Thanksgiving and eggs
We had a good Thanksgiving. My sister was here for the weekend, which is always nice; she's a wonderful aunt and sister. Keith's mother stayed Thanksgiving night and most of the day Friday; the girls beat her and their brother in one of their games of Rook--not an easy thing, as my mother-in-law is something of a cutthroat Rook player. On Saturday, newly-acquired friends from the Atlanta area (first met them in September) stopped by for lunch and an all-too short visit on their way home from her parents in the Nashville area. It was so great to see them; they are a God-honoring family that is an inspiration.
We met this family at their church, after being invited to a conference there by another inspiring family--one that we met while on vacation in Virginia in July. This is a great and God-honoring family, who shared their hospitality with us that weekend and again for their church's Reformation weekend activities. These are two of the families that make up an incredible church family--one like we never imagined existed, but that seems so much more like what a church family is supposed to be, when held up to God's word. It is a blessed church family and we are humbly grateful that God has allowed us to become friends with them.
Late Saturday, Keith, myself, all four children, and my sister drove an hour to the closest theater that was showing "Pride and Prejudice." We like the A&E production a lot, so we didn't expect much from this one. We were pleasantly surprised. Of course, a lot of shortcuts had to be taken to fit the story in to just over 2 hours, and there is a place or two that really seemed a bit unlikely (e.g., did Elizabeth's aunt and uncle simply leave her at Pemberley, so that she had to walk home, or did I miss something?) But it was a nice diversion--a rare movie-at-the-theater for us, although we occasionally go to the drive-in; that's fun, and if 3yo gets restless, it's less likely to bother others. By the way, 3yo did great at "P&P"; but then, he knows the story well, he's seen the A&E version so much at home (His conversation is occasionally peppered with lines from that production!)
Note about egg-production: we're down to 2 a day; we were probably averaging 11 a day before the time-change. We've put a light in the hen house in the hopes of getting that number up some. At least, we heard that adding "light" hours helps. Hopefully that makes them more comfortable, too, on cold nights.
We met this family at their church, after being invited to a conference there by another inspiring family--one that we met while on vacation in Virginia in July. This is a great and God-honoring family, who shared their hospitality with us that weekend and again for their church's Reformation weekend activities. These are two of the families that make up an incredible church family--one like we never imagined existed, but that seems so much more like what a church family is supposed to be, when held up to God's word. It is a blessed church family and we are humbly grateful that God has allowed us to become friends with them.
Late Saturday, Keith, myself, all four children, and my sister drove an hour to the closest theater that was showing "Pride and Prejudice." We like the A&E production a lot, so we didn't expect much from this one. We were pleasantly surprised. Of course, a lot of shortcuts had to be taken to fit the story in to just over 2 hours, and there is a place or two that really seemed a bit unlikely (e.g., did Elizabeth's aunt and uncle simply leave her at Pemberley, so that she had to walk home, or did I miss something?) But it was a nice diversion--a rare movie-at-the-theater for us, although we occasionally go to the drive-in; that's fun, and if 3yo gets restless, it's less likely to bother others. By the way, 3yo did great at "P&P"; but then, he knows the story well, he's seen the A&E version so much at home (His conversation is occasionally peppered with lines from that production!)
Note about egg-production: we're down to 2 a day; we were probably averaging 11 a day before the time-change. We've put a light in the hen house in the hopes of getting that number up some. At least, we heard that adding "light" hours helps. Hopefully that makes them more comfortable, too, on cold nights.
posted by The Bradshaws at 1:22 PM
1 Comments:
Egg production this time of year is always hard to accept. I just try to look at as everyone needs a rest. Including the chickens.
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