Spring has Sprung!! 2014 Goal Updates

The bees are buzzing.  The birds are chirping.  The trees and flowers are coming back to life and the sun is shining!  It's about freaking time!  Don't get me wrong, I love cool weather.  I definitely prefer it over hot, but if I had to see another news cast predicting freezing temperatures I was going to have to drop kick someone in the face.  That someone would have probably been my husband so he's lucky the forecast is looking up!

I have been on blogging hiatus over the last couple months or so.  I figured it was time for a homestead update!

I am happy to report that 3/4 of my 2014 goals are up and going!!  1). We have expanded the garden to include some of our essential veggies like onion, sweet potatoes, garlic and more!  The next goal is coming up with a place to stock pile these things for the winter.  We kick around the idea of digging a root cellar on the east side of our house, but that's still in the dreaming stage.  Maybe I can add that to my 2015 goals!  2). We are know raising meat birds.  We have 21 five week old meat birds.    They should be ready to butcher in 2-3 weeks as long as we can bulk them up fast enough.  The longer you wait the tougher the meat, so hopefully it's sooner than later.  3).  Meet Jenny the 8 year old Jack Russell!!  Isn't she adorable ?!?!  We adopted her from the humane society and she is just lovely!  She even treed a raccoon a couple days after we got her, which impressed my skeptical husband.

I feel like I have a million things to blog about with gardening season upon us!  I will try and blog a couple times a week so I can get everyone up to speed on what we're going around here.  I also have some exciting/super gross stories to share so stay tuned!!!