Friday Update

ELECTRICITY: Keep in mind that this reading is for five days. I did learn something today. This laptop draws so much power that a 100 watt inverter that we got for the truck gets automatically shut off if the truck is not running. And I don’t mean turning the key so you can listen to the radio. I mean actually having the engine running. Otherwise the drain from the laptop when plugged into the inverter trips the inverter. WOW! Anyway, when taking into account the per day usage, we are down again. This really isn’t a surprise. I would like to find some power strips. I know we have some around somewhere. I just don’t know where they are right now. This site has an amazing list of the stand-by usage of a lot of common items.
Meter reading: 72547
Usage: 159kwh
Average per day use: 34kwh
Percentage: 113%

IDC: Sharon  has a wonderful update and explanation for year two. In the categories, I failed miserably this week. I have done no planting, harvesting, storing, I did get items for our first aid kit this week and we did get a few more chicks. But not a whole lot got done in this.  

GARBAGE: I think we are about the same here. I know e-scrap is coming up on May 16 (attention local folks) so we can get rid of a few items that we’ve had to hold on to.

GASOLINE: I don’t think either of us got gas this week. I know I am getting impatient for the WVO system. But it has done nothing but rain so we can’t get a whole lot done outside. Including cleaning the garage.

MONEY: Bill paying was today. I also went over our budget again and am not happy. I need to go through it again.

HOMESTEAD: Just call me turkey killer extraordinaire. We have no turkeys left. They’ve been stomped by the goats. Thanks to the massive amount of rain, the milk production is down, egg laying is down, and the animals are all trying to stay in this one small area that is normally big enough to accommodate all of them except when they are stuck there for several days trying to stay out of the rain. Plus, there is the whole sinking in the muck. I went out tonight to take care of the animals and when I went to take care of the rabbits, I took the cinder block off the roof of the dog/rabbit house to change the straw and give fresh food and water. When I dropped the cinder block on the ground, I heard the water just below the surface actually make waves. It was strange.  

HOMESCHOOL: Charlie has started reading The Count of Monty Cristo. He reads without prompting and he actually finds himself in trouble sometimes because he is reading when he should be doing other things. He is a lot like me in that regard.

GOALS ACCOMPLISHED:  
We got the animals if you got the wood. There are zero goals accomplished. We did get more of the walk path done, but it is not completed. I got some of the yard picked up between down pours. Tomorrow is supposed to be nice so maybe stuff can get done then. I am tired of feeling like I am on pause.

(Not so new) NEW GOALS (Do they look familiar yet again?):  
1. Finally finish the garage and shop.
2. Get the walk path done.
3. Get the plants in the ground.
4. Carpet clean the master bedroom.