Happy Halloween!

We were blessed by the cutest vampire tonight trick or treating. Yes, it was Gator's soon and I finally got to see his wife and their new baby to boot! Definitely a treat for me. 

The animals enjoyed some pumpkins today as a special treat for them. A friend of mine mentioned a place in Leander was giving them away and hopefully next year, we can take them up on it. It was too far of a drive for us today with work and Senior. 

Our builder stopped by and assessed what the plumbers did last week. They have to adjust three spots and then we should be ready to pour! While the pouring is exciting, I really want to see those walls come up. Can't wait!

Great Weekend!

Wow, the weather was awesome this weekend! We tried to enjoy it as much as we could. Friday, Gator burned our largest burn pile for us, but we've got lots left to do. A little at a time with the piles though, don't want to deal with too much smoke at a time. 

The rest of the weekend, Gator worked on the fence while we acted like lords and a lady of leisure haha. We took care of our normal farm chores and enjoyed watching our animals play. Whoever said black was slimming didn't take in account pregnant goats. Cocoa is showing her pregnancy the most!

And exciting news, I've started selling eggs! One woman in town, a baker, is going to be a regular customer as she bought five dozen of our eggs today. I also immediately took that money and bought a dozen homemade tamales from another woman in town we'll be eating for dinner tomorrow. I can't begin to tell y'all how much I'm loving living out here. Should have done this years ago!

Happy Dance

Today was a great day. First thing this morning, the electricity company came out and our builder came moments after and the electrical plan is in action. We'll be getting the quote soon (this is separate from our barndo loan intentionally) and then we'll be underway with that. 

As they were leaving, the plumbers showed up! They got the whole house plumbed today and once we get electrical in, we're able to get going on steel. 

Gator worked the whole day on the fence as we're supposed to get rain tomorrow. Hopefully he'll continue his great progress this weekend and the pups will be free again. 

Lastly, this gringa tried her hand at chorizo and eggs tonight for dinner and it was a hit! Yes, any new way I can use these eggs the better. Have a great weekend everyone and enjoy the spectacular sunset we had tonight. 

Horse Play

All my animals are loving the cooler weather! The pups hung out with me in the pavilion for a good portion of the afternoon while we watched all the livestock frolic. The donkeys ran one way, the goats danced another way, and other than a little trot, the cows laid underneath the tree and let the wind blow through their hair. 

I didn't have my camera at the time, yes I know that's unexcusable, but Flora looked like a shampoo/conditioner model with her face up and the wind blowing her locks beautifully. Brogan doesn't have much hair yet, but even he had as little tickle of wind on his ears. 

That meditation time did wonders for Fiona though. Tonight, she let Brogan eat (take his bottle) before she got fed. She even gave my hand a little lick and bowed her head for me to pet her. We're wearing her down to be a softy yet!

Biggest surprise though, Caramel, our tiniest goat, finally ate from my hand! I just love all my animals. 

Gator Sighting

We had a Gator sighting today! Between helping his wife with a newborn, a sick toddler, and farm chores, he was able to come by for a little bit to work on the fencing. You don't know how relieved I'll be to get the fence up! Never again will I get one fence taken down without another new one immediately coming up behind it. 

I was also told by my builder that the plumber is coming Thursday now instead of tomorrow. I'm trying to be patient, but really, let's get this barndo going already. With all the winds and rains lately, I just hope the trenches are still open. 

What else? Oh, we managed to combine three days worth of chores into one day. We normally like to take Senior on an outing once a day, but this week doesn't leave much wiggle room, so he got a big burst today. I'll just have him do some farm chores for the next couple of days to get fresh air! 😉

This was last night, the moon trying to peek through the immense thunderous clouds. I thought it was cool. 

Cats & Dogs

We finally got rain, and cooler temps are on the way! It rained really good this morning. The afternoon was nice and sunny where all the animals got to run and play. Then back to raining big time tonight. We're under both a thunderstorm and tornado watch, which we can handle thunder. Absolutely no to tornados please. 

Someone this week, Gator says he'll be working on the fence. Justin will be back this weekend for the shed. The plumbers are supposed to come on Wednesday. Should be a productive week!

Senior made a beef stew for us tonight and I was proud of how much he could do himself. He finally learned what I've been complaining about all this time, it's so difficult to cook in an RV! Let's hope he remembers that valuable lesson. 

Farm Break

This weekend, stove only our shed got worked on, we decided to take a break ourselves and go to a night under the stars wine party at a winery nearby. It was great to sit and relax, enjoy the sunset, the wine and the food, but alas we had to come home. Because when you have a farm, there really isn't a break. 

I don't mind, I love everything about it except for the RV living. Truly, I'm so over living in an RV. Watching how much water you use and how many times you use the bathroom because you have to empty the tanks. Done with it. Watching how much fuel you use to cook with because then you'll have to go get your propane tank refilled. Over it. Being 5’9" and having to go outside to stretch. Also over it. Having to go to the laundromat ever week to wash clothes with others who you never seem to see around town. Like ever. Could do away with that. And lastly, having to really concentrate on your weekly meals that you don't get too many refrigerator items because RV fridges are tiny. So sick of that. Let's get this barndo built already!

News on the barndo, the plumber is scheduled to begin work on Wednesday. Thank goodness! Them things will start happening again. I hope!