Getting settled in
This weekend we met some neighbors, mowed the yard, had some company, and life is just . . . different – already.
One of the main things that drove my husband’s desire for the farm was the unwiredness of it all. To go a few hours without hearing questions about the internet access and wifi and Kindles. Now, mind you, I love all of those things! But, he’s right. There is a preciousness to life unplugged that people just don’t get unless you become unplugged for a while.
Today, and I will have to beg the photo from my friend, 9 children played in the creek for HOURS. I saw my normally timid and hesitant grandson tromp through muddy water in muck boots and go exploring on his own to new areas. They laughed and splashed and rolled around in mud and got truly disgustingly dirty. They didn’t ask to come inside. They didn’t ask for Kindles. They didn’t whine about being dirty. They just played outside and got dirty. I think the record for showering 9 children ages 8 and under is roughly 20 minutes, give or take, all shampooed and sudsed up and probably slept well last night. While a photo would not be appropriate, it would have been hilarious! We had the prep area, the hair washer, the washcloth hander, the soap squirter, the towel holder and the dressing team downstairs! It was awesome!
The kids and the adults are learning the farm a little better. We are making progress toward making this place “home”. They guys today made huge progress in mowing, clearing and bush-hogging around the farm. I have yet to see the upper field that has been re-claimed a bit from the growing underbrush. We didn’t get to work on the post in the barn, but that day is coming.
I watched my sister do her magic with a visiting horse. Amazing! I know she learns how to do this from some very cool people, but it is so cool to watch a horse learn to do the right thing without Andrea even touching her. I was basically just there for moral support, but got to enjoy the show and spend a little time being slobbered on by the four-legged onlookers. It’s the farm – don’t mind a little slobber.
So much was packed in to the last day or so, that it is impossible to detail it all. But, the family big and small are settling in to our new farm life. Truly enjoying the process – most of us anyway – and the company we get to have along the way.
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