Natasha Metzler
@natashametzler.bsky.social
author | farm life chronicler | Jesus-follower
story-teller | nature-lover
story-teller | nature-lover
Almost 18 years into marriage to a man who makes his living by attending/running auctions and I finally bid on a few items for him without anxiety overwhelming me.
I think I should get a prize.
A real prize, not like, the water heater I bought for him. That doesn't count.
I think I should get a prize.
A real prize, not like, the water heater I bought for him. That doesn't count.
April 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Almost 18 years into marriage to a man who makes his living by attending/running auctions and I finally bid on a few items for him without anxiety overwhelming me.
I think I should get a prize.
A real prize, not like, the water heater I bought for him. That doesn't count.
I think I should get a prize.
A real prize, not like, the water heater I bought for him. That doesn't count.
My husband woke up very proud today because he hates changing the clocks and never did change his alarm clock last fall AND the power never went out, so his alarm clock is now back at the correct time without any effort from him.
Hey, we've all got to celebrate small wins where we can. 😂
Hey, we've all got to celebrate small wins where we can. 😂
March 9, 2025 at 11:33 AM
My husband woke up very proud today because he hates changing the clocks and never did change his alarm clock last fall AND the power never went out, so his alarm clock is now back at the correct time without any effort from him.
Hey, we've all got to celebrate small wins where we can. 😂
Hey, we've all got to celebrate small wins where we can. 😂
Six years ago today, I took a pregnancy test for the first time in almost a decade. I was certain it would be negative, because that's what you think after 11 years of infertility.
But it wasn't.
Those two pink lines are now a 5 yr old who endlessly delights us. 👏👏
But it wasn't.
Those two pink lines are now a 5 yr old who endlessly delights us. 👏👏
March 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Six years ago today, I took a pregnancy test for the first time in almost a decade. I was certain it would be negative, because that's what you think after 11 years of infertility.
But it wasn't.
Those two pink lines are now a 5 yr old who endlessly delights us. 👏👏
But it wasn't.
Those two pink lines are now a 5 yr old who endlessly delights us. 👏👏
5 yr old: Mom, can you help me with my mitten? I can get one on and not the other.
Me: sure.
5: well, actually I CAN get it on, but it's very stressful and I don't like that feeling. You know?
Me: *gesturing toward the world* yeah, I know.
Me: sure.
5: well, actually I CAN get it on, but it's very stressful and I don't like that feeling. You know?
Me: *gesturing toward the world* yeah, I know.
March 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
5 yr old: Mom, can you help me with my mitten? I can get one on and not the other.
Me: sure.
5: well, actually I CAN get it on, but it's very stressful and I don't like that feeling. You know?
Me: *gesturing toward the world* yeah, I know.
Me: sure.
5: well, actually I CAN get it on, but it's very stressful and I don't like that feeling. You know?
Me: *gesturing toward the world* yeah, I know.
"I am the oldest little kid in my family," says my 5 year old emphatically, who is, in fact, the youngest child in our family.
February 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
"I am the oldest little kid in my family," says my 5 year old emphatically, who is, in fact, the youngest child in our family.
5 yr old: Mom? Guess what I'm thinking!
Me: I'm out of guesses right now, love.
5: Okay, well, if we had a pet elephant, we'd have to keep it in the shop because that's the only place it would fit.
//
I believe I can safely say that I was never going to win that guessing game.
Me: I'm out of guesses right now, love.
5: Okay, well, if we had a pet elephant, we'd have to keep it in the shop because that's the only place it would fit.
//
I believe I can safely say that I was never going to win that guessing game.
February 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
5 yr old: Mom? Guess what I'm thinking!
Me: I'm out of guesses right now, love.
5: Okay, well, if we had a pet elephant, we'd have to keep it in the shop because that's the only place it would fit.
//
I believe I can safely say that I was never going to win that guessing game.
Me: I'm out of guesses right now, love.
5: Okay, well, if we had a pet elephant, we'd have to keep it in the shop because that's the only place it would fit.
//
I believe I can safely say that I was never going to win that guessing game.
Me: *sleeping peacefully*
18 yr old: *pounds on door* Mom, there's a new lamb and it needs help!
