Ode

Okay, so I haven't written a new entry in a while and I was trying to think of something to write about. Lately I've been pondering our chickens. Now let me say that when Ryan first came up with the idea of getting chickens and he was searching websites and drawing up chicken coop plans I may have been secretly hoping that this dream would fall by the wayside. And when he came home with two big chickens and two scrawny and kind of ugly little chickens I may have secretly in a tiny way hoped that they would be eaten by a cat or something. But that was then and this is now and I've got to say that I am smitten with these dear chickens! They are pretty cute and they take care of themselves, they have little preening parties on the porch which leaves their feathers clean and shiny and a little pile of dirt on the porch to be swept off by the kids (okay, swept off by me.) They run over to me on their cute little legs every time I go in the backyard, mostly because every time I go out there I'm giving them watermelon rinds or potato peels or some other tasty treat, but I like to think it's because they like me. And today when I was out filling up their water and was heading back in the house they all ran over to me on the porch even though they had lots of tasty treats and water and things to eat. I think it was because they like me and they didn't want me to go so soon. So Fish Blob jumped up on the chair arm and I petted her for a few seconds. Now that is my kind of pet! They don't jump on me or bark or shed fur all over me. So maybe there is a pet out there for everyone. . . I'm glad mine is a chicken instead of an alligator.

Piggy

Here's my sweet Pete playing with Alana's piggy this morning. Don't be offended, he isn't sticking his tongue out at you to be rude, it means he likes you.



Here is a picture of Alana cuddling with same piggy when she was a tiny critter.


It is crazy to think that that little bitty orange-ish girl is my Wello and she is starting preschool soon. They get so big so fast, and piggy has hardly aged at all. . .

School : )

School has begun, some of you will be shocked to know that I have been looking forward to this a bit. We've now got first, second and third grade covered. Both Leah and Tessa have teachers that Jeff and Leah had last year so we only have to get to know one new teacher :) Alana starts preschool on the 18th, hopefully she will be in the same class as cousin Oliver so I can go to only one place to collect them.

So my days of leisure are fully here, in just a week and a half it will be only me and my sweet Pete for 3 hours in the morning, for four lovely days a week. What will I do with all my free time? I will make Pete's Christmas stocking, I will read books, I will fold laundry and iron clothes, I will prepare dinners, oh, it will be bliss. I will be calm and collected when my darlings arrive home from school and though they be in nasty tempers we will accomplish our piano practice and homework with the promise of cookies or a light snack before dinner. I ask you, is it only my children who are monsters after school? Jeffer requires a straight jacket and a stern talking to every day, it is awesome. But I digress. I am glad my sweet babies are in school, they have fun there and they learn stuff too, not too shabby.

P.S. Chickens love watermellon.