I can hardly believe it's March already! Where has the winter gone? Don't get me wrong; I'm thrilled to pieces that spring is getting closer, but goodness, the time is slipping away quickly.
So, by way of excuses for neglecting my blog, my computer crashed in dramatic fashion in January. I had been forced to keep it plugged in most of the time because the battery was going. However, one day I thought, "You know, I should look into backing up my computer. In case it crashes." Yeah, just when I started to download the software to back it up, it shut down. Completely. As in, won't stay on for more than a minute or two before just giving up.
In the meantime, I've been using my husband's computer, but it's just not the same. My plan is to get a new computer this month. I'm not sure what I'm going to get, but I'm saving my pennies and hoping I can get something that works for me.
Also, I spent a lot of time getting ready for the Carolina Craftsmen Spring Classic craft show in Columbia, SC. That was this past weekend and, although sales were a bit slow, I had a great time. It has become a nice tradition for me to spend Friday with the wife of the Cousin-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named. She's a fellow homeschooling mom and I admire her courage in marrying my cousin. She says we should have warned her, but I say, "No way! We like you and didn't want to scare you off."
The second day, my daughter helped me in the booth. She loves it and we had a fun day together. Sunday, my sister-in-law went with me. She can decorate a booth in her sleep and it looks fabulous! Love to have her eye for detail!
On to farm news, Huey the Rooster is doing well. I love to hear him crow. He's gorgeous, a lilac Orpington. We are also planning to add some new chicks this spring and possibly retire the older girls to the pasture with a chicken tractor. That's not a plow pulled by chickens. A chicken tractor is really a movable chicken coop. That way, the chickens can have the protection of a coop while enjoying all the bugs they can eat on fresh grass every couple of days.
There are also two new baby goats in the pasture. We were hoping for girls, but both are little boys. They are just too cute! I love watching them play and jump around in the grass. We will probably buy a few girls this year, to help build up the herd.
That's the quick-ish update. How have you all been?
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