This post is late in getting on here, but I always enjoy looking through the blog stats for the previous year and getting it all on here for everyone to see! In 2018, my little farm blog had 4.782 views! Compared to last year, I had 803 more visitors to the blog this year (last … Continue reading Blog 2018 Stats
Author: strivingacres
Loving the fireplace today
DG loves the fireplace. Her favorite spot is right in front of it. It doesn't matter if there's a dog bed or pillow or just hard floor - it's her favorite place!
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Winter has arrived
The little fish pond waterfall is barely trickling, and that is ice you see formed against the plants. The fish will slow down more and more until they finally settle in the bottom of the pond until warm weather comes in the spring.
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Happy birthday, Sahara!
I can't believe my little girl is 19 today. She's all grown up and living in her own little house. She has a full time job and recently earned a promotion there. It's hard to believe that she's a grown woman and not a kid anymore... Sahara and Sawyer (her cousin) on Christmas Eve ...but … Continue reading Happy birthday, Sahara!
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Gift wrap station
I have tried multiple ways to store gift wrap over the years: on curtain rods mounted on a closet wall, in a plastic bag under the bed, in a shoe organizer on the back of the bedroom door, in a trashcan in the closet, etc. None of those ways satisfied me; somehow I always wound … Continue reading Gift wrap station
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Trans Siberian Orchestra
Ted took me to see Trans Siberian Orchestra and then Red Lobster today as an early birthday present! It. Was. AWESOME!!! I think this is the start of a new birthday tradition! I told Ted we should go to a concert and then dinner afterward every year for my birthday! It was so much fun!
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Merry Christmas!
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Happy “dinosaurs” in the holler
They're so happy when Ted brings them their grain treat. They would follow him to the moon and back because they know he has the opposable thumbs needed to open the grain freezer and pour some into the feed troughs!
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Dinosaurs in the holler
Every. Single. Night. I bet the neighbors down the way just hate us.
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Neat dry ice experiment
Ted's boss sent a package from Omaha Steaks. We love it because it always comes packaged in a styrofoam cooler with DRY ICE!!Jake wanted to try to create a big bubble so we got the supplies:Plastic cupDry iceDish soap in a separate bowlClean dry washclothHere are our results!The bubbles kept coming and spilling over for … Continue reading Neat dry ice experiment
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