Hey!
So, anyways. :) Here's a update on the treehouse my dad and us are buildin'
How it looks now:
It's getting there. :)
I got to use the nailgun, and the drill today, along with the hammer and level.
The nail gun can kick some serious tail.
My daddy. :)
Note the safely glasses.
We take our work very seriously.
To some extent.
*Cheers*
I finished the Red Pyramid. :) It was very good, very funny in some bits, and longer then I thought it would be.
It was a little dull in the beginning, but it got more interesting farther in. And you know, this book was based off the Egyptian gods...one of my favorite characters in the books is probably Anubis...and Zia...and Sadie...and Carter...and the rest....
But, good book. :) I read on the internet that the sequel is coming out in Spring 2011, can't wait. :)
Soooo, guess what? I fisnished the second Pendragon book today! Yes! Now I've started The Red Pyramid, which is written by Rick Riordan; so far, I think it's pretty good! :)
Also, my friend Chris recently sent me this:
Star Wars is awesome, no?
I thought the picture was pretty funny, in fact, lately Chris has been sending me several funny pictures, though this is the only one I saved.
(Though Chris, if you're reading this: the Harry Potter one was hilarious.)
In other news: tomorrow is my weekly CAP meeting, though I doubt I will be able to go. Since Saturday I've had a cold/bad-allergies thingy...and my Mom says that if I'm not completely better by tomorrow morn' then I'm not going. So today when I did call-down for my element I had to let my assistant (yes, I have an assistant -how cool is that?) know that he would need to take over my element if I'm not there tomorrow.
His name is Brandon, though all the cadets call him either Cannon, or the Muffin Boy...it's kind of a long story -but a lot of cadets in our squadron develop nicknames...and Brandon just happens to have two! Lol. Though I do not yet have one. (Good thing, right?)
I'm about to go outside and check on the chickens/goats/ducks, then I'm going to take some pictures! I'll post some soon!
Love, Peace and Potatoes,
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Journee.
P.S.
Andrew, you know where that 'Love, Peace, and Potatoes' thing comes from! Lol.
Meet Jill.
Jill is a 3-month-old chihuahua puppy: and my grandparents' new doggie.
My Grandma brought this purty little baby in from Arizona, surprising my household, my Grandpa, and Dolly, who now has a new sister in the home.
She's a beautiful purebred, and is completely sweet: very playful, and tiny as all get-out.
Rose loves her: she calls her the 'Choo-choo-wa-wah' puppy.
And another good thing about this little dog, is that Dolly gets along great with her -they play, and Jill is very brave dispite her tiny size -not fearful at all around Dolly, who is a giant compared to her.
I can't wait to see this dog again! :)
Welcome Jill!
I just finished the first Pendragon book! Yeah!
I'm just about to start the second...they are pretty good books. : )
After I finish the second I'm going to but more -sometime.
Journee,
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Over and Out.
Hey, y'all. Guess what?
I'm still breathing.
*Cheers*
I'm here again -sorry for the long gap between Blog posts...yeah, I've been lazy. Nothin' else for it.
But does anybody like my new template for my Blog? The four-leafs clovers and all?
My Mom showed me how to download templates...it's pretty cool. I also got one for my 'Dreamcatcher' Blog. (Which for the record I have not been posting on lately either.)
I'm goin' to try and post more often now -no worries...if you don't get a call from the police saying I'm dead -it's because I'm still alive -and being lazy, and thus not posting.
So, anyways.
I watched a couple old (well, not old exactly, just older...) episodes of the A-Team yesterday evening. It was a little corny, but I found it pretty amusing; and you know they're making a movie about the A-Team now? That's why my Daddy figured I should see a few of the episodes -apparently they managed to make four whole seasons!
Today Indy and Willow are out fishing with my Grandpa on his new boat. They got to get up real early. I think me and Quinn may go fishing sometime maybe next week. You can catch some big catfish out there, (wherever he goes to fish, that is.)
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Journee,
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Over and Out.
Okay, so here goes:
1: Tonight is Civil Air Patrol -yeah! :)
2: We have lost three birds in the last five days. That's one baby chicken, a baby duck, and a full-grown duck, which was killed just last night.
My bet is that It's a Great-Horned owl. Because, you know, being Sherlock Holmes's greatest fan I have deducted that there are no feather-trails, which means that the duck wasn't dragged over a fence...like it would have been if it was killed by a coon, etc. But there was a kill sight...I don't know. Them ducks are huge. Even an owl would have a hard time flying off with one. But that's what I think happened.
3: I've been bringing the youngest duckling Cathy into my room overnight because her crazy Momma won't sit on her. And it's been getting mighty cool out lately.
Catherine likes me now. :)
4: My dog has been very whiny lately.
5: I'm babysitting my friend's two ratties. So that makes five rats in my bedroom. :)
6: I have listened to Rascal Flatts without rest for the past two days, and Trace Adkins for the past three. Lol.
7: We are going swimming at my Grandparent's lake Thursday with the Brauds! Yeah! It's going to be fun; luckily it's supposed to be sunny. :)
8: I mowed the yard the day before yesterday, (or the day before that, I have an awful sense of time.) And now my farmer's tan is even darker/longer. Lol. It takes about 4 long hours to mow our yard. :)
9: I did a funny dance yesterday -do not ask!
10: Back to the swimming on Thursday thing -I'm bound and determined to push all the Brauds in.
(Be warned, boys!)
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Journee, over and out!
Behold!
This is Pippa.
Jellybean's fourth -and last -chick.
She's a cutie.
