Real world: day 1.

Family came over a week ago to unload the POD. Wy was so happy to have all his things again. 

We spent all last week unpacking, organizing and finishing up some remodeling. 

It snowed again but luckily it all melted as fast as it fell. Since we also had to go into town it was the perfect excuse for hot chocolate. It is suppose to be another warm week so here's to hoping it melts the remaining snow! 

We finished the bathroom minus trim and blinds. Okay so we didn't finish it but we're close, and we have running water! 

Our countertop also came in last week and err...well...

Lowes was pretty amazing and rush ordered a new one for us. 

Shawn swore in on Friday and it would be an understatement to say everyone gushed with pride. It's so amazing to see him manifest his dreams. He worked so hard and landed his dream job. 

Wyatt had so much fun in the Discovery Room, it was a great time and were so thankful. 

This last weekend was spent getting our room straightened out and finishing up the living room. 

And the master. 

Last week of vacation.

Shawn is in his last week of vacation before starting his new job. It's bittersweet but for people who thrive on routine a welcome change. 

It was in the mid 40's low 50's all week, completely amazing! So much of the snow melted and the driveway is now completely snow free! 

It's also snowing outside right now. 

The carpets were installed on Tuesday, cabinets painted and our home goods arrived on Thursday! Family came over on Saturday to unpack and we slept in our bed last night. It was amazing. 

Off to finish unpacking! 

A Hard Lesson Learned.

Temperature. Never in my life did I think I would be so concerned with the temperature outside. It got down to -18 last week and that number is important. 

Temperature is everything. 

It has started to warm up and the snow is melting, finally. We can finally see dirt! It should be full sun and in the 40s this week. 

Our carpet gets installed on Tuesday and on Thursday our home goods will arrive. We turned the water on and aside from the shower everything worked. It's slated to be fixed today. Wish us luck! 

Shawn is officially no longer employed by the U.S. Army! It's been a long 6 years (7 for him) two kids, three dogs, four moves, three states, two deployments and more time apart than together. I'm glad to be closing this chapter. 

We bought goats. Three. Yes three. One doeling and two wethers. We couldn't chose between the two of the boys so we got them both. Wyatt is still going on about his baby goats and Shawn and I are equally excited. We chose Maple, Hickory and Walnut for names. Wy calls Maple 'Mickey Mouse'. 

Maple is the brown and white doe. 

Her brother Walnut. 

The one in the middle is Hickory. 

The babies will be ready in 8 weeks, we can't wait! 

Our seedlings are doing well. We've transplanted some using the block maker and man is that going to be handy next spring. 

So, back to temperature. We ordered our chickens from a hatchery in November. 10 SR Blue Laced Red Wyandottes and 15 female Silver Laced Wyandottes, they threw in an extra chick to make 26. They were slated to arrive March 2-4 which was our ideal time frame. I recieved email confirmation that they had shipped on Sunday. A little thrown off but okay... They arrived on Tuesday and were actually shipped on Saturday. Dead. Twenty Six. 2-6. 26 dead chicks showed up at our post office 4 days later. 

Lesson learned. 

We decided to practice what we preach and go local. 12 SLR Wyandottes, 15 Narragansett turkeys, 4 Blue Sweedish and 4 Fawn Runner Ducks will be here next month. 

We know we'll have bigger losses so we're moving on, learning our lesson and won't make the same mistake twice. 

Life.