I want to plan something and need help.............

I want to plan an event........................... a country marketplace at my property.  Can anyone out there help me organize some information or give me advice?  I have 2.5 acres, cute outbuildings, could set up a cool event I think.  I have a driveway on both sides, so I think parking would be fine, I could put the horse in the front yard, chickens could stay in their coops all day, I think I can do this!  Anyone out there have any good advice or experience you can lend? 

Those guys at Barn House do it every year and they make it look so awesomely fun, if that is a word.  I know I have attended a few in the past with my candles and prim stuff, want to do this myself.  I would get the kids involved serving food, so we could gain that market ourselves.  Tell me, tell me, would ya? 

COMING SOON!! PAY ATTENTION TO THE UPCOMING POSTS!

My creative flow is just a flowin'.  This past weekend my daughter came to visit and had two feather lock extensions in her hair.  I thought "hey, wait a minute, I can do that'!  And guess what, I am doing just that!  Pics to follow soon, the camera batteries just took a poop!  I am getting my soy candle making back in full swing too!  So wait for the pics and prices, call the cell to order at 919-909-8180 or email me personally for more information!  celeste_kenny@hotmail.com. 

The Geese, my beautiful white Sebastopol

"Kanoah"

My gander.

Is he not magnificent.  I have loved this breed as long as I can remember, these geese are so sweet, they do not have a mean bone in their body.  When I tell people I have geese, they say "oh, they are so mean", well no, they are not.  Not all breeds of geese are aggressive and mean.  I raised mine from goslings, they follow me wherever I go.  They follow the hubby too!  They protect the flock of chickens, they do a great job! 

Coming this spring I hope to have up to 50 eggs, I will incubate some to sell goslings and sell hatching eggs most of the time.  Contact me as soon as possible to get your name on the waiting list.  This is a sought after breed.  First come, first served. 

Hatching eggs will be $35.00 each

Goslings $50.00 each unsexed

Java Chickens all accounted for!!

From Deborah Brown of High Ground Farm:  These chicks are black, white, or mottle Java. As you know, this is a very rare breed. I encourage you to read more about them on the American Livestock Breed Conservancy website. And get involved with the organization, as they are working to try to bring the Java back in numbers. These Java are out of the Garfield Museum Java Flock, which collaborated with the Museum of Agriculture and Industry in 2002. The parents of these chicks are the best of my flock of 60 Java hens.

Back in May of this year I received chicks as part of an ongoing Java Project.  Unfortunately due to a family illness in Deborah's immediate family I was given the opportunity to purchase the 10 "chosen birds" out of her flock and I jumped on it!  My flock now consists of 23 Java hens and roosters, namely, 4 white hens, 1 mottled hen, 3 black roosters, and all the rest are black hens.  Exceptional quality birds.  I will be incubating all eggs that come from the flock as soon as I get my first egg.  There will be an adjustment period for the flock that came over as adults and the younger ones have a little bit longer to go.  So I am hoping for a mild winter to get some egg production going!  This chickens are excellent foragers, great for a small homestead/farmstead.  Exceptional disposition.  Big nice heavy birds, beautiful feathering, magnificent specimens. 

I will be joining several organizations associated with the conservancy and breed.

I am so excited to have these birds and feel so compelled to bring back the breed, I cannot say enough how beautiful these specimens are and I hope to be one part of this vital fight to bring back the Java Chicken.  I will be posting more information as I find it.  New websites to follow regarding Agricultural General Store of North Carolina, etc.  So stay tuned!

I won! I finally won something!

Today I woke up to find an email update from one of my favorite blogs........Tales from the Coop Keeper, she had a giveway for some of her homegrown honey, guess what?  I won!!!  Yeah, Jayme will be mailing me a little pint of her homegrown gold.  I feel so blessed!  I am also picking up my new flock of Java's today. Another dear blogger friend has found out her son has cancer, so sad, but she needs to get rid of the chickens and I jumped on it!  Java's are such wonderful chickens.  Their feather coloring is just amazing.  They come in black, white or mottled, I will have some of each color now!  Next spring I will be selling chicks, hatching eggs and plenty of yummy eating eggs.  Today is a good day.  I thank the Lord for all my blessings, no matter how small!  Life is amazing, it is what you make of it.  On this journey of life, I find such peace in the simple things.  I think that is what God has been showing me, I am paying attention Lord!

How I feel about being me and other unveiling thoughts for Friday

I have been feeling the need all day to tell the important people in my life how much I love them.  So here it goes.........

You know it, I feel it, you got it! 

Now spread it!

Happy Friday ya'll!



So much goin' on..........

