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PDF Farmville eat your heart out, and help troops too
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Wheat Food Council. All opinions are 100% mine.
Why not take it to the next level and help out some needy people. The folks over at How Wheat Works and Wheat Foods Council are working together to teach youth about where our number one food source comes from and all that goes into getting it from the field to the dinner table.
Wheat Foods Council
In just 4 days you can learn about these steps and the Council will donate two pounds of flour, up to 90,000 pounds, to Operation Homefront, a non-profit that provides assistance to needy U.S. troops and their families. Now how can you say no?!
I’m all done with day one already and can’t wait to sign my kids up for the adventure. On Day 1 I learned about the different types of wheat and what they are used for and the growing of the corn. This is all done virtually! YAY! Farmville Eat your heart out! I now have a crop of Duram wheat growing so that I can make Pasta later this week and sell at the grocery store. Isn’t that super cool! My son is gonna love this!
Go gather up your kids and pick a type of wheat to grow. This is a great learning experience for the whole family, and to top it all off ITS FREE, and it helps troops!
Pics from the Farm Fall 2009
More Wordless Wednesday here and here.
New Arrivals on the Farm!
I was napping and all of a sudden there was a huge ruckus outside. I ran to the door and there they were. All of the cows had rushed over to see the new arrivals and the mom wasn’t liking that at all!
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Our chickens free range and I had lost track of their nests. They move them from time to time and finding a nest full of eggs is nice but you don’t want to gather them. We had no idea that we would have chicks any time soon especially not this time of year. I guess that I need to read more about them. I have only had chicks for less than a year, and it was about 25 years before that when we had chickens before. I love these little guys they are so fun to watch.
Introducing Man’s Best Friend: Dottie
In early January my mom called to ask if I wanted a dog. I was like “Um, no. But, why?” We had talked about getting Payton a dog, and hoped it would help him relax and sleep at night. One of my mom’s friends found this little red and white dog, ran it in the paper, posted flyers and no one claimed her. They had her shots done, and it was determined that she was of mixed breed, and listed her as a Corgi mix (she looks like an over-sized Jack Russell terrier.
My mom said that she wanted her, and took her to have her fixed. When I found out more details I said that I would take her. Mama didn’t want her to be put to sleep, even though my mama isn’t a dog person.
So that morning my mother delivered the dog that was perched on a large dog bed along with a bag of food and a bottle of pain pills. I took her inside to the kitchen while she was still on her pillow. She’d just been released from having her surgery.
She seemed to drift in and out of sleep, but started getting well enough to join me in the den. Within a few days she was sitting with me on the couch, although she was still in some pain. When the kids got home from visiting with their dad, they were very careful with her, and watched her closely.
We were all afraid that she would run away again, as she was a stray when she was found. Come to find out she had already given birth to at least one litter of puppies and was at least 3 years old. She was house trained, and was very dosile.
I’m not a dog person. I don’t like dogs to jump up on me, and lick me in the face. Most dogs are either too big for me to handle, or lick un-controllably. At least that is how I’ve looked at them in the past.
In time we fell in love with Dottie. I named her Dottie because on the scruff of her neck she is white with very light red dots, and I thought it would go very well with my Polka Spot theme.
She doesn’t like men…can’t you tell? She runs to Scott as soon as he pulls his truck into the driveway. He’s the first man that she’s ever liked since we adopted her. He doesn’t like dog’s either, can you tell? I guess she isn’t a dog since we LOVE her so.
Even though its taken me months and months to write this post and take some decent pictures of her, it was worth it. Dottie is camera shy and looks away from the camera if I pull it out. So here is to our Dottie. She has really put up with us since we aren’t dog people.
God’s Artwork on the Farm
For about a week now, I’ve been battling a cold. I’ve been inside most of the time, and just had cabin fever this afternoon. My camera was just sitting there begging for a nature walk. So there we go, outside to see who would be in a photogenic mood today. Walking around my property always reminds me of h’ow God paints every flower, ever leaf and every blade of grass by hand. He is the most amazing artist! Thank you God for all of these little treasures that you made for our pleasure, when we take time to admire them.
Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so.” Genesis 1:11
Wordless Wednesday
More Wordless Wednesday here and here.
New addition to the Farm
Join us in welcoming Mooie Louie to Polka Spot Farm! He was Born just seconds before this picture was taken yesterday afternoon. We’ve seen plenty of new born cows here, but not watched the actual birth. It was a lesson in biology and animal development for the whole family.
Welcome to the new Polka Spot Farm
So I finally decided to get serious about blogging about life on the farm. Comming soon will be new Blog Design, Living Simple and Greener Tips, Giveaways, Product Reviews and much more. Check back soon and don’t forget to subscribe!
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