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00:00We told the kids that Judah and Katie have a big announcement for them today.

00:10Hi guys, welcome back to another video. I'm Sarah. If you're new here, this is my husband.

00:15Hey guys. This is Solo and we are city folk with a lot of children who recently moved to the country

00:22and we are doing all the things. Not all the things. We will never do all the things.

00:26We're learning every day.

00:27We're doing a lot of things and one of them is milking dairy cows because we're crazy people and it's very new for us.

00:35So, funny story. Last year, we kind of, we got some cattle panel because our cows kept escaping.

00:42We were new to, very new to cows and they were not in milk yet and we put them behind cattle panel.

00:48My sister-in-law grew up with cattle and she's like, winter is hard, but spring is worse.

00:53And we weren't milking them every day or anything. So, spring came and sure enough, it was very muddy,

00:58but we let them out on pasture right away. So, it wasn't a big deal and we weren't like up and personal with the worst of where spring can be.

01:08So, fast forward. We have a little shed and our cows were due with babies and someone came and helped us finish off that shed,

01:16but right before that, our builder had a bobcat out here and he's like, oh, he told Solo,

01:21I'll help you get all this stuff out of your little barn shed that we were kind of preparing for our cows.

01:27Well, we didn't use it that much, would you say? They didn't use it hardly at all once we let them out.

01:33We didn't give them the cattle panel by the shed most of the winter. It was like halfway through the winter.

01:39We gave them that and then the minute they were out on pasture, they barely ever came back to the shed.

01:44So, it was kind of gross, but it wasn't terrible, terrible. Well, so we cleaned it all out with that bobcat.

01:51How long did that take? I don't remember. It was fast and easy though, right? Yeah.

01:56And so then, now we're milking babies born. They're back in the cattle panel.

02:03Yeah, the calves. It sounds really weird when you say babies. But they're baby cows.

02:11And I was trying to like get some of the poop out of the stalls, the dung, let me say the correct term, as we went.

02:20But very quickly, it got very cold and so it was so hard to get my milk machine in there on wheels.

02:28We ended up putting it in a wagon. When it gets very cold here, it freezes. Yes.

02:32Some people are not in places where it actually, the ground freezes. Yes.

02:37And so it's like boulders that you're rolling over. So we had a big wagon, which helped.

02:41And then I knew like this is getting deeper and deeper. We're going to have some issues. I'm not sure what to do.

02:48They're so hard to get out. And then all of a sudden, it turned warm about a week ago.

02:55And it turned real warm and all of those boulders melted down.

02:59So now, we had a dirt floor in our barn anyway, but it became a concoction of dirt, dung, and straw.

03:07We're putting straw in it all the time. To give them good beddings at night.

03:09Give good beddings, try to keep our milk machine and that milking area as clean as possible.

03:14I put down like Chuck's medical pads, you know, when I'm putting the machine on so that I can keep the machine clean.

03:22But yeah, suddenly it became like a real issue and I'm like wrapping the machine in washcloths to keep it out of the dung.

03:29I'm going through all the extra steps.

03:31Wow, we have like rakes and shovels that are not working very well to get this stuff up.

03:36So, we're learning. It's been an experience.

03:40I did film a video last week where I showed it like right after it melted.

03:45The last of it, yeah.

03:46And some people are very, very critical people.

03:49But a lot of people that actually have experience are so very helpful.

03:52And some are like, you need to try to keep up on it through the winter.

03:58I was reading my cow book. Nobody really talks about it.

04:01And a lot of the situations I see online, the homesteads, they have a stanchion where they milk the cows.

04:06The cows come up on something.

04:08So, if they poop on it, they just scrape it off right away, you know.

04:11And we don't have that situation.

04:13And then they also have like an area where their milk machine goes where the cows never walk.

04:18But that's not our situation at all.

04:20It's not yet.

04:21Yeah, so we're learning. We're trying to figure it out.

04:23But we're headed right now. It's our day off.

04:25But what are we doing?

04:27We're going to buy...

