Future Farm Girl Fashion Designer

What you get when you tell a "Farmanista" to get some clothes on so you can go do chores.

Lisa

The Chickies - 1 Week Later

Only two chickens hatched. Well, technically three, but one didn't make it very long outside the shell.

They grow so fast. Pretty soon they'll be out struttin' around with the hens.

Stay tuned...next week I'll post a picture at two weeks old and clean the brooder BEFORE I take the pictures!  :)

Lisa

The Power of Paint

When we were cleaning out the rental property, there were these two pictures hanging in the bathroom.

They remind me of the 80s. I think it's the powdery blue plastic frames. I had tossed them into the wagon going to the dump and like any good cheap frugal girl would, I dug them back out. I liked the flowers and figured Miss Em would like them so I planned to reframe them.

And then I remembered I was cheap so dug around until I found some purple spray paint. And like any good little crafty girl, I had several cans in different colors and shades of colors laying around.

I like them much better with purple frames. They also add a bit more non-pink color to the Pepto Bismol room.

Lisa

Conversations with Kids - 2

We got home tonight and there were two peat pots with a stake in each.

Me: Where did those come from?

Emily: Umm church. See the message from God.

Me: Oh okay. Why?

Emily: Duh, we live on a farm. That means we have to grow our own food.

Me: Oh okay. Why?

Emily: Duh, how else are we going to get beans to eat! Remember, that's why we have cows.

Me: Why do we have cows?

Emily: Duh, to make hamburger.

I love talking with my kids.

Lisa

Hatching Eggs - A CHICK!!

Last night I would periodically hear a PEEP. This morning, my daughter climbed into bed, snuggling up wondering what all that whistling was. I knew but we talked for awhile until she remember. Then up out of bed she popped to go check it out. Then we had to call daddy and give him an update (with body movements and all) about what was happening.

And this is what happened...

AWESOME!!!

He/She will hang out in the incubator for awhile and I'll move it into a box on my other dresser until its ready to head to the barn. Yes - I'm incubating chickens on my bedroom dresser and they'll live there for about a week. :)

Lisa

Hatching Eggs

We started out with two dozen eggs in the incubator but are down to five that we know have mass inside. This morning, I found this!

It's been really cold so we've been running the wood furnance which dries out the house. I'm hoping it's not too dry for this little one to finish hatching!

I love hatching eggs. It's awe inspiring to watch them come out of their shells. The kids also love this and it's a great learning experience!

Lisa

Barn Window Picture Frame

I had a need to create today. However, I didn't want to sew. Now don't get me wrong, I am madly and deeply in love with my sewing machine and my fabrics. But sometimes when I want to create and sew, it's using a pattern. I needed to use my imagination and I wanted a tangible result today.

So what's any good farm girl to do? Head to the barn of course!

To find an old, worn out, window frame that is covered in barn dust and pretty much falling apart.

But that's nothing that a good scrubbing, a little Elmer's glue and some chicken wire can't fix! I left all of the nails in it and simply stapled chicken wire to the back. Found some cute little clothes pins in a drawer (Seriously those little clothes pins are so cute! I wish I knew where I got them so I could get some more.) and printed out some pictures.

And it's exactly what I wanted. Whew!

Lisa