Shalali Infante and Pint-Size Farm, located in New Mexico, breeds miniature jerseys, Nigerian dwarf goats, and American Guinea Hogs shipping animals all over the U.S.

Molly gave 7.4 pounds and Janie gave 7.2 pounds this afternoon.

Hurray, I can tell you I’ve gotten the garden rototilled and the papers were graded (inbox empty) for at least one point during the day.  As I sadly turn my head to the right, YIKES, the inbox is full again.  As for dinner, we went out.  We had to get Dante some Halloween stuff at the Spirit Store, and I still didn’t have any great inspirations for dinner, so we dined out.

The rototilling took a lot more effort than I thought it would.  Of course it was much easier than hand turning the soil with a shovel, but…still work.  I went over it about 3-4 times breaking up the sod more and more each time.  That is after I finally got the thing started.  I realized to REALLY make sure the switch is turned to the ON position if you want it to start.  I figured out this nugget after about 10 pulls on the starter cord.  It worked great though.  First time we’ve used it.  (Thanks Jim).  After going over it several times, I decided to sprinkle it, and then go over it again with the ’tiller in a couple of days.

Well, time for bed, so Good night!

I really want to get back into the habit of my journal.

This morning, Molly gave 14 pounds and Janie gave 15.8 pounds.  For yesterday there were 2 eggs (ARGH!)

For breakfast I made ham, hashbrowns, toast, and scrambled eggs.  While cooking breakfast, I got the milking stuff ready to go out - mixed the cows’ and goats’ sprouted grain with nutritional yeast; put wheat sprouts and bean & corn sprouts into the chickens and pigs feed buckets; rinsed the wheat sprouts; rinsed the bean & corn sprouts; got the 6 wash cloths (to clean the cows udders), the hot water, the udder butter, the cows’ milking pails, the goats’ milking bowls, the milk tote, and the milk filter together; I put a quart of clabber into the pigs feed bucket;  I got a half gallon of clabber to take out to the chickens; and got the egg basket.  All of this I loaded into the wagon to take to the barnyard.  I managed not to burn the toast too badly and got everything else cooked and finished at the same time, so breakfast was hot on the table.

Today was Jimmy’s day to help (the man I’m buying Molly from - he comes Tuesdays and Thursdays).  We took 3 bags of feed to the chicken coop, which is in the southernmost part of the pasture.  I gathered eggs and fed the chickens while he went back to start milking Molly.  Dante (DS2) and I raked the barnyard, scooped manure, and I bedded down the Loafing Shed with some fresh straw.

After I bottled the milk and cleaned up the milking equipment, I decided to start my journal again.  I should be back on this evening to fill in the rest of the day.  Hopefully, I’ll be able to list rototilling the garden and getting all papers graded as accomplishments of the day.  I also have to figure out what to have for dinner, as our chicken of last night did not leave enough leftovers for dinner tonight.