In anticipation of the arrival of the fifteen newest members of the family, we dug out the family dog’s old play pen and filled it with shavings. At 0644 on Thursday April 28 2016 the post office called to let me know our girls had arrived.  It’s been a LONG time since I got out… Continue reading The Chicks Are Here, The Chicks Are HERE!

Okay, so here is the finished product, sometimes it works best to work your way backwards, especially when the end result is so pretty!   I often lump my oldest in with “the kids”, but he is eighteen and soon to graduate from High School and will be off to College in the Fall.  “Once… Continue reading Chicken Coop Assembly

  This is what the side of the driveway looked like before our work day today.  Not pretty, I know!  Less pretty when you spend six hours with two adults and six kids working (?) side by side by side, sharing (?) tools and enjoying (???) each other’s company…. No, everyone got along pretty well,… Continue reading Burn Number Two!