Robin's Nest

 Now that is scary! I have not been consistently counting down on the blog but in my mind, it hasn't stopped! With about 90 some days left in the year and less than that to the holiday season the stress level is bound to pick up. This year we have decided that we would travel instead of staying here. Not sure this will work out with all of the animals we have, but we are going to try. We have been downsizing the flock a little at a time. There is more rehoming to do. Of course, there are also the dogs to consider and SIL. There is more planning to do in that arena, so let's move on, shall we? Our new neighbors are the "Sanctorium Eco-Village" they have events once in a while. Most recently it was a band and that was another weird situation. The ads for the place pictures what could be a rain forest. The spokesperson for the group speaks of how they intend to restore the land, the trees and without saying it he implies the rain forest. I think we should stick around to...

It is Fall! The weather is crisp and cool... until late in the afternoon then it gets a bit warmer.. at least in the house. After being unable to pick apples because the orchard was closed before we arrived, we went to a park. It was freezing cold compared to the day before when our high was 80 degrees. The kids needed jackets, which thankfully were in the party van. I, however, did not have a sweater, jacket or even a blanket save the one I was crocheting. So the visit to the park was short-lived. We picked up our Wal-Mart grocery order and then headed to Goodwill where I was lightened of $20 on Beanie Boo toys from McDonald's. No matter, the kids enjoyed opening the packages and playing with the little treasures they found inside. Bonus feature was they haven't had these at our local McDonald's since our home burned down so no duplicates! And no ketchup on the carpet from half eaten food! There is much to do today to get ready for the upcoming week. Doing all t...