I'm working out of order with the CHCHC, but I think what is important is that I am attempting to   declutter   and get things cleaned and organized!

I spent my first "shift" working on the backyard and hanging up my other birdfeeder.   I now have the   hummingbird one,   a woodpecker one,   and   a general wild bird feeder.  We'll be making a bird bath pretty soon.  A little piece of bird paradise in my backyard!  I also have a bat house  and a butterfly house  that I need to find room   for!  How exciting!

I'm taking a break from raking right now.  After my break I'm going to fix a picnic lunch for the kids (turkey roll-up sandwiches with pickles, olives, and apples) and then get back to raking and making the   backyard look nice! 

I've been keeping an eye on the eagle cam too.  She went through a bad rainstorm night before last.  Oh, if you are interested, the link has changed from the one I posted last, here is the new one:

http://www.infotecbusinesssystems.com/wildlife/

  She's a good mama!  Those eggs are so precious to her!  Can you imagine having to just sit outside for months while you were pregnant with no t.v., radio, rocking chair or cuddly blankets?  No books? 

AND -- did you know that cow birds will lay their eggs in OTHER birds' nests?  They just pop em out and take off!  Then the nice moms will hatch the cow birds' eggs along with their own!  Weird!

I watched this show last night on TLC "Honey, We're Killing the Kids" -- it's about people who are feeding their children a lot of fast food, sugar, letting them watch a lot of t.v. and play video games, etc.  I watched it and realized that I am sort of in the middle.  I do need to help the kids eat more healthfully and exercise more and watch less t.v. -- but, they do eat fruits and veggies, chicken and whole grains -- they get in exercise with sports and I've incorporated a daily walking program.  So, I guess I'm middle of the road.  I could do better, but I also could be doing worse. 

Anyway -- back to the kids' lunch.  Come to find out, Jennah no longer LIKES smoked turkey breast!  So we ended up having parmesan noodles, olives, and oranges for Jennah and bananas for Jake and Emme.   My kids are crazy for black olives.  They love them alone, on pizza, in sandwiches, in noodles, etc. 

Dinner tonight is going to be a quick one, beef hot dogs, baked french fries, pickles and apples. 

We colored Easter Eggs at my mom's  last night.  The kids had a blast.   

Ok, I've made this long enough.  Back to the work at  hand!

Hugs! 

Sherry