I graduated

I had my graduation party just a couple weeks ago. I graduated late in the season, true, but I actually did high school in three years. I'm rather proud of my self for that...
The party was a lot of fun but I do feel it was more for my mom than for me. Which is totally cool, she deserved it! The one question everybody asked- the one question I didn't want to be asked- was "what's next?" Honestly I don't know for sure. I have a couple different courses I'm doing this year and other than that I know want to farm. I love farming and I love my goats! But really I'm not worried about it. I'm not worried about having a "career" I don't feel like that's what God Wants for me, not right now anyway. If I'm learning to grow food and can soups and make jellies I think that's enough for now.  I'm excited for my future, and yet I don't want to grow up, I never have. I want to be spontaneous and fun and daring for the rest of my life. And what's stopping me? I'll be 18 in a couple months (dreading that) and I'm waiting for God to show me his plan for the next chapter of my life. I hope its a fun chapter!
Just babbling again... Heres a picture my brother Forest took. I was being a bit uncooperative for the pictures... I thought "graduating from home school will be great, no cap and gown needed" I was wrong.

Azariah

This isn't a great picture but that's Azariah. Tilly's son.

Apollo

Here's a more recent picture on Apollo, Pippi's son. He's darker than that now though.

Smart phone

I have a smart phone. And I've had it for some time but I'm still only getting used to it. (I hate the touch screen key board) but I can blog off of my phone! I down loaded this Blogger app. I guess we will see how it works.

More new birds

Zach

Lady Bird

Ok, so I've been blessed with a lot of birds...no really, a lot of birds. Not sure if I wrote about him or not but about a year ago my neighbor - Larissa - found a Cockatiel hanging out with her turkeys! Her husband caught him and they gave him to me. I named him Darius.  Now I already had a Cockatiel -Zach - and a Parakeet -Levi - that I had bought when we lived in New York. Darius is a very friendly bird and I am so happy to have gotten him. But then... One of my dad's employees asked if we wanted a cockatiel. she said they were moving and couldn't keep her. She also said this Cockatiel lays eggs.  So I got all excited, I thought "I can put her with Zach or Darius and have some baby Cockatiels hatched" So we took her. I named her Merriam. Though we hardly ever call her that, she's Lady Bird. So I had these four birds for a while, happy as could be.  They were all getting along great and Darius and Lady bird were very social with me. No eggs yet but I'm still waiting patiently. Then I get a text; Larissa knows someone who is trying to find a home for their two conures and they come with cages. At first mom said no way. but then we got thinking, we are buying two rather pricey dogs and we could sell these birds for puppy money. We said we'd take them.  So these two four hundred dollar birds arrived With their two massive cages, each in their own personal carriers! We put one cage in the house an put both birds in it. There is a Peach Fronted and a Jenday Conure. They both love to dance to almost any music you play (Though Casting Crowns' praise you with the dance is their favorite) And they Peach Fronted talks his head off! He says Thank you, and your welcome, Hello, Whatch' ya doin', I love you, all kinds of stuff. They are both so much fun. I fell in love with the Jenday though, We are trying to find a home for the Peach Fronted, but I'm keeping the Jenday. I named the Jenday Jezreel (jez REE el) and the other is Alex. Jezreel is very social. He loves having his head scratched, and he would sit with me all day if I let him. Such a love bug. I have recently given Zach away. I miss him a little but he went to a really good home where I think he is probably getting more of the attention that he needs. I love all my birds even if they do scream and wake me up at five am every so often. But if you know any one who is interested in a Peach Fronted Conure, we are selling :)

Darius 

 

Levi

Jezreel

Alex

Tennessee

The last week of last month we went to mass to pick up my Grandmother Dee and Uncle Luke and all eight of us drove to Tennessee to pick up two puppies! We made a lot of stops on the way and had a great week! we went through eleven states. New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Verginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee. We went to the Louisville slugger factory, drove around Lexington Kentucky. We saw many of the film sights from the movie Dreamer. and we went to the Creation Museum. That was without doubt the coolest museum in the world! I'd highly recommend it!

Look familiar? 

They had a petting zoo there with a zorse and a zonkey (zebra crosses with horses and donkeys) 

And they had Camels...I RODE A CAMEL! It was Awesome! 

Zorse

Zonkey

 

And we finally made it to Tennessee and picked up our puppies! Lexie and Rain. Rain is Forestt's and Lexie is the Family's 

 

The puppies are full sisters with Sadie, the dog we lost. They have been so much fun. We Love having dogs in the house again. And yes it's been a little hectic. But they are worth every second. and no I don't enjoy cleaning there messes up off the floor but id rather clean it than not having a dog again. And I can't wait to start agility training again. They've got a little growing to do before that first. They turned 9 weeks old Wednesday. 

Crowing Hens

I discovered the other day while I was carrying water to the goats that I have a crowing chicken! I thought "Great. on of my new chicks is a rooster...." so I put my buckets down and went into the barn to hopefully see who the culprate was. I looked into the coop, they were all just standing there looking very innocent. I looked to Molly, thinking "she's got a rather large comb and bossy demeaner..."  I crowed hoping to provoke a reaction and it did. but it was coming from around the corner. My first thoughts were "who ever it was escaped." then "maybe one of the neighbors roosters got out and came to visit my hens" I rounded the corner into the them empty goat stall.....It was BABY! My Productive hen! I was dumbfounded "baby did you change gender on me!" I can not explain the thoughts that were running through my head. I googled it and sure enough if there is absence of  a rooster one of the hens may "take over" the position of rooster and start crowing. I've seen her do it since then and it is the weirdest thing having a hen that crows!