04:28What are they called? Pitchforks?

04:30Maybe.

04:31Yeah, and labor.

04:32We're just trying to figure out a solution for making that work a little easier.

04:36So, we're exploring what...

04:38And sometimes it's the tools that you have.

04:40So, like a pitchfork and a wheelbarrow will go a long way, I think.

04:44But we did something really cool.

04:46We got some cattle panel. We bought some cattle panel from a friend.

04:49And we were able to expand their yard so much.

04:53I wish we would have gotten video, but I'm going to show you where they are.

04:55They were jumping. They were so excited.

04:58We have two mama cows. We have their babies, the calves.

05:01And then we have a bull that we're borrowing right now.

05:04A what?

05:05They call it a breeding bull.

05:06Breeding bull, yes. His name is Big Bull.

05:09So, Sullivan and I are headed to get that stuff.

05:11But let me show you.

05:14We were able to see the black part is where their yard used to be.

05:17That's our little barn where we milk.

05:20And now they have all this space.

05:22And they've been so happy.

05:25So, we're just separating the calves from the mamas about four days a week.

05:31Well, we just did it last week for the first time.

05:33We did it four days. So, three days they had off.

05:35And we just separate them at night only and then milk the mamas in the morning.

05:39So, the other days we've left it.

05:40But there's one of their waters.

05:41They have one in the barn where the calves have it.

05:43But they all have access during the day.

05:45And yeah, super big yard, which is also great for keeping everything cleaner.

05:51So, this will be our situation now in the winters.

05:54And they have all these trees they can scratch on.

05:56They're over there by their hay.

05:58And the babies are laying down.

06:00But that's been great so far.

06:02We just did this yesterday with the help of Micah and some of his friends.

06:06And it was awesome.

06:07One thing I think is great to normalize is just letting people make mistakes.

06:11Because, you know, when you try new things, you're not going to be perfect.

06:17I know we still have to figure it out.

06:20And I love advice and ideas.

06:22Because I'm really struggling to figure out how.

06:24When it's very, very cold to get that stuff up.

06:26But it's okay, I think, personally.

06:29You never do anything if you're too afraid to make mistakes.

06:33Man, my phone's just blowing up.

06:35But it's okay to let people make mistakes too and figure it out.

06:40Is it the best that it became like a pool of poop?

06:44No.

06:46Full of straw?

06:47No.

06:49But we're going to figure it out and do better for next winter.

06:52We're definitely ten times farther than we were a year.

06:55Yeah.

06:56Even more.

06:57And last year, our mistake was thinking that the electric wire would do good through the deep freeze and deep snow.

07:04And we learned through that too.

07:06So we're just learning.

07:08Thankfully, everybody who's come to our farm that really knows something about cows.

07:13A friend of ours that runs a micro-dairy.

07:16Our veterinarian.

07:18Everyone has said that the cows are so very healthy.

07:21And so, they've remarked about that specifically.

07:24So, I know we're making mistakes, but we're also doing okay, I think.

07:30So, anyway, on our day off to buy stuff to deal with poop.

07:35That's our life.

07:37We would rent a bobcat again, actually.

07:39We would just rent one from Home Depot or something.

07:42But, when we used it, we didn't have a whole wall on the shed on one side.

07:48And now that we do, I don't think it would fit through the door.

07:51And Solo told me there's standing bobcats which might work to rent.

07:56So we may look into that too.

07:58Just see if there's something that can make this job way easier.

08:01Because we have months of it built up.

08:07And we used a lot of straw to get through.

08:10So, it multiplied the mess.

08:14Okay, guys, we ended up going to Tractor Supply first just to check what they had.

08:18And the nice thing about Tractor Supply, wouldn't you say, is that...

08:23Oh, here's somebody.

08:25No.

08:26I saw her behind us.

08:28And I thought, I wonder if that's them.

08:30The nice thing is they had a lot of options for wheelbarrows.

08:36And they mark on the rakes.

08:38Sorry, I'm trying to block the wind here.

08:40Like, what's for manure?

