2015

Welcome to 2015!  Another year.  2014 went by pretty fast for me.  And now Christmas break is over and it is back to getting up at 6:20 in the morning.  Joy.

Who had a good Christmas?  I did. But it went by too fast.  Faster than last year.  Which is way too fast.

We went to a new year's party at our neighbors house.  So we got to stay until midnight.  I mainly just played video games the whole time.  It was fun.

What stinks is that we aren't getting any snow.  We got, what?  One snowfall this winter?  Before Christmas.  We might get some Monday but I doubt that.  How about some rain in really, really cold weather?  That would work.  But no.  Just rain in 40 degree weather.  But I'm sure we'll get some snow soon.

Parker

Cold

-1. It was -1 degrees at eight o clock.   The best part?  Our heater is broken. Joy. So now there is a fire in the fire place. The only place with heat is the basement. And my room. Lucky me. I don't have to freeze to death at night now.

When I went to let my chickens out this morning their water was completely frozen. The whole way through. Shelby has to break up crumples water with a shovel. She can't just dump it over like I do. Her water tank is 100 gallons.

I don't know how the cats do it.  They have to live outside in the freezing weather. Then again there are those thick coats.

Wrong picture. 

There we go. 

I think that would keep you warm outside in this weather. 

Last year the cats huddled together in a one cat bed. 

Stay warm. 

Parker

Decorating

Christmas is coming to fast.  To fast.  Faster than last year.  Which is to fast.  I decided I should put up some pictures of the decorations in the house.  Here we go.

This is the tree in the basement.

Every year us we get out three little trees that we put in our rooms.  (The kids.)

One in the girls', one in mine, and one in my brother's.

This year since the girls aren't sharing a room they each got an individual tree.

I got this.

I'd say it was a pretty good trade.

Here is the desk in the school room.

Decked out with stockings, music boxes, and pictures.

All Christmas of course.

Here is a little nativity set.

Good to have a reminder of what this is all about.

The fireplace is always the most spectacular thing.

And of course the tree.

Parker

12 days of Christmas.

On the first day of Christmas someone gave to me!

A half cut-down burning Christmas tree!

On the second day of Christmas someone gave to me!

Two mooing cows!

On the third day of Christmas someone gave to me!

Three bocking chickens!

On the fourth day of Christmas someone gave to me!

Four baby chickens!

On the fifth day of Christmas someone gave to me!

Hannibal the skink!

On the sixth day of Christmas someone gave to me!

Six pecking chickens!

On the seventh day of Christmas someone gave to me!

A kitty in a bag!

On the eight day of Christmas someone gave to me!

Eight mice a-meecing!

On the ninth day of Christmas someone gave to me!

Chicken dinner!

On the tenth day of Christmas someone gave to me!

Ten geese a-honking!

On the eleventh day of Christmas someone gave to me!

A rooster with an ego like a peacock.

On the twelfth day of Christmas someone gave to me!

A little short Dog!

Parker

New run in

Dad and I are building a new run in.  It is in the second field for Crumple.  It is so that we can dry up Faith because Mom and Shelby are done milking her.  We got Crumple the nose ring but it didn't work so now the run in is being built.  So far we have the frame up. Now we just need to put on the plywood.

Who here has heard that song "Do you hear what I hear."?  I think that is what it is called.  That song is weird.  Don't think so?  Watch this.

See!

Weird song.

Merry Christmas.

Parker

Mockingjay

Who here likes the hunger games?  I do. Shelby and I are going to see mockingjay on Thursday.  We've seen both the other movies. But the part that kind of stinks is that it is mockingjay part one. Part one!  Oh well. At least there will be another one to watch later on.

As you have probably read on my sister's blog Crumple got a nose ring. It has a pad with spikes on the front. Supposedly it keeps the calf from nursing.  Only the smart ones figure out how to still nurse with it. Crumple is smart. So his little piece of jewelry didn't work.

I need to start Christmas shopping soon. Christmas is in 22 days. Only a day over three weeks!  Big fun!

Parker. 

Christmas

Well it is almost the end of the year.  And we all know what that mean.....  Christmas!  Shelby and I decorated the Pawn Shop today.  It looks great.  And very Christmassy.  Is that a word?  Any how....  Christmas music is playing on the radio and we are going to get our decorations out later this week!  Big fun.

We just had our uncle and his sons out to deer hunt.  It was fun.  We played a lot of games.  And went to bed early.Now they have left and we are recovering from the weekend.  But like I said it was fun.

Parker