Summer turned into winter pretty quick around these parts. A few weekends ago, we were outside working and it was actually hot, the next weekend, it snowed in the Sierra's and we had our first fire in the wood stove. We were lucky to have the long summer to finish up the bigger outdoor projects that we had gong on, yet there was still a scramble the last couple of weeks to "winter proof" the homestead.
First off, the husband brought home some bark for the dog pin, we were hoping to minimize their opportunity to roll around in the mud (my dogs love the rain and prefer to bask in it) and so far, the mud has been kept at bay. Also, the small rock area that we installed for them turned out to a pretty good idea... for whatever reason the dogs are now doing 90% of their pooping on the rock. Pretty convenient!
Our biggest project for winter proofing, though, was pouring our patio! This was a big project that I can't say I had much hand in, we had a lot of help from our friends Justin, Chris, Ryan and my dad. The boys framed out the patio one weekend and then we had the concrete truck come the next. The concrete truck came early one Saturday morning and the concrete was in place within a few hours... for a group of guys who don't professionally pour concrete, they did a pretty good job.
And of course, I had to throw in something fun, so I made everyone who worked on the project leave something behind in the concrete.
We plan to eventually stain the concrete ourselves but we aren't in any hurry to do so. Before the summer comes again, we hope to add some patio furniture and maybe even an outdoor fan, but until then, we will just enjoy the mud free area!
Another fall festivity... we had our annual Friendsgiving although I didn't take many pictures, the turkey and all the fixings turned great (per the usual) and there were babies and toddlers galore... so yeah, get ready for baby overload ;)
In goat world, my babies are putting on nice thick coats for the winter... my precious Willow had some dark fur come in and is also getting some pretty rad markings on her face. Sage is still crazy and all over the place and Jonesy is rocking a pretty tall mohawk on his back. The oak trees on our property are a beautiful gold right now and finally, the pretty green grass is coming back to the pasture!
Tomorrow we are supposed to get our first snow but we are ready to hunker down and enjoy some real November weather! Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving week everyone!
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