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Late Night Visitor

Posted on by April 23, 2014

 

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 Thursday, April 17

 

Rusty alerted us to some invaders late last night. Some racoons had come up and were sneaking around. We’ve lost quite a bit of poultry to these nocturnal criminals and didn’t want to let them get away. Cim shot this one, but the other escaped into the darkness. The next morning Rusty was interested to see what it was that was growling at him so.

 

A Dose of Marian

Posted on by May 13, 2014

 

Tuesday, April 15

 

In an attempt to cover up some of the pain and anger you’re probably feeling on this dreaded tax day, how about a few pictures sure to make you smile? Remember, a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down…

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Atlanta reports that Marian has at least four rolls on her thighs now…as you can see from the picture.

 

Baby Finches

Posted on by April 22, 2014

 

Monday, April 14

 

On March 28, our finch pair, Fenton and Creamy, after taking turns sitting on 6 little white “jelly bean” eggs, hatched out a couple of baby birds. The other four followed in the next two days. We’ve been trying to get pictures of them, but it’s such a jumble of feathers in their little dark basket nest that we haven’t really gotten a good shot.

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But today, after finally getting big enough, some of the babies have left the nest and began to hop around the cage.

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Can you believe there are five more like this in that little basket nest? 

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Fun Day in Amherst

Posted on by May 13, 2014

 

Sunday, April 13

 

We enjoyed visiting the Amherst Church of Christ on Sunday. Several of our homeschooling friends attend there. Their kids were presenting their entries in the upcoming Leadership Training for Christ event coming up next weekend in Dallas. Puppet shows, skits, song leading, devotional speeches, scripture memory and more was presented by the kids and young adults of the congregation. I know they’re going to do well next weekend.

 

No, this fuzzy guy wasn’t at church, but afterwards we were invited to the Rodger’s home and the girls fell in love with these Pyrenees cross puppies.

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Get Together in Claytonville

Posted on by April 23, 2014

 

Saturday, April 12

 

Homeschoolers from around the area met Saturday to hear informative speakers and enjoy some fellowship together. This was the first meeting of a new group forming. The Texas Christian Homeschool Alumni Preppers (TCHAP) will be having more events. To get on the mailing list, contact Pete and Maribell Hernandez ( peteandmaribell@gmail.com).

 

 

Cimarron and other participants attend a hands on suturing class.

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Hazy Skies

Posted on by April 22, 2014

 

Friday, April 11

 

Today the skies were so hazy, we knew there must be a fire around somewhere. I got on google earth and checked the current fire overlay and this is what I saw. Lots of wildfires in Kansas and Oklahoma must have been the main cause. If you have google earth installed on your computer (free download, just google it), then you can visit http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/googleearth.php and click on the link labeled: “Fire Detections(MODIS): Current”. When a box comes up, click “browse” then Open with google. Once you’ve done this, then you can check or uncheck the current fire option when you’re using the google software, much the way you can uncheck roads, towns, and other places. It’s pretty helpful if you’re interested in keeping up with wildfire news.

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Burned

Posted on by April 22, 2014

 

Thursday, April 10

 

We had to meet the FEDEX guy down at the Northfield intersection to pick up a package. While there, we took these pictures of some of the leftovers of yesterday’s wildfire.

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