Family Archive
I AM NOT BORED!
Are you bored? I’ve received this question constantly since I resigned to stay home with our daughter. It’s an innocent question that I often pondered when I was pregnant. (I was afraid that staying at home would drive me up the wall.) The answer is “no” and the reasons behind the answer are numerous. You [...]
A Dedicated Family
Today we had Abby dedicated at church. As our Pastor correctly noted, the dedication was as much for us as it was for Abby. When you look at it from that perspective, and as we very much believe, the Dedication is an opportunity to publicly declare that we accept our child as a gift from God and that we also [...]
Egg-cellent News!
After several weeks off, our chickens have finally gotten back to work. I found two eggs in the nesting box yesterday and another one this morning.
I don’t know if the hiatus was a result of the trauma they suffered, their getting used to us and a new caretaking routine, or coincidental and normal. I have [...]
Abby Dabby Doo!
At 12:52PM today, we were blessed with a beautiful baby girl. After nearly hitting a jaywalking bear on the way to the hosptial, everything went very well. Mother and baby are both healthy and happy. Her vitals:
Name: Abigail Eliana Cooper
Weight: 6 lbs., 12oz.
Length: 19.5″
Our Chickens
Our new house came with six chickens (they were actually written into the contract), three of which were lost to a predator just before closing. The remaining three are now our “pets”. Niether of us have much experience around chickens and we’ve certainly never had to raise them so there are sure to be countless learning experiences…
Fortunately, the [...]
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