Harman Farm: Fall 2013

Monday, November 4, 2013

Fall 2013

Life has changed for us so much lately. It is much calmer; hard to believe with 6 kids at home, I know. But, we no longer have any babies, we don't foster, and life is so very different than it was 5 years ago.

For instance; we are down to 4 trick or treaters.

And these 4 are sooo close; they watch out for each and other and each others' best friends. Don't get me wrong, they also fight, but they are quickly "over it" and moving onto their next adventure.

Our 13 year old joined us for decorating pumpkins.

And we used their pretty pumpkins to decorate our farm sign.

We took a trip to Boyds Orchards and had a great time.

We have had lots of bonfires.

And Tammy and I celebrated our 15 year anniversary. We are making it "legal" in June 2014.

Happy Fall!!

1 comment:

K J and the kidsNovember 7, 2013 at 7:56 AM
Well Hello Stranger !
It's good to hear from you. Glad to hear things are going so well. Those are some SUPER cute trick or treaters.
Congratulations on 15 years. Can't wait to see the wedding pictures.
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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