Milo getting chickens in coop

I am not too big of a fan of picking up the chickens to get them into the coop. I am getting better now that I have watched how Lexa does it. They just flap alot for me and I do nto like it so much. I decided to have Milo help get them in the coop today, since Lexa was not at home. He used an ear of corn to get them to follow him.

I ended up having to pick one up and get her in the coop and she did not flap. Whoop Whoop! the others followed not to far after.

I did eat one of the eggs today for the first time in boiled form and it was delicious!

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1st Eggs

I was so excited to go out in the morning and find our first egg. I was trying to move fast to take the egg inside to show Alexa that this is what happened......

Yes this is the egg in the bottom of the trash can. UGH.... I decided I would just not say anything and then tell her I was pretty sure we would be getting eggs soon.

The next day, this is what we all found in the coop.

Everyone was very excited about our "1st egg" little did they know. Lexa brought it inside and I went upstairs to change Milo, when I came back down, Lexa said she was sorry. I asked what happened, she said it just rolled off the table... And there on the kitchen floor lay our "1st egg" had to laugh. I took Lexa to school and Jeff met us and Lexa told him that she broke our "1st egg" I decided since she was sad about it, that I would reveal the truth that I had broken the real FIRST egg the day before. Seems like it will be awhile before we actually get breakfast out of it.

12 Years!

Jeff and I had a wonderful weekend together up in Estes Park celebrating our 12th anniversary. It was the same weekend as the Scotish Festival so everyone assumed we were up there for that. I was excited to tell them we were celebrating 12 years on the 12th. Is that a golden type anniversary? Not sure, but super fun none the less. Our camera's regular lens broke, so all we had was the zoom. It was hard to capture our fun room with a zoom, but we tried.

We took a nap right when we got there and then walked around town, out to dinner, and back to room to hang out. It was wonderful!

I am so thankful that God put this amazing man in my life. I pray that we will continue to grow in Him and together as a couple. I look forward to more years together.

Poor Me

So, I decided I would try this out again. So many things happen around here that I would like to document. It seems like lately I am out of sorts. This year I haven't planted one thing, not one thing. My planter boxes in back have a few flowers, thanks to my Mom. My garden is filled with thistles as tall as I am about ready to flower. LOVELY. Thanks to my wonderful husband and a bright idea, he pulled them this weekend and put our pool back there, (a pool we have been trying to get rid with no luck) Now the pool is hidden from view by our wall of virginia creeper! My front yard is full of bind weed, direct from satan. So.... I am trying to remain positive about the things that I do get done. Not able to come up with many of those lately either. Need to get out of my funk. On another note....

Lexa started kindergarten and I just can't believe it. How time flies. She was nervous to go and didn't think it would be any fun. That she would sit at a desk all day long. When asked her first day what she thought, she jumped up and said,"I tried it and I loved it" what enthusiasm. I feel a little down about this. Mostly as I find that I regret the time I didn't spend. Not sure why I let my mind go this way, again need to get back to more positive thinking. She enjoyed her first week and was really into eating hot lunch. I am not sure if this is because she likes it or because she knows I do not know if she wastes her food since she doesn't bring it home :) She has been apprehensive about several things, like PE, since she is "not good at shooting hoops" I told her this is why she goes to PE to get better at shooting hoops. When she got home I asked about PE and she said she "loved it" she got to hula hoop and was getting pretty good.

So, I suppose this is why I am calling this poor me.

My best friends are moving away. Not just one of them, but both of them. I find myself so sad about this. I am so proud of them and what they are doing and why they are going, but I am sad. There are days I think about it and I feel I can not breath. Dear Lord help me. It seems this whole post is poor me, yep it is. I am just going to go with that at this time and then we will move on. I am thankful that I get to spend the next 2 Tuesdays with them at an Indian cooking class, that will include coffee and girl time after. I am thankful God put them in my life for the time they were, not that they won't be anymore, but the quick drop in will no longer be available.

Sharks

Last night Alexa woke up at 2am and Jeff went in to check on her, she was behind her bed in the closet and she had her comforter laid out over her whole bed. Jeff asked her what happened and she said, "there are little sharks all over my bed and they keep biting me" Jeff investigated and found crumbs all over her bed. Too funny

Takes so VERY long!!

Alexa has quiet time from 2-4 everyday. Today she was getting ansy around 3:30 and I told her she needed to stay in her room until the 3 turned to a 4. She did good for awhile, then when it was 3:55 she came out and I said she needed to wait until the 3 turned to a 4, she said," I just can't, the 4 is taking so very long". I just had to laugh. I told her it was only 5 more minutes, she made it and happily came out of her room saying her clock said 4. Getting a package from her Grandma Maruka made it a little harder to wait in her room.