GOD has blessed me .....

GOD has blessed me.....

I got to spend the day with my best friend ! And that is truly a blessing from God .... She is everything to me ! No matter if our day is full of chaos or lazy as can be, I cherish  every minute I can spend with her .... We did a little "running" today ... Looking at clearances at the "Target" store that is closing in our mall ... 30-70% off whats left.... Hit the "dollar"store (we like to save a buck) then off to Tractor Supply for animal feed and a trip next door to the second hand store .... While we were in T.S.C. I asked Bob if they could get any coal in the store as I am working on a little Blacksmithing set up .... He said "what ya need coal for?" I told him of my little venture and how I was making an anvil from a piece of RR track until I could find a real one ... He say's to me "Well I'm a farrier and I'm looking to get a larger anvil when I can sell mine, It's in my truck... Would you like to see it?" I almost fell down ... I said "of course" so we walked out and he introduced me to my "new" anvil !!!

I have been doing the "HAPPY DANCE" for the last few hours and still can't stop !!! A great end to an AWESOME day spent with my best friend !!!!

Now if you will excuse me I feel the need to "bust a move"

Carry on !

Winter mud...

Winter mud.... 

Running low on firewood when its 12 degrees is always fun a chore.... But I had some help from the young'ens and that really helped .... 

A few days after the cold snap the global warming kicked in and the temps made it up to 40 for a few days .... The ground was still frozen but it got MUDDY .... Time for the straw ... It was a nice time to get outside and do some chores to keep the animals happy....

As soon as the first bit of straw hit the ground the birds started to scratch and peck there way through it ....

They are happy ! And when you have happy chickens you get happy eggs .... We have been getting them all winter long .... So they must be happy !

We keep the goat feeder full with a good quality hay, but for whatever reason they love to eat the bedding straw .... So I make sure to bring extra ....

Hay ... If they like it .....

While I was making the animals happy ... Took Mya for a well needed run ..... She is standing watch for predators....

And now its back to below freezing and more snow .......

Stay warm folks .....