08:42I mean, Home Depot's probably not doing that.

08:44And what's for bedding?

08:46So, we got a pitchfork for manure and bedding.

08:48Since ours is all mixed together, we'll see what works best.

08:50And probably both of them will work pretty good.

08:52How was work?

08:54It was dandy.

08:56You served coffee?

08:58Yes.

09:00Did you drink any?

09:02I drank a lot.

09:04You better when you start walking.

09:06I can't walk.

09:08No, I can't.

09:10I can't.

09:12I'm just walking in and I see Micah holding him.

09:14They're going north.

09:16Oh, I don't know if they'll see it on the camera.

09:18Look it, there's another group coming.

09:20Yay, they're coming back north!

09:22Woohoo!

09:24That's a good sign.

09:26Now, if we could just get water in our pond.

09:28Mmhmm.

09:30We sat at breakfast this morning

09:33and talked about one day having a pool

09:37and having a little john boat on the water.

09:41Dreaming.

09:43We're living the dream already.

09:45Yeah, tomorrow.

09:47Which is good, we need it.

09:49What's happening over here?

09:51I'm making a sandwich.

09:53Mmhmm.

09:55The master chef.

10:03Nothing simple for Micah.

10:05Are you going to be a chef one day?

10:07Oh!

10:09What?

10:11That's a good idea.

10:13To be a chef.

10:15Some chicken.

10:17From our chickens in our yard.

10:24Mayonnaise.

10:26Swiss and cheddar.

10:28He's got the

10:30chicken frying over here.

10:33He's got his

10:35line up.

10:41Wow, Micah.

10:43I missed all the spices,

10:45but they all went on there.

10:47He told me it's going to be spicy.

10:49Now we're frying it again.

10:51Looks good.

10:53He's taking orders.

10:55Luca's going to get one too.

10:57More butter, why not?

10:59Well, this is the first time I'm adding butter.

11:01Wow, it looks so good.

11:03Thanks, Micah.

11:05Back in the car, you guys be proud of me.

11:07I'm not a shopper, but I have girls

11:09that love to shop, and this is like the third time

11:11in a week we've shopped.

11:13Is that true?

11:15No, it's Monday.

11:17Oh, yeah.

11:19It's Monday.

11:21Yes, but for her birthday we did go shopping too.

11:23Okay, so maybe the second time.

11:25We're doing good.

11:27We're getting out there, getting in the stores

11:30just for fun sometimes, so look around.

11:32Last time it was Goodwill.

11:34We found something so cute at Goodwill.

11:36We should show them when we get home.

11:38There it is. That's the place.

11:40Everything's $5 or less.

11:42Except for in the back where they have a section

11:44called 5 and above.

11:46Are you kidding?

11:48What's the point of that?

11:50We survived the 5 and below store.

11:52I think most of this stuff is not worth it.

11:54I did find some cute lanterns that you hang.

11:56They're very light.

11:59They have solar on the top of them.

12:01They were $5.

12:03I thought they were maybe kind of a good deal.

12:05I got a nice prayer book for $5.

12:07Yes, a gift for her friend.

12:09And I got a watch.

12:11She got a watch, so we found some good deals.

12:13Noelle got candy.

12:15I got 10 pieces of candy

12:17for $1.50.

12:19$1.25, I think.

12:21I found this for Destiny.

12:23She's a little scared of the dark

12:25in her room.

12:27She shares a room with a couple of girls

12:29who are not scared of the dark

12:31and don't want it dark.

12:33We thought maybe we could hang this on the wall

12:35in her room.

12:37It's $5.

12:39She loves Hello Kitty, so I'm told.

12:41I did not know that.

12:43She loves it that much.

12:45I told her I'd bring her something

12:47because she didn't come along.

12:49I was looking for sidewalk chalk.

12:51I got two of these.

12:53They're eggs.

12:56That was not bad for $6.

12:58I got two of those.

13:00We found a few deals.

13:02We were in there a while.

13:04These girls could have shopped for a long time.

13:06A lot longer.

