Harman Farm: Our oldest son got his permit today........

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Our oldest son got his permit today........

OMG....how did this happen? When did he grow up?? :)

I will always remember the chunky little 8 year old boy who came to live with us....and when I look at this young MAN (tall and thin I might add) who he has turned into it is truly hard to believe. Robert and Faith came to us for respite in the summer of 2004. Soon after that, it was determined that they were going to need an adoptive home. We wanted them and Robert told his social worker that he wanted to be adopted by us; so, we truly "picked" each other.

As I write this I have tears streaming. Tammy and I are so proud of him. It is hard to believe that he will be enlisting so soon...but as Mom always said " you give them roots, but you also give them wings."

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K J and the kidsApril 4, 2012 at 6:32 PM
So he's 12 ? :) My wife grew up driving MUCH younger than that on her farm. ha ha
She was 8 or 9 when her dad tied a block to the pedals so that her legs could reach.

This is surely a happily ever after story for those kids. It warms my heart to hear these stories.
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Harman FarmApril 5, 2012 at 8:19 AM
Lol-he is 16; our farm is pretty small (3 acres) so the only thing that he has been driving is the riding lawnmower!

And thank you. :)
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LESSONS THAT WE HAVE LEARNED

1. Don't sweat the small stuff.
2. Pick your battles!!
3. Don't try to "be fair" and parent all of your children the same way; it will make both you and all of them crazy.
4. Make every day count.
5. Parenting is the hardest job in this world.
6. Farming definitely takes a lot of practice!
7. The pecking order in a chicken house is much like that in a "human" house.
8. Once you are parenting 3 children; you could have 20....
9. Kids "get it" more than you realize....
10. "Things" don't matter.
11. Don't ever let the kids "split." (no matter how cute they are)
12. Take parenting "advice" (wanted or unwanted) from other people and know that it may not likely work for your own particular family.
13. Kids really do like structure.
14. The books are right....
15. Goats are fun.
16. Country eggs are the best.
17. If you don't have both chemistry and compatability in your relationship; you may as well forget trying to parent together.
18. Let the snide remarks that other people make roll off of your back; if you want to start a farm-DO IT.
19. The best birthday present for a 3 year old is a new pony :); not only was he thrilled, he has taken "ownership" of this pony and wants to be a part of caring for him daily.
20. Enjoy your dreams!

Recipes by Robert

Our 15 year old son loves to cook.......some of his favorite dishes will be on here soon!

8-17-11
Not sure that this is my favorite dish..but today we made homemade egg noodles. Here is the recipe:
1 cup of flour
2 eggs
salt to taste (Mom has HBP so we are watching our salt intake:)
Make a pile of flour
Make a small dish in the middle
Crack eggs (we have to wash our eggs first because they are fresh)
Knead until consistency of elastic (and not sticky)
Run through a pasta maker or cut noodles how you want them