I love you, but sometimes you just seem unfair. You see it is dead week-how some say college student panic mode for a week. I have trig, o chem, and nutrition. The trig and O chem i can tackle. Scratch that I WILL tackle with B's. However Cruel World, I am having a hard time in nutrition and I need to figure this shit out.
Meanwhile my littlest sister, Caity, is sick. Hospital sick with a fever from 101-103 with a kidney infection. My mom has been there all night. Her fever broke around 3 am, but it is back up to 101.8. If you could lighten up a little I'd really appreciate it.
Because honestly I don't buy the whole "God is testing you" theory so I'd rather not hear about it.
Sincerely,
Goose.
P.S. There is a mile-long list of farm chores. If there is anyway you could make them complete themselves that would be great. Thanks again.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Here goes...
The first major storm of the year will be rearing its ugly head pretty soon. The coldest weather since February. And guess what: in the 20's! Boo on that right? Well hopefully not.
If the ground freezes(hoping it will since this will be the first major frost of the season) we will be able to turn the cows out onto the pastures. They won't muck up the pastures quite as fast and those stalls in the barn can dry out! Keep your fingers crossed because I'm gonna need it.
The down side is that I won't be able to butcher the turkey on Sunday :( Mom thinks it will be too cold/windy to get a fire going outside. Lame. The alternative is taking them to a butcher.
The point is that Winter is finally here. The winds are beginning to stir, and everything is beginning to smell crisp and cold. The trees are bare, the earth is wet, and the fireplace is lit.
This is the final test of the year, to see how much we really got accomplished. Last year was havoc at the property due to lack of preparation. We made a list of necessary improvements and now we will see how long the next list is. Will it be the same? I don't feel it will. We got the stalls built in the barn which should make
If the ground freezes(hoping it will since this will be the first major frost of the season) we will be able to turn the cows out onto the pastures. They won't muck up the pastures quite as fast and those stalls in the barn can dry out! Keep your fingers crossed because I'm gonna need it.
The down side is that I won't be able to butcher the turkey on Sunday :( Mom thinks it will be too cold/windy to get a fire going outside. Lame. The alternative is taking them to a butcher.
The point is that Winter is finally here. The winds are beginning to stir, and everything is beginning to smell crisp and cold. The trees are bare, the earth is wet, and the fireplace is lit.
This is the final test of the year, to see how much we really got accomplished. Last year was havoc at the property due to lack of preparation. We made a list of necessary improvements and now we will see how long the next list is. Will it be the same? I don't feel it will. We got the stalls built in the barn which should make
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
I really am awful at these things...
On Friday I told my boss I was quitting my job. This was after raising several issues to her that it seemed she had never corrected. Mostly coworker problems. Then there was the Topper On the Cake, but that is far too much for this blog. It seemed reasonable to quit having no confidence or trust in my boss to do her job.
But I didn't. I am staying with the project, and will continue to work there receiving all the perks plus two kick ass recommendations. And best of all; I will never have to work another shift with that awful coworker. Huzzah!
I should be at home with my family, or studying. But I don't want to lost the opportunity to make some good decent money. I just need to focus on keeping my eye on school. I desperately need to get my GPA up so I can get into Vet. School.
On a way different subject the holidays are coming up-and in the Chavez family that means tons of kick ass food! We will be butchering the turkeys this coming Sunday for Thanksgiving dinner. I am always really excited when we are eating our own farm-raised animals. I just seem to enjoy the food way more because I know the hard work it took to put it on the table, but also the good life that animal had. The pigs aren't quite big enough for butcher yet, so no homegrown bacon this time. Store bought will have to do.
I have really been craving potato latkes, and just in time for Hannukah! I guess the first step is to finish cleaning the house up and then start decorations.
But I didn't. I am staying with the project, and will continue to work there receiving all the perks plus two kick ass recommendations. And best of all; I will never have to work another shift with that awful coworker. Huzzah!
I should be at home with my family, or studying. But I don't want to lost the opportunity to make some good decent money. I just need to focus on keeping my eye on school. I desperately need to get my GPA up so I can get into Vet. School.
On a way different subject the holidays are coming up-and in the Chavez family that means tons of kick ass food! We will be butchering the turkeys this coming Sunday for Thanksgiving dinner. I am always really excited when we are eating our own farm-raised animals. I just seem to enjoy the food way more because I know the hard work it took to put it on the table, but also the good life that animal had. The pigs aren't quite big enough for butcher yet, so no homegrown bacon this time. Store bought will have to do.
