The Bright Eyed Brunette

Whew...it's already Monday again!  I am super pumped to get this school week started!  As always, having a week (or any significant amount of time) off from school is both a blessing and a curse.  We had a great weekend with lots of family time.  Carl was off again this weekend due to rain. Makena ended up coming home so she got to meet Boone! Of course it was love at first sight. Also, Carl and I celebrated our 22 year wedding anniversary! I thing when we first got married many people had their doubts. We were only 19 and 20, and even though we had dated for 3 years prior to getting married, we were absolutely clueless about love and life!  I have never regretted getting married so early.  Honestly I feel like we grew up together and we appreciate where we are now so much more for it.  He is my best friend.  It makes me sad to realize that one day, one of us will have to be without the other, I mean, we aren't getting any younger! Boone didn't care one bit if a tornado cam

 Hey Blogger friends!  It has been a ridiculously long time since I have blogged.  I still have many posts in my drafts, but no drive to actually finish and post them.  Could this be the time to change my slacker habits? Hopefully so!  There have been many changes here on the homestead since I last blogged. We were given a new rooster.  Our mini, Craig, was killed by some random dogs that decided chicken sounded good.  He stood his ground until the end, and we didn't lose any hens, just poor Craig.  Our same neighbor that gave us Craig asked if we wanted another one.  Sure, why not? I mean, it's not like any fertilizing will be going on.  They are tiny roosters especially in comparison to our hens.  So a few Saturdays ago, we were given Tyler.  In the beginning Tyler had one of the weakest crows I had ever heard, but I guess he is in the mood to impress and now he begins to crow loud and proud around 4:30 every.single.morning.  He is a great addition to our little group of misf