We began the day with our history readings and notebooks. When halfway through an interesting paragraph about ancient Salem, we were notified that Pop had decided to butcher chickens today. Since animal husbandry is a highly desired Life Skill, the boys went to help. Below, Branch is standing in front of the...well, the roosters that...well, you know...
And some of those aforementioned roosters. [Now, moving right along...]
Josiah's watching the proverbial watched pot that takes forever to boil. Gotta get rid of all those feathers from the...well, anyway...
On a lighter note, the boys later discovered a snake. Josiah is consulting his
Snakes poster to confirm identification.
Mean Ol' Mama was just delighted [ahem...] that this little Puff Adder now has a treasured dwelling place on the front porch. Just delighted. Yes [ahem...].
Now here's something that makes Mean Ol' Mama smile: a new addition to our family. This little guy was dropped off at a friend's house, and she passed him on to us. Meet Cadet. So far he's been really sweet and no trouble at all...except for licking unsuspecting ankles...[yuck]...
In the afternoon the boys had their guitar classes. Their new teacher is quite disciplined and requires a lot of focused practice. It isn't always fun for any of us, but the end results are worth the effort.
Our evening meal was a little unusual, even for our Third World focus. We had Bean Gravy and rice left from lunch, pumpkin from the garden cooked in coconut milk, and curried burger and potatoes. We had enough left for lunch tomorrow, which is how we try to prepare food. Cook once, eat twice. With the boys' appetites, though, it doesn't always stretch to the next day.
Finally, Poppins took some of the boys to pick up a load of free scrap lumber from one of the local work sites.
Hark, doth Mean Ol' Mama espy a new, rough-hewn dining room table somewhere in that trailer? Hmmm, boys?
And some of those aforementioned roosters. [Now, moving right along...]
Josiah's watching the proverbial watched pot that takes forever to boil. Gotta get rid of all those feathers from the...well, anyway...
On a lighter note, the boys later discovered a snake. Josiah is consulting his Snakes poster to confirm identification.
Mean Ol' Mama was just delighted [ahem...] that this little Puff Adder now has a treasured dwelling place on the front porch. Just delighted. Yes [ahem...].
Now here's something that makes Mean Ol' Mama smile: a new addition to our family. This little guy was dropped off at a friend's house, and she passed him on to us. Meet Cadet. So far he's been really sweet and no trouble at all...except for licking unsuspecting ankles...[yuck]...
In the afternoon the boys had their guitar classes. Their new teacher is quite disciplined and requires a lot of focused practice. It isn't always fun for any of us, but the end results are worth the effort.
Our evening meal was a little unusual, even for our Third World focus. We had Bean Gravy and rice left from lunch, pumpkin from the garden cooked in coconut milk, and curried burger and potatoes. We had enough left for lunch tomorrow, which is how we try to prepare food. Cook once, eat twice. With the boys' appetites, though, it doesn't always stretch to the next day.
Finally, Poppins took some of the boys to pick up a load of free scrap lumber from one of the local work sites. Hark, doth Mean Ol' Mama espy a new, rough-hewn dining room table somewhere in that trailer? Hmmm, boys?
