Farm Fresh Wedding!

 We had to take a brief pause from planting, collecting eggs and laughing at sheep antics to get married.

 We officially became Farmer and Wife on April 23rd in the living room of Danger and Excellence.

The sheep approve.

Sunday Morning Snapshot

This is what I saw this morning over coffee! Beautiful!

Sarah

 She started out as a house warming present.

 Our friends over at the Floflygen Farm of Awesome brought her to us after she climbed their screen trying to break in.

Now, she is one of our favorites! She is so cute and petite! She eats all of the moths that sneak in too!

Enchilada

 The only hen with a white tipped tail.

I rather enjoy naming animals. Also people and places, but right now, I am bestowing names on some of our animals.

This is Enchilada. She earned her name because that is exactly what I am going to make out of her if she doesn't shape up!

Enchilada is numero uno in the pecking order. She is bossy, vocal and into everything. If I walk out on the deck with anything in my hands, she sprints (yes, chickens sprint) as fast as she can to me to find out what is going on. Anywhere I go in the yard, I can find Enchilada right behind me.

None of our chickens, or the rooster for that matter, are aggressive towards us. Enchilada just drives me nuts with her nosiness. She had gotten into our living room, the cab of the truck and on top of the car. She supervises me constantly, clucking her two cents worth.

I flipped her a couple of Fruit Loops today, to see maybe if she would be a little less vocal. She is following me even more closely now.

How to make a rain barrel

 Find a 32 gallon trash can

 Fit it with a 10 gallon bucket. Insert a filter into the bottom of the bucket

 The filter should keep out leaves, large bugs, chickens...basically yucky stuff

 Make an appropriate sized cut out for the spouting in the top

 Install a spout on the bottom for easier draining

 A platform for even easier access

 Install down spouting

Easy! You can make it in a few easy trips to Lowes! You can make it all by yourself!

Or you can marry a farmer like I am, and he can do it for you!

The Kraminator!!!!!

                         It's ALIVE!! The Kraminator is ready for its first batch of compost!

 This is an original design, done entirely by Farmer Travis. Every part is reinforced, every rivet super tight for maximum effectiveness.

 An easily accessible lid is one of my favorite features of The Kraminator. Every other design I have seen has a less than ideal entry and exit point.

                    So our "Green" await placement into our very first batch of compost!

Stairway to Heaven

One of the most striking features of our home are the staircases that seem to allow you to climb into the heavens. Up and around winding higher, glancing out windows on your way up to the first landing a slight feeling of dizziness settles on you. Just when you think you have climbed high enough, another flight of curving stairs take you up to the master bedroom.

The stairs are the backbone of the house, pulling us all together. They have tried our thigh muscles while moving in, and are an every day workout.

The stairs are also the most asked about features of the house, second only to the sliding glass doors on the second floor.

More often than not, guests will ask Farmer Travis why we chose a home with so many stairs, especially since I have MS.

We as a family refuse to allow Multiple Sclerosis to become what defines us. I refuse to let it define me.  Travis and I have been facing this diagnosis since October of this year and know exactly what we want. MS doesn't stop us from achieving every single dream. Have a happy family? Done. Have a farm? No problem. Find a cure? Working on it.

So in a departure from the usual light hearted story telling from the farm, we are asking you to support us in finding a cure. Our team, The Myelinators, are walking to raise money this coming Sunday. You can donate, walk, or just get the word out. The money raised goes to the MS Society which funds research and support in this area and beyond. On a personal note, I am in a clinical trial that is funded almost completely by the MS Society.

So why do we have so many stairs?

Because we want them.

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Walk/PACWalkEvents?px=8936098&pg=personal&fr_id=16501