Mother Hen...

I think Jake in a previous life was a Mother...he's such a worry wort! If the chicks are up and about and peeping he has to sit right there with them until they settle down. He's definitely a family man...We've noticed at night if one of us is missing Jake is NOT happy!! He wants his family home and settled in for the night before he'll relax...Someone suggested we should get Jake a puppy...hmmm....NOT!! LOL...he'll have to make do with us and the chicks for now!

Treasure...

A TREASURE!!!!

(paper by jencropable, Layout template - PaisleePress, Heart - SueCummings)

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

14 days with out a cigarette and boy today was a big HUGE test for me!!

They don't lie when they say your Nicoderm CQ patch is only good for 24 hrs!!!!!!!!

I used my last one yesterday...meaning the one I put on yesterday morning ran out this morning and I had to wait for the paycheck today to get some more, Yikes!! On top of that I was also out of my favorite gum, YIKES!! And then I was in an office where there are smokers, ARGH!!! I so wanted a cigarette and was looking, lol...But you know what I did it!! I stood my ground!!

I am also thankful to my husband...he knew I was going CRAZY!! He gave me a big hug and looked me straight in the eye and told me "You've gone 2 weeks without one, you can go an hour and you will be fine!"....Whew...it was NOT easy but I did it!!

I am NOT fine but I managed!! 8 more weeks to go with the patch and I am hoping by that time (with the lower increment patches) I will be fine!! I noticed I've saved as much money as it cost to buy 2 weeks worth of patches, lol...so much for saving money right now, sigh!! But I know in the long run the savings will be there. Now to just get through the hard part...

I CAN DO THIS!! YES I CAN!!

Now off to bed for a little nap and recharge my batteries, lol....Y'all have a good day!

Yikes...Jake loves the Peeps!

When I left this morning to take Michael to school I didn't think anything of the chicks and Jake...He's been leaving them alone!

Well when I got back to the house, UH OH!! Jake had the lid off the pen and was being nosey...He got chewed out and sent to his bed and I cleaned the mess up...I noticed that Jake had about 4 of his toys next to the chicks pen...At the time I thought it was strange but didn't think anything about it...that is until tonight...

I watched Jake grab one of his softballs and take off with it...Then he came back and got another one...hmmm...What is that crazy dog doing...I got up and looked and started laughing...Jake wants the chicks to play...he keeps taking his toys over to their pen...He dropped one ball on top of the pen and then looked at the chicks..."Want to play?"....

Poor dog...he just wants to play!!

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Welcome home Peeps ~ Digital layout

Wanted to do a quick digi layout of Michael and his chicks!

(Papers are from jencropable.com, Chick is from mrsmooshka.blogspot.com)

Peeps!

A few weeks ago Michael's school had a spring fling and we went to it. They had a silent auction and we bid on some of the items. One of the items I bid on was 6 chicks, tub, feeder, waterer, and feed...Fred and I have been wanting to get some chickens and this was the perfect opportunity to give it a go...Michael's cousin had a dyed chick at Easter (I hate the companies that do that) and we were going to bring it home but another cousin had chickens so I let her have it. That was a mistake...Michael had thought the dyed chick was his and when he found out I had given it away he was NOT happy with me...So another reason for me bidding on the chicks...Well I won the bid. One of the teachers had the eggs in an incubator and they were waiting for the chicks to hatch...This morning the teacher told me the chicks were ready. We decided to wait until after school and let Michael pick them out....

Here is Michael picking out his chicks, he was so excited! I hope he did a good job and picked out hens instead of roosters, Ekkk!

Welcome home Peeps!

The one with stripes is mine, Michael picked it out just for me! Aren't I special?

Michael petting one of the chicks.

Jake is introduced to the chicks! So far so good!

Kit Cat got sprayed with the water bottle for walking on the top of the pen and hasn't bothered the chicks since. All seems well, except Michael wants to hold and pet them constantly and then go watch tv and it's getting tiresome having to wash our hands continuously...sigh! Hopefully the newness will wear off soon and the chicks will grow and they can go outside...This weekend we are going to build a movable 'A' frame coop...It won't be snake proof, no coop is, so hopefully the Rat snake won't make another appearance!


On Another note:

When I went to go get Michael this afternoon this is what I came upon, Ugh!

I had to hurry up and turn around and take the long route to school, very frustrating...I talked to our landlord this afternoon and he had 2 and 3/10ths of an inch of rain in his rain gauge, cool! You can see what all that rain did...over filled the creeks and rivers!! Michael wanted to go see what the road looked like on our way home so I took him and got some photos too! Two people drove down past the road closed sign while we were there and then turned around and left...Guess they don't believe the sign when it says road closed, I was hoping they wouldn't attempt to drive across the bridge...it amazes me sometimes how stupid people are too. A few years back I saw a couple drive right onto a flooded bridge and have to be rescued!

It's been a long day and I am off to bed!