My 'lil chick

Ok, I just have to post this little picture of my chick....she is so cute and when I hold her she lays down on her back and stretches her legs out, lays her head back and then goes to sleep. I named her Broody. She is a Rhode Island Red and she is about 10 days old. She is very calm and loves to eat her bits of feed. She's so quiet as she scratches around getting her food.

Chickens are really very easy to raise and except for food and water, they pretty much take care of themselves. Just grow and eat. Well, I guess if you consider that coop we're building, you might say it's alot, but it's more fun than not. More coming...

Babysitting..a different way

This past week we have had a little guest in our home. She is a Russian Blue kitty and belongs to Jason and Heather Wilbanks. Her name is Winter. Isn't that a pretty name for her. She has made herself at home here and strangely enough has won over our house cat of 8 years, Reebok. At first they hissed alot and Reebok didn't like her much, but after a day or so, they have become kitty friends.

Now, I can't say as much for FISH. Evidently, Winter hasn't ever seen one and she was very curious and almost put her little paw into the water. You can see Fish swimming furiously near the bottom of his bowl. I just had to get a pic of it.

Incedently, I have had 2 very, very sick little children for the past several days. High fevers, coughing and breathing trouble. I think they are starting to recover. Me? I'm a bit tired from getting up all hours of the night to give meds and check their fevers. You all know how that goes. God gives us strength and the stamina to go on though, doesn't He!

I am so blessed and thank Him for what He's doing in our life. Anyway, just a bit of what's going on around our home. I gotta go see how they are doing now. Have a great day.

Newest little one

Ok, I am realizing that this living out in the country is something else. I just love it! There are so many little birds and big birds, for that matter and cows and other animals. Everywhere. The kids love it and we are always watching now to see if another cow will get out. Anyway, we were out and about this past Saturday and decided to take the scenic route back home. It was so beautiful and mountainous. There weren't very many homes nearby and it was land on all sides. Just gorgeous. As we were coming around the curve I said out loud, "What is that little thing on the side of the road??" The kids said, "Eeeww! What is it?" Camille asks, "Mom, why don't you pull over and see what it is." I said, "Ok. I'll get out and see if it comes to me." So I got out and clapped my hands on my legs and it just came running right over to me. Practically jumped up into my arms...I know, I know. I AM A GLUTON FOR PUNISHMENT. Here she is. At first, we weren't real sure what kind of dog she was, but she is so sweet and cute. We brought her home, gave her a bath and got her a little blankie. She curled right up and went to sleep. We were undecided about her name. We thought of 'Sandi', 'Chikeeta-Bonita', 'Bunny', 'Sugar' and 'Rosanna-Maria-Banana' and none of them seemed to fit. We even waited a couple of days to name her and called the local radio station about a missing little white dog. I gave our number and the info and no one called. So we decided to keep her and now we call her "Dusti". She and Laci are getting aquainted pretty well and they both have their own little crates. She and Laci are exactly the same color and they both have little tan patches mixed in with their fur. Oh, did I mention, she is only about 4 1/2 - 5 pounds and when we looked up her size, shape and other info we put in, she came up as a 'long-haired chiahuahua. I couldn't believe it. It said they will only get about 5-6 pounds. She loves the kids and I looked up tons of info about how to train them. There's some good stuff on training.Anyway, I just thought I'd share our latest bit of news with you and post a little something different. Hope you enjoyed it! Have a great day!