March 7, 2012

CHICKEN preparation day..... 25 Rhode Island Reds (laying hens) and 15 White Plymouth Rock (meat chickens) day old chicks arrive tomorrow morning.

cleaning all of the equipment and building a new top for the 2nd brooding bucket

all ready for the chicks to arrive tomorrow morning

Had a great small church group meeting tonight....love my church family!!!

Pleasant Dreams!!!

March 6, 2012

made some Granola Bars for my church small group here tomorrow night....

Granola Bars:
2 Tbsp butter
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 cups oats
1 cup walnuts
1 cup pecans
1 cup almonds
1 cup peanuts
1 cup craisins
2 Tbsp wheat germ

put butter, honey and brown sugar in a microwave bowl and melt together.....mix in oats, nuts, fruit and wheat germ....press into a wax paper covered 8 x 8 pan ...bake at 300 degrees for 25 - 35 minutes.....cool  for a couple of hours and cut into bars.

Pleasant Dreams!!!

March 5, 2012

discovering more Miller Family History....

• Bernhard Mueller Born late 1600's came to America on the ship PATIENCE in 1749
• VALENTINE Mueller was born 1754 was in the REVOLUTIONARY WAR
• He married Susanna GROVER (Gruver) in 1778
• John George Miller was born in 1779 ( my 4 times Great Grandpa )
• George G Miller was born in 1815 ( my 3 times Great Grandpa )
• Theodore G Miller was born in 1842 ( this is who made the tobacco box )
• Elbert Austin Miller was born in 1874 ( this is who wrote the financial journals from 1912 that we are documenting each month )
• Allen Ott Miller was born in 1912 ( my Grandpa )
• Richard Allen Miller was born in 1939 ( my Dad )

OK...so here are some cool facts......so I (Wendy MILLER) married Ross VALENTINE in 1996 and we live on GROVER road ..... my Grandpa was born in 1912....and when we get to the month of June.....they spent an incredible amount of money in 1912 to buy their only child new clothes and have photos taken of him......I just love how everything is connected.

Pleasant Dreams!!!

March 4, 2012

Today was my dad's birthday...my brother Tom was also born on this day. Happy Birthday!

we found another cool antique from the Miller Family.....it is a TOBACCO BOX...it was made out a solid piece of wood by my Great Great Grandpa Theodore G Miller...1842 - 1913 and from the other items we found...this was probably made about 1860...so it is over 150 years old.....just Amazing!!!

the wording inside the lid (written with a pencil) reads:

Theo G. Miller

Tobbaco Box

Made by Him

Love family history.........Pleasant Dreams!!!

March 3, 2012

Crazy tornado season already starting....over 100 tornadoes and 35+ people perished......worse March in history and we are only 3 days in.

Had stuffed green peppers for dinner.....I made these back in November 2011 and froze them.....added some toppings...put it in the oven and instant dinner.....love it!!!

made some whipped topping for the jello....we use a dry mix from GFS.....use equal amounts of cold water and mix.....start with a big bowl filled with ice cubes.....put the water and mix in a smaller bowl on top of the ice.....blend it together for about 5-6 minutes.....it will set up enough to use immediately but better if it can sit in the fridge for a bit.

Pleasant Dreams!!!

March 2, 2012

we did a big grocery shop today...spent $142.40....hopefully we have enough to last us most of the month.

The baby chicks arrive next week....will let you know when they get to the post office....sheba (14 years old) one of our black labs has welcomed 7 new sets of chicks to the farm.....I will post pictures/movie of her ritual....it is a very unique bond she forms with the chicks right after they are hatched.

The Big 9 Sportsmen club burned down this afternoon.....glad no one was hurt.

Scary Strong Winds.....we have had some 50+ mile an hour gusts....hope all the trees stay put!!!

Had beef stir fry for dinner....

Pleasant Dreams!!!

March 1, 2012

My Great Grandpas Financial Diary for March 1912.....very exciting this month...they made the final payment (or as he calls it NOTE) on the farm...YEAH!!!!

what they sold or earned for income:
26 lbs of butter = $7.86
152 dozen eggs = $30.58
2 bushel of apples = $1.20
1 month teaching salary = $50.00
1 calf that weighed 142 lbs = $11.36  so $101.00 came in

what they purchased:
groceries (not specific) = $5.92
coal = $1.35
baker = $1.20
Alvin Morey  = $1.00
mill feed & flour = $15.15
daily paper = $1.25
pair of hogs = $10.00
thread = .20
hog trough = $2.50
medicine for the Mrs. = $1.00
100 hatching eggs = $3.50
Final note/interest payment = $105.00 so $148.07 went out
we will be taking a trip to Mt Bethel PA in the summer.....will post pictures of the farm he paid off (if it is still there)

Pleasant Dreams!!!