Preparing

We are all busy fixing, planning, shifting, sugaring, collecting, mapping, counting, celebrating, dreaming, reading, learning, and discussing.

There is an air of energy, preparation, and expectation in the house.

• Preparing to have one less person in the house as Ben has started the process of moving out. 
• Preparing a map of the back yard as we plan out things like: fences, coops, and gardens. 
• Preparing for the future as Dad considers almost doubling our taps to 100, if he and Jason could make a few more roads this summer. 
• Preparing for canning by sending Jason to work with an order for jars and lids.
• Preparing the living room to open it up for daycare as we have decreased their space when we increased the family size.
• Preparing to switch gears from winter to spring.
• Preparing ourselves for a "baby" who keeps getting older and will in a year be officially "full grown".
• Preparing a lists: seeds that we have, seeds we need to purchase, and plants to buy when it's time.

Chicken Dreams

There once was a man with a dream of a farm of his own right in his back yard.

A simple dream of farm fresh eggs. Eggs from chickens he kept on his farm. A farm of his own right in his back yard.

But, where would he find some coin for his dream? His dream of  fresh eggs from his farm. A farm of his own right in his back yard.

From a birthday of love, and of laughter, and counting. Counting coins at his table. His table for eggs. The eggs from the chickens. The chickens he'd keep right on his own farm. A farm of his own right in his back yard.

Happy Birthday Dad!