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!

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Summer begins

The kids got out of school on the 18th and we headed out to the farm that evening around 6. We had picked up a pizza and salad on the way out and sat on our back porch and had a picnic dinner. Then the boys rode around the property on the dunebuggy and the dirtbikes and our daughter Kelsey played with the chickens. We decided not to spend our time cutting the grass and instead get the upsairs painted. After about an hour the kids all came up begging to help, so we let each of them take turns rolling and using the brush on the trim. We actually got all three rooms one-coated and the stairwell. It was a mission accomplished!
It's so much fun to be up in one of the bedrooms and to look out the windows and see the kids riding around and my beloved chickens free-ranging around the yard. I never thought I would have a place where that was possible, and now it's real. I feel very lucky and filled with gratitude. After we were done cleaning up from painting the kids wanted to do some sparklers to celebrate the official start to summer vacation. So, we went out back when it got dark and they each ran around the yard with different colored sparklers, giggling and twirling them in the dark. It was another one of those magical moments that you freeze in your memory. It was getting stormy out and there were lots of fireflies lighting up, creating a perfect summer backdrop for the sparklers.
Another wonderful evening at Hentennial.

1 comment:

AnonymousJune 24, 2010 at 6:42 PM
Sounds magical. Makes me want to come to Michigan!!
Sharon
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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.