Straw Hat Kikos
The Kiko Cowboy
I like the horns.
purplequeenvt - Ivy Knoll Farm
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They are amazing fish and such good parents. Just be careful when the fry get older and start looking at your other fish as dinner, lol. I and several other people in a fish group as a kid had these fish and boy can they make babies, lol. We ended up selling off the babies for feeder fish....bonbean01 said:My son had these...and it was awesome to watch them building their nest in the rocks...then babies!!!! When they got a little bigger and started wondering off further, a few got eaten by the other big ones...so we got a baby fish net box from a pet store, and put it right in the tank until they were bigger, and that worked
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purplequeenvt
Herd Master
I love his horns too!Straw Hat Kikos said:
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purplequeenvt
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My mom painted the door and I was a little skeptical at first, but it looks really nice. I say do it!bonbean01 said:I am so jealous of your purple front door...I need to paint mine purple, but think hubby might faint
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purplequeenvt
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Happy New Year everyone!
We had a great time with friends. I successfully fed 18-20 people for 2 days. I love the challenge. We have enough leftover lasagna for another couple meals....note to self: the boys don't eat as much as they used to.... I love getting together with this particular family. We have known each other for 16 or 17 years (I think we first met when I was 6?) so there are a lot of inside jokes and teasing that goes on. They have 9 kids and 6 of them are boys so the energy level is insane. Their 2nd boy (my age) is my sister's BF.
Everyone left yesterday late afternoon and now we are all suffering from post-holiday blues. All the planning and anticipation is over and everyone is gone. Now what? Start planning for next time! We won't see the oldest boys again for a while. #1 and 2 are both West Point graduates and stationed at bases in NY and MO. #3 and 4 are currently at West Point.
We have gotten 2 ft +/- since Christmas. We haven't had this much snow in a long time (we live near Lake Champlain and I think that effects how much snow we get). I got out today and took some pictures of Meg in the snow. I wanted to take some landscape shots, but it was way to cold to be out for long and it is still snowing so it is hard to get nice clear shots.
Ewe lambs
Hay Rake
Snow Fall
Meg
What can I say? She's special.....
This is my favorite shot
House Chicken is still inside. Wouldn't want her (wishful thinking again, I still don't *know* that it's a girl) to catch pneumonia or anything. She has grown a lot since she came inside. Probably because all she does is eat. If her dish gets empty she will sit in her cage and make this very distinct chirp. Sister's BF calls her Hot Chick because she isn't outside being a cold chick.
We had a great time with friends. I successfully fed 18-20 people for 2 days. I love the challenge. We have enough leftover lasagna for another couple meals....note to self: the boys don't eat as much as they used to.... I love getting together with this particular family. We have known each other for 16 or 17 years (I think we first met when I was 6?) so there are a lot of inside jokes and teasing that goes on. They have 9 kids and 6 of them are boys so the energy level is insane. Their 2nd boy (my age) is my sister's BF.
Everyone left yesterday late afternoon and now we are all suffering from post-holiday blues. All the planning and anticipation is over and everyone is gone. Now what? Start planning for next time! We won't see the oldest boys again for a while. #1 and 2 are both West Point graduates and stationed at bases in NY and MO. #3 and 4 are currently at West Point.
We have gotten 2 ft +/- since Christmas. We haven't had this much snow in a long time (we live near Lake Champlain and I think that effects how much snow we get). I got out today and took some pictures of Meg in the snow. I wanted to take some landscape shots, but it was way to cold to be out for long and it is still snowing so it is hard to get nice clear shots.
Ewe lambs
Hay Rake
Snow Fall
Meg
What can I say? She's special.....
This is my favorite shot
House Chicken is still inside. Wouldn't want her (wishful thinking again, I still don't *know* that it's a girl) to catch pneumonia or anything. She has grown a lot since she came inside. Probably because all she does is eat. If her dish gets empty she will sit in her cage and make this very distinct chirp. Sister's BF calls her Hot Chick because she isn't outside being a cold chick.
Southern by choice
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PQV- Just brought tears to my eyes. I wonder what it will be like when mine are all grown and gone. 
The joy that fills the house every day is just to hard to describe. The laughter , silliness, the closeness. Hard to imagine an empty house. I suppose the joy of watching each one pursue their destiny will fill that void. It really is wonderful watching them grow up, I have enjoyed EVERY stage!
So I guess you are all grown up and on your own now. Do you miss it all? Still crying.....
Love your pics! Lambies are so sweet. You have a beautiful piece of land!
The joy that fills the house every day is just to hard to describe. The laughter , silliness, the closeness. Hard to imagine an empty house. I suppose the joy of watching each one pursue their destiny will fill that void. It really is wonderful watching them grow up, I have enjoyed EVERY stage! So I guess you are all grown up and on your own now. Do you miss it all? Still crying.....
Love your pics! Lambies are so sweet. You have a beautiful piece of land!
jodief100
True BYH Addict
Everything is so beautiful! I love sheepies in the snow and Meg is wonderful!
Straw Hat Kikos
The Kiko Cowboy
I like the hay rake.
Pearce Pastures
Barn Babe
Those are lovely photos. Not sure which is my favorite.
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purplequeenvt
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I am "grown up", but not yet out on my own. We had 5 + of years of medical issues - 3 siblings with kidney disease and in need of dialysis and transplants. I was 17/18 when the whole thing started and I had to play mom to my 2 youngest sisters (one was sick and one was) while my parents dealt with the problems and complications with my brother's illness. My brother received a 2nd transplant 2 years ago and we are just now (after a big move last year and another major sickness this year) starting to get our lives back together. The whole thing has taken a lot from our family and we are just beginning to realize the extent of the relational and emotional damage that has been done.Southern by choice said:PQV- Just brought tears to my eyes. I wonder what it will be like when mine are all grown and gone.
So I guess you are all grown up and on your own now. Do you miss it all? Still crying.....
Love your pics! Lambies are so sweet. You have a beautiful piece of land!
So no, I don't miss it.
I'm sure I will when I finally do move out and/or get married (got to find a guy first!). I think one of the hardest things for me will be the cooking. I do the majority of the cooking around here. I enjoy creating meals that everyone will like....I'm pretty good at it too (if I do say so myself). It will be really hard for me to go from cooking for 7 or more people to cooking for one or 2.
