Traveling - Happenings

We have been traveling for the past week to pick up a car. The first car didn't work out. It had some un-diagnosed issues that we were not willing to take on.  We were blessed by our friends with this car instead. Plus, we had a wonderful visit with them. Blessings all around...

The car averaged about 32 MPG. This will save us on fuel. The chickens
are checking it out.

We discovered a new dip made with smoked beef brisket. It is delicious!

It was good to see Pikes peak again...

When we got back to the homestead it was a relief to see that everything was just as we left it. We had our prayers answered with safe travels and with keeping our home safe too. The chickens were glad to get out this morning. I spent hours unpacking and putting everything up. I lost my favorite hair clip and my favorite water bottle.

We divided up the trip on the way home and that sure made the trip back a lot less tiring. I went to bed last night about 7 pm. I slept for 12 hours. We stayed busy while we were gone getting up very early every morning and going to bed late. We had good food and great company. I'm hoping for another get together this fall. It may turn out to be a girls' trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. We also have some company coming at the end of May.

I took pictures. I will post them as soon as I can. It was so green compared to here. It was snowing when we got home. We were able to avoid all the severe storms by just a few hours. Severe storms frighten me. 

It was kind of a last-minute trip, so I had to catch up on laundry when I got back. I cleaned out the refrigerator and made Refrigerator Soup with the vegetables that needed to be used up before they succumbed to the inevitable waste that occurs when left in the refrigerator too long. 

I picked up a couple things from the Dogwood Festival. The leopard wood
scrapper is for cleaning my cast iron pans. The applewood smoked salt is
flavorful and smokey. A little goes a long way.
   

I opened the blinds this morning and discovered that it had snowed.

Number One Husband fed his kefir grains a half gallon of milk and put them
in the refrigerator before we left. He set them out on the counter when we got
back and they are very happy and ready to strain. 

This is what we have been up to for the last week. I almost have everything caught back up. I need to finish up posting all of our receipts in my expense journal for the month. I have a lot of receipts this month with two trips under our belt. I'm ready for our monthly grocery shopping trip next week. The refrigerator is in dire need of some fresh vegetables. I hope to catch up on my studies over the weekend. That's about it unless something else pops up. We are ready for the upcoming Sabbath to begin so we can have a proper day of rest...

Shalom,

Mrs. Smith