Peace and quiet have I none.

" What a beautiful day" I , Grace said to myself as I sat myself down at the table by the window. Looking out, I see the dirt road ,the green/brown grass and leafless trees. "Ahh peace and quite." Opening up my laptop, I  go to my blog. Sipping on my tea, I try to figure out what the title should be for this weeks news. I lift my fingers to the keyboard and boom! "Grace!! You want a dreamcicle? Said Kaity as she flopped on the couch. Luke makes a beeline for the piano and plays his not-so- famous, annoying Indian song. My head shot up and I sent him a pleading look, he plays on. Ali pulls a chair up to my table and eats her ice cream bar, dripping all over. I look around for an escape some quiet, some peace, something! I shake my head with a smile on my face "Lord, thank you for my siblings because if I didn't have all this noise and chaos I would never know what to write about."

Welcome to this weeks

Johnston's Riverview Farm News!!!

Does this draw your attention??

Good! :) Then let's get started!

 

 

I Love Maple Syrup!

So, My dad has been thinking about tapping our maple trees forever

and then one day we just did it!

 

That is the baggy thingy that holds the sap.

No, this is not a feeding tube. This is the hose that we put on our homemade sap spigots.

 

I was watching Luke, dad, and Morgan (My four year old cousin.) with my phone up ready for any picture I could get, moving  to the left, right, and front trying to get a good shot. Dad put the hose on the spigot, eyeballed where to cut. Luke grabbed the rest of the hose so it wouldn't get dirty. I glanced at the remaining hose in Luke's hands. "Morgan, do you want to try some sap?" Luke asked as he held out the hose. "Sap?" Morgan asked with confusion written on her face. "Yeah! It's really good! It tastes like sugar water!" Morgan walks to Luke and tries to take the hose. "No, no, Morgan open your mouth. I'll dump it in." Luke raised the hose and Morgan opened her mouth. I snapped a few pictures, smiling she goes to the next tree. "Uncle Jewwy, (Jerry.) can I have some more tree juice?"

Boiling down the sap! Which takes forEVER!

Both times mom and dad where up till 3am.

Pretty cool outdoor, stone, grill, smoker, thing ah?

 

 

We were finally able to try our own maple syrup!! We boiled some that night before and made pancakes the next morning! It was so cool to eat my breakfast and know that we made the syrup!

 

 

 

Fun on the Farm!

Here's a short slide show!

 

Yes, The boys were playing with a walker. You have no idea how much fun they are! :)

 

 

 

 

Dogs bark, cats meow...

 

Meet Missy, our new dog!

 

She is a Border Collie/Blue Heeler.

You NEVER see her laying down like this. NEVER! She is

normally running around with the kids or casing squirrels.

She has a great personality! Smart, calm (at times) , sweet ,and fun!

 

 

P.S. If you come to our house be careful. She, umm, is a little excited when people come. (Cough.) A little.

 

 



Mr. Fuzz has decided lately to jump on the trampoline with us! :)

He'll come join us and then walk to a end and lay down.

It really weird.

 

I wanted to get a video but, Luke kicked him off before I could.

 

What it took me to get through this post.

1. Drinking a cup of tea

2. Listening to music

3. Singing to music

4. Cleaning while listening to music.

5. Eating a dreamcicle

6. Eating another dreamcicle

7. Check my email.

8. Calling a friend

9. Make a video

10. Drinking a smoothie.

 

Yup, even I am speechless to this.

 

 

 

As I finish up my blog post , I look out the window at my siblings. Crazy and loud they may be but, I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world. I watch them for a minute. Oh, to have the energy that they have, carefree life as a kid. I thank God for every one of them and this farm. Though every day is crazy , I don't ever have to worry about being bored here! I thank God for that!

 

Grace

 

 

 I know this was a little different then most but, hey, why not switch it up some?

Thanks for reading!

 

May God Bless You!

 

Grace. :)

 

Johnstons' Riverview Farm News!

Howdy!!

