Breakfast of champions

The children are troupers! Breakfast this morning is a chocolate-chia-protein powder shake. It looks pretty gross but it tastes pretty good according to two, good with some almond extract according to one, and better with lemon flavoring according the the youngest. Baby's opinion hasn't been recorded as he is still sleeping.

A wish list aka stuff I need to save up for

scythe from onescytherevolution.com
fence permit
fence posts
fencing mesh
rabbit hutches
rain barrels
3000 or larger gph submersible pump
a new cutting edge computer
various rubbermaid stock tanks
extruded shale
topsoil (hubby might be buying that if I wait long enough)
passport(s) for self (and children)
trip to Mexico
2 Nigerian dwarf does
building supplies to buid a 150 square foot barn/shed thingy
wind turbine
imported Peruvian cuyes (guinea pigs)
trip to Peru

ah oh baby's up......

Round and round the mulberry bush

I just found a really cool website this morning. Invasivore.org. A combination of eating locally, eating wild, and invasive species control. One of the species mentioned is mustard, a plant the children know all about from helping machete it down at the Grandsir's farm. Next time they are sent a-chopping we'll try some. Mulberries are not like mustard except for being an invasive species in the US. These last few days I'be been Driving past three mulberry trees dropping their fruit on the road. I tell you what, it has me eager to do a little urban-gleaning-invasivoring myself. Now, I just need to find a fruiting bush not next to a major urban artery and mulberries and cream will be on the next meal's menu. It will be a delicious biology lesson. :-)

I'm so awesome

Not to toot my own horn or anything but I'm awesome. We ran away from the housework today to enjoy a few hours at the park. Ostensibly, it was to realease a large turtle we had found about two weeks ago. Really though, as Brother Cadfael would say, we would be kicking God's teeth to not enjoy his good gift of this beautiful day.

So we released the big turtle. (I'll post some pictures if I can figure out how to do it from this phone...BLAH!)

and then, since I'm so awesome. I found my children another turtle.

Then I had to catch it.

So I braved leech infested waters to make a lasting memory for us all. (Actually, I didn't get any leechs on me. Which was good for Devin, because I told him that he would be pulling them off me.)

And then, after catching the tiniest turtle I have ever seen, I spent about 10 minutes catching or attempting to catch a crayfish. I got one in the end.

Not to be outdone, all the children (except Sebastian) had to get in the creek. Donna and Josua are drenched. They say they slipped.

So now, I'm trying to round them up to go home and start fixing dinner. Right after I catch a snake.

I'm awesome.