Chick . . . .chick . . . . .chickeeees

Oh my, oh my! We have gone and done it now! We have just bought our FIRST CatawbaCoop and we are in LOVE!!! Thanks to a friend wanting a BIGGER coop, we got our wonderful coop and THREE lovely chickens at a very reasonable price. We have had a blast playing with the chickens, playing with the coop!

We are having a blast researching chickens and their care. I can't believe that I took all this for granted when I was growing up. HOWEVER, I think I have created a monster . . . or two.  Tim now has it in his noggin that he wants to start harvesting honey. Go figure. I will keep you updated on that . . . .

As for the chickens. We have one Coachin and 2 Rhode Island Reds. We are thinking about getting some Bards, and possibly an Araucana. We are having so much fun! Oh y'all should just come and visit us and see all the fun you can have while watching the chickens dance.

Have a blessed day folks! Love to all!!

What has been happening?

WOW! Talk about slack - I know, I know. I post those words quite a bit, don't I? Only because I tend to get caught up in the real world and forget about the virtual world. I am truly not as slack as my lack of posts may lead you to believe . . . .well . . . ..at least I hope I'm not.

What all has been going on in our fabulous journey? Hmmmm, where to begin? Well, we are doing great regarding schooling. The girls remain such blessings to Tim and I. I haven't even threatened to string them up by their toenails lately.

This past week was a little rough, but not because of them. I had a few health issues that made me feel like total crud, so we didn't have "class." But, you know you are doing something right when your children BEG you for "school." And NOT public school, YOUR school. When they come to you and say, "mama, can't we at least do some of our worksheets?" what are you supposed to do? Say no? I think not!

And when your 10 year old says, "but mama, I really want to know what is happening with Nat Bowditch. Can't I read it out loud (instead of me)?" Do you say, nope, that read aloud is only for me to read aloud to you, not YOU to me!?!? I should hope not!

It truly reinforces that we are truly following God's path for us, when we see such POSITIVE attitudes from the girls. Every day Morgan asks me if she is in 2nd grade yet. She is REALLY excited about going to 2nd grade. Taylor is going to be in the spelling bee through our co-op and she is really, REALLY, doing great! Kenne is actually excited about participating in the talent show (she NEVER wanted to participate when she was in public school!). They each have grown so much as individuals, becoming more confident and more independent than I could ever have dreamed.


Well, we are off tomorrow on a field trip - yep, that's what we are calling it! We are taking the girls skiing at Sugar Mountain - got an AWESOME deal through a homeschool group. How cool is that? What a great way to teach the girls about snow, freezing water, precipitation, altitude, momentum, force, hmmm, I think I could go on and on about all the wonderful things the girls can learn on this field trip.

Will touch base afterwards. Love to all! And as always - happy homeschooling!