You asked it! Farm Edition {part 2}

More farm questions answered... better late than never! {grin}

If you missed the first set of "you asked it... farm edition" you can check them out here!

Q: are you able to keep up with your usual diet for the family at the farm?

A: Yes & No! I cook most of our meals {we eat with Grandma & Grandpa probably twice a week} so I have been making our usual meals. However there have been many differences....

such as:
::there is pop and juice that is tempting the boys. We let them have juice every few days and they have split a few orange pops. No caffeine though.

::Grandma buys cookies, candy, granola bars {not the good kind} and she likes to treat the boys. Which is fine... they are loving it and it's not permanent!

::They don't pay attention to ingredients for the most part so lots of foods have corn syrup, msg, yeast extract, white flour, sugar, artificial flavors, ect. You know... the typical things we try to avoid. {grin}

::Grandma does cook with soy, even though she's been so sweet to try to limit that. It's just her that eats soy, Grandpa doesn't eat it.

::and oh yes, there is lots of {for us} cheese. And I'm eating too much of it! {grin}
although as of a few days ago I have decided to cut it out again because I can tell we're all not feeling as well.

It is definitely different from home but with a touch of the usual!

Q: do you have your usual grocery and health-food access?

A: NO! And what a bummer it is... there is a local grocery store {with one isle of over priced "natural food} and a super Walmart that has no organic canned beans, poor produce section with NO organic, very limited natural foods & higher prices. OY!

We're thinking about trying to find a place to order bulk non-perishable food online and have it delivered. Know of a good place??

Q:what are your kiddos enjoying about farm life?

A: I think they really are having a great time! It's been an adjustment in many ways but everyone seems to be really enjoying themselves. We've seen a positive attitude and more family bonding... just what we were looking for!

The boys have been reading a TON, riding their scooters in the shop, helping around the farm, driving tractors, trucks, gators, catching turtles, frogs, bugs, and just hanging around.

We're looking forward to starting school within the next few weeks too!

Q:are you near any town, city, or are you truly in the middle of nowhere? :-)

A: Yes and No! Right now, as I sit in the living room, we are in the middle of nowhere. We are about 15-20 minutes {depending on how fast you drive on gravel roads} to the little town with a post office, grain elevator and church. Then you can get on the interstate and drive another 25-35 minutes {again depending on how fast you drive {70-90mph}} to get into the main town where there is a super walmart, grocery store, subway, gas stations, library, ect.

Q: where do you get internet access?

A: Good question! {grin} On Paul's phone... he has somehow set his phone up as an internet server {genius!} and we have internet on the computer and laptop as long as the phone is in the house. Although we don't leave it on, he takes his phone with him when he's out working... or he'll forward his calls to Grayson's phone if I beg him to let me use it while the girls nap. {grin}

Q: do you find it ironic that you are farming soybeans but are so anti soy? no judging here, just wondering.

A: Maybe slightly... but not really! Soy is used for SO MUCH more than food production. It can be used for adhesives, coatings and printing inks, lubricants, plastics and fuel. I don't hate soy... I just don't believe it is healthy for us to eat!

{if you're a new reader and wondering why we don't eat soy you can read about it HERE}

And plus, it's not our farm! And not my place to judge just because it's not what I would choose. God loves us all! {grin}