My day at home are my favorite. I'm so happy in the morning thinking about all the things I will get done. Different projects I have started and cleaning jobs I have put off. I'm going to bake something yummy and make a few casseroles for this week. It's going to be great.
I get up at 5 or 5:15 and go to the barn at 5:30. Benny gets up with me but if it's raining or windy we won't go outside. He sees me off though. If he goes to the barn he is tied up so he doesn't spook the cows.
I feed the calves milk and hay. I feed the cows grain and wet hay.
The cats are around my feet meowing. They want pets but mostly food and milk. We have 6 cats under 1 year old and old mother cats. They named and spoiled with beds and toys and cat treats.
One cat rides around on my head. She repeatedly jumps on my coat, arm or shoulder when she gets anywhere near me. 
The last chore for me is running the gutter. I shovel 💩poo to get it safely out to the manure pit. This is necessary so the shit pump doesn't plug with straw.
In the house I take the dog out and start the coffee and run the dishwasher. I usually have to clean the kitchen because I didn't do it the night before. I definitely stop working by 7pm. Any messes after that are dealt with the next day.
I have my shower, change my clothes and sometimes have a nap. Not today 😁. Kids are up and I can think of a million jobs for them.
I read about an organization 'little dresses for Africa ' they make dresses and sanitary pads for girls who are going to school. The pads are made with 3 layers of batting. I have a garbage bag of small pieces of batting perfect for this. And my girls are perfect for cutting them out. March break project underway.
My regular sewing machine is getting oiled and cleaned this week so I'm going try out this old bessy. A $20.00 find at the thrift store. I'm zigzag around the outside of this pads. Great way to clean up some scraps. After breakfast (which Gary cooks on the weekend) and some house cleaning jobs, the girls can go back to rotting they brains on the computers. In the afternoon we go to the barn at 3pm.
It's a beautiful snowy day. The girls will go outside later I'm sure. The dog has to be walked and maybe I can talk Emily into cross country skiing. Maybe Nanny Lois will come for supper. It's a good life.
