Whewww.. it has been a busy week or so..

My Grandparents came last Friday (though I thought they were coming on Sat evening!). Grandpa helped DH in the basement alot as he took Mon and Tues off to work on getting some rooms done down there for moving the 4 older boys. They are looking great!!

Grandparents left this morning. The boys are outside enjoying a day of spring break. They worked hard for the last 4 days in the basement, I wanted them to be able to enjoy a spring day. It is gorgeous out. They played in the barn and are now fishing in the pond to catch the big one. I guess they had it hooked.. but it got away (I think I have heard this line before)! Wish I could get out but the baby is very fussy today. Probably just overstimulated from 5 days of visitors, noise, busyness... He wants to be held and is very tired today. He is stuffy too and really hates the wind outside anyhow, but being stuffy I just don't want to torment him more by taking him out. I figure when the older boys come in from playing then it will be my turn to at least walk up to the mail box. What I REALLY need is an all terrain stroller! That would be perfect for rolling along the gravel driveway and the paths on the farm, yet baby would have some protection from the elements.

Hoping to get pictures soon, but DS11 got his 2 rabbits for the 4-H fair. English Spots is the breed. His are lilac. A boy and a girl each about 12 weeks old, not related to each other (which is great for breeding in the fall). He named the boy Derby and the girl Dandy. Very nice rabbits. They are currently in the living room so that they get lots of attention.

New bantam chicks and some easter egger chicks (Arauncana which lay pastel colored eggs), in a tote in the bathroom right now. Too cold outside for them, and they are too small to go into the brooder with the older fancy chicks.. We are doing a bit of rearranging and hoping to get them out before too long. Nothing like hearing chicks everytime you go in the bathroom. And we have to leave the door closed because one of our cats is in the house.. I am such a sucker!!

Sheba was pregnant and DH and the boys were begging to let her in to have her babies so that they would be tame and that they wouldn't freeze. We let her in and she had them 2 days later under the bed. She had 4 little ones. 2 black, one an orange tiger, and one orange and white spots. Very cute!! Born April 2nd. So the chickens would be prime prey for her to catch for her babies!

Rabbits in the living room, chicks in the bathroom, kittens under the bed in the kids room.. Good Grief no wonder I feel like I am living on a farm!!!!!!!

Melanie