This weekend was jam packed. Friday I met a couple that I was trading with, I traded eggs for some peppers and a few other odds and ends. Saturday morning we traded two laying hens for a breeding pair of Californian meat rabbits and $10. They are beautiful! Saturday evening I got to spend some time with the man of my dreams and he listened while I rambled about my plans.

I have been trying to get with someone to purchase a used tiller from them but no such luck so far, we coordinate and he drops off the face of the Earth.

Sunday I met someone that I traded a laying hen that a friend gave us because she wasn't fitting in her flock. I  traded her for two brand new cases of canning jars.

I also found a local grocery store that will give me their produce discards for $1. Everything for $1, I brought home three grocery bags full this past week :-)

Two years ago I started a job that was what I thought I wanted. My son who was born 10 weeks premature was doing well and his Dad managed the house and medical issues my son encountered. I was in school finishing a degree in healthcare administration and life seemed to be taking us down a path that I was okay with traveling.

We had a series of events that led us into a new home and coupled with extra time, extra land and a desire to live more naturally for our sons benefit we began gardening and raising chickens. My youngest son is allergic to red dye and has a fructose intolerance. He is disabled and developmentally delayed due to his prematurity.

He is making tons of progress and the changes we have made in lifestyle are positive ones. I finished my degree and quit my job to become a stay at home Mom.

Sometimes in life it is the little things that make the biggest impact.