Well, here we are, three days away from Spring, and I have to get serious about getting some things done? Are you kidding me? The sun is out, the river is calling...why on earth are taxes due in the beginning of April? Why do baby chicks have to be started in March? Why does the garden need to be planted? And why can't my sewing machine be on wheels so I could just roll it out to the patio every day? It needs a solar panel!
But seriously (?), I do have to get some things done. The school bus blueprints are in the works, we've pretty much established the layout, now we just have to really draw it up. The trailer is all torn apart, most of the important pieces we need are ready to go into the bus. So, maybe this weekend we will tape a layout on the floor of the bus and really see what it's going to be like. (Tight!) I'll try and get some pictures on here!
With the sun of spring I have my usual overwhelming urges to raft, raft, raft, and am really looking forward to the possibility of getting some work days on the river this summer. Now that Elias is gaining some independence from me (and my milk!) I might actually get to earn some money doing what I really love! Yay! Of course, don't get me wrong, I love sewing too, I just don't make much money doing it, and it would be pretty hard to do on a river. But, speaking of sewing, I am preparing to launch my new business! Wild Iris Threads, wild threads for wild kids. :) I am hoping to do more clothing and quilts and less diapers. Also hoping to break into the alterations and repair market around here.
But anyhow, enough about me...Isaac is starting to talk so much better, and I can't believe how huge he is. I worry that by next week he will be up to my eyeballs! It can be hard for him because he loves to interact with everyone he encounters and people always think he is like five, and expect him to be able to talk like a five-year-old. Same goes with other kids on the playground. But of course, he is only three, and has a lot of pronunciation issues to work on still. :) Poor guy, its not for lack of brains, that's for sure. I fear Isaac will be the kid who can't stay out of trouble simply because of boredom, because his brain works much faster than most! Elias is emerging more and more as a little ham. He keeps me laughing with his antics, "dancing", walking around with things on his head, going around and around till he tips over with dizziness, and his "silly walks." Just in time for the sunny weather, he figured out how to get down steps, so he has been given some measure of freedom in the back yard. (I still have to watch out that he doesn't pick up a handful of dog poo or start eating dirt, etc.) But its so nice to open up the french doors and just let the boys go while I try to get a thing or two done. Of course, I tend to just inch my way out those doors too!
It will be time to start feeling like a farm wife again soon. We had to do away with two of our hens so we are down to four. That means chicks, and the boys and I will probably go pick up a few in a week or two. And we will be doing some planting this weekend! I'm sure that will bring in some storms, with plenty of giant hail balls. :)
Well, I'd better get some pictures on here before Eli wakes up in dire need of breakfast...
