What I cooked today:
Mexican Lasagna: Today is the 4th day in a row that I've stuck to my menu plan for the week, which is almost unheard of for me. Perhaps I'm starting a new trend, which would be nice for me. No more worries about 'what's for dinner', and only one day a week for burgers (which is scheduled for tomorrow). Woo hoo!
Update:
Just a few thoughts on chickens. Before we started this 'journey' with our chickens, we really had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. And to be perfectly honest, we have totally abdicated our chicken responsibility to the Grandparents, especially Grandpa, who seems to like his new chicken hobby.
Katie, our resident 'chicken wisperer' still loves her chickens, and Sally (pictured below) is her favorite. She has a few others that she gets along with, but I think Sally is the only one who will willingly let her just pick her up and pet her.
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| This is Katie... holding Sally, which is her chicken... it's totally hers. No question about it. |
The Grandparents have some land, and the area that is near the house has about 20 acres on their side of the road (they roam about 5-8 acres around the house, but they are branching out every day). With only 24 chickens, that means eventually they will have almost an acre per chicken, which is quite a lot of land.
The chickens just roam around, pecking at the ground, looking for bugs or treats. They have their chicken coop, which I will try to take pictures of tomorrow, with it's automatic door closer and nice custom made nesting boxes. The guys are talking about insulating the coop for the winter, and maybe using heat tape to add some extra warmth.
It's kind of fun to drive by the house, and see a bunch of chickens just roaming around the property. I don't think I've ever imagined what free-range chickens look like, but here it is!
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