Mean Ol' Mama took Branch to a nearby field to release two of his homing pigeons. We then turned on the timer and raced back to the house to watch them return, 8 minutes later!
Stennes made this unique knife that snaps onto the personalized sheath to prevent loss. He's quite a skilled fellow to make both the knife and the sheath from start to finish.
We did something rare for our family: a meal at a newly-opened restaurant! We really enjoyed the brunch buffet.
Our Very Important Cousin is at Stennes' left.
Mean Ol' Mama really enjoyed the 25-cent cup of coffee and a delicious cinnamon roll.
We also visited with some new friends on Saturday night. They're originally from India, so Mean Ol' Mama especially enjoyed plundering through the pantry and discussing recipes, spices, and interesting information about their home country. The sweet hostess made a delicious snack of potato and rice with spices and hot pepper!
This is a specialty flattened rice that was used in the snack.
And of course, chai...
Even the littles had their snack at a special table with their new friend. Good times!
We headed out to preach down in Quincy, Florida, but were rained out, so we stopped instead at a small group of trailers before the storm moved in. The sheep seemed to enjoy the music, too!
Josiah and Anders helped Pop build a special pen for pigs they were hoping to buy at an auction.
Which ones should we buy, Branch?
Two little pigs came home from the market...
Anders and Pop butchered a few chickens, and Anders thought that ChubChub might enjoy playing with the scrubbed feet. You know, pulling the tendons and watching the claws curl up. Hmmmm....
The Girl took advantage of Mean Ol' Mama's quiet office and did a few lessons in Spanish Bible.
Would you say that Mean Ol' Mama enjoys reading in the evening?
The Girl and Branch enjoyed a new math lesson: Algebraic Equations.
The older 3 boys helped put together goody bags from 4H to be given to local schoolteachers. The following photos are part of their upcoming portfolio competition.
Stennes made this unique knife that snaps onto the personalized sheath to prevent loss. He's quite a skilled fellow to make both the knife and the sheath from start to finish.
We did something rare for our family: a meal at a newly-opened restaurant! We really enjoyed the brunch buffet.
Our Very Important Cousin is at Stennes' left.
Mean Ol' Mama really enjoyed the 25-cent cup of coffee and a delicious cinnamon roll.
We also visited with some new friends on Saturday night. They're originally from India, so Mean Ol' Mama especially enjoyed plundering through the pantry and discussing recipes, spices, and interesting information about their home country. The sweet hostess made a delicious snack of potato and rice with spices and hot pepper!
This is a specialty flattened rice that was used in the snack.
And of course, chai...
Even the littles had their snack at a special table with their new friend. Good times!
We headed out to preach down in Quincy, Florida, but were rained out, so we stopped instead at a small group of trailers before the storm moved in. The sheep seemed to enjoy the music, too!
Josiah and Anders helped Pop build a special pen for pigs they were hoping to buy at an auction.
Which ones should we buy, Branch?
Two little pigs came home from the market...
Anders and Pop butchered a few chickens, and Anders thought that ChubChub might enjoy playing with the scrubbed feet. You know, pulling the tendons and watching the claws curl up. Hmmmm....
The Girl took advantage of Mean Ol' Mama's quiet office and did a few lessons in Spanish Bible.
Would you say that Mean Ol' Mama enjoys reading in the evening?
The Girl and Branch enjoyed a new math lesson: Algebraic Equations.
The older 3 boys helped put together goody bags from 4H to be given to local schoolteachers. The following photos are part of their upcoming portfolio competition.
Thursday morning all of the fellows went with Pop to pick up 7 free potbelly pigs. They got just a tad bit dirty. Some of the pigs were huge, and all of them had to be carried into the trailer.
They're outside right now building another pen for the pigs, and Anders was delighted to show his dirty arms to you. Yep, delighted! We'll post pictures of the dirty little kids...I mean PIGS in a few days.
Busy, busy with our crazy life; Mean Ol' Mama is trying to stay cool, in more ways than one; enjoying the fact that there's still room in our busy, crazy life for friends...who are also busy...and crazy...and fun...
