C starts Kindergarten on Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm so excited!
She's so excited!
She already loves her teacher.
I'm just starting to realize how this is going to change our mellow stay at home life. I'm not sure if I'm ready.
A is going to start preschool in September at the same place that C was last year. I'm excited about that. I'm hoping it will help her on focusing. She tends to sit and stand and move about an awful lot in primary.
I subbed in C's class last sunday and was rather appalled at the fact that she was the worst sunbeam in the class. The rest were sitting and doing what they were supposed to do. A was moving from one teacher's lap to the other and would stay put for about a half second.
We are now actively working on the skill of sitting still and listening.
Ar is coming to live next door at Mom and Dad's house. I'm so excited! I may start a countdown calendar to put on the wall. Each day we could blissfully remove a number until she was here. OK, I'm only full of a little bit of cheese. We are all really excited though.
to change the subject.
The rooster has stopped doing his job. I guess that 8 hens were overwhelming to him. I guess anyway. I checked some eggs today and nope. They were not fertile.
I'm not sure what to do.
He has also started crowing like he is going hoarse. It is strange sounding. Maybe the 2 things are related?
I've been making fruit leather like it's going out of style with my brand new to me dehydrator! But! My kids have been eating it nearly as fast as I've been making it.
Also I think I need to cut the sugar down. I didn't put much in, just enough to cut the sourness, but I think it needs less.
Sunshine almost always makes me high. I love this song. Sorry, if you don't know what I'm talking about, one of the new songs on my blog is "sunshine on my shoulder" by John Denver. I love some of his songs.
The garden is doing well. Everything but the tomatillo volunteer is producing. I'm not sure why, but it just gets bigger and bigger and despite trimming refuses to give us any fruit.
Speaking of fruit, the blackberries are going crazy! We picked 3 times last week and each time get about a gallon of berries. I'll probably go and pick today as well and get that many. When they come on, they come ON. Hubby is looking forward to the jam.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
One of those Days
Yeah, today was one of THOSE days.
I knew that C had a doctor's appointment this week some time because she needed to have her school boosters done.
Our dr's office is one of those that calls the day before an appointment. Well, I got nervous because school starts in a few weeks and we hadn't received the reminder call. I made the appointment clear back in June, so the fact that I forgot the exact date is not all that unusual.
I called this morning and had a mini heart attack when they told me that the appointment had been Monday. The nurse said I must have received a phone call reminder. Well, I didn't. If I had I would have been there at 8:30 monday morning.
So, I had to figure out when and where C would get her shots.
This whole thing ticked me off anyway because her original appointment had been in July and when I had called to see if it could be pulled in, they pushed me out because the doctor would be on vacation. OK, gee thanks.
So anyway, I tried several things including an appointment at a free back to school thing put on by SW district health the next town over. Problem was that it was the Saturday before school started. I needed the immunizations done before I could REGISTER her for school.
After exploring several options I made an appointment at hubby's work's doc in the box. It is 2 towns over (at the FAR end), but they could get us in THIS friday! YAY!
So I ran the immunization record down to our regular doctor to have it updated for the appointment (I had forgotten it the last few appointments). They were able to update it while we waited. YAY!
On the way home I thought we should swing by the school for a list of school supplies. On the reader board it said that kindergarten signup had been Monday. So we missed it and didn't even know about it.
I stopped by the office and got the supply list and the kindergarten packet.
I got home and started filling things out.
One thing I needed was a proof of address like a utility bill.
We don't have a natural gas hook up out here so that was out of the question. Our electricity (what they suggested) was online. So we don't have a bill. So I called the customer service line and they said that because it was all done online they don't even generate a printable bill. The guy offered to send me a screen shot of the bill and send it to me.
I said sure. But what he sent me could in no way be used to prove that we live where we say we do. It doesn't even look like it was sent by them.
So a panicked call to the school later and I was searching for our garbage bill. I just hope that works. If not I threw in a few doctor bills, stuff from the government, the bank statement. Stuff like that. Something has got to work. Maybe the sheer quantity of stuff coming to our address for me will work.
So anyway I got through that stuff and the next thing is birth certificate. I look through the safe. It wasn't there. So I went through it again. Not there. I called hubby and he said it's got to be in the safe. So I went through it again.
