My Crazy Life as a Farmers Wife

Meet June

Meet June. She's a Border Collie, and we are so happy to have her as part of our family. Russell has been begging for a buddy for a long time. He has had his little heart set on having a cow dog, and we are so glad that his dream has finally come true. It's been so cold outside, but Russell has been diligent about dressing up warm and spending time bonding with June outside. They've been outside running and playing in the leaves all afternoon. She will be an outdoor dog (well, she will live in the barn), and we hope that she'll enjoy working with David and Russ on the farm this summer, and we hope she'll be a good companion for Russ.

Today...

The weather was great today, and we had plenty of chores to do around home. We went to a few yard sales first thing this morning, and then came home to do house work and morning chores. After that, we had to feed and water all the animals and water the plants in the greenhouse...and then I sprayed all the weeds in my mother-in-laws yard. To reward my kids for all their work this morning, we went on a picnic. We had to take lunch to David and Barry, so we decided we would have a picnic by the field. 

After lunch, we all worked in the yard and garden some more...

the kids played with their animals and were covered in dirt by the end of the day (see this post for more on that)

Yes...I'm Aware...

I'm certainly aware that these are *more* kitten photos, but Kate was busy playing outside with her baby doll and her kitten...so I couldn't resist popping out there for a couple of photos...

This one makes me melt. She LOVES the kittens...seriously. She can't get enough :)