A 4H Farm Visit

On Saturday this past week, we had visitors.  Mom, Grandmother, Granddaughter and Grandson!  The Granddaughter in particular, Kennedy, is in 3rd grade.  She wants to be a vet when she grows up.  That is a great aspiration.  She wanted to visit our farm because she is working on a 4H project this year for the Bartholomew County Fair.  Her project is on the Vetinary science of the Alpaca.  She had a whole list of questions, I believe they all got answered.  We have one alpaca, Maggie, who was due 2 weeks ago and we hoped that she would be delivering our first Cria (baby alpaca) that morning, but Maggie didn't think it was such a good idea.  So we wait.  Kennedy wants to come back out after the baby is born.  She hopes that it happens before the fair so she can add that to her poster project. The poster has to be turned in on Friday this week so we'll see.  It was a very good visit.

Home Schoolers visit to the farm

June 7, 2011

Today, we had about 17 home schooled kids and parents out to visit and learn more about our alpacas.  It was very good.  Two moms brought their looms with them and asked me for help... I hope I answered them right.  I think they will come back and bring their looms with them and we can just sit and spin and weave and talk..

Ed took off work and explained a lot of the details about how alpacas came into the United States and all the technical stuff about the animals and I just showed them and talked with them about the fiber and what all you can do to and with it.  They liked it as much as we like talking about it.  I am sure they will be back for other events we have here.

Japanese ESL Farm Visit

Japanese ESL Farm Visit   Actions

June 7, 2011

On May 25th, we had a group of Japanese ladies who are involved in an ESL class at Zion Lutheran Church.  Their leaders are Darlene Cooley and Maggie Schneider.  They were a great bunch of ladies and I think enjoyed their cultural experience on the farm.  We talked alpacas in the barn, they visited the farm store and then we went into the house to see the loom and spinning wheel and talked a little about needle felting.  They enjoyed some homemade, still warm, Persimmon pudding and Rasperry Iced tea.  They were so very thankful for the hospitality.  I hope they come again some day!

Today, I will pray for strength to overcome one of life's obstacles!

Today, I will not let one of life's obstacles get to me.  I will think positive!  I will do something productive.  I will love my husband like I've never loved him before.  I will have a great day today.

Laundry is done, bathrooms to clean, dusting to do, sweeper to run.  Company is coming this weekend so I have to be motivated and get these things done so when I go to work, I won't stress over them.

Bible study is done, alpacas are fed, now onto some sewing, then some weaving and spinning some fiber on my drop spindle.   It's going to be a great day today.  Oh, the power of positive thinking!