And The World Keeps Turning

Sometimes, I’d like to push a pause button on life, just so I can catch up with it.

In the recent past I told you that I was going to no longer be held captive to this blog or any other virtual “social” site, and that I was going to be present and living in my “NOW”. Well, that’s where I’ve been. Living my life in my “now”!

Its been a very busy “now”.

As the last post indicated, we had a nice visit from Papa (my dad). He got to stay for two weeks, and then my brother, Rick, flew out here to help him drive his newly purchased car back home to California.

We sure enjoyed having him around!

I got my knives sharpened, new ferns put out on the front porch, hanging flowers for the back deck, my cream brûlée torch filled and ready to go, he went grocery shopping with me and for me (he LOVES this activity), and he took each one of the boys out by themselves for some quality alone time with them.

We took a field trip to the Atlanta Zoo and had a great time. I’m glad the boys still enjoy the zoo. Do you ever outgrow the zoo?

Of course, you KNOW there are a gazillion more photos from our trip to the zoo that I could bore you with, but I’ll move on…

One thing I think Dad really enjoyed was watching and feeding my chickens. Yes, that makes me happy. And the timing was perfect to watch Bonnie with those six chicks, because this week she is done “mothering”!! Wow… eight weeks… and then she just turns it off! They are still trying to tag along with her, but she is pretty brutal about letting them know they are not welcome to eat the bugs she finds anymore.

In the middle of Dad’s visit, I had a birthday. I was SO glad he was able to be here for it. Not just to celebrate it with me, but to light a fire under my other half to make it special! They went in together and got me an Ipad!!

So far I like it a lot. Can’t do everything I like to do on it, but then it also has more/different things that I can’t do on the pc. So… I am learning… and enjoying it. Thank you Dad!

Our visit with Rick was short… but sweet. It always is. The boys just adore him, as do most people… young or old, male or female. He’s just a neat guy!

Well, I could be here at this screen all day trying to catch you up on the goings on around here. But there are chickens and boys to feed, dishes to do, laundry to fold and lessons to teach. Oh, and we’ve added one more thing to our days! We joined a health club.

The boys and I have been going everyday for almost three weeks now. We love it. Dave gets there when he can, and the boys like to go a second time with him in the evenings when he goes. So, there’s our P.E.!! The boys want to add weight… and I’m trying to lose it. Sure should be an easier and cheaper way to transfer it. I should be able to “give” it away if I want, shouldn’t I? Well, we are all feeling good and glad that we joined.

I’ll have to update you on our little chick Peeps soon. She is growing and changing into a tiny little hen!!

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Visitors

We had a short visit this week from my Aunt Carol, Uncle Oliver, and my Dad! They were driving through Atlanta (with a little detour for us), on their way back to North Carolina from a trip to Texas.

We met at one of our favorites (The Flying Biscuit) for dinner and enjoyed a good visit.

It was just way to short.

(JJ,Papa,Gerrit,Harrison)

These boys love their Papa!

We look forward to Papa coming back down here to see us, next week, before he has to head back to California.

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And the Winner Is…

After reviewing all the entries for the Caption Contest, the family has chosen Amy C. (at SAHM Hill) for the winning caption.

That just cracks me up!

Congratulations Amy. You can choose those tasty free range eggs, or a hand-made journal. Just email me and let me know which one you’d like.

Thank you to all of you who posted your caption ideas. It was fun for us to read through them, but hard to pick the winner. In the end, the “shishter” part is what got most of the boys to pick that one.

Thanks for playing along!

And by the way, Peep is doing just fine. She is getting bigger every day. She will now sit on my shoulder… and try to nestle in my hair. I can only take the tickle (and the “peeping”) for so long and then she has to get down and go back to her room (box). As crazy as it is, and as much as I don’t need a tiny bird to take up my time… she has brough us a lot of joy and laughter since we brought her home. She’s in the family now, and we love her.

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Last Call for Caption Contest

I will be having my family pick their favorite caption for this picture of Peep tomorrow.

If you have any good ideas, get them on here!

I’ll let you know who the winner is on Friday.

Said winner will get to pick between a dozen fresh eggs (if local) or a hand decorated journal (that I still haven’t shown you… augh) with a chicken on the cover.

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Peep and Her Peeps

I’ve gotten behind again on blogging. It’s amazing how quick that can happen.

Life is fast, and sometimes I like to slow down and just enjoy the moments. But I don’t like it when it takes an illness to MAKE me slow down. Well, this weekend it took food poisoning to make me stop and smell the doughnuts. Although, I wasn’t in the mood to smell doughnuts or any kind of food! YUCK.

I’m fine now, and it was just a 24 hour deal… but it did slow me down (just enough to get behind on everything, but not enough to get a rest. don’t ya just hate it when that happens?).

Tonight at my girls Bible Study, I was telling them that Peeps had gotten much bigger. Well, okay, maybe not MUCH bigger… but some! And I reminded myself that I hadn’t posted her latest photo shoot that I did on Easter morning.

So, here she is… Peeps and her peeps!

And that is a regular (med) sized egg.

She pecked at the peep later and got her beak temporarily stuck to the marshmallow!

She is two weeks old today, and doing fine.

Still lives in the house under a heat lamp, but gets to go outside and peck around in the grass a little bit every day. She likes it as long as my hand is nearby to hide under or hop on.

The other six chicks are doing GREAT, and are being very well cared for by Bonnie. They are so stink’en cute! I let Bonnie and the chicks out of the pen today to free range for the first time. They all did great. Bonnie and one of the other hens got into a tussle because the hen got to close to the chicks… but other than that all went well.

Maybe tomorrow I will get a chance to go out there with my camera and get some good ones of those little cuties.

But right now, I need to hit-the-hay.

Hope you are all having a good week!

hi-d

 

Happy Easter

I hope you all have a very nice Easter day.

 

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Caption Contest

This photo of Peeps just cracks me up.

The way she is standing, and the look on her face… it makes me laugh every time I look at it!

I thought she should have a cigar hanging out of her mouth. So I used the paint program on the computer and gave her one.

What do you think?

But I haven’t been able to come up with a caption I like yet. So, I’m asking you all what you think it should be.

Leave me your suggestions in the comments and whoever has their caption chosen will get a dozen eggs (if you’re local) or a handmade (blank) journal/notebook.

Look forward to hearing what you come up with.

hi-d