Sharing

I just wanted to share an amazing blog with you. I started reading a few months ago and fell into it. John, Maria, Donkeys, Chickens, Florence, Rocky and the Dogs....I encourage you to read. He talks not about the struggles of farming etc but about the complete joy in it. Rocky the 33 year old blind pony, Simon the rescued donkey and the many other characters on Bedlam/New Bedlam farm. I am completely wrapped up in the story of their lives which is strange considering it is not a work of fiction. Anyways, give him a read.....totally worth it. http://www.bedlamfarm.com/

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!

OK, so here is something I learned today that blew my mind when it worked! If you have kids listen up! Kids around these parts are covered in various berry fluids for July and August( yes we have 2 good months and that is it! We live in a freakin' rain forest!!!) So today I took the kid and illegals to the park with a bag of cherries( I would never allow the cherry eating in my house..EVER) Madness ensued. They were like wild dogs...even the kid who doesn't eat real food. Not only were their faces and hands covered..legs, shorts, shirts, hats...everything was covered in purple juice. Now, the first thing parents learn in my loosely termed daycare is, and it's in the contract bible, is that your child will never remain clean, never ever. I wash faces twice a day, unless a disaster strikes. I would never clean faces at the park with chemically soaked diaper wipes etc. Kids should be dirty..it's proof they are kids. I love it. SO we came home 3 hours later with this "stuff" still stuck to ourselves and our clothes. My son didn't blink a sticky eye at being dirty...the other kids had a horrified look on their faces and will probably suffer PTSD.

 We came in, washed our hands and faces and went on with the day. I also do not change clothes unless it has been pooed in, peed in or extremely wet. Deal with it.......your kids don't really care, why do you? So anyways, I put the wingnut to bed tonight and looked at this shirt...WTF, that will never come out!.So like any good parent I poured a vodka water with lime, and sat down at crackbook. WELL SHUT THE FRONT DOOR. The first thing I peruse is a friends status update

 "In follow up to the start of my day of smoothie-in-blender spewing disaster, here's a helpful tip for those of you who have trouble getting berry stains out of your clothes: boil water and pour it directly on stain from a distance. Stain will be gone instantly! Promise!" 

Huh, interesting..not convinced! So I then think, what the heck, worth a shot. IT FUCKING WORKED. I kid you not!!!!!!! All that's left on the shirt is yogurt, gravel dust, dirt and various other daily things. BUT NO CHERRY STAINS. 

Pre Water

Post Water

The yogurt got more visible..weird but whatever!

As a side note we did a little Canada Day craft with my BFF's daycare. Check it out...hand print flag t-shirts!

And PS- found this beauty curbside and embarrassed the crapola out of my hubby when I came to a sudden halt in my uber cool mini-van and backed up and demanded he get out and liberate it from the trash bin

Her name is Mathilda! I am soo in love and my seestor is too..she is to become a scarecrow in the funny farms garden!