Sunday, 28 June 2009

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  I'm Finally Getting Better!

  Thank goodness! Yesterday I was too sick to even hold my head up.  I slept until noon and didn't milk Roselle (Anthony did, as well as doing all of the chores). 

  But I feel better today.  When i cough it sounds nasty but that's ok as long as I feel better. 

  This morning I've been reading about milk fever prevention diets.  Everyone has a different opinion and there doesn't seem to be any tried-and-true way, even among huge dairies, of preventing this (not that I put any stock in large dairies for animal health, but I mean that they have bovine care down to scientific formulas because cows are numbers there).  Some say to give no grain for the last eight weeks, some say 5 lbs per day until a week before calving and then bump it to 10 lbs.  Some say give 2/3 grass hay for every 1/3 alfalfa.  Then there are all kinds of opinions in between. 

  Lucy is due in August.  While I don't imagine that she'll calf on the coldest day in recent history during the worst snowstorm in 31 years I still don't want to take any chances with her.  So Tuesday, when I get paid, I'm going to order some calcium paste and stock up on molasses.

  Anthony wormed all of the goats and Sylvia day before yesterday.  Just putting that down because I'll forget and read back over my blog later to try and remember.

  Last night we got home and there was a note on the door.  Being, well, as infamous as we are (seriously, we get recognized all over the county now that we fought the guvment and *won*) I'm always on edge when we crest the little hill before our house comes into view.  I always look for Natasha and then at the goat pen for the goats (the cows are over the ridge, you can't see them from the road).  I wonder how long before I get over that?

  Anyway, last night I saw Natasha, saw the llama eating hay, but there was a note.  We get out and read it and it says "Check your fridge".  We have an old fridge that we keep extra milk in so we went around to it and there was another note on it.  It was from a Mennonite family that we met at the benefit for the two burned boys (sadly, the second little boy passed away last week--please keep his family in your thoughts).  They had dropped us off a cake and a Mennonite devotional and their note said that they wanted to get to know us better and to give them a call.

  How nice was that? It totally made my evening. 

  I need to fill out the stuff for the rebate on London's cell phone.  There, another Sasha blog reminder.  get this done!

  I think Anthony is going to butcher a couple of chickens today and then we'll probably go swimming.  London and I finished reading By the Shores of Silver Lake and are now starting Night by Elie Wiesel.  Holden is *rocking* www.readinga-z.com   It's really schoolish but if your kid likes that I recommend it.  Alex has been learning about the Revolutionary War and memorizing "Yankee Doodle" from Wee Sing America (now, I dig a good patriotic song now and then.  i like the Battle Hymn of the Republic and Dixie, but why must it be those gratingly annoying Wee Sing voices?!)

  Seryozha is practicing standing on his own while clapping his hands.  Any time you sing or he hears music he begins swaying back and forth in this supremely adorable way.

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