 

 

I am such a slacker! it's been a month since I posted a post!
(Covering my face with shame.)
So, thanks to everyone who kept reminding me about my one, simple job!:)

P.S. How is the weather there?? It is raining buckets here! Yuck!

Let's jump into the news!
 

 

Buckle up!!
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We finally bought a truck!! We were using my grandpa's all winter.

(Thanks for letting us borrow your truck, grandpa!)

Our farm truck!

 

It isn't red, it's maroon. Just saying. :)

 

 

Luke showing off the inside of the truck!

So, dad has been telling me about this truck and being the girl that I am, I did ride in it until like two weeks after we bought it. I jumped in the truck and right away froze. "Red velvet seats.", I look to dad, "I feel like royalty!!" But really! We've never had a truck that had royal seats! Mom said that I need to get out more. :)

(I showed my dad these pictures and he said, " It looks like you are trying to sell it." So, NO we are not selling this truck! I LOVE the sound it makes! Do you ever get in a truck and when you push the gas it makes that loud  "BRAAAAAAAAAAAA "sound? Ours has that but with a "pop pop" sound. It's great! :)

Down on the Farm!

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Magel!

This is Kaitys new buck! He's sooooo sweet! He's really friendly too!

The only thing is, he's a 80's bunny. Why? Because he has a  mullet!!!

He's got the short hair in front then long in the back.  I don't know how I feel about having a bunny on the farm that has a mullet.

 I just don't know.....................

 

Daisy!

This is our new baby girl!! We bought her when we bought Twinkie!

 Isn't Daisy sooooooo cute!? She's a month old now!! She melts my heart!

So, mom and dad went to buy a milk cow, and umm, yeah. They saw her and couldn't leave her.

We really don't need any more heifers but, hey! She's cute! :)

 

 

And

Twinkie!!

 

Many people have addictions, TV, alcohol, books, drugs, but, we have a addiction that you guys might not even know of.......................

 I call it the,

 

 dairy farmers, "I don't need another cow but, why not buy this cow" addiction.

 

Quit laughing!!  It's a deadly addiction!! I'm not lying! Every winter we buy cows ,every spring we buy a milk cow, every fall we buy just one more! Once you start, it's hard to kick. Trust me.

 

She is our newest milk cow!! :)

Random Pictures!!

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I had to put this picture on my blog. Just look at this picture!

(Wiping away tears.) It's true friendship!

(Grabbing a hanky) Its so lovely!

"Ok, Mickey and Fuzz get out of the PORCH!!!"

 

The Ultimate Fort!

Walking in the house, I go straight to mom, excited to tell her how babysitting went when my brother bursts in the house. "Grace, Grace, come outside! I want to show you my tree fort!!" I follow him thinking that it was going to be one of his half finished forts. (He has a few of

them.)

 I walk to the side of the shed and stop right in my tracks. It was huge! Three stories high and totally done! I right away climb up the pretty creepy ladder. (That I know will break on me one of these days!)

 Standing on the main floor, I take in the fort. He even had pans hanging in one room and a rug down in the main floor. I thought it was pretty cool! He really wanted me to go on the top floor but, I'm a chicken when it comes to heights so, I stayed right where I was.

Good Job Luke!!!

 

Stardust modeling her new bridle!!

 

Stardust, Seymour, and Eclipse.

 

 

Oh my,

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*When you post pictures on your blog of when it was snowing and then not finishing your blog until it's 50 degrees.

 

*Adding a blue tailgate to your maroon truck with a green ratchet strap to tie it together, literally!
 

*Cowboy boots + ice = A ice skating cowboy/girl.

 

* Trying to get your new bridle to fit your horse only to figure out that your dad put it together backwards.

 

*Wearing mix-match socks to your babysitting job and having their mom point it out.

Really, who has time for matching socks! :)

 

* Taking your (still in training) calf out for a run and hoping it looked like you have control of the calf. (Even though you might not!)

 

*(Brand new phone in back pocket) Stardust "Hahaha! She has something in her pocket must bite it! Must get it out!"

 

 

 

Thanks for reading and have a blessed day!!!

 

Grace