Update on the Puppies

They are five (almost six) weeks AND OH, SO ADORABLE!

This is Haelix. He is a really good natured, friendly pup. I think....he is my favorite. I don't know. So hard to decide! 

This is Logan. These pictures don't do him justice (but really none of the others do either). It's so hard to get good picture of little squirming, playing, biting fur balls, you know? Logan is sweet but playful and he can get feisty sometimes. :)  

This is Noble. He's laid back, sweet, and the calmest of them all. He does play/fight with the others sometimes but not as much.

This is Ruby. She is the opposite of what this pictures makes her out to be. She is very feisty in a playful sort of way, biting and pulling and chopping...but she's not mean, and she will fall asleep on you if you let her chew you up first. 

This is Prissa. She is a sweet pup too (how many times have I used that word? They're all sweet.) and not as rough as her sister. She looks the most like Beulah. 

And this is Freddy-Aspen-Bruno-Buster. We, uh, couldn't decide. He gets called Buster the most, because it's his personality. I've called him Chopper before too, 'cause his teeth hurt! :) He's kind of like Ruby, rather feisty, but just not as much.

He gets chewed on and fought with a lot, and for some reason, he and Haelix like to play with Noble. Logan likes to play/fight with Ruby. Haelix likes Prissa and sometimes bites her tail continually (but then, they all do that.)

ETC. on all the playing and fighting with each other. I could go on and on.

Have a good rest of the week and blessed Sunday! :)

~Lindsey

Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the Lord have created it. ~Isaiah 45:8

Pictures of the Puppies

Good morning, everyone! Here you are! More pictures our new puppies!

The one to the far left is the only black and white one,
all the other ones are brown.

And if you are observant, you will have noticed that there are now six! About ten minutes after I posted yesterday, she had another one. Then she must have had the sixth one late last night, because this morning there were six!

These pictures were very hard to take. It's pretty chilly outside, so Beulah is laying is a way that keeps them warm---her leg over top them like a blanket. And her head kept getting in the way. She is a very good mother, always taking care of them and everything. We're thrilled.

Four of them are boys, and two of them are girls---surprisingly like our family. We haven't named them yet, but we've been brainstorming since they were born. :)

Good Mama :)

See you later!

Sincerely,

Lindsey

Guess what, everyone! :)

Hurrah!

Beulah had puppies!

We had just gotten back from my Grandma Jeanne's house for a short visit, and Beulah, our big white Great Pyrenees, had puppies! We were expecting them anytime and were very excitedly waiting for them, and THEY'RE HERE!

K.J is a Border Collie, so they are half Border Collie, half Great Pyrenees. There are four so far.

Happiness! :)

I will give more of an update sometime later and definitely more pictures! :)

Till later,

~Lindsey

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. ~ Proverbs 12:10 KJV

New Arrivals

Hello everyone! Hope things are going well for you all. Things have been fine around here---mostly. A few of us kind of have a cold/allergies/sickness going on right now, but it's mild for the most part and hopefully we'll feel better soon. The weather is starting to feel lovely, nice and cool.

Guess what! We got some sheep...(about a month ago, but I forgot to tell you...)! They are St. Croix sheep. Our plans are to breed them and sell them and maybe butcher some for meat. Lamb is actually really good, you should try it.

The ram we got from our neighbors, the Pelcs, and the ewes we got from somewhere else. They were really, really terrified of us when we first got them, especially the ewes, but we have started hand feeding them every once in a while and so now they come when we call (most of the time). We named them Tess and Dot. Dot is the one with the black spot on her ear. They were born in April.

This is how we transported them, with tarps
and wood chips and everything.

The ram is about eleven months old.

For now, we put the two ewes in the small fenced area with the shelter and the ram (Jacob or Jake, it depends on who you ask) is in another fenced place right next to them. One day a few weeks ago we let the ewes out into the pasture with the goats (with whom they get along fine) and they wondered off. We spent about half an hour looking for them, finally finding them down by the woods. It sounds a lot like the Bible verse in Isaiah, doesn't it?

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid upon him the iniquity of us all. - Isa. 53:6

Have a good week!

~ Lindsey

Can't think of a name for this one...

Hey guys,  I've been gone for a while, sorry about that. Summer has busy, fun, hard, and beautiful. Of course it's not over yet, but these last few days have been really nice.

One morning recently we had hash-browns and fried ham for breakfast. We've been trying to have more protein for breakfasts the past few weeks, but it is easier than it sounds. I, for one, have noticed that we keep coming back to eggs. Eggs are good every once in a while (says me) but twice or more a week might get old. I've been eating them though, and my Mom tries to make a variety so I think I'm getting used to it.


Before this was eaten, I took a picture. What do you think? A piece of ham or a flattened, meat-eating fish?

It is watching you with its big, bony eye....

Half for school, have for fun, I have been reading about a certain time in history, the 1400s. More specifically the 1460s, when there was a civil war in England called the Wars of the Roses. It is one of my most favorite times in history now, with all of it's battles and swords and betrayals and good guys and bad guys and the two major sides, Lancaster and York....sorry, I like talking about it. It's got everything a medieval story book would have, especially with the believable characters. (I have to keep reminding myself that it's history.)

I'm going to write a report on it eventually, and I might even post it on here.

Did I ever tell you about the time (several months ago) that we went to at cave? I might have mentioned it, but I didn't give you pictures. It was in the Cameron Cave in Missouri.

Us Cochrans---Daddy is taking the picture :)

 It was really fun and jaw-dropping amazing. Of course, our tour guild mentioned "millions of years" in reference to the layers of the rock, but we were prepared for that.

Well, I have to get back to my morning. I need to read my Bible and history (hurrah!) and pretty soon lunch.

Have a good weekend. God Bless!

Love,
Lindsey


P.S. Thank you to all those who read my blog. I was randomly cleaning my online stuff out and noticed that I had 12 views last week all in one day. Sorry I haven't been keeping up you all, I'll try to post more often. Thanks for waiting on me! :)

Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ ~ Titus 2:13

Nyla, our new goat.

As the title so cleverly suggests, we have an addition to our herd. Actually, we got her a couple months ago, I just didn't ever get around to telling you all about it. She's the sweetest thing, calm and quiet, but the obvious leader of the four. Special, one of our black goats, use to be the boss, but Nyla took over a few days after she arrived. Good for her, Special was naughty sometimes so it serves her right. But then, all goats are at some point. Nyla's not really naughty, we've found, she just likes to get her head stuck in the fence every once in a while. It's quite a chore to get her out since her horns are a half-inch wider than the fence. Anyway, here she is:

Nyla. Her name means Champion or Cloud. Pick your
favorite, ha ha.

Our four goats: Special and Babe in the back, Chance and
Nyla in the front. Chance is hiding. He likes to.

Happy Day! :)

~ Lindsey

Pictures

Hey guys. We've been so busy that I all but forgot about you. Sometime soon I'll try to catch you up on the events that have been happening around here. For now, here's pictures.

Sweet little Aaron...

A summer's bouquet: my roses, a hydrangea, and wild flowers.

Noah and one of his chicks.

Beautiful radishes...bright, sweet, spicy things.

God of wonders...thanks for a peek of Heaven.

Well, that's all for now! Talk to you again soon, hopefully! :)

Farewell!

~Lindsey