Jake is having a Minecraft party this evening with four boys here. He designed this party to celebrate the release of the Minecraft World of Color update (launched today), and I made the cake he designed! I think I did pretty well. I cheated because I am still working so I couldn't do it … Continue reading Jake’s party design
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You can now access us at strivingacres.com !
Guess what? I upgraded the WordPress account for the blog, and with that, I received a free domain name!!! You can now just type in www.strivingacres.com , and the blog will open! I HAVE A DOMAIN NAME!!!!!! 🙂 I also have 13GB of storage now (I had 6 before, and it was nearly all filled up so … Continue reading You can now access us at strivingacres.com !
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Fairy gardens at the Franklin Conservatory
This was my favorite part of the Franklin Conservatory field trip; I love fairy gardens, and these take them to a whole new level! I found it so interesting that they utilized broken items to house the fairy gardens, and they all worked together so well! I'm hoping to put a few together this … Continue reading Fairy gardens at the Franklin Conservatory
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Franklin Conservatory field trip
This past Friday, I went on a field trip to the Franklin Conservatory in Columbus, Ohio, and I took Jake and Sahara. It was our first time there, and it was breathtaking. Right now, their exhibit is called Blooms and Butterflies, and the entire North Conservatory is full of hundreds of butterflies, all loose in … Continue reading Franklin Conservatory field trip
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Visiting Dogwood Pass
Jake's school took a field trip to Dogwood Pass, a wild west "town". They had such a good time. They met Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok and Rattlesnake Ron, saw all the buildings in the town while learning about the history of what living in a real wild west town would have been like in … Continue reading Visiting Dogwood Pass
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Ivy and Klaus
My friend, Erin, has a daughter in 4H who is taking a calf to the fair this year for the first time ever. Erin brought Klaus home in the backseat of her minivan, but he's too big for that now so she needed some help hauling him to a weigh-in and vet vheck. I volunteered … Continue reading Ivy and Klaus
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Spring break
I've been on spring break all week, and I have accomplished so much! I tore apart two bedrooms and deep cleaned them floor to ceiling, moved furniture, tossed and tossed and tossed (donations and trash bags), and decorated. Unfortunately I now have huge baskets of laundry from Sahara's room and realized she just doesn't have … Continue reading Spring break
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“Sacrifice Pad” (it’s not what you think)
The first time I heard the term "sacrifice pad", I was horrified. I thought it meant a big cement pad used for slaughtering on the farm. It is NOT that. A sacrifice pad simply means an area of the farm you sacrifice to the cattle for winter. It winds up being a spot where not … Continue reading “Sacrifice Pad” (it’s not what you think)
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Meatbird time again!
The day before we went to Chicago, we went to Tractor Supply for some little item...and I saw these... This happened to be the half off bin which made the meatbirds 99 cents each, and I could not pass up such a great deal! I came home with 13 of the little boogers. I couldn't … Continue reading Meatbird time again!
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We did it!
It was time...we had to trade off the old trailer. It just wasn't going to to meet our needs any longer. We bought this beautiful new 16' Corn Pro to meet the growing needs of our farm, and we couldn't be happier with our experience at Lance's Trailer Sales in Athens, Ohio! If you need … Continue reading We did it!
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