Chick up date

Sorry this isn't about hot dixie chicks-more like the kind that cluck and eat bugs out in the yard. Sunday is the big send off. Meaning I will put the eggs in the incubator. Days one through eighteen should have humidity of 50 percent-humidity gage bought with extra batteries. The trick will be keeping the humidity to just fifty percent. Temperature at 99.5-shouldn't be a problem.I think I will have sixteen eggs to put in the incubator so with a fifty percent success rate I should have eight babies. Talk about counting your chickens before the eggs hatch(sorry farm humor). Wish me luck. I have two roosters, three hens,  two turkeys, and two ducks  right now. I'd like to have at least six hens.

Would you stand with Wendy?

Last night in the Great state of Texas, "Wendy" stood up and voiced against a bill on abortion for over ten hours. She had that much to say. The articles on the bill say:
The measure would have banned abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and would have required all clinics to be graded as surgical centers, with all doctors required to have admitting privileges at hospitals. It's estimated that nearly all of the state's clinics wouldn't have been able to meet the new standards.

I won't debate the isssue of abortion. You can't change my mind. No one ever has or ever will. But shutting "nearly all of the state's clinics?" I really can't see any good what so ever coming out of that one so yes this woman would have proudly stood with Wendy. God bless Wendy, Austin, and the Great State of Texas.

First time? No screwed it up

I read a blog today that asked "When was the last time you did something for the first time?"  It's easier for me to say when I haven't done something for the first time. Today. That's not true. I tried the Campbell chicken noodle soup in a microwaveable bowl(not a fan). Last week-I went to a club that I had never been to-and a complete stranger asked me to dance. I tried a new recipe that was a major success ( and it involved lots of goodies from the garden-major score). I love trying new things-this gets me into a lot of trouble in the kitchen. I know when the hubster isn't happy when he tells me to throw away the recipe (sorry, babe, I kept the one for the "funeral rolls") or to please keep away from pinterest for a while. I think he even blocked pinterest from my smart phone for a couple of days, but I can't prove it and we're up and running so no harm, no foul. I try new makeup combinations. Blue nail polish hasn't been my wisest choice. The peacock eyeshadow combo looked really good with my blue eyes,I look ok as a red head (not brave enough to go pure black). I've dyed, painted, weaved all sorts of things. I've been to places I've never dreamed I'd go-and have plans to keep doing things for the "first time". But,
I've also done things and royally screwed them up-only to learn from my mistakes. I really, really like it when this happens-the learning not the screwing up. There was a carmel cake that had runny icing. You can't do carmel icing when it's really humid. I've made it twice since then and with great success-people literally beg me to make that cake.And the last one even looked pretty! I'm hoping this is a trend because once again. I will attempt to hatch some chickens out of an incubator. Notice I said hatch "chickens" not roosters. I'm set  to do my research again before the eggs go into the incubator. I know I need to keep the humidity constant and drop it at a certain time to sex the eggs. But last time, I didn't do too bad -only three roosters out of fourteen. If I can do that well again, I will be very happy. But a little luck never hurts-send it my way please.

Special Day

A very happy birthday to my Daddy-aka-Papa. I can't believe you're 71! Wowsers! That's a lot of candles.
I hope your day is wonderful and that Karon lets you eat lots of cake.

and if you happen to go to work -tell your boss:ABC NewsSee realtime coverage Take your Dog to Work Day to promote pet adoptions-that's right it's take your dog to work day on Friday June 21st. I imagine Wolfie will cause quite a stir at the Arsenal.








TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- If you miss your dog while you're away at the office, Friday is the day to bring him into work. June 21 has been proclaimed Take Your Dog to Work Day, a holiday created by Pet Sitters International in 1999.




TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- If you miss your dog while you're away at the office, Friday is the day to bring him into work. June 21 has been proclaimed Take Your Dog to Work Day, a holiday created by Pet Sitters International in 1999.

Congratulations Lauren

Lauren has been accepted to CNA school. Certified Nursing Assistant here we come. She starts Monday July 8th. So proud that she has decided to continue her education.

I have loved you for a thousand years for Beth and Jody

so I heard this yesterday and realized that four months from today I will have a son-in-law.

Grumpy Cat

in the mood for Sushi...