Today you get two in one. Thankful Thursday post and a Un Forgettable Friday post. I want to remember yesterday and I'm thankful for it :)
Swimming lessons,week one, went great. S loves the water. J3 did ok. Next week we will try and arrive early so he can play in the water a little bit before his lesson and remember how much he loved it this week. We swam for a bit afterwards and the bigger crew; J, L, E, R, went down the water slide, in life jackets, but without us. Bittersweet moment for sure. We did a bunch of shopping, grabbed some lunch and some Starbucks and made a day of it. It was fun. We didn't have any house decisions to make and very little stress and we did some normal family things that we haven't done in a while.
When we got home Papa moved the new tool truck into place and we cleaned MOST of the tools out of the house! *happy dance* Now I can clean and finish the pantry and kitchen! Today's job is to finish painting the kitchen floor..then on to the cabinets!
There is a young guy who's doing interviews with young farmers for his thesis and he came out last night for a farm tour and interview. It was interesting and fun to do. I think we relearned a few things about ourselves that we'd forgotten and it reinforced our whys and who's and what's importants. We sent him on his way with a whole chicken and what may have been the last package of our bacon for the year. I tried to give him a kitten but he declined :) So heads up I've got two male orange kittens to give away :) He may come back and help with farm work over the summer. He was quite impressed that Papa is a former Joel Salatin apprentice and I have a feeling he'll be here for chicken butchering to see how fast Papa can eviscerate a bird.
Before bed we spent half an hour trying to figure out how the smallest pig kept escaping. We did eventually get it all fixed up and she's still in this morning so that's all good!
Chicks are doing great! Didn't loose any last night so I beleive our total today is 406. They look fantastic and energetic. They are growing wing feathers so they are yellow puff balls with pure white wings.
Anyway Friday is upon us :) Lots to do today to get ready for the weekend and projects that need doing. Have a great day all and enjoy the sunshine :)
