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Autumn Treasures - FREE - Oct. 13, 2009

Have you downloaded your free Autumn Treasures E-book from The Old Schoohouse Store, yet? Ou really should, you know. This unit study by Amanda Bennett is filled with great activities, printables, and fun lapbooking ideas. And it's FREE! Can't beat that! Just follow the link to get your e-book.

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Still Alive! Honest! - Oct. 2, 2009

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To my dear blogging friends,

Thank you for your sweet notes and emails filled with concern for my lengthy absence. I am happy to report that all is well! It’s just been a more-than-usual interesting couple of weeks.

In the last couple of weeks my husband disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled my computer (I was off the internet for a couple of days during this); we lugged all our camping gear down from the attic, cleaned it, and then went on a five-day camping trip where we tent-camped just outside Atlanta, Georgia during the “worst storm in 150 years” (I had very limited or no internet access for about a week); then we came home and cleaned up the camping gear just in time to host a yard sale for our church, which we still aren’t quite all the way cleaned up from, yet; and then the fall garden needed to be planted. And, yes, in the midst of all this fun, the kids continued their homeschooling, and I had to keep up with my homework from USF. Like I said; it’s been interesting!

So, please be patient with me. I will be sharing stories of our camping trip soon and stopping by everyone’s blog to see what you’ve been up to, too.

Thanks for stopping by!

Betty

Grace and peace be yours in abundance.

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New Neighbors - Jul. 15, 2009

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We got new neighbors a couple of weeks ago. We don’t see them much, but, wow, they’re noisy, and I think I need to keep a close eye on my chickens! Meet a couple of my new neighbors.

These birds seemed to have taken up residence in some trees in a neighboring yard. I actually had to go around the block to get a good picture of them. That’s when I realized that the yard they were enjoying was up for sale. No one to bother them, except us nosey, picture-taking neighbors, that is. I’ll admit that once I get past the fact that they’re just waiting for their chance to fly off with one of my chickens, they are beautiful birds. However, they are annoying! We’re pretty sure there’s at least three, maybe four of them, and they talk to each other all day long. Now, I love hearing birds singing and chattering in the trees, but this is not singing. Imagine a young teenage girl talking excitedly to her BFF two doors down without the aid of any electronic communication. You know that note that only excited teenage girls can hit? The one that makes all the dogs in the neighbors run for cover? Well, that’s the only note these birds know, and they talk to each other constantly. I am grateful for the hundred yards between us.

We’ve been having a difficult time narrowing down exactly what kind of hawk they are. Every time we think we’ve figured it out, something isn’t quite right. Either its sound is a bit off or its usual habitat is way off. Maybe someone visiting can help me out here. All I do know is that I need to protect my chickens, and I can’t shoot hawks with a BB gun. On the plus side, I have noticed fewer squirrels stealing our tomatoes and fewer rodents sneaking into the coop to steal chicken feed.

Thanks for stopping by! Care to take a walk with me to meet the neighbors up close and personal? They hide very well in the trees so we’ll need to bring my expert bird spotter, Jared. He spots them quick, which is great since they spook easily.

Betty

Grace and peace be yours in abundance. 1Peter1:2b

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