While for the most part, I enjoy being a single woman, there are times when I wish I could pull a man out of the closet to do something I don't want to have to do.  Late night visitation from a pack of coyotes is one of those times.  Yes our coyotes here travel and hunt in a pack.  I have been told this does not happen, but have seen 7-10 running through the yard, and upper pasture together.  Three nights ago, they were in the front yard going through and really upset Torrie! It took her two hours to quit pacing and growling at the front door.  I did manage to shoot one, and in the morning had to deal with the carcass before letting Torrie out in the yard.

The rest of the week has been fairly uneventfu. Getting to know my students, getting back into the routine, learning new agendas at a new school.  I get to mowing early Saturday mornings, and managed to get laundry out early this morning.  I also somehow left my cellphone on the my teacher desk at school.  I will get it on Monday morning because as a newbie on campus, I have not received my outside door key yet, so could not get in.

Homesteading is hard work, especially if you have to work full. Time off the homestead to make finances work. The nice thing, though, is standing on the front porch in the morning with a steaming cup of coffee looking over all my property and smiling.  That alone makes up for having to leave Torrie all day.  It is definitely where I need to be doing what. I need to be doing!  Thank you Lord for blessing me with all this abundance and a good dog!