Busy babies

Well today has been day 2 that I've allowed my babies to roam free. They refuse to stay in their nesting box and would prefer to follow mommy around and get in her way and drive her crazy. Sound familiar mommies? She can't even go to her potty place with out stepping on babies. But the little sweeties are so soft and squishy that she will lay down and let them nap beside her.

I made up new mixes last night of angora (Feller) and alpaca (Chelsea) rovings. Chelsea is a local girl that I try to visit every week. She lives on a alpaca farm called "My Little Darlings". http://www.mylittledarlingsalpacas.com/. I spun 1 batch already and got a soft neppy lace weight yarn that I plan to dye next week. Three more to go. My goal is to have a specialty lace weight yarn dyed bright colors that will make any lace project outstanding. My yarns will have neps because I love lumps and bumps of soft angora. Texture is very important to me, it needs to have a interesting feel as well as squishy softness.

Baby bunnies

This morning woke up to the screams of Abby, my 10 year old. Once again the baby bunny jumped out of the nesting box and got its foot stuck in the cage floor. It seems the mommy bunny (Mystic) is done being a mommy because she would not feed them. They only eat once a day for about 5 min. I had to remove the nesting box because they would not stay in, and Mommy keeps stepping on them. This was the second time, so now I was forced to help them nurse. Mystic was not very happy but when the babies were finished they went right to sleep. I do this by turning Mystic on her back and putting her ears between my knees, then allowing the babies to nurse. I do have to say they are very loud, wiggly little nursers.

Something New

Life has many twists and turns, and about the time I start getting worried about the future something new comes along, and before I know it there's another twist or turn. This year it's been a turn. I've been a homemaker for 19 years, and after my oldest went to college last year I realized I needed a life after the kids move on to bigger and better things. I don't want a career away from home, I love being a homemaker. There is a art about being a homemaker that has been lost over the years; I think my grandmothers understood that art. I want to continue that art, but at the same time have a little something of my own to add just the right amount of spice to my life.

My turn, English Angora rabbits. Yes, it sound funny, but its true. I fell in love the moment I set eyes on them. Their soft, silky, fluffy, squishy bodies, and their sweet faces. The best part, fiber. Yes, fiber. It's a wonderful word that congers up thoughts of spinning a silky, soft yarn that after knitted has a fuzzy glow; like wearing a little piece of heaven, and I get to spin this fiber every 4 months. yeah for me! So this turn has taken me from homeschooling, homemaking, mother of 3, and wife of the hardest working man I know, to fiber artist that has started a rabbitry for the spinning and dyeing yarn that will be my new bussiness. I thank the Lord often for the twists and turns of life, and the reward of doing things I love while keeping up with the most important things, my family.