13:08Is that a lemon head?

13:10I got a couple of those, too.

13:12Can someone help me

13:14get my watch out?

13:16They're not even sour.

13:18What?

13:20You're just trying not to make a face.

13:22I can't stop smiling.

13:25We did find a whole section

13:27of Japanese candy.

13:29I sent a picture of the aisle to Judah.

13:31He's like,

13:33where are you?

13:35He'll probably be in there soon.

13:37I guess we're coloring

13:39on the deck,

13:41but it's supposed to rain tomorrow.

13:43It is?

13:45No!

13:47I'm going to wash off the deck

13:49and then we'll start again.

13:51I'm excited again.

13:53Sidewalk chalk brings so much joy.

13:55Is it hard

13:57when they're in the shape of eggs?

13:59Yeah.

14:03Noelle set up

14:05a snack for a coronation

14:07today. Who's being coronated?

14:09Me!

14:11Eli's going to be the prince.

14:13Wow.

14:15I'm not going to be the queen.

14:17Oh, nice.

14:20Pulled out a bunch of meat for the week.

14:22This is all ground pork,

14:24ground beef,

14:26chicken.

14:28I don't know what that's from.

14:30In here we have

14:32some pork chops too.

14:34Oh my goodness, they're so excited.

14:36These all have like

14:38three or four in each of them.

14:40She's still working on that lemon head.

14:42No reaction.

14:44Wow.

14:46Stone cold.

14:49Oh, Micah's going to hang that

14:51over her bunk. That's so cool.

14:57It's just a battery

14:59and then you can turn it off and on.

15:01So she can lay there in bed

15:03and turn it off if it's too bright for her.

15:05Yeah, and she'll be able to have a tent.

15:07Yeah, she can hang a curtain around her bunk

15:09so that the other

15:11girls are not bothered

15:13by her light.

15:15Hopefully everybody is happy.

15:18I'm happy. I'm very happy.

15:20I got this watch.

15:22I paid it with my own money.

15:24I mean at bedtime.

15:26Hopefully everybody's happy.

15:28Yes.

15:42Now that we're home, I thought I'd show you

15:44my goodwill find from the other day.

15:46It's a picnic basket and it's so cute.

15:48It's so rickety and old.

15:50It was $11, I think.

15:52They put stuff in here.

15:54These kids go on a picnic in the property

15:56all the time.

15:58When it's nice weather, it's daily.

16:00They take snacks or they pack up whatever.

16:02They pack up their school, different things.

16:04They're always using our tiny little egg basket

16:06that doesn't fit everything they want.

16:08It will get a lot of use here.

16:10I thought it was really pretty and cool.

16:12I was proud of myself finding a really nice item

16:15because I'm not good at thrift shopping.

16:17I found something that I could actually use.

16:19We haven't quite found it's home yet.

16:21Let's buy the front door for now.

16:23I've already gotten in my sweats

16:25because I'm done.

16:27Here's what happened today.

16:29I made a mistake this morning.

16:31I'm going to sit down for this.

16:33This morning at our big breakfast,

16:35we told the kids

16:37that Jude and Katie have a big

16:39announcement for them today.

16:41I thought Jude and Katie

16:44were coming over this evening.

16:46They are coming over this evening

16:48but not before the little ones are in bed.

16:50They've been guessing all day,

16:52what could Jude and Katie's announcement be?

16:54They're not going to find out now until tomorrow.

16:56Oops!

16:58There's nothing like a day of suspense

17:00but I didn't mean for it to go overnight too.

17:02Some of the kids think

17:04that I have a pregnancy announcement

17:06and I'm using them as a disguise

17:08for gathering everyone

17:10for an announcement.

17:14We love surprises

17:16and suspense around here.

17:18It is our day off.

17:20I had to work for a while today.

17:22I got my work done.

17:24Now Solo's working for a while.

17:26Some days off you have to work a little bit.

17:28I did get the cow stuff out there

17:30by them.

17:32Every time I milk, I'm going to work on

17:34whoever's with me too.

