Once upon a time, farm chores were relaxing. We could putter away and really relish our time spent outside in the gardens or barn yard. Do not get me wrong, we still very much enjoy our time spent up-keeping the farm. However, since having children, we often have to fit our chores into short spurts of productivity. Our boys are often good helpers but depending on the day or the task at hand, they can be equally good hinderers.
As such, nap time is our most reliably productive time. It is amazing how much we can accomplish in two hours when we do not have to multi-task with child care! For instance, Grandma and I plowed through a huge amount of spring garden clean up today while all three boys napped.
The only way we got so much accomplished outside of nap time today was because Grandma was here to help Ian and I watch the boys. Between the three of us, we mucked Charlie's barn, sold Granby, smoked bacon, installed fairy lights on the back pergola, planted lettuce and seeds in a pallet garden, rebuilt a planter box, AND kept the boys safe, fed, amused, cleaned, etc.
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| Charlie loves a clean, dry barn. |
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| Mmmm....a bacon tower! |
Our reward - Ian and I for getting so many things checked off our to do list and the boys for having epic naps - was a detectable dinner of apple glazed pork belly burnt ends with sweet potato, cucumber slices and passion fruit-clementine kombucha.
If only every day could be as productive and delicious!
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