Friday Update

ELECTRICITY: We have gone up. OUCH. I haven’t been paying much attention this week. Time to remedy that.
Meter reading: 68889
Usage: 743kwh
Percentage: 352%

IDC: No planting. No harvesting. But, we have been planning out the garden in more detail and I did pick up onions to plant. I was looking for sugar beets because I would still love to be able to try my hand at making my own sugar. We transferred money into paypal so we can get chicks in the next week or two.

GARBAGE: We cleaned out all the dead electronics and brought other garbage into town to my SIL’s. We’re doing spring cleaning little by little.

GASOLINE: No fill ups this week. No idea how many gallons got used. 

MONEY: I spent money joining Weight Watchers. George got himself a pair of glasses. Money well spent. Especially on him. Me. I’m still deciding. I know I can make it work. It will just take time as I figure it out.  

HOMESTEAD: Flora kidded twins and one of them died. Ruby is still alive and well and thriving. Her donkey ears are starting to relax and now stick out the sides instead of straight up.
One of the pigs got lose last night and being heartbroken over not being with his brother, it was rather easy ushering him back in. I had nightmarish visions of mud sliding trying to capture the pig to get him in.
The feed order has been placed and we will be picking that up on Monday.
 
HERBAL STUDY: Diabetes – Garlic (the allium in it), milk thistle, prickly pear cactus, and fenugreek are all things I keep running across for natural control of diabetes. It is definitely interesting and something I want to look into in more detail before we give any if this a try.

HOMESCHOOL: This is still on track. Charlie still does not like writing, but giving him a time limit seems to help. He is enjoying geography and science. He loves literature because he likes being read to. And he likes the impossibility of the fantasy adventures in the Myths and Legends book.

WEIGHT LOSS: I joined Weight Watchers last Monday and will be moving this to Mondays so that it coincides with my weigh-ins.

GOALS ACCOMPLISHED: I did do some herbal research. YAY! I also have my control journal on this laptop, now it is just a maintenance thing. YAY! I have also done some exercising. YAY!

NEW GOALS:  
1. Get the rest of my seeds started.
2. Clean out the garage so Hubby can start up the WVO system again since spring is coming.
3. Get the chicks ordered.

HERBAL/ILLNESS STUDY OF THE WEEK: Asthma. I had this before and it got pushed aside. I am wanting to research this for a friend of mine for her and her daughter.