Littlest Pet Shop

We got 8 baby Amauracanas at the feed store yesterday! Aren't they beautiful? They are the same breed as our little hen, Rosalina. They are also known as Easter Eggers. All hens, their names are (in the pic, from left to right, top row first) Lemony, Sissy, Clairy, Sammy, Chicle, Bandit, Lulu, and Bailey. When they grow up, they will lay blue and green eggs. Welcome, Babies!

A couple sweet pics from Spring Break

These were taken in Gruene - top one outside of the Gruene Hall and the bottom was taken in the social area out back from the Gruene Hall.

Garden pics

What to do with your oatmeal leftovers

Last night, I soaked one cup of steel cut oats so that the girls could start their first day back to school after spring break with a good hearty breakfast. I drained the oats then added to a pot and covered with water, adding more as needed. When the oats were cooked just right (have you ever had steel cut oats? They are so yummy!) I served them with honey, chopped pecans, and some fresh raw milk. It was so good! I meant to eat the leftovers but time got away from me and they didn't get eaten right away. They coagulated, or solidified, or whatever you call it, so eating them all warm and mushy was not an option. I took out my little non stick frying pan, melted some butter on it and fried the oatmeal in the butter. It came out of the pan in two hunks, so I got two nice fried oatmeal mush patties. I ate them with a smear of butter and some honey. It was good enough to make some intentional leftovers! : )

Bye, Mom, we'll miss you!

Today, we saw Mom off at the San Antonio Airport. It was the end of a nine day, excitement and love-filled visit. We haven't seen her since October of '07, so you can imagine how much the kids have grown since the last time. They all had oodles of fun, from teaching her how to play the Wii (and beating her! Poor Mom) to playing horse (basketball) to eating, walking, wine tasting, margaritas and mariachis. We even went for a little dancing one evening at an old dance hall. We took lots of pictures (a challenge getting Danny Jr to sit still for that many pics! HA!) and never was there a dull moment.

The car ride home, apres drop-off, was very sad, indeed. Olivia gazed out the window, the wind blowing her hair and her tears across her face. Sophia sat as quiet as could be, wiping away the tears as they came. I have never seen Danny Jr show such deep emotion. Tears streamed down all three of their faces (I forced myself to hold it together for their sakes). After about 10 minutes, D broke into a very mournful wail which the girls fed off of, turning into three mournful wails. If it wasn't so sad it would have been funny.

Now everyone is exhausted - physically and mentally. So with that, I'll say good night. More pics tomorrow.

Love to you!

Mo-om!

Sophia: "Mo-om, Danny bit me!"
Danny: "I wasn't biting, I was chewing."

Calgon, take me away.

Oh, How I Love...

BANANAGRAMS!!!!!

The best $14.95 our family has ever spent. The thing we love about it is we can all play on a fairly level playing field. You don't win due to the length or strength of your words, you simply win for having the least amount of unused tiles in front of you when the game is over. It develops critical thinking skills and vocabulary. It is so much fun. I would highly recommend it to anyone! We have done some serious family bonding over this game!