With grandma's cancer and me getting so much done in our financial goal planning, I have not posted since August 18th, wow, so sorry.  Sometimes I just get so caught up in the living that I forget to breathe and release.  So what have I gotten done lately you ask?  Well, just take a look at this list;

1.  IRS settlement

2. Child support paid off

3.  House plans picked out

4. 529 college savings plan set up for little man

5.  401k set up for Gary

6.  LLC and tax ID set up

7.  Went through magazines that I have been saving forever, and cut out and pasted in dream journal

8.  Got my couponing going again

9.  Got another car finally, paid cash, nothing special, but gets me from point A to B

10.  Got my NC drivers license, after a full year, geeezzzzzzzzzzzz

11.  Making plans to start refinishing some furniture pieces

12. Registered for college starting in Spring 2012, YEPPERS, gonna finally finish!!!

13. Going to take an excel class, maybe a furniture painting class as well, but that one is a biggie, $995

Still to do;

1.  Clean out barn to set up workshop

2.  Clean out second barn for heritage Java flock coming in from a dear friend who just found out her son has leukemia, doing lots of praying for him!

3.  Set up a cute coop for the girls and their guy, think they will love it!  Debbie spoiled them, I will carry it on!

4.  Gonna start getting serious about setting up shop! 

5.  Setting up a website

So, as you see, I have been a busy girl, our financial outlook looks amazing, we have ZERO debt, and I mean ZERO!  Only our monthly living bills, electric, rent, cable, internet, food, insurance, gasoline, etc.  Things are going our way, and we know who to be thankful to, thank you Lord for all your blessings.  Our children are healthy, and hopefully soon I will have some good news about Lauren, (secret until then), hee hee..........talk again soon, promise!

A picture is worth a thousand words.............

After 14 years of marriage and 16 years of being together I find myself more and more in love with my husband every day.  I came across this picture today and it just says it all.

"Life ain't always beautiful, but it's a beautiful ride".  And it was worth the ride! 

Believe me, it does get better with proper aging. 

GWC

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CRK

Forever! 



10 things I know for sure.................

I keep finding myself dreaming of what is to be.  Don't get me wrong, I am perfectly content with what and who I am right now.  But only content I think for right now.  Since I have been to the top and all the way to the bottom.  Believe me, being right in the middle is perfect for me.  I am very proud of where I am right now on my journey of life. 

Here is what I know:

1.  I have almost ZERO debt, I owe a few bills out for repairs and maintenance things on my KY house, about $1600.00.   I also have another small debt, a few hundred dollars, nothing major.  And that is all of our debt, ALL OF IT! 
2.  I am saving for the new house, and believe me, within two years, we will have it or it will be being built! 
3.  My marriage for the most part is wonderful, there are days when he still bugs me, but what man does not bug a woman?  He is a great partner in this journey and he makes me smile, ALOT!!  He is my lover, my friend and the one I confide in.  I can count on him to carry our family through, I can count on him to make me feel better when I need it, and mostly I can count on him to love me.  I know he loves me and always will. 
4.  I have no regrets, living with regrets can be a major downer in any life.  I am totally regret free, if mistakes were made, I have come to grips with it, and it is over and done with, I am not perfect!
5.  I have wonderful adult children that have made something of their lives, and are still in the process of becoming the successful human they were born to be.  I love you all so much, and I am so excited for your futures! 
6.  Having a nine year old at home still keeps me grounded, and feeding the animals gives me peace inside.  Having a chore list as long as my arm makes me feel accomplished and know I am doing my part to make my life as good as it can be.  Something about lists, crossing off the numbers going down the row.  At night, when I lay my head down, the more I have crossed off the better I sleep.  Weird isn't it? 
7.  All of who I am I owe to my parents, thank you Mom and Dad for raising me and loving me.  I love you more than you will ever know!  Thank you for giving me a little sister, she is an amazing person. 
8.  I know there are many more mysteries and u-turns ahead.  No problem, after what I have been through, I can do it!  And with grace this time. 
9.  I believe in bigger and better things, thank you Jesus for loving me and making my life as beautiful as it is. 
10.  I pray for world peace, cheesy I know, but world peace is my biggest and best dream, we are all one, and need to join together and become a better race of human beings.  God Bless us all!  

Trip to Virginia to see the kids

Look at these faces, we went to visit my sailor son on his ship, the Normandy to share what time we could with him.  And then.....

Toes in the water, toes in the sand.  Some time shared soaking up the sun.

My proud 8 year old after receiving special gifts from big brother.  Jonathon shared one of his hats, a belt and his medalion with his little brother, because as Dakota says " Jonathon I am not following my own footsteps, I am following yours"!

Look at my two handsome sons, they look so much alike!

A little blurry, but look at the happiness beaming, it could be the sushi!

My 26 year old playing with her little brother!  What a great sister she is!

Bigger and better things are just around the corner Grandma!

My grandmother has cancer in her mouth.  And now, she has had a stroke.  It seems it was not that bad, so off to rehab she has to go.  And then she will have to face radiation.  I think this is what Jesus wanted because this stroke came four days before she was scheduled to have a disfiguring surgery to remove the lime size tumor inside her mouth and sinus cavity.  Eighty eight years old is a long good life, must we disfigure her at this stage of the game or try for the radiation to add what time it can?  All I want is for her to be out of pain.  My Aunt Lurleen texted me today and said Grandma wants to be with me, and I want to be with her.  Of all the things I miss in Florida, I miss her the most.  If she could be here with me, on the farm, having some quality of life again instead of by herself at her villa with no windows, it will make me happy for the rest of my life.  Whatever time she has, let it be good time.  Amen!  Thank you father for listening!