Here it is, April...

I did get seeds started, and an initial tilling done in my garden to mix in the composted chicken poop...but flat tires that would not stay aired up caused problems.  I got new inner tubes, but little did we know...they really don’t seem to make the rims for tillers sturdy enough to put new tubes in...now they are bent.  It took me a few days of searching, but...I finally have new wheels and tires on the way!  Maybe I will get my garden planted soon...most of the seeds are sprouted and ready to go and I bought some plants like broccoli, tomato, a variety of peppers.  It is kind of good that I haven’t planted yet, we got down in the 30’s...they called for a possible freeze, but I think the warm days prior kept it from happening here.  We had pretty bad storms too, and of corse tornados close.  None of my plants got damaged, I had them on a covered porch and hung a tarp to block the wind.

I have been playing catch up still too.  I planted more trees and have attempted to get them mulched, but I will need more mulch.  I only got about half done, with 20 bags of mulch.  I tried to get areas done that dry quicker, and the new plants.  I need to do my blueberries though...weeds grow so fast that some of them my disappear if I am not diligent about mowing.  I get behind some and skip a week and if it rains much, the weeds and grass grow really tall...really fast.  I get big projects done at the expense of cleaning things, I still haven’t power washed my house and it is looking pretty bad.  I wasn’t going to start up the incubators until I got caught up, but I have people calling wanting chicks, so I did...and another incubator stopped working!  I am down to one that works well, and one that I really may have to detail clean and disinfect majorly, the first batch of eggs...all but three failed.  It gets warmer on one side than the other too.  I really need to make a cabinet incubator...soon.

I have been battling allergy issues too, a double ear infection that seems not to want to go away completely.  What is weird is although I can hear again and I think the infection has gone away, my ears continue to itch.  Not just my inner ear, but even my ear lobes and the outer ear too.  I am wondering if maybe the drops they prescribed are causing it?  I am trying Sweet Oil and a homeopathic ear drop and allergy drops called Texas Trees and Grasses.  If I remember to take them three times a day, the itching is not too bad...if I don’t, it itches like crazy.  I have cleaned my ears, walked around with Sweet Oil and cotton balls in my ears, used various essential oils.  I just hope after everything finishes releasing so much pollen that it will stop.

I have chicks hatching now, and tons to get done before it gets real hot out so, it may be awhile before another update.  Hopefully I will get the majority of my projects done before canning season begins, time will tell.