Who am I?

Who is this strange person who comes over to start a new blog without even so much as a "How do you do?"

I am a married woman with three small children. My husband and I homeschool, homestead, and are homebirthing and breastfeeding advocates.

I've been blogging for over two years now and am moving here from Livejournal after having problems there for about six months.

I blog on a daily basis (occasionally missing a day or two here and there) and on Fridays, I post an update of our farming, homeschooling, and personal goals.

We have 5 goats two (possibly three) of which are pregnant. Flora is due any day now and is a first time kidder. Robin is due in about a month and this will be her last kidding. After she kids and milks this cycle, she will be given a year of retirement before being taken in.

Yes, we eat our animals. The goats are milk and meat.

We also raise chickens and rabbits for eggs, meat, and fur.

My husband is a disabled vet. We have been married for 10 years come April
Charlie is 6 and is doing very well with his schooling (not counting handwriting) and loves to "teach" his sisters.
Bethany is 3 and is a high-needs sensory seeker. Everything with her is very intense.
Hannah just turned 2 and loves to take drama lessons from her sister.

We try to live as naturally as possible not only in how we eat, but in how we raise our food (animal and plant) and how we treat ourselves medically.

I am not anti-medicine, but I am anti-over prescribing. I am very thankful to have a doctor who does not seem to mind the fact that we don't vaccinate right now (we will for tetanus as they get bigger) and I would just as soon treat a cough with honey rather than cough syrup.

So, for my regular readers, welcome to my new home. For first timers, welcome and make yourselves at home. The coffee and chocolate are on the table and the bathroom is down the hall and around the corner. But be warned, we use cloth toilet paper.