been busy....

Have been busy around here lately, volleyball games ...season is about over, ..one more game....the local fair...games...garden work....among just everyday things....

                                                                Volleyball
The oldest daughter has one more game of Volleyball....I was upset along with her at one game...she didn`t get to play at all , and it was away game...the last game she got to play and their was a c-set and she scored about 5 points for the team on both games...thru her serving the ball...very proud of her...on that game the JV won and the varsity won as well...they almost had the C-set won as well.

                                                                Local Fair
yes, our county does have a fair. It wasn`t gonna happen until a few people got together and made it happen. My oldest won the queen contest...I thought she looked good  up on the stage...I know she was the only contestant in that category...but so happy she won.....so needless to say that was last weekend....We enjoyed the fair to a point....they needed more animals and their was no rides this year, in which I think hurt the fair...Friday night was cold and rainy and the big day was the demo derby in which was cold as well.

A few complaints ....they need something to bring the people in during the day on Saturday so people can enjoy the fair and the local shop....I did not see a whole of people buying anything...not that many vendors.....their was an antique tractors displayed...

                                                  this poor guy never moved....lol

 A petting zoo was there , we didn`t go in at all, just to pet them was 2.00 a person and most of the animals we have....so didn`t see a need to go and pay just to pet these animals...

 I did want to grab the wee little pig and carry it around inside my coat though...the oldest daughter wanted to do this as well...it just looked so cold running around the pen...........

                                a min horse to pet and ride ....rides were 2.00 extra if u want to ride...

Hopping it up is over the youngest daughter...her team won one game over all and almost won the last game....
                                                                    on to the garden...

 I plant all of these bulbs yesterday ...before the freeze we had last night...tulip and Easter Lillie bulbs I had dug up in the garden....the new roses I planted was mulched a few days ago as well...all of the cannas were dug up and put away for the winter...

When I was mulching the roses the other day I had help...the wee little kitten buttercup was helping me ...I would go to the mulch pile and get a bucket full and then take it to the garden and buttercup was in tow along with Trixie the mighty Chihuahua and Bandit the crazy heeler....When I was mulch the grapes for the winter Buttercup tried to jump and settle on the mums in the above picture that is why the they are broke down in the middle...it was nice and round before that....
My youngest also had a birthday, cant believe she is 12 already. We took cupcakes to her school on her Birthday hope fully we will be able to celebrate her birthday this weekend ,since hubby is off the whole weekend , which don't happen very often....

Well just thought I would catch up some since I haven`t post in a couple of weeks...hopefully things will slow down a bit....everyone have a blessed day and weekend!

PBR, Another loss, Cochins....

Just a few pictures from the PBR when we went last Friday night....sorry so blurry , my oldest took them with her Ipod, since I forgot my camera.....we had a fun night out to the PBR....Thanks to the American Cancer society for getting us tickets.....

My oldest played away game and won one set , then lost the two sets.....she had fun though, so that is all that counts and she got to play and had her hand on the ball a few times as well....One hit went into the crowd and she later said that embarrassed her that it went to the crowd, I told her it happens to everybody....

Saturday starts Hooping it up for the youngest...her love of basketball....Her regular season starts in January.

              Just a pic of Elizabeth with Shay and Dawson enjoying this nice weather

 

                                                               from the garden, piñata rose

                                                            now on to the cochins chickens

 

                                                         out of Bert and his ladies

 

                                                            Bluebeard, a blue frizzle roo

                                       the blue one I bought this year, not good feather on feet

 

                          Belle, one of the chicks that I got with the blue hen...a hen, yay
           I might put her in with Gizmo next year, not for sure yet or with Bert

 

                                       sad to say this one is looking like a roo, was so hoping for a hen to put with attitude to start a blue laced red cochin project

                                              
                                               Spike, another frizzled roo

                             
This one has some unique coloring on him, really don't know what color he is considered on what color hen would be best to put him with....

 

Here is an updated pic of the black one I picked up this spring as well....another roo....

Well we don't have practice today....the coach is giving the JV girls a day off, so When I go and pick up the girls from school , I might bring Cricket along....she loves to go to school with me...some might asked how I know that she wants to go ....she jumps up and she will go jump in the car when the door is open of course....she hasn`t been to school this year yet....some of the other kids have been asking about her...

Well I think that is enough for now...everyone have a wonderfull day and rest of the week.

vollyball wins

Well last week, the oldest had two volleyball games ( JV) . The one on Thursday was a home game, , Jv ( her team) won both sets,  .....Varsity lost both sets....sorry I didn`t get the scores...this was the first home game.
Friday, was to me the first away game, JV won both sets, and varsity lost both sets

.I am learning alittle bout volleyball ...so bare with me.....Each set goes to 25 points, whatever team gets to 25 first wins that set.....

She has one volleyball game this week and one game to work concessions....of course practice as well this week....busy

busy,busy,busy....

It has been very busy around here lately. School has started here with both girls. I have been taking the oldest to volleyball practice every night...the games start next week...she has three games next week and of course I will post if they win or loose on here.. The oldest will be also working the concessions at some of the basketball games this year since she is a junior...goes towards their prom and senior trip...she will be working them thru out the year.....
now into a little garden....

      working on transferring all of the mint into the washer tub...so then the mint will be confined to the washer tub...hopefully it will stay in the tub....one of my projects for the garden for the fall.

here is a start to another project of mine for the garden.. a new iris bed...hubby is tired of mowing around the iris bed in the front yard...so transferring them to this bed...going to make it one long bed of irises, different colors.....love my irises.

                                     a little watermelon developing at least I think, better late then never..

                                              
                                               This rose the picture don`t do it justice

                    Our new truck, we sold the other one...it had over 400,000 miles on it and got this one the same day, so glad we finally have a full sized truck....one of my hubby`s coworkers says it`s a ford ranger on steroids , that`s what a f150 is, lol.

                                               now on to some animals and building

                                   This is a chicken coop I am working on....I had a weird request for our anniversary present this year...I got a drill....besides the truck....am planning on putting nest boxes on the back end of it....Bandit just had to get in the pic.....
                                                        now animals, chickens first....

                                                  
                                           A pair of Seabrights, I traded for ducklings for.
                                          Hubby was wanting some again, wanting to breed a silver and a
                                        golden and to see what color we will get, just his project....
                                    
                                                            now ducks.....

                                                  
                                                  Mary and Lillie snugglin, oldest daughter took this pic
                                        with her Ipod.

                                                        
                                                    just plain Lillie, .changing and growing up

                                            
                                                           Mary, growing up....

                                         
            This is shay and dawson, hopefully both hens, Elizabeth`s babies, named them after some of the cast members in Chicago fire....the little yellow...shay almost lost her ,she was so tiny after hatching, so we are keeping her for now and she just had to have a friend...dawson a chocolate colored one...I am all about chocolate this year.....

Well I need to go and do the chores for the day, since a ballgame tonight.....everyone have a enjoyable weekend.....