The Lundy 5

Every time the kids play pretty much anything, Allen or I will say "more cowbell"! Of course they didn't get it. So we finally showed them the SNL clip, which of course they loved. Who wouldn't?  So Josh decided to learn Don't Fear the Reaper, which he did pretty quickly. Allen added the cowbell because... "I have a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell!"

Here's an online course I'm loving and I think some of you would enjoy it too:  Make Over Your Mornings .  I pretty much absolutely despise mornings, but this had me intrigued (especially because it's not about getting up early!).  I have loved Money Saving Mom's resources for years and it's one of the few I share on our website. She's very busy and high energy and I am sooooo not, but I do believe I'll benefit from being more intentional about the beginning of my days. (Quick note: I love it so far! I especially liked this part "This course is not about getting up early. It's about using your morning well. It's about setting up your day for success.") I've cut my to-do list to nothing and have no need for productivity, so I'm pretty fortunate (not lucky, we've worked hard to create this peaceful life!) BUT I really don't feel great wasting my mornings away and not getting going until it's hot outside, the kids are...

Allen, with some help from the boys (not necessarily Jack), built a nice porch for our front yard area. It keeps us out of the rocks and mud and we can easily move it back when we pull out. Of course it's perfect for our Buckeyes welcome mat!

Except for the occasional times that sheep show up, not many big events happen around here. There are just random daily slices of life, sometimes educational, sometimes cute, usually weird. Lucy kept trying to knock the ladder over when Allen was working on the gutter.  The goats double as chicken beds and don't seem to mind.  Lots of things are growing in the greenhouse and garden.  Allen's sprouting barley to make the food stretch even more. The bunnies like the grass and the chickens like the roots.  Lizzy made some cute cat cupcakes. This bunny is cute. This chicken is NOT cute!  Matt is so happy and free here. And so weird. He just wants to be able to run through the rain in his underwear. Fortunately (??) that can happen here. We let the goats mow the field all day.  They're usually joined by chickens and deer.  The deer come daily and don't seem to care who else is around.

The rabbits are still loving the bunny room of happiness. They love running around, climbing, jumping, lying in their food... Our Tom Selleck twins.  It takes the bunnies a while to figure out how to get up the ramp:

Have you ever looked out the window to see random sheep wandering around your fields? It happens on Lundy Mountain. :) We called a neighbor a few miles away on the next mountain and he indeed did lose a few sheep. :) We herded them into the goat pen, but catching them to get them home was hilarious challenging.  I watched helped by taking pictures guarding the gate, because they kept trying to either jump out or bust down the fence. But they were finally all wrangled and taken back home. It turned out to be a really fun, crazy day!  Josh getting juked: It's harder than it looks. Converge! Converge!