The Homestead Box- December 2017

This box is quite exciting! Holiday Celebrations- of course I had to hide some of the materials- so they wouldn’t get eaten!

We got some Organic Whole Wheat Flour- Some Organic Buckwheat Flour, Some Amish Butter Cheese, Some Swiss Cheese, Some pecan halves, and some Wildflower honey! I can’t wait to bake with all this! We also got a wooden cutting board, and I am so excited about that! Who doesn’t love wood- it even has the Homestead Box logo burned into it!

We also got some Organic Grits, a flour sifter- (I am excited about that because I wanted Grandaddy’s but it was already claimed- so NOW I have one!), and an Old Amish Recipes cookbook!

Now that it has slowed down some- look forward to some posts from this box!

January Seeds of the Month-

Yum, yum- I can’t wait to try kohlrabi- it’s going to be so hard to plan this year and see what we are going to plant! In the cold of winter- this is an exciting prospect!

What are you making on your list? Have you started planning yet?

December Seeds of the Month-

Kale- mmm! And the animals love it! Doesn’t that pepper look amazing! I love getting seeds in winter- then I can plan my expanded garden this year!

What are you planning on planting this year?

November Seeds of the Month

Thanks to Mike the Gardener seeds of the Month club- we are definitely growing our supply. I can’t wait for collards and lettuce!

We are going into planning season right now- for Spring, Fall and Summer veggies and herbs.

This makes a great gift- these are heirloom- non-GMO seeds! I have been getting this for over a year now and have not been disappointed!

It snowed in December-

Before Christmas we got some snow. Now before you make fun of us Southerners- we are not prepared for a lot of snow as we don’t have sand and salt trucks and plows aplenty. They were calling for snow to hit around noon- but it came early- so I got to leave work early- the kids were already home from school that day. We got a good amount of snow- and it was a good amount as in- we were actually able to build snowmen- usually all we get is slush and ice- and it isn’t good for any kind of snow fun!

So enjoy our snow day pictures- and hope the snow they are calling for on today doesn’t shut us down either!

This was earlier on- and the animals, besides Dixie didn’t know what to take of it!

We almost made a whole snow family- the girls had such a blast! Tooty was outside almost all day playing!

This is such a beautiful picture of our house!

Our neighbor was kind enough to make snow cream and share! Boy was it good!

This was average- we haven’t had this much real snow in awhile!

Happy New Year and all that jazz..

We are not missing, November hit and then the busy just got away from me. I am sorry I have not posted in awhile, But I do have some great updates and plans for yall!

See below for our December in pictures- well we will just say that the New Year came in with a bang. I learned from the doctor that I am B12 deficient, so I took a weekly shot for 4 weeks and then asked for the pill since our insurance does not cover the shot. The doctor may be fighting that for me. I am eventually going to a sleep study to see what is going on with my sleep since I am tired and sleepy most of the time, Maybe I won’t have sleep apnea and she can knock me out so I can sleep. Christmas week my gallbladder finally went kaput and I am now in the process of testing to see whether or not it needs to come out. It has been a process, and I hurt every day. I still truck through because no matter how bad you hurt, the animals and family need you.

The girls are back at school and it has been dang cold here in Bama- they are calling for some of the dreaded snow on Tuesday- it has been so cold- as in nights are in the 20’s if not teens upcoming this week. We are dealing with frozen water for the animals- but that solution is coming- I ordered it from Amazon today!

Enjoy some pictures of our holiday and look for some amazing updates on the blog and Hot Mess Homestead this year! Our goals are set and we are hoping to truck along nicely!

The cats have been enjoying sleeping with momma at night, and have already killed 2 field mice this year. These are my mouse traps, and as I sit here typing- they are laying at my feet on the end of the bed.

Some Christmas fun, we got a real tree this year and went to see the light show at Shadrack’s again. It has definitely been a busy month!

The animals are doing well- this was before our big freeze- we prepared with new hay for everyone- it becomes a muddy mess around here when it rains!

We celebrated New Year- well me and the hubby did- with turnip green soup and cornbread- this is a new favorite for me! It has black eye peas- the cornbread and greens all what we needed!

We had so much fun picking out our Christmas tree at a local farm. The only problem was the cats wanted to drink water from the tree stand! I had a friend do my hair for ugly Christmas sweater day at work- what a wonderful fun day that was!

I love my new boots- now I don’t have to steal the hubby’s! And the goats enjoyed the remnants of the Christmas tree! The animals are still going great- and we are still getting 1 duck egg a day and anywhere from 10-14 eggs a day from the girls!

These are some new Christmas presents- it was the year of farm gear- I also got a rooster wind chime and some amazing home quilted placemats and some new towels and a dish rack! I was spoiled! My momma and relatives know me! My hubby surprised with me with my bow- it was a late Birthday present- I got my pistol for Christmas. I am so excited to hone in on my skills and go hunting next year!

Plan up for some more posts and updates- I will be doing some garden planning and goal update soon! Hope you have been doing well!