I have really been craving potato latkes, and just in time for Hannukah! I guess the first step is to finish cleaning the house up and then start decorations.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
My Family
On my other blog I mentioned my fam a lot but I have never laid it out there. Our family structure is well....a bit odd. Complex, but it works. Some say that it takes a village to raise a child-which is how we operate. We are loud, opinionated, turbulent, and boisterous.
No we are not Greek, nor Italian.
We are the "Chavez Clan". We don't all have the same last names, or believe that the sun shines out of each others' asses. We fight sometimes...a lot. Be we love each other. Without family, without each other we would be nothing.
We are lazy slobs who prefer to sleep until noon. But we are also goal oriented-our tact could use improvement. Our intercommunication needs help too, but we can make this happen. We want to start a sustainable family farm.
All my life we have moved around, Dad was military. We settled in Texas for a while, now Oregon. We want to make this place ours. Start traditions, like cutting down the christmas tree at the same family farm each year, or decorating the outdoor trees with food for the birds during the holidays. Make canning fruit a family affair, and enjoying our lives together. We want a place big enough for sitdown holiday meals, and a kitchen that five people can cook in.
We can and we will.
A place to call home...
No we are not Greek, nor Italian.
We are the "Chavez Clan". We don't all have the same last names, or believe that the sun shines out of each others' asses. We fight sometimes...a lot. Be we love each other. Without family, without each other we would be nothing.
We are lazy slobs who prefer to sleep until noon. But we are also goal oriented-our tact could use improvement. Our intercommunication needs help too, but we can make this happen. We want to start a sustainable family farm.
All my life we have moved around, Dad was military. We settled in Texas for a while, now Oregon. We want to make this place ours. Start traditions, like cutting down the christmas tree at the same family farm each year, or decorating the outdoor trees with food for the birds during the holidays. Make canning fruit a family affair, and enjoying our lives together. We want a place big enough for sitdown holiday meals, and a kitchen that five people can cook in.
We can and we will.
A place to call home...
Saturday, November 6, 2010
I must be a farmer...
On a Saturday evening: The boyfriend has just arrived and canoodles next to girlfriend in the blue chair. The aroma of peach pie fills the air as the family gathers around the television to watch Swamp People.
Yeah I guess we are a bit country, but thats ok. Not hicks, they are WAY different . An ish accomplished day and two exams on Monday. Oh and have I mentioned a dinner with my honey, Bee, and his whole family tomorrow night in Tigard. Plus working both jobs tomorrow and studying for said exams. Huzzah!
Oh, I have a second job by the way. At the vet. school taking care of their camels and experimental animals. Yay? It depends on the day. Often I am just an over-glorified shit scooper. Go me! But I hear they give great recommendations.
Sorry this is a bit disjointed, but it is an accurate representation of how my brain feels.
End Scene.
Yeah I guess we are a bit country, but thats ok. Not hicks, they are WAY different . An ish accomplished day and two exams on Monday. Oh and have I mentioned a dinner with my honey, Bee, and his whole family tomorrow night in Tigard. Plus working both jobs tomorrow and studying for said exams. Huzzah!
Oh, I have a second job by the way. At the vet. school taking care of their camels and experimental animals. Yay? It depends on the day. Often I am just an over-glorified shit scooper. Go me! But I hear they give great recommendations.
Sorry this is a bit disjointed, but it is an accurate representation of how my brain feels.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Getting Smarter?
I'd like to think so. Lately all I have been doing is trying to comprehend trigonometry, organic chemistry and animal nutrition. I can tell you what sine, cosine, and tangent are of 30-60-90 triangles and 45-45-90 triangles. I could also ramble off how to derive those functions using a unit circle. I can also dazzle you with my newfound ability to name chemical compounds, as well as draw them in bond-line notation, lewis dot, newman projections, and 3d sawhorse pictures for each compound.
Want to know which staggered conformer of a structure is more stable? Psst! It's Anti! NOT GAUCHE (pronounced with a long O)
In a very roundabout way I am trying to say that I have become a geek...who likes cows and farming while still enjoying a good rock concert(moshing included). One more time for everyone, I AM A GEEK! Just to be clear, I have never admitted this. At least there is no "band" in front of the word geek-that would be my little sister.
Well off to go finish my lab report for Thursday :D
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