Now day 3....counting down!

First of all to my dear friend OliveMe ..who, btw, has the best recipes,  .... I wish I could...no no I WILL be posting a pic of my creative work space when my man returns with my camera.  It's worse.. I promise. Mine consists of the top shelf of my once lovely kindergarten space, a shelf in my downstairs bathroom closet, and a corner of my kitchen. 

Today we took Grandma to the beach. It wasn't too windy and everyone seemed to have a good time. Personally unless the weather is hot but not scorching I really don't like to be at the beach at all. It involves to much mess, no potty ever close enough, and sunburns no matter how hard I try. The river I love, the beach, not so much.

We fed all the animals in a rush and managed to leave before 10 AM .. Which brings us into town by 11, ran a few errands, ate, then it was 1:45!! With 3 kids under 5 EVERYTHING takes forever. Even when it doesn't someone pees or poops somewhere they shouldn't. Between the animals and the kids my life seems consumed by poop. 

On the farm: Our baby chicks are outgrowing our brooder, but the hen house is not ready for them. And surprise surprise...the PEACOCKS are laying eggs already. And I can't find the incubator. I remember putting it somewhere safe. 

yeah.

Quick note:

We take the eggs from the peahens. They nest on the ground, which makes them easy prey. Usually they fly up into our fir trees at night, which is what keeps them alive out here. Perhaps when you think of Northern California you aren't imagining my neck of the woods. We have bears, mountain lions, and everything else too. Peahens on nests on the ground have bad odds at survival.