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Happy Birthday

Remembering the day of her birth and I can't believe it was 10 years ago. 

New days, new challenges, we love to watch her grow!

Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner

Round two of the chicks are due to hatch Friday.  We have 24 of the Utt Acre's chicken eggs in the incubator.  We numbered the first group of eggs with a black marker numbers 1-12, and the other dozen 1-12 with a pencil.  Now, we are having a friendly little competition to see which egg hatches first.  We have very competitive genes, therefore we will make a competition out of anything.  So I would like to open this up to any of you... pick a number 1-12, pencil or black.  All votes must be in by Thursday.   

5K



Over a month ago, I decided to join these lovely ladies and train to run a 5K... couch to 5K.

Last Saturday, I ran my first 5K.  Did I get up earlier then most Saturday mornings for this event... yes.  Am I the daughter of a DC Track Hall of Famer... yes.  Did I survive the run... yes.  Did my old, overweight body feel the pain... yes.  Do I love the ladies on this "Diva" team... yes.  Am I going to retire my running shoes... YES!

Great job, Team Shay! I am returning to the couch.

Happy St. Pats Day!

This is...

This is a picture of 2 brooms standing side by side in our kitchen.  This is when the Sun and the Earth are in perfect line.  This happens in the Spring and Fall, around the first of Spring and first of Fall.  This lasts for about 2 days.  This also means that the days and nights are close to the same length (think about it... the Sun comes up about 6:30 a.m., and it sets about 6:30 p.m.)  This is what caught the eyes of the students as a broom stood in the middle of the hallway at school for the last hour of the day.  This is why teaching science is so fun!  This is awesome to see.  This is the Spring Equinox.

Baby Calves

Our cows have started calving.  We currently have 5 babies.  Four at the Ranch and one from a heifer at another farm.  We are consumed with scanning the pasture from the kitchen window.  At the sign of any cow standing solo, we jump in the truck and head out to check for any problems or new life.  BL chased the calves around the pasture to tag them tonight, while Penelope snapped a few pictures with her Ipod.  I think she took 20 pictures, but this one she sent to me to post.  The first few born are a delight each year. 

Hatched

We have 14 baby chicks in our basement.  Fourteen cute, fuzzy, little, baby chicks have pecked their way out of their shells and into this world.  Yesterday morning the girls and I got to watch the first chick.  "It" started with a hole in the egg shell, about an hour later there was a hole on the other side.  Then it peck across from one hole to the other until the end of the shell broke off, and it plopped right out.  It was so fun to watch.  The process is absolutely amazing.  With us being at the GS concert last night (wonderful concert), super grandma and the girls had to check and update me on the chick status.  Thanks to all!  There are still a couple drying in the incubator and a few with holes in the shells.  The Utt eggs are hatching much better then the Lough eggs.  I am blaming the hatching deficiency on our rooster, Elvis.  The "Mother Hen" is so proud of the little fuzz balls.

Old Country Music

To finish up my month of LOVE, I want to share about my love for old, country music.  Conway, Kenny Rogers, the Oak Ridge Boys, Willie, Waylon, and the boys are the best.  Crystal, Dollie, and Barbra Mandrell are the queens.  Listening to Solid Gold Saturday Night while driving around is a great adventure.  This weekend, I am going to watch "the King" in concert, not Elvis... George, George Strait!  How many George Strait tunes can you name?

Baby Blue
Ocean Front Property
Unwound
Give it Away
You look so good in love
Check yes or no
Amarillo by morning
Twang
The Chair
Blue Clear Sky

That's just a few... I can't wait to put on my boots and jeans and sing my little heart out with "the king."