I made this video of my new Icelandic babies to share with a friend at work. I love all the colors and man do they have personality! Can you spot the turkey? I'll give you a hint, it's white. =)
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Catching Up
Wow. Ok. I guess I've not been keeping up with all the "current events" around here.
Let's see... The week after we moved in I got to travel to Maryland to the FEMA training center and took the Floodplain Development course so now I am a Certified Floodplain Manager. Woo-hoo! "Camp FEMA" was a lot of fun, but I sure am glad to have all that testing behind me. I met Floodplain Managers from all over the country (some of which gave me some excellent ideas for possible wedding locations) and I even revived the Civil War by way of instigating a North vs South snowball fight =) And just for the record, those big 'ole Texas boys make big 'ole snow angels, the kid from Florida (Who had never seen real snow flakes in his life!) made a pretty decent angel too.
I got home in time to enjoy a great Housewarming/Engagement/SuperBowl party. There were kids of all ages in and around the house, thank goodness we have lots of room, it was nice to see all the different groups enjoying themselves in their own way. Tom and the rest of the hard core football group were holed up in front of Tom's 60" tv, a short walk to the beverage fridge, and if there were any bad calls I didn't notice because the sound of yelling never carried to the upper level ;0)
The kids enjoyed the day with lots of junk food and several trips into the hot tub. My daughters were responsible enough to start washing towels in their side early in the day so we had a constant supply. We were able to get the cable tv installed in their living room so they were happy. I have to wait for Spring thaw to get it run into mine. It seems the tower base was built in a way that cordless signal from the cable router won't work and we have to run actual cables into that room and you can't manipulate cable at -12* without the casing shattering. Oh well, I have a DVD player and I don't really watch much tv anyway.
The rest of February was spent working like crazy to get our previous residences emptied out and the new house unpacked and organized. What a project! Who knew we had so much stuff. Tom had lived in his house for 18 years, and although it didn't feel cluttered, it sure did have alot of stuff to sort through. I had only been in mine for 5 years but between my mother and grandma "downsizing" and my 3 kids "collecting" it was bursting at the seams too. I ordered a dumpster for the driveway and my goal is to fill it up, repeatedly!
In February I also discovered the wonders of Icelandic Chickens. They are a preservation project that I just couldn't pass up. Not only are they cold hardy and and expert foragers, they come in a wide variety of colors, shapes and sizes which is what I like best about them. I like to look out and see a broad spectrum of pretty critters in the yard, this is going to be a match made in heaven. Now that I can get all the variety in just one "breed" I won't have to manage a whole bunch of different pens and breeds which will make it much easier to actually relax and enjoy my chickens.
Life in the tower is awesome! The hot tub gets used nearly daily, sometimes twice a day, it's become my "dessert" after a long day. The plants are loving it and I am so excited to have a solarium to house a wider variety of trees and flowers that I wouldn't be able to grow otherwise. I think a small citrus selection will be next on my list.
The entire house gets so much sun, I love all the windows, and on our first hot day of the season it was great to have them all open and letting the fresh air in.And the best part... every single window has a stunning view! Come on over and you'll see what I mean.
Let's see... The week after we moved in I got to travel to Maryland to the FEMA training center and took the Floodplain Development course so now I am a Certified Floodplain Manager. Woo-hoo! "Camp FEMA" was a lot of fun, but I sure am glad to have all that testing behind me. I met Floodplain Managers from all over the country (some of which gave me some excellent ideas for possible wedding locations) and I even revived the Civil War by way of instigating a North vs South snowball fight =) And just for the record, those big 'ole Texas boys make big 'ole snow angels, the kid from Florida (Who had never seen real snow flakes in his life!) made a pretty decent angel too.
I got home in time to enjoy a great Housewarming/Engagement/SuperBowl party. There were kids of all ages in and around the house, thank goodness we have lots of room, it was nice to see all the different groups enjoying themselves in their own way. Tom and the rest of the hard core football group were holed up in front of Tom's 60" tv, a short walk to the beverage fridge, and if there were any bad calls I didn't notice because the sound of yelling never carried to the upper level ;0)
The kids enjoyed the day with lots of junk food and several trips into the hot tub. My daughters were responsible enough to start washing towels in their side early in the day so we had a constant supply. We were able to get the cable tv installed in their living room so they were happy. I have to wait for Spring thaw to get it run into mine. It seems the tower base was built in a way that cordless signal from the cable router won't work and we have to run actual cables into that room and you can't manipulate cable at -12* without the casing shattering. Oh well, I have a DVD player and I don't really watch much tv anyway.
The rest of February was spent working like crazy to get our previous residences emptied out and the new house unpacked and organized. What a project! Who knew we had so much stuff. Tom had lived in his house for 18 years, and although it didn't feel cluttered, it sure did have alot of stuff to sort through. I had only been in mine for 5 years but between my mother and grandma "downsizing" and my 3 kids "collecting" it was bursting at the seams too. I ordered a dumpster for the driveway and my goal is to fill it up, repeatedly!
In February I also discovered the wonders of Icelandic Chickens. They are a preservation project that I just couldn't pass up. Not only are they cold hardy and and expert foragers, they come in a wide variety of colors, shapes and sizes which is what I like best about them. I like to look out and see a broad spectrum of pretty critters in the yard, this is going to be a match made in heaven. Now that I can get all the variety in just one "breed" I won't have to manage a whole bunch of different pens and breeds which will make it much easier to actually relax and enjoy my chickens.
Life in the tower is awesome! The hot tub gets used nearly daily, sometimes twice a day, it's become my "dessert" after a long day. The plants are loving it and I am so excited to have a solarium to house a wider variety of trees and flowers that I wouldn't be able to grow otherwise. I think a small citrus selection will be next on my list.
The entire house gets so much sun, I love all the windows, and on our first hot day of the season it was great to have them all open and letting the fresh air in.And the best part... every single window has a stunning view! Come on over and you'll see what I mean.
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