For those who have been following along with Gracie's struggles with reading, I have an update. Last week she finished 6 weeks of the literacy academy which is an afterschool reading program at school. She went with other first graders and all they worked on was reading skills. The outcome: She jumped 3 reading levels in 6 weeks and is where she needs to be for the March report card! Here increased skill is unbelievable and she is so proud of herself.
To celebrate her success and Drew's grades (all A's and B's) we are celebrating as a family by going to see the musical "Stomp".
Friday, February 17, 2006
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Sunbathing
It has been about 70 degrees the last few days and all the pets are loving it! This is Daisy, Betty and Rowdy soaking up some rays! Before I bothered them to take the pic, they were all sprawled out. You can see that Rowdy didn't even bother getting up - her wing is all stretched out and she laying on her side.
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Chicken hangover
So....when Jim was recovering from his "old brittle missile" injury, I gave him a list of things to do. I know that surprises all of you! Anyway, one of the things I asked him to do was to get chicken food. I should have known that a direction that was that broad would have led to confusion....
Jim went off and happily got the "chicken food" and used his one good arm to fill up the chicken's bowl. Later that day we went off to the cabin for the weekend.
When I returned from a weekend away, the first thing I did was go and check on "the ladies". Imagine my surprise when I saw that their bowl was NOT filled with chicken food but was filled with what could be described as chicken candy -- it is the treat that you feed them - only occassionally!! They basically spent the whole weekend eating treats!
Now... chickens who lay eggs need a very high percentage of protein in their food, which is why they eat a special feed called layers mash NOT chicken candy! I few days after we returned from our weekend trip the ladies suddenly stopped laying eggs! Thus....the chicken hangover! Apparently the candy binge had caught up with them and effected their ability to make eggs. They stopped laying for 3 days and then started up again after I pushed a diet high in protein (turkey, cheese, scrambled eggs)!
All in all, they recovered nicely. The lesson here: provide the husband with really clear direction when giving him tasks!
So....when Jim was recovering from his "old brittle missile" injury, I gave him a list of things to do. I know that surprises all of you! Anyway, one of the things I asked him to do was to get chicken food. I should have known that a direction that was that broad would have led to confusion....
Jim went off and happily got the "chicken food" and used his one good arm to fill up the chicken's bowl. Later that day we went off to the cabin for the weekend.
When I returned from a weekend away, the first thing I did was go and check on "the ladies". Imagine my surprise when I saw that their bowl was NOT filled with chicken food but was filled with what could be described as chicken candy -- it is the treat that you feed them - only occassionally!! They basically spent the whole weekend eating treats!
Now... chickens who lay eggs need a very high percentage of protein in their food, which is why they eat a special feed called layers mash NOT chicken candy! I few days after we returned from our weekend trip the ladies suddenly stopped laying eggs! Thus....the chicken hangover! Apparently the candy binge had caught up with them and effected their ability to make eggs. They stopped laying for 3 days and then started up again after I pushed a diet high in protein (turkey, cheese, scrambled eggs)!
All in all, they recovered nicely. The lesson here: provide the husband with really clear direction when giving him tasks!
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