And so began our day today. But let me tell you, this tiny new lamb is the *cutest*. We named her Flutterbudget and she is everything perfect about a newborn lamb.
18 yr old: *pounds on door* Mom, there's a new lamb and it needs help!
And so began our day today. But let me tell you, this tiny new lamb is the *cutest*. We named her Flutterbudget and she is everything perfect about a newborn lamb.
January 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Me: *sleeping peacefully*
18 yr old: *pounds on door* Mom, there's a new lamb and it needs help!
And so began our day today. But let me tell you, this tiny new lamb is the *cutest*. We named her Flutterbudget and she is everything perfect about a newborn lamb.
18 yr old: *pounds on door* Mom, there's a new lamb and it needs help!
And so began our day today. But let me tell you, this tiny new lamb is the *cutest*. We named her Flutterbudget and she is everything perfect about a newborn lamb.
Each morning at 7:48 am, I'm in my chair with coffee and my son sticks his head into the kitchen and says, "Have a good day, Mom," before he goes out to catch the bus.
I spent a lot of years thinking I'd never have kids, so the simplicity of that moment is one of my favorite parts to every day.
I spent a lot of years thinking I'd never have kids, so the simplicity of that moment is one of my favorite parts to every day.
January 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Each morning at 7:48 am, I'm in my chair with coffee and my son sticks his head into the kitchen and says, "Have a good day, Mom," before he goes out to catch the bus.
I spent a lot of years thinking I'd never have kids, so the simplicity of that moment is one of my favorite parts to every day.
I spent a lot of years thinking I'd never have kids, so the simplicity of that moment is one of my favorite parts to every day.
I'm trying to work up the energy to switch to Substack. I think. Maybe.
What I really want is for people to just return to reading blogs again. Specifically, my blog. 😂😂😂
What I really want is for people to just return to reading blogs again. Specifically, my blog. 😂😂😂
January 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I'm trying to work up the energy to switch to Substack. I think. Maybe.
What I really want is for people to just return to reading blogs again. Specifically, my blog. 😂😂😂
What I really want is for people to just return to reading blogs again. Specifically, my blog. 😂😂😂
Me: *groans* I over steamed the broccoli.
5 yr old, patting my arm: oh, that's okay. I wasn't going to eat it anyway.
5 yr old, patting my arm: oh, that's okay. I wasn't going to eat it anyway.
January 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Me: *groans* I over steamed the broccoli.
5 yr old, patting my arm: oh, that's okay. I wasn't going to eat it anyway.
5 yr old, patting my arm: oh, that's okay. I wasn't going to eat it anyway.
Today is the 4-year anniversary of when our first lamb was born on the farm and I can honestly say our sheep have been my favorite animals to raise and I'm very proud of past-us for just buying our first ewes even though we had no idea what we were doing. 👏
January 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Today is the 4-year anniversary of when our first lamb was born on the farm and I can honestly say our sheep have been my favorite animals to raise and I'm very proud of past-us for just buying our first ewes even though we had no idea what we were doing. 👏
Our first lamb of the season was born. We named her Flower. She's pretty adorable.
January 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Our first lamb of the season was born. We named her Flower. She's pretty adorable.
My son turns 18 tomorrow. 👏👏
January 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
My son turns 18 tomorrow. 👏👏
We have another lake effect snow warning in effect for our county with "the strongest band hitting Tug Hill", which sounds... ominous. So, like any good wife & mother, I'm buying supplies for homemade doughnuts.
January 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
We have another lake effect snow warning in effect for our county with "the strongest band hitting Tug Hill", which sounds... ominous. So, like any good wife & mother, I'm buying supplies for homemade doughnuts.
I accidentally made my brother the bad guy by telling my daughter I'd read our chapter book aloud until he got here today.
Never has a niece been soooo disappointed to see her uncle.
I would feel bad except he was kind of a pest growing up, so it's fair. ;)
Never has a niece been soooo disappointed to see her uncle.
I would feel bad except he was kind of a pest growing up, so it's fair. ;)
January 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I accidentally made my brother the bad guy by telling my daughter I'd read our chapter book aloud until he got here today.
Never has a niece been soooo disappointed to see her uncle.
