Post Script

Apropos of my last posting, I should mention that I'd also like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony.

Childhood Memories

Over dinner tonight the whole family was trading memories of favorite childhood TV shows. Even though the youngest member of our household is 10 years old, he has enough distance from the "old" shows he used to watch (BOB THE BUILDER, THE WIGGLES, BEAR IN THE BIG BLUE HOUSE) to participate!

The 16 year old reminisced about SESAME STREET, BIG COMFY COUCH, BETWEEN THE LIONS, and (yes, it's true!) BARNEY!

I bring this up because EK and I both share special memories of one particular 1970s show. In fact, we both decided that it formed our love for social studies, geography, and culture. And it probably also made us politically and socially liberal!

So, who else remembers THE BIG BLUE MARBLE??

This is Why My Husband is a Great Dad

Special K is a Super Dad.

This evening, the end of an exciting snow day in central Texas, my husband fashioned body sleds for the children out of large leaf bags. Yet one more reason why I love this man!

Snowy Morning in my Texas Backyard

The Chickens with the Boxer

Pretty Pullets!

You know what happens when you feed a baby chick? She turns into a pullet!!

Our four chickens are now almost seven weeks old and they are healthy little chirping, eating, clucking, pooping machines.

We have two Buff Orpingtons named Omelet and Popcorn. This is Omelet's baby picture and a shot of her today:










This is Popcorn:












And we have two gorgeous Plymouth Rocks named Rockette . . .














and Pebbles . . .













No I know EVERY mama thinks her babies are the cutest. But, seriously, aren't these some pretty pullets!?!