Homeschooling fears...

Today we are starting homeschooling.  Shane said we needed to start early so if the boys do not do their work we still have time to get them into public school on Sept 2nd.  I am nervous that the boys won't take it seriously.  Sky said he wanted to sleep in tell 10, I said 8 but then decided to let them sleep tell I had breakfast ready.

I am not ready though.  Classroom is still not ready so we are starting off at the dining table.  Won't be too bad since Shane has been working outside mostly and not in his office which is just off the dining room. 

Fingers crossed!!!

so much love...

I am reminded of a Friends episode today.  Ross and his ex wife are about to have a baby and Ross is fighting with Susan and Phoebie says how lucky the baby is because he isn't even born yet and people are fighting over who gets to love him the most...

This leads me to this situation...

On the left is Henny Penny, on the right is Speckles and the turkey in the middle is New Years and in the corner behind them is Baby.  The turkey is very protective of Baby but both hens don't like her getting too close to her.

And now here is her first photo...Baby...

Triple Z farms expanded by 2 feet...

This is Henny Penny...

She likes to sit on as many eggs as she can gather around her...some say they will kick eggs out from under them if they know they are not viable.  She is usually right next to one of our turkeys and this is a collection of eggs from both nests.  but last night I found a special treat...

Do you see the white area between the light brown egg and my hand?  That is Baby!  Our first chick to be hatched from our own eggs by our own birds!  Technically she hatched under a turkey I think but as soon as she hatched Henny Penny and Speckles took over as mommies.  The turkey is also working to protect her but the hens don't like the turkey getting too close to her either.  When other chickens come into the coop both hens puff up and start making growling noises and chase them away from Baby.


I have been trying to decide if I should separate them but everyone has a different opinion.  Some think it is good for the hens to raise them with the flock and others say the babies can be injured or even killed this way.  Only 1 has hatched and I don't want her to be all by herself so keeping fingers crossed that the 2 moms can keep her safe.

Missing my Sky...

I know I know Sky makes me crazy, especially with his new pre-teen attitude he has found but now that he is gone to visit his grandparents for the week I really miss him...

How sweet is my little baby?

something to think about...

Camping

Well, we managed to get away for a couple days but then the rain started and was suppose to stay for a couple days so we headed home.

 

We went to my favorite place in the world at the Hoh River, boys were bummed that we didn't go to KOA with all the fun kid activities but I finished reading my book got a nap one day and loved the early mornings (before the boys woke up).  Days were filled with boys fighting.

 

Never guess they were total monsters...below is the closest you can ever get to heaven here on earth...

 

the sound of the water falling over the rocks fills your ears and the clean fresh air makes your lungs work better.  When Shane and I were dating he brought me here because he loves to fish this area and when talk of camping comes up I always want to go here.

 

Sky said the sound gave him a headache but I just love it.  The water is so crystal blue.  Even Romeo had a blast playing in the water.

 

The saddest part was the burn ban was extended to campfires in Jefferson County state lands so we had to go buy a camp stove (not even allowed to use a charcoal bbq).  Then we ended up having dinner each night in Forks and found I am SO thankful we didn't buy either of the homes we looked at in that area...first night was at the burger place and Shane even agreed he would rather go to McDonalds, at least you can taste the meat on their burgers. 

 

Second night went to a dirty sit down place with poor serves and borderline food and I ended up with tummy problems for 2 days.  Next day it rained all day so we headed home that evening.

 

I wanted my roasted hotdogs so last night we had a campfire at the river with hot dogs, chili and smores.  No one would let me sing campfire songs.  And of course half the time was the boys fighting. 

 

I have wanted to make a camp site down there since I first saw the area.  Hopefully we will be able to find the time to do this.  There is a great area to pitch a tent and we have taken the RV down there when we had BBQs in the past.  Plus I want to fix up the fishing shack to be a little cabin. 

 

 

Final note:  The entire way home even with the rain dumping down I wanted to turn around and go back.  I wish Shane and I could go camping here just the 2 of us so we can enjoy the quiet.  Even with the rain I would have sat under the awning with a new book and love every moment of it...heck forget Shane I want a few days by myself...

 

the 4th...

I have not been one to get lots of fireworks for the 4th.  That is why I loved my beautiful house in Spokane because I got to see lots of wonderful fireworks.  I would print the schedule for the ball field and have my camera on a tripod and take some amazing photos.  I just loved it.  Missed very few displays because I would schedule camping trips around them.

Since moving here we get a few parachute men things that the boys like and some poppers that you toss on the ground and they go pop and everyone has been happy.  This year boys managed to get Shane to buy over $100 worth of fireworks.  We had a few of the normal ones...

But some were quite amazing.  After living in Spokane for so long with everything being illegal I didn't know you could even get ones like this.  If I had known we could get these over here we would have been doing more for sure.  I can't imagine what illegal ones are sold on the reservations do.  I was impressed.  We had some even better but I didn't get to video them.

Like every place though they are talking about making fireworks illegal here too.  We have had such a dry couple of months, even here things are starting to not be as green as usual.