Robin's Nest

 I woke up at 0430 today ready to take on the tasks that need attention the most. Re-enrolling the kiddos into the district, calling in an extension to the permit on the house, purging and sorting school supplies. So far, I have managed to extend the permit and leave a message for the code person... and chase the hawk away from my ducks.  The goose is on the lam again.  No telling for sure which way she went or if she will return for that matter. Yesterday she visited the neighbor directly behind us, he was a bit frightened by her arrival in his yard. He has a small patch of real grass! What was he thinking?! Grass is for the park and the park is for the geese!!! Here is a picture of Odessa as a baby with her duck friends a rear view makes identification easy She is a fully feathered out Canadian goose these days and because my phone crashed, I have no pictures of how pretty she has become. If she does return, I will try to remember to get a photo. I also attempted to re-...

 Packing has been slow at best. It is time to kick it up a notch. As well as paying bills today, I have to pick up packing materials for the move. The initial plan is to self-move, but as we declutter and travel to see what is at the new place we may find we don't need a lot from here to go there. I am going to start by decreasing the dishes and clothing here and the outside "toys". Well, first I am walking to the fence line and helping DH off the ground. A lot has happened since this post was first started. We have had the travelers return and start helping us and they have done so much work that the fence is almost done. Less than a quarter of it remains to be finished. We have traveled to the new home and while we do like it, there is much to be done there also. We are still struggling to decide on where the winter will be spent. We thought here at first, but as the nights get cooler and the morning chill greets my skin when releasing the yardbirds each morning, I begi...