WE HAVE EGGS!!!!!

and electricity, so life is good--then Eric was able to come home, so now life is grand!!!

We had a huge ice storm last Monday night, and we lost power. No biggie, we had water, and heat, so were were fine. It was a little chilly, but we were outside quite a bit. The animals really liked it, that's for sure!! We were out 3-5 times a day!

The water freezing all the time is far from pleasant, *shrug* it could be worse. The chickens do not seem to like the cold. At all. They are quite funny, trying to avoid it, though :) We had chickens in the Oliver Shed (it held the Oliver tractor when we moved in, and the name stuck), I don't know, waiting for the snow to disappear?? We chased them out, into the trees and onto the basketball hoop, waiting to be put up. :) It was very fun.

The goats really don't seem to mind the cold at all. Eric chased them out of the barn last weekend, and I haven't let them back in. It's probably a good thing that I was the one to put the roof on---for some reason, I think it must be warmer in the big, drafty barn... :) It's quite cozy in the hut, actually!! The ice layer is actually pretty nice--we break through and dust off the grass for them, and they are pleasantly plump. :) On the days when it was just too much, we gave them hay. The best thing is that they are not afraid of the dogs, at all!!! On Wednesday, Kodiak (our doberman) decided she likes corn, and the four of them ate from a pile of corn all together!

Okay, okay, here's the big news... we have found 4 eggs!!! Only one of them was cracked and frozen. I'm guessing it was laid on Thursday--the one day I didn't check for eggs!!! (the power had been out, and they said that the chickens wouldn't lay without a consistent light!!! HA!) So that is AWESOME!!! *chuckle* now we're saving money!! The chickens cost us right around $20/month, and with the eggs, they'll be saving us about $4 a month!!! Whoo!!!

I have some bad news about the tree in our front yard, but I'll wait until the camera is located to post about that.

So, stay warm, enjoy what you have!