so here goes.........
it's winter. lately it's been cold, then its not so cold. then it snows, then it rains, then it snows again. that pretty much sums up winter weather on the maine coast! i like the snow in the winter. i don't like the rain in the winter. especially on top of the snow. we haven't gotten any big snowstorms yet, just a bunch of little ones. we have had one frigid cold snap and now we are just entering another one. they usually only last a few days around here.
it's been quiet on the wink. i even got to go ramble around in the snowy woods alone a couple of times this week. so nice! sometimes you have to make things be quiet on purpose. you have to slow down and remind yourself that it is possible and very okay to enjoy quiet days alone; just the two of us.
things are going well in chicken land. so far they are doing great with the cold and snow. this morning i got up at 5 and went to check on them and the coop was about 12F and the outside temp was 3F. i brought them water and scratch and turned on their light to get them moving and eating to stay warm. they are about 8 months old now and i pretty consistently get an average of 56 eggs a week from the 9 birds. it sounds like a lot of eggs, but in reality if we both eat 2 eggs per day that takes care of 28 of them! then with baking and other recipes and maybe once a week giving the chickens a scrambled egg treat, we usually give away only about 18 each week. we would give away more if people would remember to ask!
my other big project this winter is organizing my photos. i've got a table set up in the dining room and enough bins or boxes to cover the years 1983-2016! now i'm going through every loose photo and falling apart album, writing important info on the backs, weeding out blurry, dumb pics and organizing according to date. then these neat little boxes will be condensed down and put on a shelf jeff has put up over the doorway in my craft room.
another ongoing project for me is lesson planning for my grandsons preschool homeschool. i've stated before that i purchased Horizons preschool from Alpha Omega pub. so far we love it. my job is to plan out the lessons and assemble what momma needs to teach it. the best part is that i will be able to use all of these lesson plans for all of the grands that will be homeschooled. so i only have to do each grade once! i love doing it!
i'm hoping to get a new camera soon so i can add pics to my blog! my camera of 8 years finally stopped working, and as i am also pretty newly not working also (lol) it is hard for me (even harder for me) to spend money on myself. but i really miss having a camera!
so i'm still trying to figure out where i'm going with this blog and what the purpose is. i just feel compelled to keep on keeping on. i have been blogging since i moved to maine 12 years ago. i'm a xanga misfit, i loved the xanga blog! i've had this one now for 3 or so years and i just need to spend more time on it and less time on facebook. that is my goal for 2017!
well, until next time!
things are going well in chicken land. so far they are doing great with the cold and snow. this morning i got up at 5 and went to check on them and the coop was about 12F and the outside temp was 3F. i brought them water and scratch and turned on their light to get them moving and eating to stay warm. they are about 8 months old now and i pretty consistently get an average of 56 eggs a week from the 9 birds. it sounds like a lot of eggs, but in reality if we both eat 2 eggs per day that takes care of 28 of them! then with baking and other recipes and maybe once a week giving the chickens a scrambled egg treat, we usually give away only about 18 each week. we would give away more if people would remember to ask!
my other big project this winter is organizing my photos. i've got a table set up in the dining room and enough bins or boxes to cover the years 1983-2016! now i'm going through every loose photo and falling apart album, writing important info on the backs, weeding out blurry, dumb pics and organizing according to date. then these neat little boxes will be condensed down and put on a shelf jeff has put up over the doorway in my craft room.
another ongoing project for me is lesson planning for my grandsons preschool homeschool. i've stated before that i purchased Horizons preschool from Alpha Omega pub. so far we love it. my job is to plan out the lessons and assemble what momma needs to teach it. the best part is that i will be able to use all of these lesson plans for all of the grands that will be homeschooled. so i only have to do each grade once! i love doing it!
i'm hoping to get a new camera soon so i can add pics to my blog! my camera of 8 years finally stopped working, and as i am also pretty newly not working also (lol) it is hard for me (even harder for me) to spend money on myself. but i really miss having a camera!
so i'm still trying to figure out where i'm going with this blog and what the purpose is. i just feel compelled to keep on keeping on. i have been blogging since i moved to maine 12 years ago. i'm a xanga misfit, i loved the xanga blog! i've had this one now for 3 or so years and i just need to spend more time on it and less time on facebook. that is my goal for 2017!
well, until next time!
Yes, please just keep on keeping on. I love reading about your life, ideas, etc. I love reading about you getting up at 5am (wow!) to check on the chickens, and how you help homeschool your grandkids. It gave me the idea to start doing Bible lessons with my grandkids. They have no other Godly influence in their life, and I want to fill that need.
ReplyDeletethat is an awesome idea susan! i really like to blog since i'm not too social in real life...hehehe....such is the life of an extreme introvert! it helps me to feel connected to the outside world, but in a good way :) facebook is difficult for me, i've been struggling with it so much lately--karen
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