A red hen and a buff pullet and a lovely family.

Well, our Rhode Island Red, the oldest one of the bunch, has finally started laying again. The Buff Orpington pullet has also begun to lay as well. We are getting about 2-3 eggs a day, but it seems like everytime we see our eggs, we almost don't want to eat them! They are so wonderful looking and it took all our hard work to get these chickens to actually start laying. Our youngest Rhode Island Reds should start laying by the end of September as well as all the other pullets we have, than we will have about 2 dozen a week! I could care less about the chicken eggs, I want those ducks to start laying! Now those are the eggs to use for baking!!

Easton has started school this past week. He really does enjoy it! I'm very glad, as it gives me a break from him and he gets to meet new people in his class. He's already telling us he's making friends, which is fantastic! I think this next Thursday when he actually starts riding the bus and is gone for 5 days a week, it might hit me than.

Sammuel is his usual self. Taking his diaper off, peeing on the floor. Last week, he took his diaper off in the yard, and said, "I pee on tree, I pee on dog house, I pee on house, I pee on..... BUBBA!!!" and chased Easton around the yard with his little wee wee and trying to pee on him! It was quite the show! Sam is such a big help with the chickens (although he does more chasing around than work). His favorites are the ducks! He loves to watch them waddle around the yard when they chase him. Every time he takes his diaper off and chases the ducks, Joshua and I tell him that if he isn't careful, the ducks will snatch his little wee wee off! Than he will run away from them! He is quite a hoot!

Joshua is doing some construction with a contracting group on base right now. They are pretty much remodeling an indoor range. He is really enjoying the construction part, minus installing insulation. He will send me pictures every other day of him or someone else installing something. Its very nice to watch his face light up when he talks about something other than the Army. The other night, he got out all of his catcher equipment when Easton was sitting in the room. Of course, Easton had a billion and one questions about everything. Each time Joshua put a piece of equipment on himself or on Easton, his face lit up! I've never seen him happier than he was that night talking to our oldest son about baseball. Easton was totally into it. I just hope he picks up the sport. Easton told Joshua that he wants to be a catcher, so I guess Daddy and Grandpa will have a lot of training to do with Easton. But let's start with a soft ball, just in case he gets scared of actually lets the ball hit him in the face.

Me on the other hand, I'm really loving my job. I was taking care of a resident the other night while I was on "float" and she told me she was tired of being in the nursing home and wanted to go home. But if she was home and she had enough money, she would hire me as her personal nurse. Its nice to know that someone thinks that I'm doing my job properly. I really love being a nurse. It does come naturally since pretty much ALL the women in my family on my father's side and most of them on my mother's side were nurses. I think I might take the LPN course next year once Easton is steadily in school and I can do part time LPN. It might take me 18 months to complete, but it's another step up, and maybe get sent to RN school. I don't know tho. I really do enjoy being a CNA. I'll see....


Toodles,

TnChickHen

It's an EGG!!

We have a mysterious egg layer on our hands! We have finally been getting about 2 eggs a day and it's great!! We think it is our Buff orpington girl. It's fantastic to actually have almost a DOZEN eggs the past week. We must be doing something right or it might just be the weather. We have a few other ones that need to start or should start laying soon. Hopefully by next spring we can get our little business going. $1.50 a dozen for FRESH eggs (we will even ship them too) ;o)

I've finally started my new job, CNA and I love it. There's nothing else I'd rather think about doing. I'm glad we don't need to pay for a sitter, and I'm glad I had some help from Bri Maray for watching the boys when I took my test. I couldn't have done it without you! Thanks so much girl!

Amanda Reese, CNA (feels great to put a title behind my name!)

New amateur photographer... and she's a fantastic friend!

A friend in AK has started a new website with her photography!! She's darn good at it, and has finally gotten a copyright for the photos!! I'd like to introduce, Mrs. Rachel Kahler!!

She is a fantastic mother, wife, and worker. She was in the Navy, and I watched her little boy, Jeremiah for her. I had so much fun with him and my oldest son playing together. I feel like I've gotten to know her more than ever. Even though we are far apart (I'm in TN, just a little ways apart), we still stay connected. We ask each other opinions on matters in the home, how the kids are doing, what school has brought us to, and hopefully we will meet again.

Please, check out her website. She has some fantastic photos!
 www.thesearethemomentsak.com

Good luck with your future photography Rachel! :o) miss and love ya'll!

Toodles,
TnChickHen

Super irritated day....

Today is not the day to mess with momma. I am very irritated today. The boys won't listen to anything anyone says. They keep messing around while eating lunch. Sam is on this kick where you tell him to do something he says no, and gives you a little evil smile. UGH!

Anyway, back to my little chicken adventure. Henny our little cochin has begun laying eggs again. Just little things, but boy do they taste swell! Our oldest RIR, I'm not sure what is up with her. She's just not laying. But we should have a buff orpington laying pretty soon. Just need her to do the chicken squat.

I've got 2 eggs STILL in the incubator. They have been in there for 27 days now, and have not hatched yet. I've been told it was probably an issue with the heating when I first put them in, so I hope they don't delay too long. They are still moving around in the egg, so I guess I'll see. I'll let them go until at least the 35th day, than out they will go if they don't hatch by than. I sure hope they do.

Our little Jersey Giant is getting bigger and friendlier by the day. He does really well when you pick him up. His name, of course, Cheese. Yeah, we really didn't name him, the kids did. Haha.

Klara is finally back from cremation, and hopefully we can pick her up tomorrow. I'm so ready to have her home. Her place is here, not behind a desk waiting for us to come pick her up. I sure hope that she is enjoying her time on the rainbow bridge. It was really hard for me to watch her have a dying stroke, but than again, life is a cycle. There was a reason for it. She had her time here with us and taught Sarah what she should know about being a good dog. And Jack sure does miss her. I can tell it in his face. He will only sleep and lie down most of the day.... poor boy. She was pretty much his mommy when we first got him. He slept with her up until he was about 6 months old in her kennel..... RIP dear Klara. I miss you baby.

Toodles,
TnChickHen