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The Bunch Add A New Member to the Flock

 

The storms were approaching. Luckily, the worst parts went around us.

This was both a quick week and a long week. First, the chicken that A had seen at the animal shelter was, of course, still there so after her shift she did what we had already discussed and brought it home.  They were so happy to get rid of it that they didn't even charge us the $10 fee. Apparently, they decided the chicken was "too feisty" to take out of the cage and put in our carrier so they sent it home with A in the cage they had been keeping it in. At first, I thought it meant that this chicken would be hard to catch, but it turned out to be one of the most docile chickens we have ever had to catch. Several of our current chickens are way worse about being caught. I think that the shelter was just unfamiliar with how to catch a chicken and was too scared about getting pecked. We cleaned out the cage they sent home with her and A will bring it back to them next week when she goes in. 

We named her Fang, after Hagrid's dog in Harry Potter. 

A finished her very first college class, English 1301, and she made an "A. I was very proud of her, but also super happy that I apparently taught her well. I remember being very nervous when I began homeschooling her. I even talked to an officer that D worked with who had been homeschooled his whole life to see if he felt prepared for the world or if he felt he missed out on anything. I probably talked to him for over 20 minutes. I still wasn't sure, but felt like homeschooling was what I was called to do. I started with the plan that as soon as I felt overwhelmed or if I didn't think she was learning well that I would take her back to her private school. Public school was never on the table. I really enjoyed having the ability to teach her new things and take her on new experiences. As the other kids became school age, we just added them to our classroom. There have been wonderful days, but also days where I thought the end might be near and to finally see everything come to fruition and her to thrive in college; it makes my heart feel happy that I did it and didn't screw her up....at least too much.😋 I am so happy that D and I made the sacrifices we did in order for me to be able to stay home and spend so many wonderful years with our kids. No regrets. Everything in our house might be second hand, but the amount of love and happiness is just overflowing and priceless!


T is getting ready for his basketball tournament in 2 weeks. His team has 4 games in 2 days! They are going to be so tired. He is doing great. He rarely misses any of shots. He is actually best at 3 pointers. He is always so sore and tired after practice. He probably won't be able to walk for a couple of days after playing in the tournament! I am going to have the girls design us some shirts to wear to support him. 

L is trying out for a solo next week with the choir. She has been busy practicing. I will let you know how her tryout goes. She cried last year when she just gave an oral report in front of us so I am not sure what made her decide to sing in front of the entire congregation, both services, but I am glad she is getting experience speaking in front of people. That is one of the hardest things I try to get them to do. We don't have much luck getting them to have the chance to speak in front of an audience and I just feel that it is a very important skill to learn.

It was only suppose to be a couple of shades darker.  As I wash it, it will lighten up.


Have a great week everyone!






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