Water Everywhere, Yet Not A Drop To Drink....

Well, that is a bit of an exaggeration. :) We have been under a boil order for several days now. We are lucky enough to still have running water...people to the south of us have no running water at all. We are to conserve what we do have though, which we have been. Today they were getting the water main break fixed...and then there was the report that yet another main broke! May be be a loooong waterless weekend. :)

Makes one think though. We are fortunate that we have a well at the bottom of our driveway. I planted a few more tomato plants today and watered them in with water from that well since we need to conserve the tower water. Put put up a 16ft pool over Memorial Day weekend...filled it with well water. Last year we only watered the garden with well water. If we loose water all together we'll still be able to flush the toilet easily. That thing comes in handy!

I have been boiling a big pot of tap water in the morning and then using it in the evening to wash dishes. Honestly, it is a little exciting, this water situation- finding alternate ways to do things. Hubby has been coming home from work and going for a swim instead of a shower. One thing though, tea made with bottled water is not nearly as good as tea made with tap water!

Our anniversary is Monday...we are thinking of escaping from the kids and taking a weekend trip in alone. Hubby's birthday is Monday as well. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY!! I LOVE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING AND I AM HAPPY TO BE YOUR WIFE!! THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU ARE AND ALL THAT YOU DO. YOU ARE THE BEST! :)

We moved the 9 Guinea babies (3 weeks old now) to the little coop today. So far so good. I have about 34 eggs in the incubator. Wow. We may have Keets coming out of our ears!

Really, things are just very content around here right now. :)

My Son Got a 9 Point Buck....

During youth deer season my son got a 9 pointer...took him down with 1 shot!

They are hunting again tomorrow...hope to have two more by the time they are through. We processed the deer ourselves (and let me tell you, this is pretty new to us!). I just about cut the tip of my thumb off because hubby sharpened the knives. I do not like deer burger, so we cut the back straps into steaks, then other cuts into bite size chunks to make grilled kabobs (we made some the other day marinated in Italian dressing and it was amazing!) and/or stew meat. The rest we are using to make jerky. My husband had a batch of jerky in the dehydrator right now and the house smells delicious! Happy hunting!

Oh, The Busy Life and Being Sick Do Not Mesh Well!!

The sun is shining today! That is a good thing. I have been fighting off the crud and now I have some weird thing going that I initially thought was my gallbladder but now I am thinking it is Costochondritis - which is an inflammation of the rib cartilage, probably related to the crud and coughing.

Yes, I SHOULD go to the Dr but, argh, I just don't want to! Stubborn and silly, I know. My husband told me to quit acting like I am 10 years old. :) LOL And I am the QUEEN of self diagnosis. Not that I am always right, you remember the recent ER trip that I thought was a massive heart attack that ended up being anxiety? Other than THAT one, I am usually right. And God love the Internet for self diagnosing! :) And I am such a total 'wait and see' type too. And then there is the long sordid story of insurance and everything where we live being out of area, having to drive two hours to get anything covered, blah blah blah blah blah. I am just not in the mood! I have things to do!

Thursday my sister is being induced to have the twin babies. Hooray!! :) Thank goodness I am off Thursday!!!!

This week and weekend is booked up with school home coming festivities - the parade, the football game, every day is a different theme for spirit week, and the homecoming dance Saturday which my oldest daughter is going to. My youngest daughter is on the dance team for the half-time show so she has practice this week.

Then the next weekend is my oldest daughter's sweet 16 party which I am in the process of planning.

I am trying to keep up! :)

Today I have been taking the time to go sit in the sun for 10 or 15 minutes at a time. All the latest research is talking about vitamin D deficiency and the impact it can have. And really, I DO feel better! I think there is something to that. Most of my "spare" time lately has been spent napping since I have been sick...the sun is doing me some good.

Oh, and my hubby is laid off this week. He was off last week too, but will be back to work next week! :) But since he has been around he is a lot of help and has saved the day with me not feeling well. He's a wonderful man.

We have been getting between 10 - 14 duck eggs per day. I have been giving a lot away, and I think I am going to try selling them. The guineas are great too...they love life in their new coop and they are getting so big!!

Alrighty, I am signing off for now. Back to your own busy life you go now! :) Thanks for stopping in and I am wishing you peace and happiness and HEALTH! :)

The Guinea's New Coop.....

My most awesome husband built the Guinea's First Home! THANK YOU SWEETHEART!!!!Everything used to make it was re-purposed stuff we had around.

They aren't quite sure that to make of it all yet! So far (the whole 20 minutes they have been out there!) they spend their time in the corner on a pile of pine shavings....I think because that is what they were used to on the floor of their brooder.

But we ushered them out and they seemed to enjoy it! Just still too new to them...you know, like the first time you let your baby touch grass and they give you that adorable yet confused "WHAT?!?!" look? It's like that.

Their food and water are inside the coop. We also have sticks strategically placed inside and out for them to roost on. That was the signal they were ready to be out of the house...every time we turned around one was up on the edge of the brooder! A time or two they'd make it to the floor and nose around chirping loudly until we put them back in with the flock. Amazingly enough I have both a cat and a dog in the house and neither one bothered or ate the Guineas.

I think I am officially a Poultry Enthusiast. :) I've got big plans for these fellas and plans in the works for some more birds. Like Silkies. Instead of the old lady with a billion cats...I'll be the old lady with chickens everywhere. :) LOL