Note to self: three children + spring break + no working vehicle + spring chores list = one crazy week

We've survived spring break and with Ed home over the weekend, I'll take the car into town for shopping. My poor children were farmbound the entire week and had to make do with helping me on chores or driving the mower for entertainment. Vincent passed his right into boyhood by learning from his brothers how to drive the mower while mom stook on the patio wringing her hands and sobbing that he's growing up. They all laughed at me.

I'm learning more about horses each day and love every minute. Fizzle is older and I put her with the three teen boarders in the back pasture thinking she'd enjoy the older kids rather than our three babies. The proud cut gelding who still thinks he's a stallion quickly humbled her but Cinnamon instantly relinquished her head mare status to Fizzle and after much nipping, bucking, and talking they all ran off into the fields. It was really cool for this city girl to watch.

We've decided to sell most of the goats. We had really planned to start a boer herd but that brings only a once/year income and horse boarding brings monthly income so we are changing our plans. We'll keep Spot and Leo - our two favorite boys - but the rest will go. Let me tell you, after seeing what Fifteen and Buck can do to a fence reinforced with rebar, all the stories you hear about goats and their destruction are well understood by us.

The weekend is supposed to be great weather and since the lady in KC changed her mind about getting the trailer, Ed will start the house painting. I plan to schedule lots of hours working because I totally suck at painting houses.