Well, I have not been to the farm in almost 6 months. This is sad 😞. Thankfully my Dad has been able to work on several projects on the farm so this makes me happy !!😊
(Make sure you read the full post, I have a special announcement at the end 🤫)
As y’all know, if you have been following my blog; I truly LOVE the fact that we bought this Amish Farm. It is like we bought a shell of a house, which gives me the chance to make my home unique and just how I want it.
With this being said, it also means Chad and my Dad, have a blank canvas to create things also. Chad came across an idea that is rather popular lately: “hidden doors”. He knew he wanted one somewhere on the Farm.
Dad and Chad tossed a few ideas around, then presented me with their creative idea for my approval 😜.
In the hallway is a door that opens into the Master Bedroom. There is a separate door that leads into the powder room. Normally, we always go thru that door in the bathroom to enter our Master Bedroom.
We had initially thought to use the master bedroom door, in the hallway, as a closet door. Then we could access coats etc. from the hallway or from the bedroom. Chad decided this would be a neat place for a “hidden door” instead.
Although I am biased, I think this Hidden door turned out fantastic!!
Unfortunately, my medical issues haven’t been great this past year. My migraines have increased significantly. For almost 2 years, I have had a daily headache constantly with no break. Almost 2 years ago, I had Covid for the 2nd time and shortly afterwards my headache began to get worse. The intensity in the past 6 months has increased. At 1st my migraine would be a 2-4 outta 10 pain scale. On occasions the pain would spike up to 8-9 scale. Last 4 or 5 months the pain almost never is below a 5 or 6. It is often a constant 8 or above.
I have been going to a neurologist this entire time and have been on so many different medications and dosages that I can’t keep up some days. I have been to the ER more times than I can count and have been admitted to several hospitals multiple times, just to try and make the pain tolerable.
I have had MRI, CAT scans, X-Rays, EEG, EKG and about a gallon of blood 🩸 has been drawn for labs (or it seems 😉) and numerous other tests and so far I still haven’t gotten a diagnosis. Apparently my symptoms and test results are complicated. (Stop laughing, I know you are shocked, 🫢 that I am considered complicated).
Thankfully, Carla (Chad’s sister) is retired and has been willing to move in with us. She has been such a blessing 🥰. With all my medical issues and Chad’s hurt knee (which he has re-injured again btw 🙄 waiting for another MRI) and Payton pregnancy with Paxton, she has been a tremendous help with all of us 🥰!
We have all decided since she plans to move to Kentucky as well, to just go ahead and move to the Farm with us !!!!
Originally we had no real plans what to do with the basement, so Chad was going to just turn it into a “man cave”. Now we have decided to instead to turn it into Carla’s Apartment. Which will be great for everyone! So we told Dad our plan, so he could start rethinking our original plans and be able to adjust the basement for Carla.
Our last time at the Farm, Dad and Chad had put a bathroom into the basement. Chad had a vision to make that bathroom a “steam punk” theme. Fortunately, Carla also likes that vision (since this will be her bathroom now 🤣).
Dad was able to finish most of the basement bathroom. It’ll still need a little cosmetic work here and there, but it is 💯 functional!! It’s hard to believe, three years ago when we purchased the farm it had no indoor bathroom just the outhouse. Now the farm has 3 fully functioning bathrooms!
Obviously the basement is where the electrical and plumbing are at, so dad was able to close that area off to make a utility closet
Chad came across a picture that he liked of a metal rack to hang cast iron pans and hoped Dad would enjoy hand forging them.
So if you know me at all, then you likely know my favorite thing to do is cooking and baking. With this being said, my biggest “want” for the farm is my DREAM KITCHEN!!!
Dad has been busy…..
Getting a bunch of the cabinets made. Once he finishes building and installing the cabinets he will go back and build and put the cabinet doors on.
Also, found a nice antique cabinet my Dad picked up for me. I plan to use this cabinet in my master bath to display “pretty, pretties” in my spa theme bathroom.
Things have been growing a lot. The weather has been pretty good except for one bad storm that knocked a tree down in the yard and a bit less rain than normal. Hunter and my Dad were busy cleaning up the debris from the tree branch breaking. It will be good for firewood. The orchard is getting well established. Won’t be long and we outta be getting some fruit.
So now on to the most exciting part of this tale. I’m confident that you know I am absolutely obsessed with squirrels!! 🐿️ If you don’t know how intrigued I am with these amazing creatures, then you should probably start reading all of my blogs from the beginning (🤣🤔🥰😉)
Any ways as you see… I went a lil “squirrelly” and got side tracked. Any who, someone I know happened to rescue an orphaned baby squirrel, whose mama got killed. They knew I like these lil critters and offered it to me so I can try and keep it alive. I first was going to name it Rocky but discovered he was in fact a she, so got an even better name for her instead.
Let me introduce (drum roll,………) here is PINKY !!
Well I was going to keep on working on the blog, but Ms. pinky has a grumbly in her tummy and is insisting it’s chow time!!!
Until the next post…have a blessed 😇 day!! But just one more picture
Pink Squirrel Farmstead 