Oct. 9, 2005
So yesterday we had a great time as a family. We took the kids, (Brooke, Paige , Riley, and Brooke's friend) up North. First we went to this Family owned farm/produce market. They all sorts of fun things to do. Face painting, corn maze, hay fort, haunted house, and much more. Paige and Brooke got their faces painted. Paige had a ball playing in the hay fort with Daddy. And then to finish things off, we all shared some pumpkin pie and carmel apples. Then we continued north to Manistee where we went to our new cottage. The colors were just beginning to come out. It was a beautiful. When we arrived, we spent some time getting things settled, and then Dave took the girls for a walk. When the sun finally went down, Dave and I decided to take some time out in the hottub. It was very relaxing. But the quiet time didn't last for too long. Paige woke up about 1 a.m. and since she was sharing a room with Riley, he began stirring also. Needless to say, this happened about three time during the night, so I wasn't all to anxious to get up this morning. But since we had a two hour drive to church, I decided I had better get up around 8 a.m.
Today was kind of a lazy around the house day. I can't say that I really did a whole lot around here. But hey, what can I say, it is Sunday after all, and God commands a day of rest, right! I spent a little while in the chicken coop (literally). We have ten beautiful hens! I went in there today just basically for some me time, and to get them a little more used to me. I just sat there and observed their every move. I think they were a little wigged out, but they didn't spaz out on me, which is good, cuz it's taken me a while to get used to being so close to them in the first place. Anyway, it was kind of cool. They basically just walked around looking for food, or anything that might resemble food, and peck the ground several times. One of them had a little cough or wheezing problem. I think she probably got too much dust in her throat from all that pecking on the dirt. They've come so far from the cute little chicks we got at Easter. We've literally watched them grow before our eyes. Paige loves them so much, as well as "CHICKEN EGGS". We're getting about 7-10 eggs everyday now. Well, I guess that's all for now. More later....