Housework, homework, knitting, and yummmmmm

Well it's Saturday, so that means cleaning: dishes, washing clothes, cleaning floors, and other miscellaneous chores. I also have two quizzes this week, so that means time spent studying as well. And of course, a few minutes here and there knitting a few rows on my latest project. But the best part of the day, is when I pulled this out of the oven.



Ah, yes, whole wheat sourdough cinnamon raisin bread. The scent in the house was just lovely and now with a touch of butter, it will be a nice addition to my supper. Over at MaryJane's Farm, there are quite a few of us who are getting started in making our own sourdough. This is my third week of baking with the starter and it is only getting better. Tomorrow I think I'll try some pancakes.

Okay, so I'm still learning!

Here is my old lady, Angel. The two of us have been through a lot together.



This one is my teen-ager tomcat, Romeo.



And this little baby I lost in December. She was only a couple years old and it was hard to say good-bye. She was born a stray and adopted me a year ago. I do miss my little Munchkin.

My at-home babies.

Here are the ones that keep me entertained at home.

Oh My Goodness!

Well, what can I say? I started this blog just before last semester started and had good intentions and now here it is six months later and I am two weeks into the next semester! So I will try to do a better job in keeping up. During that time I learned alot. I also received a digital camera for my birthday from my beautiful children! So, now I can post pictures!

Now What?

I sit here in front of my computer and suddenly I am not sure what to write! lol So perhaps I will start with a little bit about my dream.

I grew up on a farm, spending my days helping Mom in the kitchen and Dad in the barn. Summers were spent helping in the fields, bucking bales of hay and driving tractor, as well as helping Mom can apricots, cherries, peaches, tomatoes, green beans, and sometimes corn. I got away from that lifestyle, but the desire to do those things stayed with me. The years went by and it all remained "the dream" but now, I have my chance! It's not exactly the way I had always envisioned but who had ever heard of an urban homesteader? I am living in a small town with a large backyard that I am going to turn into my "farm". Who needs all that grass anyway? There is so much I want to do! It is so exciting to finally be where I can even attempt to do many of the things I have wanted to for so long!