Wild Winds Homestead : November 2009

Monday, November 30, 2009

Money for School

We were approved for Federal Tuition Assistance!! Hooray!!!

Friday, November 27, 2009

Thanksgiving

We cooked for two days! Got out the lovely table cloth and good dishes. Clarissa asked if we were having a party! I said we sort of were so she took a bath and dressed herself for dinner!

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Clarissa's money

Clarissa: Mom your money should be mine...and yours!

Friday, November 20, 2009

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Gabbie

Gabbie is 11! That is really awesome, one more year and she'll be in young women with us and that will be great!

Wesley is 1! That is amazing it doesn't seem that long ago! He is funny and loves to assist with the loading or unloading of the dishwasher! He really just takes anything out that resembles a sword-The potato masher, butter knife, rubber scraper!

Faith is 13 today!! It really can't be so...I don't believe it! Another teenager!!! She is a wonderful young woman. She very kindly let Clarissa help her blow out the candles!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

She's got it figured out!

Ryan to Clarissa: Go get the wipie in my bathroom.

Clarissa goes and comes back: Taylor is getting them. I don't know where they are.

Taylor brings wipies.

Me to Taylor: Why did you get them?

Taylor: Clarissa said Dad needed them?

Me: How did you know where they were?

Taylor: Clarissa told me!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Sleeping

I used to fall asleep in comfort...Since Ryan works late I have been falling asleep with a very squirmy three year old! Tonite she brought a Belle doll, a barbie horse and her own blanket! She is under the impression that if her dad takes her to her bed, kiss her and tucks her in she has somehow had some contact with him. Who can blame her, she hasn't seen him since Sunday when he tucked her in and won't see him until Friday when he is out of school. Gotta love her!

Monday, November 9, 2009

No matter how much dip Clarissa has she only needs one chip!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Conversations with Clarissa

Clarissa: Tell me when we get there.

Me: You'll know because Janeth and I will get out of the van.

Clarissa: Obviously

Next day...

Clarissa: Why is Janeth there (hospital) and what is that thing (oxygen)?

Me: After explaining all about Janeth and how she got a new heart and that they are just checking it to make sure it is working.

Clarissa: Is it Sparkly?

Our late chickens

Lucy the Red Star, died of natural cause of old age. We will miss her. She had the best personality!

Roni the Rhode Island Red-She was eaten, she would not stop eating eggs, we tried many things to stop her but in the end she was eating 3 eggs a day so we ate her.

Sophie the Red Star- She was egg bound, we tried to save her in vain.

Phil the Faverolle-Her death is still a mystery.

Blackbird the Black Australorp-She was injured and then several other chicken pecked out her flesh around the injury. We separated her and she eventually healed but did not walk very good. She spent most of her time just sitting in the lay box. She was put out of her misery.

Pickles the Barred Rock-She seemed to have some kind of a stroke, she stood for many hours in the same place and stared off into space. She would not eat and only drank for my husband. After a week she was kindly put out of her misery.

Willow, the Leghorn, is no more, she got in the dog pen and was played with to death.

Chicken who stopped by

Mabel the Mottled Java- She came to us from a neighbor, she would allow their other chicken in the coop. She was at the bottom of our pecking order until the new chickens arrived. She would hop the 3 foot fence and not allow the new chickens to eat their own food. She moved to the Jenie Hansen coop in West Haven! She does well there.

Ruby and Rhoda the Rhode Island Reds- Bought from a neighbor. They pecked the flesh out of Blackbird and were aggressive with several of the other hens. They found a new home with a daughter's friend. They do better there at the bottom of the pecking order.