Our Chicks

This is the chick I picked out. To cute!

I love my life

This is what I get to wake up to in the morning. Does that sound to much like bragging? No seriously. I don't mean to brag its just sometimes it takes my breath away.

Today we began our journey as hobby farm idiots(my husbands words not mine). We bought ourselves six little chicks at the local TSC. They are cute I must admit but its like I told my kids they will get to grow up and be ugly. My husband has banned the kids from naming them and calling them pets as they will one day be dinner. Hopefully though they will provide us with eggs for a year before that. Every day here is a true adventure. Why not start on another one.

Wish us luck.

Signs of spring

The first meal on the sun porch of the season.

Yuppie!!!!!!

Whoops!!

So sorry I've been gone for so long. Sometimes I hit a dry spell where inspiration seems out of my reach.
Today is a glorious day. The sun is shining and the winds are calm. Its a balmy 70 degrees today. I'm even wearing a tank top and turned off the heat in the house today. So maybe I'm a little ahead of myself but hey ya gotta start somewhere.
Ross and I are starting to feel the pull of all of our outdoor chores that come with this breath taking home we have been blessed with. The evenings of hiding in front of the TV are long gone now unless it rains of course. It will be traded in for preparing our flower beds and grass for the new growth that has begun. I hope to have all my flower beds ready before the baby arrives.

Rosie has decided she is interested in the big girl potty. I have never had a kid start this early but hey you never know. So far there has been a lot on the floor and none in the potty. I guess we will see what happens.

So long for now!

Y'a down with NKOTB

Its a good thing that I don't mind dating myself cuz I just found out some great news. New Kids on the Block is back together.

This was the group I adored as a pre-teen/ teenager. Donnie Wahlburg was my favorite and I have followed his film career for the last 10 years. I admit that seeing them this morning brought a smile to my face and a vivid walk down memory lane. My girlfriends and I all had a favorite and we formed our own female version of the group complete with choreographed dance moves. Boy were those the good 'ole days. I still have my collectible cards and pictures from the concert we went to. I remember thinking "I am actually breathing the same oxygen as Donnie!" Oh to be young again. Yes, I know......... I was that kookie.

Rebirth

Spring has officially sprung. I have the most lovely orange crocus flowers popping up through the ground and smiling at all who pass them. Sorry I have no picture today but I'll take one tomorrow.
The kids have spent the last three days playing outside and running the length of the property with the dogs and cat. They have come in each night with pink cheeks and smell of the dirt and grass outside. Oh how I love that smell.
There is something so poetic in waiting for spring to arrive and the rebirth of all that silently awaits its moment to sing and also awaiting the birth of our newest child. This pregnancy has been a gift of reflection and a lesson is patience I have not experienced before. It truly is amazing this gift of life God has given us both before and after we are born.