The Bunch Are Ready For Nationals

I got groceries for our trip from Aldi and the cashier actually didn't just dump all the food in the cart on top of each other! I had to take a pic for proof b/c that NEVER happens. Worst part about Aldi.

It has taken a lot of work to get everything ready to go for A while we are gone and with D still on a 10# restriction I have literally been doing most of the heavy lifting. T has been my helper. First thing we had to do was stock up on feed for all the animals, even if they might not need it while we are gone I still bought some so A wouldn't have any issues. This required multiple 50# bags since we have layer chickens, baby chicks ( yep, require different food than the layers), and the equine. We were taking the dog with us, but left the cat to keep A company. She has the cat, 21 chickens, the donkey, and the horse, which she is absolutely terrified of, so that creates another issue when preparing. I have to arrange it so she can take care of them without entering the pen, which is possible if it doesn't rain. T and I pre-bagged an entire week's worth of hay for her, cleaned out the pen ( which means scooping about 300 lbs of poop), and moved the water trough close enough to the fence that she could put the hose in it without entering. I also had to stock the trailer for a week with supplies and deal with various roofing salesmen trying to get our business from the storms. We are just going to deal with that headache when we get home from Nationals.

They are so big after one week! Also, we have one chick that looks a little different from the rest. I hope she is just a late bloomer and not a he.

They are twice the size of last week and are getting feathers instead of fluff.

I also had to plan out meals for A and make sure she had groceries. Is she almost 20? Yes. Will she go to the store, buy food, come home and cook? No. She'd live off cereal,coffee, and apples if I didn't make sure she had real meals ready to go. I know she gets lonely when we travel, but usually every evening she calls and we talk or video chat for an hour or so. It is the next best thing to her actually being able to come though it is nice to have a built in animal sitter. I will say the other two moved right into using her bed as extra storage for their stuff. Actually, L uses A's closet space and shares A's bed with T for extra storage.😂

Once we get back, I only have 2 days until L's 17th birthday and then next month is graduation. Time is just going crazy fast!

Wish us luck at Nationals!

T's team's last game. Only 8 made the trip to Nationals.

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