March 13th, 2010
New Life Skills
Yippee! My husband is teaching our son new skills – skills that he will need when my husband has the much-needed operation on his knee. My son is learning how to milk our goats – Delilah, Jemimah, Ruth, Cleo, Deborah, Esther, Aquila and Priscilla. Praise God that we have the most patient goats, and they have been extremely tolerant of a novice milking them.
Some of our goats have tiny little teats and are difficult to milk, while others like Deborah, Aquila and Priscilla have wonderful teats for milking. Priscilla is one of the most patient goats ever, and she has LOTS of milk. My daughter has also expressed a desire to learn how to milk, and her small hands would definitely be an advantage in milking some of our goats.
Today my husband and son went out to cut firewood, and they came back with a HUGE amount of firewood in the shortest time ever. What does my husband think of his new chainsaw? He ♥♥♥ it, as it makes the job of cutting wood so much easier, and my son loaded the trailer for him while he used the chainsaw.
My husband was going to show our son how to use the chainsaw, but we have a slight problem. The chainsaw is too heavy, and when you rev it up, it kicks back- maybe next year??? I love homeschooling, as there is so much to learn – new life skills everyday!
I am a daughter of the King of Kings, seeking to live a godly life and mirror the love of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
It is great to see that your wood shed is getting filled. I saw some pretty low temps in the south last wee.
I have never dealt with goats. Small teats and low to the ground must make milking a back breaking chore? (My dad and uncles all have dairy farmers back from hand milking in the old days!)
Life skills moments are some of my most favorite..and I especially delight in watching my husband teach our children new things. How wonderful that your son will be able to carry much of the load when your husband has his surgery.
It’s wonderful that they are learning these valuable life skills. They are also learning the value of hard work at a young age.
Hi Ruby,
Yes, it is certainly heartening to see our wood shed with some wood in it.
Small teats and low to the ground means that you need to sit on a stool and have loads of patience – I think that God is trying to teach my son patience.
Have a wonderful and blessed week,
Jillian ♥
Hi Trisha,
Life skills moments are rather plentiful here at the moment.
My son and daughter are learning new skills all the time, and my daughter is looking forward to making her first crockpot stew.
Have a wonderful and blessed week,
Jillian ♥
Hi Heather,
Yes, it is wonderful how much our children have learned in the last few weeks. God has His way of teaching us patience and determination.
Have a blessed week,
Jillian ♥
I *can* milk ~ a cow. Never tried a goat & I can’t say I could *strip one out* but I can get milk in a pail ~ sl~ow~ly! ☺
Chainsaws are wonderful things.
Hi Ganeida,
Goats are completely different to cows – with a cow, the motion is more up and down, but with the goats it is a gentle squeezing motion.
The goats don’t like my hands – too cold, and their teats disappear up inside the udder. I tried milking a cow, too, with the same result – it seems that I am not destined to milk!
Have a wonderful and blessed week,
Jillian ♥