Ney News

Well I figured I needed to update on what has been going on in our home. March was a busy month for us. Shaynah turned the big 3 and Shaylah turned 11. Their birthdays are the kick off for us on birthdays. The next few months will be very busy with birthdays. For Shaynah's birthday we got two bunnies. We used her birthday as an excuse, but the truth of it is I really wanted their "fertilizer" for my garden. We named them Pepper and Pandy. They are very sweet and we all are enjoying them.

Shyloh has now joined the ranks of a driver! It has been so great to have her help out with running the kids to some of their classes and helping out running errands for me. She loves any excuse to drive so she gladly takes my grocery lists and does my shopping. She is gearing up for graduation next month. Where does the time go?

Okay, Duane and I are either crazy, huge suckers, or really just love to see our children happy and getting to experience the "country life". If 8 children didn't keep us busy enough, then you would think the 2 dogs, 5 cats (not counting the strays they "name" and leave food out for), 7 chickens (and the 6 new baby chicks that still sleep inside until they get their feathers), 2 bunnies, 1 pigeon (Shelbie rescued it as a baby last summer when it fell out of its nest and syringe fed it), and the handful of fish would keep us pretty well occupied. So since we didn't have enough busyness around here, we went and got two.....GOATS! They are pygmy goats and so very cute with the funniest little personalities. Their names are Ricky and Lucy. The children hold them on their laps like little puppies. They are still a bit skittish, but we are told that with time they will actually follow the kids around like dogs do. I keep telling Duane I am a country girl at heart stuck in a city life. So I will just have my little homestead right in the middle of town!