Call me names

I really don't care.  But if you cuss on my blog, you will be deleted.

That said, and out of the way, on to more important things.

We had a business meeting today and I actually got the report right!  YAY!  Being an auditor, it is easier to look over someone else's work.  But doing it myself, it is a bit more time consuming.

We had a carry in today and I didn't have time to make anything so I threw together a simple, healthy, filling meal.  Lentils, brown rice, tomato juice, and water.  Put the crockpot on high, let it cook, and by the time service is over, business meeting is over, and dinner it ready, it is ready.  We'll have the left-overs for dinner tonight.

I saw R at Earth Day yesterday and it was wonderful seeing her.  She has been teaching this year so we have not been able to just hang out like we used to.  But one more month and we can get back into that.

I am hoping the milking machine will start behaving before Wednesday so that K can milk the goats for us.  I am not worried about Robin or Gi-gi, but with Flora having no kids nursing on her, milking needs to be done.

For those that are chomping at the bit to try to find out who does what around here physically, my husband and I are a team.  Things get done very slowly at times, but they get done.  Sometimes three or four railroad ties will get moved, sometimes only one or two are able to be moved.  And we will go a couple of weeks between moving them because I do not have the physical strength to do it by myself and I have to wait until George is having a day where he feels strong enough to be able to help.  Does that answer your questions?

And yes, the pigs were also a two person operation.  Put up a piece of board on either side, drop the door down to the trailer, open the door to the pen, stand there one on either side, and they walk in.

Anyway, we leave Wednesday for Racine and will be back on Sunday.  I am really excited about going.  I have the girls mostly packed (I started when we got home from church) and I need to start on myself.  It looks like we are going to have another suitcase because the girls are growing like weeds.  Their clothes take up the large suitcase.  So, we are going to have to clean up the small suitcase for my stuff.  I have no clue what to pack for myself yet.  I need to do some laundry and see what I have.  I am hoping to be finished packing tonight so I can make a list of what is still needed.  I know tights won't be because I had new tights set aside for this.  Hopefully, we won't need anything.  Although I do need to go through Charlie's undershirts and socks.  His underwear should be fine.  I sorted through those not too long ago.  Dry cleaning will need to be picked up tomorrow.  I must remember to do that before my WW meeting.

Last night, George and I were talking about life insurance.  Having none except the little bit we get through the credit union is a not good thing.  His mother had cashed in his policy years ago and he has been unable to get coverage since.  No one want to cover someone with seizures and diabetes.  (The plate in the head is a non-issue.  It is the other problems that arose from the injury that resulted in the plate in the head.)  The diabetes in controlled by medication.  While no longer insulin dependent, he still has to take Metformin.  So, we are hoping that he can be controlled by diet alone.  That means getting "The Blue Stuff."  (Equal.)  This goes against everything we believe and try to practice when it comes to food and what we put in our bodies.  But, if it can make the difference in getting and not getting life insurance, maybe it will be worth it.  I don't know.  There is a part of me that is screaming no.  He tried Stevia before and detested it.  Maybe I can slip it in something and get him to try it again.

Bethany is singing at the top of her lungs "I want to be like Daddy and Mommy" over and over again.  Hannah has joined in singing "I want to be like Mommy to and Hennanny."  (She says "Hennanny" instead of "Bethany.")  I'm smiling to myself and thinking "You want to live on a farm and drive yourself bonkers over milking machines and coyotes?"

Charlie and Bethany were playing last night.  They were making out a grocery list for me.  Charlie asked Bethany what she wanted from the store and Charlie wrote it down.

Food
WATeRLeMON
APPLeS
ceRUTeS

Knowing my children as well as I do, I had to ask specifically if they wanted the food or the seeds to grow the food.  They said food.  So I am going to take them and their list and go to the store tomorrow and pick up watermelon, apples, and carrots.  I'm just happy it's fruits and vegetables rather than the four Cs.  (Candy, Cookies, Cake, Chips.)

Anyway, I am off to do laundry and get some more packing done.