today...

Remembering that day.

Reminded of the good that has come from the past 10 years.

this moment.

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

-Amanda Soule (SouleMama)

See you next week for more chicken talk and

a finished sewing/embroidery project from waaaay back.

Happy Friday!

Just One Of Those Days.

Today...

Someone got a new pair of shoes.

And met a nice new teacher and learned some new stuff.

And soared through the air while her friends cheered her on.

Then strutted her proud stuff all the way home.

And... kind of made her mama think she was just a teeny bit taller than yesterday.

These kinds of days are good.

Fanfair.

We went to the fair this weekend!

It was the perfect small town style fair.

Just my size.

I loved that there were no rides with height requirements.

No rides at all actually.

No kids begging for cotton candy.

No sunburns or stroller struggles.

Just a casual, checkin' out our first Kodiak Fair kind of day.

With horses.

A petting zoo with lots more animals.

And the best part of all..

...pony rides!

Look at Minna's teeny hand-me-down cowboy boots hanging down!

(I have no words for that one.)

There were a few game booths and some baking and crafts. We stuck to the animals mainly. We saw some goats. Really liked the goats. We will see how this chicken thing goes and you may end up along for the ride as we make my goat-dreams come true too. You never know...

Have a great start to your week after a long weekend. I, personally, have a big day tomorrow.

I got a grown-up job! Like, away from the house and my babes! Ah! It's part-time and only when Jeff is home to be with them. That's the only way it is worth it for me.

I got equal parts nervous and excited going on out here.

Wish me luck!

fri-sat-sun

(Totally wearing my pink shortie robe with my chicken boots, that used to be my cow-pile boots.)

Chick Moment.

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

-Amanda Soule (SouleMama)

Have a great weekend!

You know what we will be doing...

T-Birds-The First 48.

The chicks are here! AND, I managed to keep them alive!

I have been reading and bothering my knowledgeable neighbors and friends about chicken care for weeks. I felt I knew what to do. I was pretty sure we were ready to raise little tiny baby chicks. But it wasn't until this morning, after a very sleepless night, when I found each and every one still alive and peeping happily, that I for real knew we could do it.

We are in love out here!

They came in this teeny box. We drove them home from the post office chirping on the front seat. We waited to peek at them until we got home.

They were all crazy and jumping and thought they could fly already. They calmed down after they were fed and had their fill of water in their new cozy warm house that Jeff re-set up in the workshop for me. The green house was too drippy wet.

We got 16 chicks total!

3 different breeds.

From left to right-

(6) Cuckoo Marans

(5) Black Australorps

(5) Buff Orpingtons

Minna was devastated that I wanted to wait 24 hours before we started lovin' them up. She was so sad! That kind of sad is hard for 3 year olds to get over. She got to pat their little backs though.

But today...

...she got to love them all day. She is really good with them and coos and talks to calm them. They are good listeners. Those Buffs are particularly patient.

We had some friends over to meet them too. More pictures of those visits to come. We had three boys cooing and falling hard for the chicks. No one is immune.

What a wonderful, exciting, special gift these little peeps are for us.

Now for 16 perfect chicken names...