Well if you read this you know I'VE not been a faithful writer.  So I will fill you in on what has been going on in these last few months.  In March, My oldest son turned 16, we let him have A BIG  party and invite who he wanted.  I think we had about 12 boys.  Crazy and loud, but fun.  He now can drive and it has been such a change for me.  We also received 200 chickens on that day.  So our chickens business started again.  I will be tired of it in the end but it is a way to raise really good healthy food and make some money doing it.  I am glad when people who buy them are so positive and grateful.  It is the same with my milk and eggs.  Who could have thought that they would bring so many people such happiness.  With that I have decided to lose weight.  I have always emphasized healthy eating, but not how much.  So I am determined to do it.  I have a good friend who is an inspiration to me, she is my motivator that will really help me because I need accountability.  In april we received 300 more chickens, yes we have 500 now.  I went on a little road trip with my good friend and it was so fun.  We talked and drove and saw something new, and got to know the real people we are inside a little bit better.  I am always totally amazed how complex people are, and how we don't really bother to get to know them well.  Now it is May and we received 300 more chicks.  Yes 800.  well we butchered the first batch already.   I was reading blogs and it is so interesting to see people's schedules.  So here is ours.
6:00 if Doran's home and going off to work ( he is a fireman)  Get up
6:30 ( if he's not home)
7:00 get boys up and eat by 8:00 (we do devotions together)
8:00 do chores
9:00 come home, do dishes, boys start school.  I clean house, pay bills, sometimes errands. Help Boys with school work.
12:00 eat dinner if Doran is gone, do current events, read out loud.
1:00 to 2:00 boys go outside and have free time.  I work on computer, nap, sew, work
2:00 boys finish school if need be and do house jobs, we have a list for each day. I try to go for a walk or garden now.
3:00 I start supper, unless it has been started earlier or unless Doran's home on 4 day.
6:00 eat and do dishes, clean up.
7:00-10:00 we watch TV or play games or go outside or go see grandma and grandpa. Shower.
10;00 bed time.
If Doran is home on 4 day it all changes. He is a fireman so he works every other day for 24 hours, and then is home for 4 days in a row.  So I get up at usually 6:30 or 7:00,  He sleeps because somtimes he is up all night at work.  I get the boys up at 7:00 sometimes 8:00.  If they get up late they do chores first and we all eat breakfast at 9:00,  then we eat again at about 2:00.  We also do what Doran wants to do on the farm so we might do school late or at night or even on Saturday.  The rule is if all schoolwork and chores are done you are free.  But no electronics until they are done.  We do limit video games and TV to a certain amount of time.  Well see you next time.