To say we had a crazy week is nothing short of the truth. It was CRAZY!!!
First, This beautiful young lady had her birthday!!! We celebrated with one of her favorite dinners (balsamic glazed chicken skewers, Israeli couscous salad, and homemade ice cream cake), and played one of her favorite games (Castles).
Then, this beautiful young lady got her driving permit!!! Seriously, how is this possible?? Looks like we have another chauffer in the house! LOL
This young man was told that he could earn $5 for each carpenter bee that he killed using a piece of rope…..and Luke had to eat his words…..because Wyatt earned $55!!!! He legit killed 11 carpenter bees WITH A ROPE!!!!
The weather last week was amazing! We were finally able to get the yard mowed! We literally could have baled it. With all the rain we had gotten over the past couple weeks, we had standing water in our yard and had to wait for it to dry out. The cut grass is beneficial to our garden though, so I was grateful for the excessive amount of grass clippings. After cutting the grass, we let it dry out for a couple days, and then we raked it up and moved it into the garden. We put the clippings around the melons and the pumpkins. We have found in previous years that grass clippings prove to be great at retaining moisture underneath, and its also serves as a great weed barrier.
We worked diligently at getting the garden all planted, except for the green beans. The beans will be planted Memorial Day weekend….at least that’s the plan. But, we did get the herb garden done. I’m pleased with how it turned out, and I can’t wait to have fresh herbs.
There was a bit of excitement last Wednesday when a feral cat came onto the property and started attacking the mother cats. We had to go out and break up the fights.
And lastly, spring is about new life……..and there is more on the homestead!!! In addition to the 3 litters of kittens we have on the homestead, we now also have baby ducks!!! Karen had her babies!!! They are super cute!!! She was sitting on 12 eggs, but she won’t let us get close enough to see if they all hatched. And we have another mother duck sitting on a nest of 14 eggs!!!
What a whirlwind… I’m ready for a break…but there is so much more to come 🙂
I hope you all have a wonderful week. I’m looking forward to a less crazy week.