Grandma Shoes

You know, it makes me feel good when my kids make nice comments about me. Like the other day when Gabriel said "Mom you're beautiful." However, today Andrew asked me if my cute black shoes were "Grandma shoes." I had to laugh, but seriously, now I am worried. :)

Ducks Galore

Todd's friends have been blessing us with wild ducks and geese. He knows a couple of hunters who have been very generous in sharing with us. So I have finally had to learn how to pluck a bird. Todd says he wants me to learn to clean them too. I just don't know about that. In any case the meat is awesome and we are stocking up our freezer. Another friend of his gave us a flock of domestic ducks for eggs. The kids think they are great. Todd has let them out to roam our property a few times and then we have had to round them up and get them back inside their fenced area. I am getting better at catching them. Gabriel is pretty good at it too. We can't wait until spring. There have been no eggs yet, but hopefully as the weather warms we get some.