Jan. 6, 2009 - A Short Week's Update

Hello once again,

My goodness, days seem to go by fast, don't they? Today is my dearest, most wonderful Mother's birthday. Happy birthday, Mom!

Now a birthday is supposed to be spent with one's family, having cake and ice cream and doing whatever you would like to, right? Well my self-sacraficing mother spent her birthday a little differently...Cleaning the chicken coop!!! Our chickens are usually free range, and they are allowed to do as they please. But they have been taking that freedom for granted a little too much, and aren't giving us ANY eggs. We have probably more then thirty chickens out there and yet there are never any eggs -- morning, noon or night! Why, you may ask? Because they are laying them ANYwhere but in their egg nests. They are laying in the hay stacks, behind vehicles, out in old sheds... anywhere but where they are supposed to be laying. [Sound familiar to anyone who also has chickens?] So we have been meaning to get out to the barn  and lock them in the pen (which involves cleaning the gross old coop and laying down fresh shavings), but the freezing weather has not permitted us to do that.

But today, God blessed my Mother with a gorgeous day to have a birthday on, (which we all thanked Him for!!!)....but that meant that we had to do a little dirty work. It took us about two or three hours to get it cleaned out and ready for them to finally become caged. You should have seen us trying to chase down those ungrateful birds to stick them in the pen!! I never knew that chickens could run so fast!!! =D  And we came in smelling like you wouldn't believe. haha

But hopefully now we will have eggs. And having to buy eggs (organically, of course. Thankfully we've been able to get them from some wonderful friends of ours -- we're so grateful!) when you have chickens right outside your door, is not exactly thrilling -- so we will be so happy to not have to buy eggs anymore! =)

So that is my account for the day. Mom turned a year older (Unfortunately, I'm quite sure she won't allow me to say how old...) and we spent a happy day --even though it was cleaning a coop--on the sixth of January. Only four more days until my birthday!!! I am so looking forward to being able to start putting things in my hope chest.

Yesterday, I took a really good friend of mine to the ice rink in town (where I've taken figure skating lessons every winter for about six years now) to skate with me up until my lessons started. We had fun being able to skate around with each other --she hadn't been on ice for two years up until yesterday! But she did beautifully in my oppinion, and afterwards, on the car ride home, she gave me a present for my birthday. It was a muffin pan to put in my hope chest. Isn't that so sweet of her? I'm so blessed to have such wonderful, sweet friends. =)

Well, I think that that is going to have to be my update for this time.

I'll blog later, so goodbye for now...To God be the glory for ever and ever!

In Him, Dallas

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