Chicken Dance

A couple of weeks ago, Buzzy and I were out checking on our two remaining chickens and the hen was missing. I opened up their coop/dollhouse and she was perched high up on the nesting ledge. We have a little door that opens to where you can see directly in on the nest and sure enough she was sitting on eggs. Eight to be exact. She has set and set and set and set. We haven't seen her out of the coop but a couple times since we found out what she was up to. I was hopeful that we would hatch chicks, but doubted it would actually happen.

Today, we were out in the yard and Buzzy noticed that she was out of the hen house. Buzzy and I saw the chicks at about the same time and he went running. I walked super swiftly! Sure enough she had two little chicks following her around and another inside of the house. It was having a terrible fit because it couldn't figure out how to get out!

After oohing and aahing for a bit, Buzzy lost interest and went about his business. I decided to look in the nest area to see if there were anymore. Sure enough, there was one more runty little chick, still wet from the egg. I put it out with the others, now wishing that I had let it be. It was having a hard time getting going, but I hope tonight it will get stronger. When I checked right before dark, she had settled on the ground with the four little chicks snug as bugs underneath her. They were so darn cute. I wasn't planning on adding anymore chickens to our flock, but I guess this will be okay!

Momma with three of the four chicks.

Daddy, Momma, and three chicken littles!

Long Time, No See!

Hello to my blogging friends - I think there are two of you! Sorry I've been missing for some time. This pretty weather has kept us busy and my blog has been neglected. I PROMISE to do better...maybe ;-)!

As you know, I have started sewing and loving every minute of it! I just can't get my priorities in order. I would rather sew than clean, do laundry, cook supper, ya know all of that REAL domestic stuff! I have finished one quilt, but started several others! My grandmother's is just waiting for me to quilt it and then it can go home to her. I plan to start posting picture, (GASP! WHAT!?!), of my projects!

So here is the most recent finished project. My friend Kim had twin baby boys the first of this month. Of course, I never deliver gifts on time, so she will be receiving these sometime before their first birthdays! I have finished the blue baby quilt and have the red one to do. These were very easy and I could have finished one in one afternoon, but.... Steve and Henry didn't agree with my idea of Sunday afternoon fun!

These quilts are so soft! It has chenille squares on the front and the entire back is chenille. When I showed it to Steve, he wanted to know why his quilt didn't have that "soft stuff" on it! Guess he'll be getting another. I am participating in a Quilt Festival at http://www.amyscreativeside.com/2010/05/bloggers-quilt-festival-spring-2010.html. I wish I knew how to get her cute logo uploaded, but I haven't figured that one out yet!

IT FINALLY WORKED!!!

This wil eventually become the second quilt. Hopefully I can get to it sooner than later, so these don't end up being birthday presents!

For those of you that care nothing about my latest obsession, this is a little HI fro Henry! Thanks to the sunbrella on his new sandbox from MiMi, he got to play in the downpour while Steve and I watched from inside the house. Henry would wave and blow kisses and say cheese until the thunder rumbled! He was done then! His little legs couldn't get him in fast enough!


Buzzy was surprised with some special graduation gifts and wanted to send Thank You notes. He did a great job with his writing. He told me what he wanted to say, I wrote it, then he copied it into his cards.

Stay tuned! More crafty stuff to come!