Chickens

Anyone know anything about chicks? We are the proud owners of five baby chicks. I think two maybe roosters and three are hens, but I could be wrong. They are pretty darn cute. I've wanted to get chickens for quite some time. If I have to live out in the country at least I could get fresh eggs!!!! My luck they will all turn out to be roosters and I'll get arrested for cock fighting!

They are adorable though...

It's been too long.

Wow I haven't posted here in a long, long time.

Well most important on the list is this:

BEST REPORT CARD EVER!

This little piece of paper has brought great joy to our household. It also cost me $250! We pay B $20 for every A, $10 for every B. We made this deal with him when he was in third grade, and only got graded is 5 or 6 classes. Now it is breaking the bank! But it's worth it because he's worked very hard this year and we are so proud of him.

As a reward for his great work, we let B adopt a pair of homeless chinchillas:

If you don't know what a chinchilla is think mouse face, rabbit body, with a squirrel tail. It's also the softest thing you will ever feel in your life. Soon, we ended up with SIX homeless chinchillas. I have reached my limit. Although they aren't much trouble. They don't smell at all. They don't really shed. They are pretty low maintnance pets. B even spent some of his report card money to buy them a new cage, which I thought was pretty grown up. He takes care of them. Feeds, waters, even cleans the cages! I'm pretty impressed.

Halloween

B is away at camp for the week. I really miss him. I feel lost without him. It's hard to cut those apron strings. But, I'm sure he is having the time of his life. He'll probably come home and sleep for 12 hours.

For the first 6 or 7 years of Brendan's life my mom made his Halloween costumes. When he was 2 she made him a dinosaur costume. He loved it. We still have it, and last week Mason tried it on.

First Concert

We took B to his first concert Saturday night. He's into rock music. I'm not. But this was pretty good. It was called The Music of Led Zeppelin. The guy that sang the music was pretty close to the real thing, but it was different because they also had a 50 piece orchestra there. Weird I know, but it works. If they are in your area it's worth it to see them at least once.

Here are a few pictures. I had to take one because we got to park front row, about 20 feet from the entrance at DTE and that never happens. Last time we were there we had to walk like a half a mile to the entrance!

Where Did The Summer Go?

Has anyone seen the summer? It seems to have disappeared. I can't believe that school is starting on Tuesday! :( I like spending the summer with B. He and I spend a lot of time together.

We've been gardening hard this year. Everyday we are out there doing something. Last night I made garlic potatoes from the potatoes we grew in our garden. They were so good. I even used our fresh grown basil on the salmon. Yum! This is the first year we've gardened, and we are getting pretty good at it!

We tried to grow watermellon this year, and were so excited they grew. I don't know how to tell when they are ripe, so I asked my grandma. She told me the thump them and if they sound hollow they are done. So we came home and thumped the biggest one and it sounded hollow. After much deliberation we decided to pick it. We took it inside and cut it.

It wasn't ripe yet! :( My pig liked it though.

And, just for laugh's, here's a picture of B haming it up for the camera. (That is a tomato in his hand. Our tomatoes are so big they are taking over!)

Summer Fun

This summer has been very busy for us. Two weeks ago we went to an annual rib cook-off that they have in my hometown. Just as we were getting ready to leave there was a downpour, and I mean DOWNPOUR! I left B and my grandson M under a tree and ran to get the car. This wasn't the greatest idea because it rained right through the tree and by the time I got back to them this is what they looked like:

Everytime I look at these I laugh because poor M was so mad. He kept yelling "Why you leab me GG!"

Hard Times

B has been having a very hard time dealing with his sister's death. I feel so sorry for him because this is a pain I can not fix. All I can do is help him work through it. He has been seeing a counsoler, and I do think it is helping. But even the mention of her name will send him into bursts of tears. I just don't know how to help him, and it breaks my heart. He NEVER talks about her, and hasn't told any of his friends about her. It's just so sad.

I think his pain is worse than mine. That must be how my mom feels.