Then I went through the entire house. Anything that had bits of paperwork, anything that was sentimental that it could have been tucked into.
EVERYTHING.
Not there.
Some time during this search I thought, maybe I could go pick up another copy of it at city hall.
Nope.
They closed the customer service desk in 2004. The only way to get a copy is to mail in for one, or fax in for one. The problem with both is that it takes a LONG time. We're talking weeks and weeks.
But they did contract with a company who could take and process your order online for an additional 10.50 .
so the gov't wants $13 and the service wants $10.50 . It costs $23.50 for a copy of a birth certificate.
Needless to say I threw up a little in my mouth as I typed in my credit card number.
There are no words.
I knew that C had a doctor's appointment this week some time because she needed to have her school boosters done.
Our dr's office is one of those that calls the day before an appointment. Well, I got nervous because school starts in a few weeks and we hadn't received the reminder call. I made the appointment clear back in June, so the fact that I forgot the exact date is not all that unusual.
I called this morning and had a mini heart attack when they told me that the appointment had been Monday. The nurse said I must have received a phone call reminder. Well, I didn't. If I had I would have been there at 8:30 monday morning.
So, I had to figure out when and where C would get her shots.
This whole thing ticked me off anyway because her original appointment had been in July and when I had called to see if it could be pulled in, they pushed me out because the doctor would be on vacation. OK, gee thanks.
So anyway, I tried several things including an appointment at a free back to school thing put on by SW district health the next town over. Problem was that it was the Saturday before school started. I needed the immunizations done before I could REGISTER her for school.
After exploring several options I made an appointment at hubby's work's doc in the box. It is 2 towns over (at the FAR end), but they could get us in THIS friday! YAY!
So I ran the immunization record down to our regular doctor to have it updated for the appointment (I had forgotten it the last few appointments). They were able to update it while we waited. YAY!
On the way home I thought we should swing by the school for a list of school supplies. On the reader board it said that kindergarten signup had been Monday. So we missed it and didn't even know about it.
I stopped by the office and got the supply list and the kindergarten packet.
I got home and started filling things out.
One thing I needed was a proof of address like a utility bill.
We don't have a natural gas hook up out here so that was out of the question. Our electricity (what they suggested) was online. So we don't have a bill. So I called the customer service line and they said that because it was all done online they don't even generate a printable bill. The guy offered to send me a screen shot of the bill and send it to me.
I said sure. But what he sent me could in no way be used to prove that we live where we say we do. It doesn't even look like it was sent by them.
So a panicked call to the school later and I was searching for our garbage bill. I just hope that works. If not I threw in a few doctor bills, stuff from the government, the bank statement. Stuff like that. Something has got to work. Maybe the sheer quantity of stuff coming to our address for me will work.
So anyway I got through that stuff and the next thing is birth certificate. I look through the safe. It wasn't there. So I went through it again. Not there. I called hubby and he said it's got to be in the safe. So I went through it again.
Then I went through the entire house. Anything that had bits of paperwork, anything that was sentimental that it could have been tucked into.
EVERYTHING.
Not there.
Some time during this search I thought, maybe I could go pick up another copy of it at city hall.
Nope.
They closed the customer service desk in 2004. The only way to get a copy is to mail in for one, or fax in for one. The problem with both is that it takes a LONG time. We're talking weeks and weeks.
But they did contract with a company who could take and process your order online for an additional 10.50 .
so the gov't wants $13 and the service wants $10.50 . It costs $23.50 for a copy of a birth certificate.
Needless to say I threw up a little in my mouth as I typed in my credit card number.
There are no words.
Busy Busy
There is so much going on!
The garden has really started producing. We have been spoiled with yellow zucchini, onions, shallots, tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, rosemary, thyme, potatoes, and all sorts of berries! Strawberries, yellow raspberries, and marionberries that are all so yummy!
And then at Mom and Dad's place there are red raspberries, blackberries, and the fruit trees are going crazy! About 2 weeks ago was the apricot harvest and just this morning I cleaned off most of a peach tree.
There is still a lot of fruit to come. There are 2 more peach trees, and a nectarine tree to go. The grapes are coming! As well as the pears and apples. I'm just trying to keep up.
