Hello Steiners from the Kaisers.
Hope this finds you all well and planning to come to Tremont
soon for the reunion! I always enjoying seeing everyone. News from the Kaisers
is a bit sparse so this will be short. Main happening lately is Brandi had 6
puppies about 2.5 weeks ago. Their eyes just opened, they are starting to walk
around some, and they are getting really big. On Monday they’ll start eating
puppy food mash; now the fun starts. Two are sold so far, and Ino Tori has
someone coming to look at them tonight and lots of interest so that’s good. She
helps with the managing, etc. but Jewel and Josh are technically in charge of
the feeding/cleaning up which will start soon… and that’s when the heavier work
starts. So far Brandi has done everything and kids have had it easy but that’ll
change after this weekend. Garden’s going good. Peach trees have peaches again!
Wonder of wonders, we’ve never had a peach crop two years in a row. As the
bottoms of the trees are slowly dying off (which is how peach trees do, so I’m
told), most peaches are higher this year… meaning a ladder is necessary for
thinning and pruning and picking. Thankfully they don’t need much thinning,
unlike last year when they went crazy. There are sufficient apples again too.
We won’t count them until they’re picked though. Of course. We have a mess of a
yard with new grass planted in several places after an electrical service
update. Exciting stuff, you know? Horses are fine, cows are fine, cats/kittens
are everywhere, and oh yes – I’ve started chicken chores. Josh is doing so much
other stuff around the farm – hauling manure, weed-whipping fence lines,
watering new grass, etc – and I thought I had time to collect eggs and
feed/water the layers. Turns out I do have time but then it only takes about
10m so it’s not a big deal. Also turns out I hate it. It’s stinky and messy.
Idk how long my chicken career will last, but probably not much past summer…
our new layers will be laying by then, and this batch will get sold. And I’ll
be out of a job before winter hits, how convenient is that? 😊
In other news, Josh gave his heart to the Lord in repentance in May and we are
so thankful to see him seeking Jesus. We also have our seventh high school
graduate; Sarah plans to attend ICC in the fall, studying early childhood
education. Also, Kaitlyn graduated from ISU with a BS in early childhood
education. She’s pretty glad to be done with school and is looking forward to
being on the opposite side of the classroom this fall. That’s about all that’s
new around here so I’ll sign off.
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