We eat anything!

The "girls" are so happy in their new chicken run and coop. There is nothing but sweet little clucking sounds coming out of their beaks. They now see the "shinny plate" (i.e. pie pan) and come running for goodies (i.e. kitchen scraps, apples, pumpkin, tomato's and shredded zucchini). Several of them are very comfortable being picked up and petted on their neck and backs.

We still have one hen that is suspicious and may be a Col. Sanders. However, there are no tail feathers, just a large crown and waddle. I have added pictures for you to see and be the judge.

October marks the month that our first grandchild will make his or her appearance. We will most likely have to wait the whole month, as the due date is October 30th. The excitement is building and we can't wait to hold and love that new baby.

This past weekend we made another foray down south to our storage unit and brought back, with the help of a friends 16 ft. trailer, about 100 storage boxes. Now the fun begins. I have nowhere to put anything, so it needs to go on ebay. Just how many crystal flower vases does one need, anyway? I will save the three best ones for my daughter, daughter-in-law and future daughter-in-law. The rest just need to "move on"! I also brought up about 30 boxes of the kids stuff - books, blankets, pictures, etc. that I need to start separating and dividing amongst the kids. A lot of what is left is sewing stuff and furniture. We just need to get this emptied, sorted and distributed.

Terry started working a temporary job at the County Health Department. It is all women except for him. He was informed that the last three permanent hires started out as temps, so it looks promising. He was happy but tired when he arrived home. It's hard getting back into the groove.

I may have an additional 4 hour job in the afternoons with Healthy Communites. It is an after-school program and they are looking for a Kids Councilor. It would be an extra $1000 per month and that would be GREAT! 

So, that is the latest from Independence.