The Walnut Acre Daily - Dentist Appointment, Work at Home and More

Our day started with a dentist appointment for Austin. Michael went to my sister's while we went to the dentist and decided he wanted to stay for the afternoon too. When we got home Amanda had lunch ready so we ate and then it was time to read. 

This afternoon Austin went to work with my dad for a few hours and when he got home he started working on the fence. When Doug came home from work he helped too.

Today has been a laid back day. I put vegetable soup in the slow cooker this morning and we had that with ham and cheese sandwiches and peaches for dinner. I did some laundry, some cleaning, some writing and worked on activities to do with the kids tomorrow. 

After dinner I did some schoolwork with Michael and then he took a bath, we did our night time reading and he got ready for bed. Now he's resting on the couch watching his all time favorite movie - Beethoven. 

We're getting settled for the night early and that's a wonderful thing.

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The Walnut Acre Daily - Two Day's Blessings

It's been a busy two days. Yesterday we spent a large part of the day running errands and grocery shopping. We went to the library to get our books for next week. Michael enjoys playing on the computer and he also likes checking out his books by himself. Austin doesn't enjoy reading very much but he does like audio books and movies. Amanda likes it all. 

Of course, we had to stop at one of the pet stores so Amanda could buy supplies for her pets. Watching this white rat there reminded me of the pet rats Amanda used to have. They were fun, intelligent little critters. 

Friday evening the kids played outside for awhile before dinner. 

Later in the evening Michael went to my sister's and Amanda watched Madalyn and Mykalin while Doug and I went to our church's parent group. This group meets every two to three months simply to share and support and learn together. It was an awesome evening. 

Today was sunny and warm although the wind was a little cool sometimes. Austin and Doug worked some more on the pallet fence they are putting up. The chickens supervised. 

Michael enjoyed trying to put nails in scrap wood.

I did a lot of laundry today and everytime I carried a basket out the door the chickens came running to see if I had food for them this time. 

This afternoon I planted three trays of seeds. I still have lots more to plant but that was all I had time for today. The chickens supervised that too. 

 That's some of what we've been up to the last two days. I'm looking forward to tomorrow  - church in the morning, then spending the afternoon and evening with family.

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The Walnut Acre Daily - Building a Pallet Fence, Dr. Appointment and More

It's Monday again! This Monday started out with a doctor appointment for Michael. Today was his six month visit to the pediatrician. Because of his health history his pediatrician likes to see him every six months instead of once a year. Today's visit went very well, no concerns, he's very healthy, come back in six months. 

We  had to stop by the grocery store for lettuce for taco salad this evening and then we were home just in time for lunch. Amanda had fixed us chicken nuggets, green beans and fruit. 

After lunch Michael and I went outside for awhile. He played and I hung out a couple loads of laundry. I love hanging out laundry on warm sunny days like today. 

After reading with Austin and Amanda I spent a couple hours working online. 

Then it was time to pick up Madalyn and Mykalin at the bus stop and then head home to make dinner, do homework and get some housework done. 

After work today Doug took the van to the shop to get new tires put on the front. 

Austin, Mykalin, Michael and Madalyn hauled hay for the animals for about an hour this evening. Michael and Mykalin took turns driving and Madalyn rode in the cart. Austin is trying to get all the hay out of the hay barn on the property behind us before the new owner starts converting it into a garage. The owner gave us permission to take the hay as he had no use for it. 

Doug started working on building pallet fences this evening. The plan is to split the fenced in area between a pig and a goat or two. Austin also helped and some of the other kids supervised (and asked lots of questions).

The kids are enjoying digging in the garden while I don't have anything planted. 

And after all that fun I finally told them they had to come in and get homework/schoolwork done. Then it was time to read some stories, eat a snack and watch a video. 

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