Well...

Where do I begin?
I am so new to all this, that I really have no clue where to start...I guess I will start by introducing myself...My name is Tonye (pronounced Tonya) my dad misspelled it and I have been stuck with it every since. I have 2 beautiful children an 11 yr old son and a 2 yr old daughter...They are the lights of my life and I have no idea what I would do without them...I have been married almost 15 years to the same wonderful man and he keeps me sane...lol


We have only been on our homesteading adventure for 1 year now, but I am still so in love with living like this. We have had dissappointments and tears, but we have also had so many joyful events and triumphs. We do have a plan, and it is to be fully self-sustaining and self-sufficient one day.

We have chickens and really enjoy them, the kids still think it is a treat to go gather eggs and feed them. We will be adding goats HOPEFULLY sometime this fall...we are still working on the fencing for this journey...lol and a couple of hogs HOPEFULLY by the spring...If you notice I say Hopefully Alot...lol I have learned in my short year of living on a homestead that everything will get done eventually, but usually not in the time frame that I think it should be done in or even the one I would like for it to be done in...but it Does get done...

We will be tilling our garden down soon, it is pretty much done for the year, besides 2 okra plants that are still trying to put out...Here in Oklahoma our okra keeps producing until the first frost usually, but this year our weather has been rather odd...lots of rain and cooler than normal temps, and left us with very little okra, I hate to till them down, because they are such pretty plants with beautiful flowers, but they haven't given any okra in over 2 weeks so I am sure it is probably time to say goodbye to them for the season...

Well I guess I will end this for now, as I really don't know what all else to talk about right now, but just give me time, I am sure I will be talking your ears off :)