We were off adventuring in North Carolina the last few days, for Mr. Fix-It’s sister’s wedding. Homesteading and vacations rarely mix. It’s too much responsibility to ask just anyone to come by and manage things while we’re gone. There’s a lot more to keep track of than just watering the plants and bringing in the mail. {smile} But if we are going to go anywhere, the height of Summer is the best time.

Winter is quadruple the work, with feedings twice a day (different amounts for everyone!) and frozen water lines. Spring is lambing season, and Fall is harvest and breeding season–not to mention time to get work done before winter! In Summer everyone is on grass and the biggest job is keeping the water buckets filled.

Don’t get me wrong–it’s still quite a bit to do if you’re not familiar with it! We had some friends farm-sitting for us and it always leaves me a little worried when I give them “the list” of chores. For us it’s 30 minutes in the morning and evening, but for someone else it’s an entire legal page of notes. And that’s the short version just for the farm-sitters!

If you’ve been following us on Facebook, you might have seen that we had a new chick the day before we left as well! That added a little extra stress to heading out as well.

But all’s well that ends well! We’re back and everything was in good shape when we got here. They did tell me that they had a couple chicks get out a few times, so they had a few little adventures, but no serious problems. And hey, you didn’t get the full farm experience if you didn’t have to chase a few chickens, right?! {smile}

And we had some fun together! We got to stop over in Durham for lunch and check out the old waterfront tobacco warehouses renovated into some fun shopping and restaurants. We got to Greensboro and the kiddos got to play on the glass elevators in the hotel. (Oh, the small joys!) We got to visit with family and go to the Greensboro Science Museum, which we hadn’t visited since the Cowboy was in a stroller!

Then of course we “got down to business” and had a wedding! Mr. Fix-It was a groomsman. The Ladybug was a junior bridesmaid. And the boys were ushers. I can’t wait to share more pictures from last week! Plus the wedding was on Friday, so we still had plenty of time to do some antiquing while coming home. Of course, we had a bunch of catch-up chores to get to when we got home, but overall it was such a fun few days!

How was your weekend? And how do you go about finding a house or farm-sitter while you’re away? I always worry before we go, but I’m always glad we went when we get back!