Brand

Well most of you know that we homeschool. Sometimes, it is hard to get Brand to do his work. He would rather be outside like most of us would. So, I decided to bring him on out...... He got his work done in no time and off to the playing he went. We are so blessed to have land, animals, and freedom that most who live in town don't have. I hated it out here 4 years ago. I WAS NOT going to live out here in the flatlands with all this alkali dirt, wind and rattlesnakes.. NO WAY... Well here it is and 2 more kids and over 4 years later and I would not move for nothing.... I have realized over the last years that sometimes God knows what you need, not you..... I groaned, complained, whined......... And now I love it here. I love the land, I can see the beautiful sunsets every evening. I can hear the quiet that one doesn't have in town. I can hear the wind blow in the salt cedars and it almost makes a beautiful song. John even killed our first rattler the other day and it didn't even bother me and I still walk out there barefoot... I love our little zoo that we have and I love raising our children out of town. God was blessing me the whole time and I was too caught up in what "I" wanted to realize what he was giving me. Now some can't see what I see. That is because God only shares the special things like this with his special child... One that has grown in him and can truely love ALL things he has given me... God Bless

Opal

This is Shi and her hen "Opal"... She loves this poor girl to death.. Literally. She walks behind her real slow and then eases up on her and grabs a tail feather (or two), and then slowly grabs the rest of her... Opal never makes a sound... She goes just about every where with Shi... I think Shi thinks she is her baby (doll).... The poor ol' girl just sits there with her mouth wide open, can't even work up even a cluck, by then end of the day... Shi even puts her in the swing. Lord only knows what is going on in Opals head. I am sure she is thinking, either this kid is trying to kill me or she just doesn't even care..... The other Rooster (Willy) and hen (Hazel) just look up and walk away. They don't even care at all... What is wrong with them???? Poor Opal needs rescueing.. CHICKENS and CHILDREN, they are too funny to watch... I can't figure out what is going on in either of there minds... Or why they do the things they do.. I have been missing the tops off of my green bean plants and couldn't figure out what was going on. I put the powder bug stuff on them and it was still happening. Lo' and behold one day I see Mr. Willy Rooster sticking his head through the fence eating them.... UGHHHHHH !!!!! Now you know what I was thinking...... Need I say more. He is still around eating the edge of my garden... I kinda gave up on the garden idea anyhow... Maybe next year...... Well off I go to milk my goat.. God Bless...