we officially have our chickens. they are back there, causing grief to the neighbors dogs as i type. there are 12 of them. 10 'moms' who are either laying or getting ready to lay any day. and 2 little ones, one of whom we think is a rooster. the only one with a name so far is one of the buffs who looks like she's got a little beard, so the boys named her 'gramps'. we just brought all of them over last night- so the excitement is still heavy. :)
the garden is almost complete. i have a few more things to plant- but i'm almost finished.
and to update a few other areas of our life:
spencer had surgery a week ago today and it went really well. his nose is what it is, crooked or not, we attempted to fix it.
i gave up on the acupuncture- mostly because i wasn't seeing immediate benefits and i wasn't certain the guy knew what he was doing. maybe i'll try again another time.
school only has 8 days left- and we're counting down!
baseball only has two 1/2 weeks left- and i'm counting down!
quince graduated from preschool last week.
brig goes to basketball camp at byu the week after school gets out.
spencer turns 14 on saturday, which is also the day of the oquirrh mt. temple celebration. he keeps joking that there will be 20,000 people at his bday party.
preston is probably the WORST driver i've ever seen.... ever!
linc has proven that one can survive off of otter pops alone.
...that's about it. or at least it has to be cuz i'm out of time. i'll post some photos soon- hopefully.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
i only read a handful of blogs. family- and about three others that i've been reading forever. lately i've felt that my life is horribly dull and boring. i'm not getting ready to move to an exotic country- i am not, and probably never will be, able to run more than the length of my yard- and i don't throw together over-the-top cute tea parties for the daughters i don't have. (and so on) thank goodness for you guys- at least i get to read about your exciting lives.
over here at the boring capital of the world, we're just doing our regular thing:
i'm gardening. some things are growing well, some things are on the brink of death.
spence sees the ENT tomorrow to assess the damage to his nose and determine if surgery is happening soon. (oh yeah, wendy- i've no clue what his favorite treat is- he just loves food!!)
we go and milk our goats every evening, and preston is happily drinking the milk, which blows my mind. he's the only one who drinks it, and he swears it's the best milk he's ever had. i'm still afraid to drink it. (it's hand-milked)
preston passed his test and got his permit monday, on his first try. (big deal, i guess.) so if you're driving in herriman, look out!
will is busier than crud. his job is extremely demanding and he has very little time to do all of the many yard projects. he does try to work on our chicken coop every night. he's done a really good job on it- but it's been slow. he's very close to finishing it. yay!
and last but not least- lost season finale is tonight. i'm excited and sad- very sad. i don't want it to end. what will i look forward to now?
over here at the boring capital of the world, we're just doing our regular thing:
i'm gardening. some things are growing well, some things are on the brink of death.
spence sees the ENT tomorrow to assess the damage to his nose and determine if surgery is happening soon. (oh yeah, wendy- i've no clue what his favorite treat is- he just loves food!!)
we go and milk our goats every evening, and preston is happily drinking the milk, which blows my mind. he's the only one who drinks it, and he swears it's the best milk he's ever had. i'm still afraid to drink it. (it's hand-milked)
preston passed his test and got his permit monday, on his first try. (big deal, i guess.) so if you're driving in herriman, look out!
will is busier than crud. his job is extremely demanding and he has very little time to do all of the many yard projects. he does try to work on our chicken coop every night. he's done a really good job on it- but it's been slow. he's very close to finishing it. yay!
and last but not least- lost season finale is tonight. i'm excited and sad- very sad. i don't want it to end. what will i look forward to now?
Monday, May 11, 2009
think marcia brady..."oh my nose!"
really quick: i'm off to grab quince from preschool, but i wanted to mention our exciting weekend. saturday morning spencer was out in the yard helping will aerate (don't know how to spell that) the yard. he was attempting to push the large machine over to the neighbor's house and as he was pushing (as hard as he could) he bent over a bit and the lever came up and smacked him in the face. a few minutes later he was in the car with will, on their way to the ER. about two hours and many blood-soaked rags later, spencer left with a broken nose (broken in two places) and five stitches. we have to follow up with an ENT to see if they can re-set the nose or what the plan of action will be to fix it in the future- if it's fixable. poor kid. it was a REALLY lousy saturday.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
for the sake of crap :)
although life has felt dull lately, at the urging of one of my three blog readers, i shall update.