I would feel bad except he was kind of a pest growing up, so it's fair. ;)
Never has a niece been soooo disappointed to see her uncle.
I would feel bad except he was kind of a pest growing up, so it's fair. ;)
I messed up a batch of caramel before Christmas and today we pulled it out to drizzle on ice cream and it was a very excellent mistake, let me tell you.
January 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I messed up a batch of caramel before Christmas and today we pulled it out to drizzle on ice cream and it was a very excellent mistake, let me tell you.
One of my husband's customers brought me a stack of records b/c he knew I liked them & now the kids & I just spent an entire morning listening to oldies & really, it's a rather brilliant way to spend one's day.
January 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
One of my husband's customers brought me a stack of records b/c he knew I liked them & now the kids & I just spent an entire morning listening to oldies & really, it's a rather brilliant way to spend one's day.
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The number of fake accounts on Bluesky is truly impressive. Wondering if I'm the only person actually on here; that would be a little embarrassing.
January 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The number of fake accounts on Bluesky is truly impressive. Wondering if I'm the only person actually on here; that would be a little embarrassing.
My birthday is in 20 minutes and I am VERY excited because I am finally turning 40 and I've been 40 in my heart since I was 18 years old.
January 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
My birthday is in 20 minutes and I am VERY excited because I am finally turning 40 and I've been 40 in my heart since I was 18 years old.
The problem with Christians calling heaven "home" is that sometimes you see posts that say "[recently ill individual] made it home for Christmas ❤️" and it takes you several minutes of investigating to decide if they died or got better.
And even then, you're not 100% positive.
And even then, you're not 100% positive.
December 24, 2024 at 9:11 PM
The problem with Christians calling heaven "home" is that sometimes you see posts that say "[recently ill individual] made it home for Christmas ❤️" and it takes you several minutes of investigating to decide if they died or got better.
And even then, you're not 100% positive.
And even then, you're not 100% positive.
I read my Christmas book in church today for our kids program and it was so incredibly fun watching the kids act out the stories as I read.
Life experience I never knew I needed has officially been unlocked. 👏👏
Life experience I never knew I needed has officially been unlocked. 👏👏
December 23, 2024 at 2:17 AM
I read my Christmas book in church today for our kids program and it was so incredibly fun watching the kids act out the stories as I read.
Life experience I never knew I needed has officially been unlocked. 👏👏
Life experience I never knew I needed has officially been unlocked. 👏👏
My Christmas tree has been officially decorated by my five year old and it's the most lopsided, non-aesthetic tree possible and I love every bit of it.
December 21, 2024 at 8:51 PM
My Christmas tree has been officially decorated by my five year old and it's the most lopsided, non-aesthetic tree possible and I love every bit of it.
My 5 yr old currently says, "I mean, literary!" when she means, "literally" and even though it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I'm an author, my pride in this vocabulary mix-up is extraordinary & I never want her to stop.
December 19, 2024 at 8:09 PM
My 5 yr old currently says, "I mean, literary!" when she means, "literally" and even though it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I'm an author, my pride in this vocabulary mix-up is extraordinary & I never want her to stop.
My husband is leaving for the rest of the week and I'm looking at the snow outside my window pondering how to break it to my kids that we aren't leaving the house until Dad gets back b/c I will not be clearing the driveway.
December 12, 2024 at 1:32 PM
My husband is leaving for the rest of the week and I'm looking at the snow outside my window pondering how to break it to my kids that we aren't leaving the house until Dad gets back b/c I will not be clearing the driveway.
Last night I got up with my 5 yr old when she fell out of bed, woke up & helped my oldest when my infant grandson was crying, then woke up to help my father-in-law who had a dream & hollered in his sleep.
I love having a multi-generational home but also, I think I might need to take a nap.
I love having a multi-generational home but also, I think I might need to take a nap.
December 11, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Last night I got up with my 5 yr old when she fell out of bed, woke up & helped my oldest when my infant grandson was crying, then woke up to help my father-in-law who had a dream & hollered in his sleep.
I love having a multi-generational home but also, I think I might need to take a nap.
I love having a multi-generational home but also, I think I might need to take a nap.