Potting Shed News....New Additions

 Hi everyone!  

I know it's been a long time since I last posted.  I'm so sorry!

I hope next week, to blog more regularly ....- 

We've had alot of happenings.

.... New additions!

Myguy came home the other morning and said, 

"Hey; you're horse is having a baby in the front pasture!"

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I ran out and found Gracie standing right out in front of our house in major labor. (happy squeal)- mine; not hers.

She coulda cared a less who was watching... which kinda surprised me but it was

awesome getting to watch her foal.  

She was up and down I think three times while pushing, 

and out he came.  

Gracie was plumb give out I think because she just laid there a long time,

and the foal had the whole sack still intact around him.  He sat up and I 

could hear him kinda struggling to breathe.  

I waited.

Waited...

and Gracie never even turned around ....

-- I kinda started to panic coz by this time... 

it seemed obvious he was wanting some air.

So I talked gently to Gracie and approached... then knelt

down and

 

 tore open the sack on his head.  

I think he was very glad....

 and we bonded.  

"Happy BIRTHday" little foal.

and I was whispering lots of 

"Thank you Jesus!"s with 

a pounding heart.

The cows and donkeys were all right behind me... 

wondering what all the fuss was about.  

and Gracie just laid there for so long. 

Thankfully she caught her breath and regained her strength.  

She got up when the baby started trying out his new legs.  

Gracie started talkin  to him in such a pretty  Motherly voice and LOVE bloomed all over the place.

 Not just with her... but Auntie Violet too.

Violet fell madly in love in one little nuzzle.  

She's had lots of babies herself and this colt  just grabbed  her heart.

 Yes colt!

A little boy

with one Blue eye.

(Name): Bleu

Yes spelled just like that.  

 We had to pen Violet up for the whole day.

She kept trying to steal Bleu away from Gracie.

Those private hours gave Gracie and Bleu a chance to bond and both I'm happy to say

are doing great!  Gracie is a wonderful Momma and Bleu is growing 

like a  Spring weed.  

Amid all our joyful horsey news... we had a very difficult week 

with our cows.  I'll spare you all the details ... but suffice to say our bull got out

and went visiting... and so we had to go catch him.  After all that we hauled him to the salebarn 

and found out later that a bloodtest came back bad on him so he got quarantined 

as did ALL our cows on our farm.  It was all very upsetting and confusing and after

more and more bloodwork, tons of prayers ... it all came back that it had all been a big mistake

afterall.  It had sure been  a week of sheer worry..... and upset. 

Because of it all we  had to leave our bull for a week at the salebarn and then when he finally did get to be run through the auction we just figured we'd lose our butts on him.  We'd paid 1500 for him to start with.  

But God provided... and when we picked up our check he'd grossed over 1700 and our check was for 1644.  Another blessing!  Thank you Lord... again and again and again! 

Other than that; Myguys' been on vacation to work on the farm here.  

We started two big projects.  

Building pipe fence around the barn, and

adding a greenhouse onto 

the shabby olde potting shed.  

Remember I told you awhile back a neighbor remodeled their house

and gave us all the old windows?  (blessing)

Well, ...some of the wood on the olde potting shed has really been rotting away.

Behind the sink this huge cavity has been getting bigger n bigger- you can

see it here.  So this wall is the way we decided to add on.

I knew it was all going to be for the best in the long run but I can't tell you how 

awful I felt inside watching Myguy take all the boards and window off this side of the shed.

We were a little concerned the whole thing could just tumble down because it got pretty

wobbly for awhile there.  And remember the groundhogs?  Oh Lord have mercy...

they have dug so badly under this little building that Myguy had me jump on the four wheeler

and fly down to the rock pile to find something to put under one of the corners to hold it back up.

He had a jack under there... and we got it re-stabilized.... wish you could have 

seen what it looked like at that point with ...one whole wall off of it.  It looked

pretty pitiful really.  But happily.... it now has a new wall and addition!

 

 Here's a sneak peek.  This is the new addition on the inside.  

Yesterday evening we finished closing it all in and got the new french 

door on.  This photo was taken before all that was finished but... you can 

kinda tell what it's lookin like.  My dear husband has worked so hard on it for me.  

It didn't seem like it was going to be such a big deal but... he has sweat  hours and hours into  this 

ahem..."little project."   I am so grateful to him!  

When the sun goes down we've been putting lights out here and working til 10-11 pm.

I went walking out to the truck to get something 4? nights ago and there was this raccoon

sitting beneath the bird bath.  He just looked at me ... unafraid.  I walked into the shed and 

said, "Hey Mike... come check out the raccoon!"  He walks out there and ... we watched it use 

it's little hands to scoop up  the birdseed I'd tossed under the birdbath and gobble it up.  

He's come back every night now... course we're feeding him pretty good too.

Last night he ate bread, corn, and a little catfood too.

I can walk to my truck right there and open and slam the doors and he could care a less.

You surely know how loud those old Chevy doors are too.

Anyways, it's a been a treat to have such a cute visitor!

We hope to finish the building part of the greenhouse today.

We're putting terra cotta colored paver blocks down for  the floor now. 

And I'm fixin to head to Dollar General to get more Windex and paper towels.  

When thats done,  Myguys gonna start caulking.  

Then I can start setting up shelves, tables and adding plants!

I can hardly wait for that part.  

oh yeah;...And to build some flowerbeds around it! 

Least I can do that part by myself. 

I had to share a picture of my Angel Mother's peonies!

They bloomed beautifully this year and I was overjoyed to put 

fresh flowers on her grave for her birthday and Mother's day.  

Well I better go fetch some Windex and get busy!

I've missed yall!

Holykisses xoxo

Lea