i attended women's conference last week. i can't say it was as amazing as last year, but it was still very, very good. i think i chose some not-so-great classes, which i'm rather talented at doing. sister beck gave a fantastic talk friday morning, and elder perry was also extremely good that afternoon. i'm glad i went. meanwhile, back on the farm, will was 'taking care' of things here. he had such great intentions to get so much done whilst being the housewife, but received a call friday that his boss was terminated (or quit, we're still unsure) and that changed everything. his stress levels sky-rocketed. today, instead of his boss coming to visit and spend a few days with him, it is a vp of the company, andrea. i was relieved to hear from will this afternoon letting me know she is 'totally cool' and he thinks he might like her better than his boss. (very good thing.)
saturday i tried acupuncture. i've been putting it off for over a year. the idea of needles sticking out of me wasn't pleasant, and i had no desire to try it. will has been urging me to do it for quite some time- and after a couple of really dizzy weeks lately, i set up an appointment. it was a wildly strange experience, one i can't even really describe, least of all through a blog, so i'll just say i wasn't sure i was going to go back. (after he first began to remove the needles, i had a dizziness episode unlike anything i've ever experienced, almost puking on the guy's carpet, that lasted about 15 minutes.) i've spent a lot of time considering if i'd give it another chance. apparently i decided i would, because i go visit the 'doctor' again tonight.
i planted all of my bean starts, because they were growing so outrageously large that they absolutely HAD to be moved. so yesterday they went in the ground. their survival isn't likely. they were laying on their sides, against the soil, so pathetic looking. will and tied them up to some jute, hoping that will convince them they're supposed to live and grow. i don't think it's going to work. we just let them get too big. why can't gardening be easy?
everyone knows i go to bed late. i always have, and it seems i've always been trying to change it. last night i went to bed with quince, trying to get him to fall asleep. well, it worked, but i fell asleep too, around 9:00. i totally had stuff to do, so it screwed things up for me pretty bad, but the worst part was that i woke up around 3:30 in the morning- and i was WIDE awake. not a fun thing. :)
that's about all here. oh yeah- preston has been studying to get his permit for the past week solid. can you believe he'll be driving, legally? i think the driving age is FAR too young. sad to say, i still get nervous when preston and his friends take off on their bikes to go places- this is going to be sooooo hard for me.
i attended women's conference last week. i can't say it was as amazing as last year, but it was still very, very good. i think i chose some not-so-great classes, which i'm rather talented at doing. sister beck gave a fantastic talk friday morning, and elder perry was also extremely good that afternoon. i'm glad i went. meanwhile, back on the farm, will was 'taking care' of things here. he had such great intentions to get so much done whilst being the housewife, but received a call friday that his boss was terminated (or quit, we're still unsure) and that changed everything. his stress levels sky-rocketed. today, instead of his boss coming to visit and spend a few days with him, it is a vp of the company, andrea. i was relieved to hear from will this afternoon letting me know she is 'totally cool' and he thinks he might like her better than his boss. (very good thing.)
saturday i tried acupuncture. i've been putting it off for over a year. the idea of needles sticking out of me wasn't pleasant, and i had no desire to try it. will has been urging me to do it for quite some time- and after a couple of really dizzy weeks lately, i set up an appointment. it was a wildly strange experience, one i can't even really describe, least of all through a blog, so i'll just say i wasn't sure i was going to go back. (after he first began to remove the needles, i had a dizziness episode unlike anything i've ever experienced, almost puking on the guy's carpet, that lasted about 15 minutes.) i've spent a lot of time considering if i'd give it another chance. apparently i decided i would, because i go visit the 'doctor' again tonight.
i planted all of my bean starts, because they were growing so outrageously large that they absolutely HAD to be moved. so yesterday they went in the ground. their survival isn't likely. they were laying on their sides, against the soil, so pathetic looking. will and tied them up to some jute, hoping that will convince them they're supposed to live and grow. i don't think it's going to work. we just let them get too big. why can't gardening be easy?
everyone knows i go to bed late. i always have, and it seems i've always been trying to change it. last night i went to bed with quince, trying to get him to fall asleep. well, it worked, but i fell asleep too, around 9:00. i totally had stuff to do, so it screwed things up for me pretty bad, but the worst part was that i woke up around 3:30 in the morning- and i was WIDE awake. not a fun thing. :)
that's about all here. oh yeah- preston has been studying to get his permit for the past week solid. can you believe he'll be driving, legally? i think the driving age is FAR too young. sad to say, i still get nervous when preston and his friends take off on their bikes to go places- this is going to be sooooo hard for me.
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