17:36We're just going to work on doing a big

17:38load in the

17:40what do you call it?

17:42The wheelbarrow.

17:44We're going to do a big load every day that we're out there.

17:46Just slowly tackle the problem that we have.

17:48There's a lot of straw right now

17:50where we milk so

17:52that will help keep it

17:54clean over the next few days.

17:56It's actually supposed to rain for a few days

17:58and then snow so it's going to be gross.

18:00I could have spent the whole day

18:02mucking stuff but I decided not to.

18:04I checked on the cows

18:06three times. I just got back from there right now.

18:08They are so happy.

18:11They're just frolicking around their big yard.

18:13They're going to be fine.

18:15We're going to slowly get that thing

18:17cleaned out and figure out

18:19how to do it a little better next winter.

18:21Learning, always learning.

18:25What's happening back there?

18:27We have a big announcement.

18:29We've been waiting for days.

18:31Do you guys have any guesses?

18:33Yes.

18:35You're pregnant.

18:37I'm pregnant? It's their announcement.

18:41You covered it up with bells.

18:43My favorite guess so far is that

18:45me and you are both pregnant with triplets.

18:47Same due date.

18:49That would be insane.

18:51I think it was Noel.

18:53That's a good guess. That would be so fun.

18:55We have six kids.

18:57Six kids on the way.

18:59That's enough that there's six kids?

19:01Just kidding.

19:03Do you have a guess Desi?

19:05No.

19:07I have two guesses.

19:10Do you think you're moving to that house

19:12or we're going on vacation?

19:14Do you have a guess?

19:16No.

19:18Do you have a guess Seth?

19:20No.

19:22Tori, I'm afraid to have you guess.

19:24Do you know?

19:26I already know.

19:28I had to trick you.

19:30I did?

19:32I don't remember that.

19:34I acted like I already knew.

19:36I had my best guess and then you confirmed it.

19:38You tricked me.

19:40Maybe we're actually giving everyone a new announcement.

19:42I'm not going to guess.

19:44Maybe I don't know.

19:46I have a guess.

19:48I have a guess.

19:50I know.

19:52You don't?

19:54I know.

19:56I don't keep secrets very good in this house.

19:58I really don't.

20:00I really don't know.

20:02Why don't we just see the announcement?

20:04I don't know.

20:07Come on.

20:09Okay.

20:11Should we tell them?

20:13Sure.

20:15We are moving to the small house.

20:17Yay!

20:19Not pregnant.

20:21No babies on the way.

20:23Oh man.

20:25I didn't know that.

20:27I should have told you.

20:29Next time.

20:31Next announcement.

20:33Are you guys excited?

20:36Yes.

20:38Listen.

20:40You cannot just go to their house and walk in anytime.

20:42You still have to ring the doorbell.

20:44And ask me first.

20:46Yeah.

20:48Exactly.

20:50No telescopes.

20:54So exciting.

20:56Do you get it Seth?

21:00What are you guys most excited about?

21:02Living in the little house over there.

21:04The sunrise in the morning.

21:06I miss when I lived there by myself every morning.

21:08Almost every morning.

21:10If I didn't stay up too late the night before.

21:12I would try to get up before sunrise.

21:14And I would go make coffee and sit out on the porch.

21:16Or even just sit in the kitchen.

21:18With the windows open.

21:20And the sunrise.

21:22Facing the east is.

21:24Unlike anything else.

21:26But also.

21:28I like living out here.

21:30Excited to garden.

21:33I'm excited to learn.

21:35About homesteading.

21:37More I think.

21:39And just gardening.

21:41Yeah.

21:43And you love the trails walking.

21:45Oh yes.

21:47I love being out here and going on walks.

21:49And I know Judah missed the ducks so much.

21:51They're his best friends.

21:55I'm excited for space right now.

21:57I have a tiny yard and a tiny house.

21:59Oh yes.

22:02We're a little bit further out.

22:04So that's why we're so hesitant for a while.

22:06Yeah.

22:08Just to see if it works for us.

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