than HER, she dropped her mouthful of feed and rushed me though so didn't get to take many pics of the new guy.
Alice Acres
Ridin' The Range
Great pictures!!! And we finally got rain and now it is turning to SNOW!!! It may not accumulate..but one can hope!!
I like your goat to church project. I have been meaning to share a picture....
My client (I'm a homecare RN) and his wife sponsor a little boy in Africa (Zimbabwe I think). They donated some funds to him last Christmas - and the money went towards buying his family 3 GOATS!!
They sent a photo of him, his mom and the goats.
I need to get permission, and then snap a picture of him and his goats and share it here.
I like your goat to church project. I have been meaning to share a picture....
My client (I'm a homecare RN) and his wife sponsor a little boy in Africa (Zimbabwe I think). They donated some funds to him last Christmas - and the money went towards buying his family 3 GOATS!!
They sent a photo of him, his mom and the goats.
I need to get permission, and then snap a picture of him and his goats and share it here.
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Pearce Pastures
Barn Babe
Oh that would be great-hope they will let you share it.
Straw Hat Kikos
The Kiko Cowboy
Great update!! I love a good long, full update. lol btw that corn box looks rather fun. I think I'd have to go into it. haha
That's pretty cool about bringing your goats and chickens to church!! Bet you never thought you'd do that before.
That's pretty cool about bringing your goats and chickens to church!! Bet you never thought you'd do that before.
