Well we arrived home on October 17th, or I should say everyone but a few of us! We ended our road trip in Oregon to celebrate our grandsons 1st birthday and move our oldest son and his family back with us!
Arriving back home, we knew that our time outside would be limited, but we had to hope for the best and see what happened. The barn needed to go up before winter and trusses did not arrive until the day we got back home. Everything was prepped up to that point, but trusses, roof and two sides had to go up this year. We also had to get our son and his family settled as they will be living here on the property for awhile until they can figure out what and where they want to be.
With a lot of good weather and some very sketchy bad weather days, the barn is finished to this point. It provides shelter for the animals and the hay and that is all that we can ask. With a lot of hard work and the grace of god, we (Chad and the boys) did it again!
We got the garden area scrapped back and some nice compost laid on it to cook for the winter. I desperately need to dig in the dirt again. It has been two seasons since my last garden and that is waaaay to long. I think this is one of the hardest parts of starting over. The garden, animals, trees and such! I have found a raw milk supplier here in the area, so that is amazing. Currently we will spend the winter months researching and finding replacements for the animals we have had to sell for the move.
All the kids are settled back into school again and finding their routine. Chad is buckling some things up around here and helping our oldest get into his new job helping my sister finish a house. It is a big job, but I know between the two of them, they will do a fine job. Just another reminder that opportunities happen for a reason not by chance.
Not sure how often posts will be happening over the winter as things will greatly if not completely slow down, but if there is something to share, I will be sure to share it.
Oh did I mention that having all our kids and grandkids here fills this mama/nana heart!