What we're all about!

I realized today as I was posting our very first blog - that if anyone really ever reads this, they would have no idea how this started. So I thought I would give a little background. First, this blog exists because Jordan, my 12 year old daughter, thought it would be fun to write about our life. Also, because my friend Laura, thought that our friends & family would get a kick out of all of the crazy things that seem to happen on a regular basis at our little homeschool homestead.

One memorable event was when a peacock flew across our property right into a power line - killing itself and blowing the power for about 3 miles. Really, it happened! Maybe we will have to go back in time and share a few of these interesting events.

About us - we're a family of five. Donald, Cindy, Alex, Travis and Jordan. We live on 4 acres in Southern California. We just started our 10th year of home schooling. Alex is a senior, Travis a freshmen and Jordan is in 7th grade. We have 3 dogs, 3 cats, 2 birds, 1 turtle, 1 fish, 14 chickens (11 hens and 3 roosters) and too many wild peacocks to count! We have all kinds of science and zoology experiments happening everyday right in our own backyard.

We planted a giant garden this year and enjoyed the fruits of our labor - literally. The kids even set up and worked a vegetable stand to earn extra money. Now that we are in the throes of another school year, it's a bit more difficult to spend time working the garden. But we have loved it - well, sort of - I think it's a bit of a love/hate thing.

My hope is that we will be able to share news, events and pictures with our friends and family. It could even turn into a bit of a computer, photography and writing lesson for each of us. Except for Donald - he doesn't "do technology"!
~Cindy~