Check out that barn!!!

We finally managed to get some paint on the barn. We ran across a deal at the store so we bought a couple gallons and managed to get it on the same day. I think it looks much better. Before it stuck out like a sore thumb, now it has a calmer look. I think the goats like it too. Wyatt managed to rub up against it before it dried so we had to towel him off. He didn't like that too much. Do you suppose it's a little strange the barn gets painted before the house??

Lost my Head!!!

Ahh, well this whole transition thing kinda set me back as far as my "healthy" eating is concerned. I don't understand how people with a hectic schedule can eat anything but quick and easy which is not always healthy. Being on the road all the time you stop here and stop there and before you know it you're bulging everywhere just like the picture of my unfinished scarecrow. I wasn't even able to bake my bread for a long time and Vince let me know the store bought stuff just wasn't the same. He says it doesn't hold him as long.

So I finally got back to baking the bread, cooking my beans, and yesterday I bought a rice cooker because we eat so much rice. I'm cooking the beans (dried) in my crock pot which is amazing. Although we stumbled for awhile we are back on track now. Although I must say moving to Henderson is making it more difficult. Can you believe Wal-Mart can have two full aisles of candy and not one container of vegetable broth!!! I had to make my own. There are a few other things I have a hard time finding but I'm sure we will adjust and just make those monthly runs to Whole Foods.

Even my tomato loving dog is eating healthy thanks to the garden. First it was a race to see who could pick the tomatoes first then came radishes and now today I caught her actually picking a collard leaf and devouring it. Either she's not getting enough food (she's fed 3 times a day) or she just loves her veggies. I actually had a lady get upset with me because I don't feed them a meat based diet and I know they are carnivores but all the meat based foods irritate her allergies really bad. I do however buy canned meat only dog foods and try to give them some on a fairly regular basis. I'd love to find a local source for fresh meat bones maybe I can talk to one of the local butchers about saving us some.

Most spoiled dogs EVER!!!!

Dog beds seem to be everywhere in the house and they keep moving. One minute it's behind the sofa then beside the chair. We couldn't find a place where they seemed out of the way. Then when our grand dog visits another one is added and of course they all want that one since it's different. We had a little nook that use to be a kind of desk area but we took the counter top out and hadn't really decided what to do with it yet. Ah ha! It was just the right size for both of the dog beds side by side. Vince built them a little platform (to make them feel like they are getting on the furniture I suppose) and made it high enough so Broch's bed can slide under it for when he's not here. Kinda like a doggie trundle bed. They love it. Sometime they sleep together and sometime they sleep apart. They like their pillows too. Rory really gets comfy about 2 in the afternoon. Now if I could just manage to find something that would smell "fresh" like the spring air instead of like dog funk it would all be just perfect.