I love Rachel's determination and zest for life. Rachel first wrote a guest blog for me back in 2010 which you can read at this link. Rachel and her husband have moved their children to a place with more acreage and are still pursuing their dream of owning livestock. The kids are happy and able to run outside and play and with each step they get closer to their goals. And, the important thing that I take away from Rachel's story is that no matter what, she always blooms where she is planted.
Thank you Rachel for being you and for taking the time to write an update for our readers. I love you! Without any further comments from me, here is Rachel's brief update in her own words. ( Just reading them, I think you will understand why watching Rachel grow has been such a blessing to me.)
Oh gosh where to start?
My name is Rachel!
I am married to the greatest man!
We have been married now for 16 years. Wow, 16 years! The last
time I wrote a blog for Tammy we had only been married for nine years! We now
have an 8 1/2-year-old girl, a six-year-old girl, and 16-month-old little boy. Let’s just say a
lot has happened since my last blog LOL.
I still love photography but I stopped
pursuing it as a job, and I now work for a wonderful lady that makes some very
yummy caramel’s and toffee’s. I cut and wrap each candy, package them, box
them, and then ship them out. I really love my new job!
We have had more Gardens since the last time I blogged, each
year I think to myself “ next year I will just go to the farmers market!" Then, the next spring happens and I want to plant a garden!
The last two years we haven’t done a garden. One reason was
that I was pregnant and the second reason was cause we were planning on moving. I am
still passionate about canning and I love making salsa and making pickles.
As of this last May we finally moved out on 10 acres. I
wanted to have a piglet this spring, but I think I need to wait till next spring.
I still have a lot of work to do at on these acres before I can bring more
animals out. That still could change if i fall in love with a piglet at some
point. Lol
I have entered a fitness challenge in my town. So between
working, going to the gym , I also have been trimming, cutting, pruning,
and pushing over a lot of trees with my dad. He laughs at me because I love using
an axe. He said I could get a lot more done with the chainsaw than I can with
the axe. But, there is something about being able to swing that axe and cut on a
tree that I love. I’m still learning, and I’m not good at it ,but I love it. I
have lost 26 pounds and almost 6 inches off my waist in 10 weeks. So that’s
definitely improvement. LOL
I have ideas for the land. I just don’t know how to get it
fixed because it is full of rocks. My dad says is sandstone. I think coming
soon my axe will change for sledgehammer.
We have chickens, about 30 of them. The spring I was pregnant we were at 100. I blame the hormones. LOL We will be moving them in the next few weeks to our property.
My husband has noticed that I am trying really hard not to
buy any more chickens. He said the other day that he wants to get them moved so
that I can buy more LOL He really is a keeper!
I sure do love that
man. I am still working on trying to give Convince him into another livestock
dog, we have one named Draco. Draco needs a friend LOL. My kids get to play
outside so much more since moving here. We do not have cable TV or Internet at
this moment and life is so good. Maybe the next time I write for Tammy, I will
finally have pigs and cows LOL.
Love The Crazy life
McBride’s
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