Archive for the ‘Happiness’ Category

A Big Day for the Chicks (5-Week Update)

The chicks are now 5 weeks old. Here’s what a 5-week-old chick looks like: Since today was warm and sunny and calm and pretty dang beautiful, we thought we’d let the chicks enjoy their very first outdoor adventure. We separated them from the adult hens at first — just to be safe — but pretty soon [...]

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Run Chickens, Run!

Nate has worked so damn hard to get the coop and chicken run finished. It looks so nice, and the hens really love it. Here’s the finished product (eventually we’ll line the fence line with flowers or something):

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Pull Up

I smile every day when I pull up to our house.

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Rainbow (Not Pug)

I love how we get a billion rainbows every year. And they’re always beautiful.

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Don’t Mess with Mama!

Can’t believe I forgot to mention this earlier — was totally hilarious. I stopped at Target a few days ago, and there was the CUTEST little girl walking along with her parents. She was singing, apparently a very familiar song: Hush little baby, don’t say a word, Mama’s gonna buy you a mockingbird. And if [...]

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One Dozen

We’ve officially filled our first egg carton. Granted, we ate a bunch of eggs before this — so we’ve collected well over a dozen so far. But anyway, this is the first official carton. Yay!

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Sweet Pea

You know how all my dogs have their own theme songs, right? Well, Barley’s finally got one to call her own. Remember this one? It’s perfect for me and the Barley-bean! Sweet pea, apple of my eye Don’t know when, and I don’t know why You’re the only reason I keep on coming home. Sweet [...]

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The Adventure Begins

Yay! We now officially have chicks! There are 9 so far; we’ll add 5-6 more when our breed is available.

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Yeah…You Say it’s Barley’s Bed? Well F**k You.

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Happy Anniversary!

One year ago today, Nate and I moved into our new place (which, we’ve since learned, Farmer Bill refers to as “The Mansion on the Hill”). It’s been a good year. The place, though, has really gone downhill in a year. I mean, it’s still awesome. And it hasn’t lost any of its permanent quality. But [...]

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Stolen Photography

I’m sorry to have stolen this photo from Alicia’s blog, but it’s gonna go down as one of my favorite of the Finnster and me. He’s such a good ol’ codger. And, as an added bonus, you can hardly see me at all!

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And Now, After a Long Hiatus…

I have pictures to share! Alicia‘s mom made me this awesome quilt, using my dad’s old jeans, shirts, and hankies. There’s also a perfect label on the back. It’s really, truly, amazingly, wonderfully perfect. I couldn’t be any happier. You should check out her work. Here’s my quilt:

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Also…

James also sent me this video, as an inspiration for what can be done with limited acreage. This is his sister’s farm, and it’s the life I want. Now.

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My Own Personal Herman Cain

Well, Zumba is well underway. And I’m AWESOME. Not really, actually. Not at all, in fact. Tonight, I pulled a muscle. Or perhaps I didn’t. Perhaps this muscle just came to life after a glorious 15-20 year hiatus. And so, dear friends, I’ve named this muscle Herman. And why, you ask? Because it came out [...]

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It’s Okay: I Deserve This.

Nate and I are just really stinkin’ happy. It’s a little weird, a little surprising, and a whole lot of awesome. Maybe it’s pathetic that, at 34-years-old, I’m enjoying my first healthy, emotionally-mature, genuinely happy relationship. I mean, I’ve been happy with other men — a shout-out here to Mike, who still kicks ass — [...]

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I Know, I Know

Barley is a Tibetan Terrier, bred to withstand (and enjoy!) bitterly cold, snowy, mountainous terrains. But I couldn’t help it–I just had to buy her a cute little pink coat. Turns out, I’ll be returning it. She is SO ashamed of it; won’t even come within 10 feet of me when she’s wearing it. Too [...]

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Shmoopin’

Barley is quickly becoming a champion shmooper. It makes my heart smile.

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Our House is Cuckoo Bananas!

Lucky and Barley enjoy the hell outta each other. They love to play, and play, and play. This video is pretty representative of their lives. The disgruntled rumbles you hear in the background are coming from Finny — whom I tried desperately to appease with plenty of love and shmoops in the background. Eventually, he [...]

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Here

We live here. Farmer Bill is to the right-hand side of the photo. You see the semi-circle pasture below our house in the photo? That’s where I’d like to build our barn and sheds, and have a pasture for our livestock. Granted, I will have to purchase the extra land first. But let’s pretend that’s [...]

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I Love Pips

I love a million things about Nate, but you know what I love the best? He CRACKS me UP. The guy is effing hilarious. So yeah, his buns are amazing. And sure, he’s handsome and sweet and kind and all that BS. But he makes me laugh-laugh-laugh every day. Edit: Upon reading this, Nate says, [...]

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