Off The Beaten Path

I didn’t sleep last night. It was many things; couldn’t find a comfortable position, clothing felt restrictive, mental looping, stupid rodent down in the kitchen (it always hides when we look for it, but we hear it), kiddos were unsettled and either talking in their sleep or calling me while awake. The nightlight was unsatisfactory…

April. The month, supposedly of showers and springtime. It began with snow. Mixed with rain, so maybe that counts…messy. We slept in a little bit. I am getting better, but still not well, so the extra sleep was very welcome. Breakfast of champions. Cinnamon donuts, green smoothie with yogurt, and berries. The kiddos chose it…

Today ended up being quite busy Unexpectedly so. It’s all the fault of the weather, of course. This weekend, the weather looks to be rather wretched. Which means that it is realtively unlikely that we will make it down to mom’s for laundry day. Which in turn means laundry must be done here. At least…

I’m sick today. And that sucks. I hate being sick, I’m not good at it. I get very grumpy. Especially when it’s a gross sinus thing that makes my face feel too big and makes my teeth ache. Headache, sore skin, chills and mild lightheadedness. Sinus zombie. It wasnt nice out today, either. The morning…

We’ve been parking across the field for awhile now, since we got stuck last. Neighbour cleared a spot in his secondary driveway because it is flat, and we’ve been parking there. It takes our walk to the van from 1/4 mile to about 1/3 mile. On a regular day, we do the walk – there…

There have been so many times in the last year that I wished we could just pack it up over there and unpack it, fully fleshed out, over here, and just get on with business as usual.…It doesn’t work like that. What was “fully equipped” there is “why the heck did I pack useless junk”…

I have reached maximum stress, it seems. I am a fairly adaptable person, and relatively proactive about my mental health and clarity, but this past year has been intense in every way. Today, even tiny decisions (what should I make for meal? what time should I do barn chores?) sent me straight into adrenaline-level stress…

She didn’t make it. She was still alive this morning, although only just. I couldn’t stay with her. I had to drive husband to work. But I patted her and covered her more fully with the rugs and spoke to her. She was gone when I got back. I wasn’t with her when she died.…

We have two goats, Lucy and Maggie. Lucy is somewhere between 3 and 4 and Maggie is not yet 1. Lucy was given to us free last summer, and there is a lot we don’t know about her. We know she lived mostly with horses and isnt too keen on other goats. We know she…

When we left to pick husband up from work the other day, there was a fat little raccon waddling up the side of the road. Kiddos were thrilled. I was of 2 minds. I like raccons. They’re adorable. HOWEVER, they are a pain in the butt. Smart, strong, extremely curious and very destructive, they are…