I had thought I would buy a fruit dehydrator and make all sorts of fruit leather, but they are unexpectedly expensive. So instead of paying to much in haste, I'm going to process and freeze the fruit so that as soon as I have one I'll be able to dry it.
I'm hoping a good deal will come along soon because I would like to dry fruit and veggie slices for snacking.
My sister and her family will be coming to live at Mom and Dad's house in about 2 weeks. That should be fun. As long as we don't grate on each other's nerves and end up hating each other. But I'm sure that won't happen :)
The sheep are doing well. They are at Mom and Dad's and are basically worry free right now. Thank goodness.
The chickens are fine and the baby chicks will soon be laying. Any week for some, and any day for others.
The rooster has decided to man up and very nicely fertilized some eggs for the incubator.
I collected 16 and they are on day 2. This will take 21 days so they will hatch the week after school starts.
Also, once the silkie goes broody again (any day now!) I'll put some eggs under her.
Somehow we will have baby chicks around here.
Speaking of school - the fact that C will be starting kindergarten is freaking me out!
But enough of that.
We have 2 new occupants of the pasture. Two Jersey steers. They are just months old and super adoreable. I'm trying not to learn their names and not get attached. If I get to attached then it will take me anywhere from 6 months to a year to be able to eat them. At least, that is how long it took for me with the turkeys.
We'll fatten them up for around 2 years and then put one in the freezer and sell the other to pay for expenses. If it went well, we would buy another 2.
I have to say that I'm totally impressed with out pasture animals. Every one of them has a purpose. A clear purpose. Eggs, meat, and wool. YAY!
I'm thinking about going the midwife path for my girly doctor. I'm still debating over that.
Well, enough for now. I've got 2 boxes of peaches waiting for me in the other room and I've promised hubby that I would make bread this week. The kitchen is clean (mopped yesterday!) so I guess I can't put it off any longer.
The garden has really started producing. We have been spoiled with yellow zucchini, onions, shallots, tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, rosemary, thyme, potatoes, and all sorts of berries! Strawberries, yellow raspberries, and marionberries that are all so yummy!
And then at Mom and Dad's place there are red raspberries, blackberries, and the fruit trees are going crazy! About 2 weeks ago was the apricot harvest and just this morning I cleaned off most of a peach tree.
There is still a lot of fruit to come. There are 2 more peach trees, and a nectarine tree to go. The grapes are coming! As well as the pears and apples. I'm just trying to keep up.
I had thought I would buy a fruit dehydrator and make all sorts of fruit leather, but they are unexpectedly expensive. So instead of paying to much in haste, I'm going to process and freeze the fruit so that as soon as I have one I'll be able to dry it.
I'm hoping a good deal will come along soon because I would like to dry fruit and veggie slices for snacking.
My sister and her family will be coming to live at Mom and Dad's house in about 2 weeks. That should be fun. As long as we don't grate on each other's nerves and end up hating each other. But I'm sure that won't happen :)
The sheep are doing well. They are at Mom and Dad's and are basically worry free right now. Thank goodness.
The chickens are fine and the baby chicks will soon be laying. Any week for some, and any day for others.
The rooster has decided to man up and very nicely fertilized some eggs for the incubator.
I collected 16 and they are on day 2. This will take 21 days so they will hatch the week after school starts.
Also, once the silkie goes broody again (any day now!) I'll put some eggs under her.
Somehow we will have baby chicks around here.
Speaking of school - the fact that C will be starting kindergarten is freaking me out!
But enough of that.
We have 2 new occupants of the pasture. Two Jersey steers. They are just months old and super adoreable. I'm trying not to learn their names and not get attached. If I get to attached then it will take me anywhere from 6 months to a year to be able to eat them. At least, that is how long it took for me with the turkeys.
We'll fatten them up for around 2 years and then put one in the freezer and sell the other to pay for expenses. If it went well, we would buy another 2.
I have to say that I'm totally impressed with out pasture animals. Every one of them has a purpose. A clear purpose. Eggs, meat, and wool. YAY!
I'm thinking about going the midwife path for my girly doctor. I'm still debating over that.
Well, enough for now. I've got 2 boxes of peaches waiting for me in the other room and I've promised hubby that I would make bread this week. The kitchen is clean (mopped yesterday!) so I guess I can't put it off any longer.
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