Home Sweet Home!

Well, today is the 4th day of school. Things have been going great. Alexis has been doing fantastic!!! I am so proud if her. There are times that she gets upset but, then I remind her to just calm down and not get all worked up. (She seems to always do it in math! Just like me ;) ) I wish we could get more support from the family members. There have been quiet a few reactions......less than pleasant! I do not need anyone tearing us down. In fact I need the total opposite. I need them to build us up, and give us praise. This is not an easy task and it only makes it harder when you have people in your own family telling you what an awful mistake you are making. :( I wish that they would just see! I have been told it is not about the education that Alexis would get in public school, that it is more about the socialisation! SERIOUSLY???? I am being tore down and kicked around (not beacuse she isn't gettinga fabuluos education) but because she will not get the socialisation!!!! >:( Does any one else see where this is wrong? Anyways, I am doing the best I can at teaching Alexis, and so far she has been doing GREAT!!!


I had some sizzles chicks hatch out on Wednesday. I was really excited over the Cuckoo Marans. So far I have not had any marans hatch out. :( Those were the ones that I really wanted. I want some dark egg layers DARN IT! I had one start to hatch out and then it died. And this morning I have another pip. Not doing so hot on this batch. I maybe able to sell the sizzles that just hatched to a wonderful new friend I made in Cleveland. She got some birds from me at the swap! (And BTW I all but 2 of my birds that weekend!!) I made some money and I am so proud (see my birds can bring in some money ;) ) Now if Lucas would just see the potentional. ;)

And now for the biggest news.............................

The guy that we made an offer to about a house in Glenmont HAS ACCEPTED OUR OFFER!!
I am so excited, nervous, ancy, thrilled, and overwhelmed!! I can not believe we will actiually have our own house. I am NOT looking forward to the move but I am looking forward to having our own place. Ahh, home sweet home!!! I will update when I have more news.

Blessings,
Chareia :)

Wishful thinking

This weekend is the Danville chicken swap!! I am really hoping, wishing, and praying that I sell LOTS of birds! I am not too sure what I am gonna do if I have to bring back home all of these darn roosters!! I want to bring in some money frpm my hobby (ok a hobby who am I kidding?.....obsession sounds more like it LOL) Anyways it would be nice to have something to show the hubby at the end of the day. I tell him all the time there is money to be made, I just need the right birds. Well, I have some birds. It would be great if they would lay some darn eggs so I can sell them. I have Blue laced red wyandottes, cuckoo marans, appenzellar spitzenhaubens, cream brabanters, golden laced wyandottes, sizzles, buff orpingtons, mille flue d'uccles and just recently got partridge penedesencas! I have other chickens but those are the ones that I am breeding. I have one other breed I would like to add and that is the Salmon Faverolle. Then the money can just start flowing in .... right? Hey it sounded good! ;) I do enjoy having them, they are so much fun to set and watch. They all have such personalities. If you are interested at all in any of these breeds let me know, I will try to help out as much as I can.




Now on to the good stuff!!!!!
This year me and the hubby decided to home school out oldest (Alexis) she is in first grade this year and will be attending the OHVA!! So far she LOVES it!!!! The other day I had her do a math lesson (our first day of school is the 25th of Aug) and I said how do you like your school work? She gave me the weirdest look and said what school work? I then told her you are doing school work!! She could not believe she was doing math work. She enjoys it so much, I am so blessed to be able to teach her from home and to add God into it all. She definitely would not be getting that at public school!!!!

And since making the leap of faith I want to be more self sufficient. I have been making my own laundry soap and fabric softener. I have been picking berries from the woods and freezing them. I love it. We had such a great summer, even if we didn't do an exotic vacation!

Well, I need to give Alexis her next lesson! I will give an update soon!!

Blessings,
Chareia :)