Big Changes Afoot!

Today my blog changes it name, description and appearance!
The reason for this is sometimes you have to change to grow!
We are, very shortly, incorporating our business (oh...paperwork, gotta love it!) and expanding our livestock herd, along with the products we are and will be producing.
We will be selling locally initially, but within the next few months, we will also have an online store.
All of this came about after the Darlin' Man and I had a conversation about where our efforts were heading and where we wanted them to head.
We even went over various logos for our business...wow, was that a funny discussion! (Watch for the new logo within a month...working on the artwork now)
I hope you all like the changes and continue to follow us in this new adventure!
Most of the changes will be apparent later today or tomorrow!

Reorganization...house, blog, etc

Spring cleaning having taken most of my attentions in the past couple of weeks, I have not posted too much here.
That's about to change.
I intend to put my blog on a schedule....as I have been putting my household on a schedule, too!
I know, I know, putting livestock, teenagers and a fella in the military sounds like a situation that would be impossible to put on a regular schedule, but I am going to give it a heck of a try!
I also want to schedule my blog postings. I know...self-discipline and all that...not my best virtue!
I don't want to schedule a specific time each day to sit down and rattle off a post...I want to have a specific topic for each day of the week.
What I am thinking of right now breaks down like this:
Mondays: Recipes
Tuesdays: Versatility Tuesdays!
Wednesdays: Videos I like
Thursdays: General update on the critters, gardening, etc around here
Fridays: Financial Fridays...discussing finances, budgeting, money saving tips, etc.
Saturday: Wild card, lol! Probably picture heavy.
Sunday...awwww, c'mon, give a girl one day off a week!

What do you think? Sound doable?
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Since today is Thursday....
Paulus was banded a couple of weeks ago and is now officially a wether (castrated goat)

He will be slaughtered and butchered in around 2 months, after he has sufficiently fattened up.
Gabrielle, our milk goat, is still milking well and has gentled down beautifully...no doubt in response to getting sweet feed everytime she gets on the milking stand!
Geordi (Gabrielle's offspring, a young buck) is sharing the bachelor quarters with Wang, our buck. He was NOT happy to be weaned! He is also not happy about Wang's...uhmmmm....horniness. Yes, when Wang needs a partner and has no doe readily available, he considers Geordi a suitable replacement, much to Geordis dismay. We have sold Geordi and his new owners is supposed to pick him up the first week in May. May can not come too soon for Geordi!
Champagne (young doe goat) is pregnant and is due in about a month. I surely hope she has a little doe!
Patches (Paulus mom) has been on the milking stand...but...wheeeew! She stinks, her milk tastes really *off* and smells VERY goaty. Paulus is still nursing, so her milk is being utilized by him, at least. Patches is a Nubian Dwarf, while Gabrielle is a Toggleberg cross, I wonder if that has something to do with it?
All I know is that no one here will drink Patches milk and when I tried to use it in cooking, it made the finished product taste gawdawful.

Personally, I prefer cows...just don't tell Gabrielle!

Recently, a friend called me to task for whining about the heat here. She said "Look, girl, you are with the man you love with a couple of great kids (yeah, they are pretty great), living in a comfortable house with the livestock and garden you always wanted! Can't you say ANYTHING nice about the climate there?"


Okay, okay, she is right...I do love my life here. And I DO whine about the heat...
So, here's the
Top Ten Reasons El Paso (and the weather here) ROCKS!:
10: No clothes dryer needed. Clothes dry on the line within 30 minutes.
9: Everything dries out too fast to mold.
8: The mountains are gorgeous at sunrise and sunset.
7: The desert night skies have to be seen to be believed! WOW! The stars really shine bright here!
6: No humidity = no humid hair frizzies.
5: No humidity = HUGE amount of static electricity. Fun at parties and you can zap a mugger to disarm them!
4: REAL Tex-Mex restaurants at reasonable prices.
3: HUGE variety of Mexican & Asian grocers!
2: No raking leaves in the fall. Just kick the tumbleweeds out of the yard!
1: DAVES PAWN SHOP!!!  'Nuff said.

Blog Party!

There's a Blog Party going on!
Want to participate? Click on the Blog Party icon posted above!
Or, check over at Lynettes blog: Thoughts of Spring Blog Party post

And here's the questions everyone is answering to get the ball rolling (my answers in Blue!):

How would people describe your personality? (If they could only use ONE word.) Are they right?

Toss up between Intense and Creative. Yup, I can be both!
What celebrity/celebrities would create a “Star-Struck” feeling if you saw them in real life?

I have met a few celebrities and never felt "Star Struck". I guess maybe Hugh Jackman, 'cause he is such a hottie!
Who is your favorite blogger? Why?

Patrice over at Rural Revolution. She is smart and funny and I admire what she is doing so much!
What is your comfort food/drink?

Dr. Pepper. It's a family addiction. My grandmother used to baste the Thanksgiving turkey and Christmas ham with it...so did my mom and so do I! My daughters will ONLY drink Dr Pepper when they pick soda. Strange, but it's only the females in the family that love Dr Pepper so much!
Be brave – tell us something very random and weird about yourself.

I met my Darlin' Man online and we talked...just talked (voice chat and web cam) for 2 and 1/2 years before we met in person!.Is that weird?
Do you have a strong desire to do something you’ve never done? What is it?

Gee, I have done almost everything I ever set out to do...I guess maybe write a novel, get it published and have it be successful!
Movies: Action, Drama, Romantic Comedy, Documentary, Comedy? What are your favorite genres?

Action, Documentaries and Horror movies! Oh, and Historical Dramas.
Books: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Romance, Biographies, True Stories, Self-Help, Devotional/Study? What are your favorite types of reading material?

Instructional Non-Fiction followed by True Stories and Fiction.
Music: Funk, Rock, Country, Jazz, Classical, Film Score, Blues, Classic Rock, Crooner, Alternative, Heavy Metal, Techno? What are your favorite types?

Heavy Metal, Classic Rock, Alternative, Classical, Jazz...anything BUT Country. I HATE Country Music!
If you inherited a million dollars, what is the first thing you would do with your money?

Pay off all bills, then buy a dream homestead in Vt!
Name one weakness of yours (confession is good for the soul).

Other than Dr Pepper? Fabric. I never saw a bolt of fabric I didn't want. I go by the Quilter/Sew-ers motto :She who dies with the most fabric WINS!!!"
If you could live anywhere at all (and take all your loved ones with you), where would you go?

Vermont.
Strange Talent? Can you juggle basketballs, put your legs behind your head or perform some other strange feat?

I can bend  my ring fingers at the first knuckle.
What’s something you consider yourself to be good at? (Don’t worry, it’s not bragging, it’s acknowledging a God given gift).

Art and writing.
What is one of your favorite things to catch a whiff of?

Toss up between Gardenia and Jasmine.
When you leave a social gathering, do you wish: You would have talked more or You would have talked less?

Talked less...I am a chatty soul!
If money wasn’t a factor, what stores would you shop in?

The North Face, Lands End and the Health Food Store.
What is your greatest fear or strange phobia?

I am a bit claustrophobic and have always been afraid of the dark.
What is your greatest accomplishment?

Having seven kids!
What are your favorite animals?

Cows and chickens!
Are you a hopeless romantic?

Yes!
What movie or book character can you most relate to?

When I was young...Anne of Green Gables. When I got older, Jo March. Now...ehhh..can't figure out any! 

 

There's my answers so those that read here can get to know me better!

Now, join in the Blog Party and link up!