"Meet" Jordan.

I've been busy the last few days with the garden and we are adding something new to our acreage that I will show you in the next couple days. We were finally able to get out and do Jordan's video for you all. Here is the 4th part in the Meet the Dyck's series.

"Meet" Kaitelyn

Part 3 of the video series Meet the Dyck's. This was actually the first video we did because when I came up with it Breanna was busy and Syrena was at my mothers getting her ears pierced.

Here is Kaitelyn :-)

Update on the Garden

Just a quick update. 

We decided to put down some mulch to try and prevent the grass from continuing to grow. Last year we had a garden that was mostly mulch. It was an epic fail as far as getting veggies go but we didn't have any grass or weeds growing on it, haha! Hopefully this works for us. 

"Meet" Syrena

Hey everyone!

This is the second video in our series of meet the children. I just asked the same questions as I did with Breanna. Hope you Enjoy!

Our Massive 48ftx100ft Garden

Apparently I am growing a grass garden, haha. Or at least that's what it feels like every time I look at it. We decided to go in on a massive garden with a childhood friend of mine and his family. We tilled the land and now the grass is taking over. I'm going to get some mulch in to hopefully stop the grass from growing. I, unfortunelty, don't have much of a green thumb. 

If you have any ideas (other than plucking it all out) to get rid of the grass here I would LOVE to hear them because I don't know what to do, lol. 

Series of Videos - Meet the Dyck's!

Hey everyone!

 I have decided to do a bit of a get to know us video series on the kids. I will start with Breanna and go down from there! I'm hoping to start posting more videos of our lives for you all to see. I want to give you a small look at our everyday lives and how we live day to day.

Here is Breanna with the first part :-)

I hope you like it and feel free to give ideas on what you'd like to see after this series!

Nothing Goes as Planned.

We are still in the middle of moving and have rented a post pounder to put proper fencing in for the goats. The first one spewed hydrolic oil everywhere before we were even able to pound one post so that set us back a day and the rental company gave us a free day. Fast forward and they rented out a brand new one to us. Halfway through pounding posts it won't move anywhere and again we are at a standstill with Frank having to leave for work tonight for a 3 week hitch. 

I am hoping to at least have posts pounded to be able to put up fencing because I can't just stand around outside and chase goats to where they're supposed to be (the grass is always tastier where you're not allow - goat logic) With fencing at least I can do it without Frank but as for pounding posts I am not confident in myself enough to use the giant machine. 

At least the last landlord finally came to his senses and stopped hounding us because we couldn't get everything done on his timeline. He told us we had to move (after promising another lease renewal until May 2015) because the house is sold. The house isn't sold yet and he hasn't given me ANY written notice but I moved about about month and a half later. He gave us free rent for August (whoopee...we didn't get a chance to save ANY money due to such short notice) and then assumed because he did that that we could just move on out a couple weeks later and have everything finished...with eight kids in tow and no time to find any babysitters. 

Basically he wanted us out as fast as he could push us because there was a hold on his funds for the house until we moved out. All of this is very illegal. He cannot try to kick me out until the house is sold and then only then can he issue the notice to move. From there I have 3 months (starting the 1st of next month) to move and the buyer has to agree to renters for those three months. He acts like he's doing is such a huge favour. He got really mad because I was able to save a livestock trailer rental (nice neighbour let us borrow his for free) and move the animals a day early pushing the cleaning of the house a day later. Hello! I'm BROKE I have no money and a bunch of kids to feed. I moved as soon as I could but I need some time! 

I'm so angry over this. He gave us the impression we could say for several years  and then tried to claim he did not say that. We put a giant garden and bought fencing to pound posts and put fencing in. Thank The Lord we weren't able to do the fencing but all that work and money on the garden WASTED! Not to mention business licenses need to now be transferred and my business cards are now garbage. 

Sorry for the long rant but I am stressed to the max. 

On a positive note I am living closer to my family and will have some help from my mom :-)