Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. ~Matthew 6:21~
Mikah’s hair was getting too long to be manageable, so I gave him a haircut yesterday. I feel like we get a bit of flak about keeping his hair long. I can only point to a couple things people have said or done that suggest they think we’re wrong (or at the least, strange) to let his hair grow long. This makes me feel bad.
Haniya graduated from head gear to braces yesterday. I am so proud of her cheerful attitude, even though her mouth is quite sore! She only has to wear the head gear at night now. She had been wearing it at least 22 hours a day. She was very conscientious and never missed any “opportunity” to wear the gear. So it is nice that she gets a break from that. The doctor expects her to wear braces for 30 to 33 months. We hope it will be less. 
Lots of pictures so click on the post title to see more about our big day at the orthodontist.
The last two weekends’ work has broken us out of a jail of our own making. Because our animals were free-ranging over most of our property, we had (until now) put up temporary cattle panel/t-post fences right around the perimeters of the pole barn, temporary barn and house. Every time we went in or out, we had multiple gates to open and close, poop to try to avoid, and animals to keep from jumping on us out of curiosity (why do goats always think you’re carrying food?). We’ve got some big projects to accomplish this summer ~ plus we were fed up with animals lounging on gravel instead in green pastures (does that make sense?)! So we put up a temporary fence that casts a wider net all around the people areas ~ driveway, barns, and house ~ locking the lovable creatures out and giving us some more room! That’s why we feel we’ve just been set free. Here are some pictures of all the work and fun we had doing it.
We always (try) to go to the river when we have an extra orthodontist trip. Which happened last week.
I am copying a retro apron for a friend. This post is Part 1 of the process. I show you the apron and some of its details and how I copy it, creating a pattern from it that can be used over and over again.
Yesterday we went to the grand re-opening celebration of the new Umpqua Store in Umpqua, OR on Fort McKay Road. They had a ribbon cutting and some hooping and hollering and then we all got to eat! Then we walked around and got a peek at the gift section, featuring some of the crafts we’ve made.
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