Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

O Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Make our hearts like unto Thine.

It is on these beautiful feast days that I really wish Bret could find work at home to do. I would love to make a visit to the Blessed Sacrament as a family today, but even if I could do it alone with the kids, I don't know that I would want to...it really takes both of us to handle the little guys, and spending half an hour hissing at them under my breath would sort of defeat the purpose of the visit...

Mom brought over a big, beautiful sage for me to add to my herb bed yesterday. Actually, it's so big I think it will have to go next to the transplanted rosemary that nearly took over the bed until we removed it. I gave her some radishes. Hers had bolted, and no one here eats radishes except for me, so I have plenty to share. I also made yogurt yesterday. Since we will be drying off the cow as of next week, it will be the last home-made yogurt for a while. I dread buying milk at the store, not only for the taste, but for the cost as well. We go through about a gallon a day here, and I have been making my own yogurt, butter and sour cream. Butter I have in abundance, probably 6 months worth in the freezer, so I won't need that at least.

Starting Over...

I began a blog on Zoomshare just for friends and family, so that they could keep up with the goings on in our family, but I just didn't have time to keep it up and haven't done anything with it in about a year. Blogger looks easier to use and far more attractive to view. I doubt I will be posting too frequently; my hope is to post at least once a week, but with homeschooling, cooking, cleaning and crafts, I wonder if perhaps I am biting off more than I can comfortably chew.

The the kids are just about finished with the school year, and I need to look through the materials for the coming year. Una will be starting fifth grade, Sebastian will be in second, and Gabriel will start first. And I will be losing my mind trying to teach them and entertain a three year old and a 22-month old.

Nuala, our Jersey, is to calve in August. This means we begin drying her off next week. I am not looking forward to having to purchase milk at the store. We generally go through seven gallons a week, for drinking, making yogurt, sour cream and butter. I will not be buying that much. We will have milk for the kids' cereal, and otherwise use powdered for cooking. I have enough butter in the freezer to last 6 months, so that won't be a problem.

I really have very mixed feelings about having a blog. On the one hand, I really want to be able to share with friends and family, and maybe a few like-minded people. On the other, I detest wasting time on the computer when I could be doing something productive. I like the computer as a tool, but I feel guilty when I use it merely for entertainment. We'll see how it goes. If I can keep it from growing into a monster, perhaps it will actually serve a purpose.