A life less ordinary

From the suburbs to the country in Independence Township, this is our journey. We are two suburban yuppies who always had a dream to leave it all behind and become country dweller's. Now we are on part two of this adventure. We just bought our Historical farm. We have six acres, a barn, some outbuildings, three excited kids, three dogs, one cat, a tortoise and us, the wonderstruck parents who are beyond thrilled and a little bit clueless about what the next chapter has in store for us!

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Progress

Got to the farm around 11:30 today. First chore was to feed the chickens and let them out to free range. It was a bit rainy on and off so the kids didn't get out the dirtbikes and dune buggy right away. Roger and I got right to the painting of the upstairs bedrooms. We chose a great neutral greyish-taupe color for the walls, with white trim and white on the wood floors. After about a half hour of us painting, the kids came up and jumped right in, painting trim, rolling and touching up tight corners. It was great. We had the radio goin and we were all working together to make our little house prettier. The only time I took a break was to get the camera to capture the moment. We ended up getting all three rooms upstairs one coated in a pretty short amount of time. Then the boys ripped the bikes around for a while and our daughter hung out on the couch. I went out and snapped some really great shots of the "ladies" too. They were really curious about the camera and even pecked at my hand a few times while I was shooting them. The are such interesting, funny little birds, all with their own unique personalities. Our 10 year old, Dylan, almost ran over a tiny fawn who was laying in the tall grass napping just as he rode through. He was happy that he didn't hit the baby deer, and he watched it walk across the road back into the woods behind our property.
We had a very productive day out there, and I'm so happy that we finally made some progress on the house. The kids are pretty proud too of their hard work, which they should be. They rocked!

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Inspiration that helped me get here.

Food for thought

The increase in U.S. food prices from 1982 to 2009 rose 128%.In the same period, prices paid to farmers rose only 34%.

1 in 3 Americans born in 2000 is expected to develop diabetes in his or her lifetime.

Jargon-food sovereignty: the right of peoples to eat healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems.

(from the declaration of Nyeleni, 2007)

32 hours, 50 minutes- The amount of on-screen media, including television, videos and video games that American children between the ages of 2 and 5 years old consume each week, according to the Nielsen Company.

Chicken-ism

I loved this so much that I had to post it. I cannot take credit, I found it on the web.

All I need to know I learned from my chickens.

Wake up early, stay busy, but always stay alert.

Visit your favorite places every day.

Scratch out a living.

Routine is good.

Plump is good.

Don't ponder your pupose in life, your brain is too small.

Accept the pecking order and you know your enemies.

Weed your garden.

Protect your children fiercely, sit on them if you need to.

Take them for walks, show them the little things, and talk constantly.

Brag on your accomplishments.

Don't count your chicks before they hatch.

Protect your nest egg.

Test your wings once in a while.

Squawk when necessary.

As you age, demand respect.

Leave a little something for those who care about you.

Chase butterflies.