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Sadly; Jellybean's last egg -her fifth, was rotted yesterday, and I had to toss it out.
However, my little bantam hen has four beautful chicks.
That my Momma won't let me take inside.
Little Storm really wants me to be her Momma.
She told me.
Jellybean is quite pleased with her babies. And I think that maybe she's on my Mom's side; and doesn't want me to take one of her chicks.
*Makes a sad face*
Her and her babies are now in a drop-pen outside; they really like it!
And I'm glad.
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Luke is still jealous.
Look how offended he is!
In other news;
I held Dragon today.
(My duck)
You haven't held a critter until you've held a duck.
They are fat, soft, and wet.
And they squirm.
And make a lot of noise.
But they still...make up for it...with their softness and fatness.
Lol.
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Dragon has gotten very big -especially when I hold Cathy and compare them....
This is Alexandra
Jellybean's third baby.
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She is a very curious chick. Despite the fact that she only hatched a while ago; and should be tired. You should have seen her peering over the edge of the nest-box, looking down at all the other birds.
I'm thinking that her real momma is a Barred Rock hen. Because Alex looks a lot like a Barred Rock, and she was hatched from a dark brown egg....
The other babies are doing good also. All the chicks are drinking/eating whatever feed I give their Momma; because she still won't get off the nest. She still has two eggs left! And one is crackin' good now, I can see the beak poking out of the egg....
Jellybean, Little Storm, Alex, and Ember!
The second of Jellybean's five eggs has hatched!
Meet Little Storm
Isn't she just so pretty? :)
She's bit wilder then her sister Ember; ooo, but doesn't she have beautiful markings?
When we get Gamechicks they always have those marking, 'cept they're brown...I wonder what Little Storm's a cross of...
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Welcome to the world young 'un!
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Ember
5/04/2010
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Last night one of Jellybean's five eggs hatched.
This is Ember.
She's doing very well, and is walking around next to her Momma in the nest. I'll be going outside several times today to make sure she hasn't fallen out.
She's very sweet, and fairly quiet, unlike some chicks.
And she's very soft.
Very,
very,
very,
very soft.
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Welcome to the world young 'un!
Guess what hatched yesterday?
Our Gamehen's baby duckling!
It is one of the cutest things.
It started hatching yesterday morning, but didn't get out until late afternoon, then, throughout the rest of the day it was so sleepy -hatching is hard work! -So, I haven't taken any pictures until this morning. :)
I've named her Dr. Catharine Halsey.
I say 'her' but with my luck, it's probably male.
Anyways, so the little duckling -Cathy -and her Momma just got moved into a pen outside.
Can't you just see the resemblance?
Cathy is doing good -the only problem with her is her legs; their a little splayed. She has a bit of trouble walking, though, as long as nothing is wrong internally, she'll probably out-grow it.
She's a very cute little thing, I'll give her that much. And her Momma takes good care of her.
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The pigeon Luke wasn't very interested in all this.
He's just jealous.
I went outside and took some more pictures today.
Ghost just likes having his picture taken. I can tell.
He just pretends to be uninterested.
The clover here is blooming...finally.
Buut, the clover still has to fight the dandelions of doom!
We have lots of tiny wildflowers here.
Pink ones, purple ones, blue ones, yella ones, white ones, red ones, orange ones.
And my favorite:
green ones.
No, wait, those would be the grass.
Or are they....
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This is Journee signing off:
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Penguin!
We cleaned out the chicken/goat coops today.
We went inside and feasted upon soem very yummy cookies -thanks Momma! -then I went outside shortly after and took some pictures!
The chickens we have been letting out during the day -and here is my baby rooster Snowy and two of his ladies.
I'm very proud of this boy -he's doing very well in the pecking order. And he's such a pretty boy. With his handsome tail feathers and bright red comb.
I like taking pictures of dandilions. Sorry!
Back to the critters -
Anybody remember Diamond? The little white chick that was -is -my favorite of our last clutch of chicks?
She's turned into a beautiful young lass -just look at her nice buff feathers!
Here's two of her sisters:
Our buff polish.
Her feather-head is looking pretty good!
She's quite proud of it, you should she her strut....
One of our Cuckuo Maran chicks.
These birds peck -at -every -thing!
The ground, the air, poop, my feet, eachother, my toes, the fence, my hands...you get the point.
I am sorry.
But this rooster is to darn cute.
He's our big-boy rooster. His name is M&Ms. Which is not a very tough sounding name.
He gets teased about it. He told me.
I told him to suck it up.
Now he ignores me.
True story.
My baby boy Tonks. He's doing really good. And is high in the pecking order now-a-days. Which surprises me because he is blind in one eye, and tiny.
Very tiny.
He's a sweet-heart though.
Our big ducks!
Our baby ducks!
Walking in their little row...how cute!
That's Gavin, lagging behind. I think Gavin is a hen. Though I have my doubts about the other four. They all look pretty big to be females....
Hermione!
I found her hiding in her spool chewing cud.
There is my proof.
Hahah. :)
For some reason -with goats -food is always better the second time 'round.
(Bad picture, sorry!)
My bantam Jellybean. Her eggs should be hatching soon!
I've been watching them carefully, candling them, and everything.
They look pretty good, though some seem to be a little behind. Which could be a problem if she has to take care of the older ones....
She's ready for them to hatch -though, as am I.
She's got that concentrated look, now.
Leia was hiding in the spool also -though she's just watching me....
The baby ducks.
All resting together...
Awww.
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I end this post with a picture of Duke.
Looking like a total genius.
Poor dog.
You just gotta love him!
