Finally Done

It is officially over.  Our kidding season is done.  I put the last 2 mamas out of the nursery today and into the common room.  We have weaned 5 bottle babies with several more to go.  2 more will be weaned by the end of the week.  Brad has made the decision to keep Oreo.  She is one of our biggest babies and very stocky and healthy.  He thinks she will be a good producer.
This weekend we had lots of help and with the mild weather got some outdoor stuff done.  Laura and I mowed the weeds and raked them up from the garden.  Then we, with her son and 2 other kids disposed of the clippings.  The kids brought over an old dog house from the field across the road.. Well no one had claimed it in 2.5 years..Laura and I bought over a chicken waterer and feeder and some other kids brought over the chickens from the barn and voila, they have a new outdoor home for a couple weeks.  Then Brad will spray and we'll rototille, then plant.  Some of the kids also did some minor repairs to the permanent chicken villa, so after the garden they will go in there (if they survive--they aren't producing anything so why am I keeping them?)
Brad, Laura, Gerry and Andrew then pounded posts to increase the grazing area for the goats.  Andrew and Brad will finish it up this weekend.  We also (well I supervised) trimmed the lilac and the evergreen outside the livingroom window so we could see out.  Brad still isn't happy with it, so he and Andrew will adjust that this weekend too.  Lots of people, but good eats and conversation.
I put in a request for an estimate on new windows and doors.  I hope they'll make it out this week.  I have dreams of new windows and doors to go with my new deck...

I wish this was to be, but you get the idea.  We can cross our fingers that any renovations happen this summer.

Crafting:  I joined a new block of the month.  I know just what I needed.  It is a quilt done in flannel--Mystery quilt, so I haven't a clue what the pattern will be.  All I was able to see was 3 colours that would be in it.  So far so good.  She'll call when she has the first 3 months cut out for me.  It started in March--so much for being on the mailing list.  That's about it for that.

I had my day in town yesterday--Had a painful, but wonderful massage.  I don't think there was anywhere on me that didn't hurt when she touched me.  I think she tried to dodge the bruises. Well at least I'll be headache free for a bit until the stress works it way up again.  Met up with mom for the legion's Mother's Day tea--hmmmm  Went on to get groceries.  Mom ran into me there and we continued on to Canadian Tire and saw some wonderful bedding plants.  When I get the yard landscaped a little so the dogs can't just lay in the flower bed I may be able to buy some.  Then on to Walmart to get a few things--managed to stay away from the electronic department :)  Then home to make supper for the boys.  Altogether it was a good day.  Today the weather is just gorgeous.  Slight breeze and 20 degrees--perfect.  I wish it could stay around this temp all summer well maybe 25 degrees.
Argh!  a bird just flew into my freshly cleaned window.. I guess I did too good of a job.
Well off I go now..