Well, as you can tell, I recently changed the layout of the blog, my chicks were waaay cuter than the ones in the background. I still have to play around with it a little bit, maybe I can figure out how to change the picture to some of my own chickens...We'll see though.
The metal home decor business isn't going as well as we had hoped. But I think we're nearing the end of the season, so we'll see how things go from here.
One of my friends at work is buying her first house! I am very happy for her and very jealous at the same time, but it is very good for her, and I think the house she found should be really good for her! :) Its kind of funny, she is living with her parents too, so we often have the same sort of issues, so its a little easier to complain to her. Congrats!
I'm getting my title license here soon, had to go into get my fingerprints taken last week because I'm a moron and didn't do it when they offered it to me after I took my test. Oh well, its done and I think I'll finally be licensed! Bonus! It should make me a little more valuable at work too, so that's nice.
Well, bedtime! xoxo
ceee
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Tortillas
I made my first homemade tortillas today...well, sort of. We ended up only making like 7 from a batch thats supposed to make 24, but ours were much bigger, and we deep fried them, and threw away some of the dough (thinking realistically and knowing that it wouldn't get eaten). They ended up more like navajo tacos, er..scones. I decided to cover mine in cinnamon and sugar and have them that way, and hubby had them with chicken and enchilada sauce on them...he said his was okay, and mine, well...amazing of course! You can't go wrong with elephant ears! I had pasta roni instead of the chicken, I am definitely a pasta lover, thats for sure!
Hubby's brother moved out to his own house here a couple of weeks ago (well, sort of, he still comes by quite often). We're pretty jealous of him. And also, hub's mom and dad are gone all week on vacation (at least until they come home early, if they do)! Sooooo....we have the house to ourselves!! YAY! Let the yelling commence! (not fight-y yelling, fun yelling) However, I half expect his other brother to come, because he usually tends to drop in for a couple of days to visit precisely when everyone else is gone! I'm starting to think its a conspiracy!
Hubby's brother moved out to his own house here a couple of weeks ago (well, sort of, he still comes by quite often). We're pretty jealous of him. And also, hub's mom and dad are gone all week on vacation (at least until they come home early, if they do)! Sooooo....we have the house to ourselves!! YAY! Let the yelling commence! (not fight-y yelling, fun yelling) However, I half expect his other brother to come, because he usually tends to drop in for a couple of days to visit precisely when everyone else is gone! I'm starting to think its a conspiracy!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Well...
I've been shirking my duties here at this blog, and in place, have been concentrating most of my efforts on the other blog for our "business"... that one is http://heidishomedecor.blogspot.com/
Check it out if you like! We're doing decently well with it, and hopefully things get way better!! We have some possibilities, but more than likely, nothing will come of it! :) Oh well..
As an update to our chicken situation, new batman died the other day...we think he got sick or something, he didn't look very good and wasn't acting normal for a few days before that...It made me pretty sad. We also had one of the brownies die too...we think she got a cold or respiratory issue or something, she wasn't breathing too good several days before, we also think that she was a lot older than the guy we bought them from led me to believe. Mind you, these deaths happened maybe a week or 2 apart, I hope they aren't related in any way.
Also, I took the title insurance exams that were necessary to get my title license! AND...PASSED BOTH OF THEM!!!! WOOO HOOO!!!! Its very exciting!! Now I just have to apply to get my license and I should finally be official! YAY!!
What else...I'm in a dinner/cooking rut. And it really sucks! I have like 30 cookbooks, but I don't use them, but I want to use them, but most of the food in them is unreasonable for us, our tastes, our finances and our situation...Perhaps it would be different in my own kitchen. Doubtful. But maybe...I don't know. I think I just need to go with recipes and foods that we use all the time, and make two 2 week menus...I think that would be best, they will both be slightly different, so we shouldn't get worn out on them. Plus, with a menu like that, we should save a bit on groceries...I swear, when I get home from grocery shopping, you would think that I was feeding a family of 4 or something like that, not just me and my husband! My goodness!
Well, I should go check on the babies (chickies) and gather the eggs. Have a lovely evening! :)
Check it out if you like! We're doing decently well with it, and hopefully things get way better!! We have some possibilities, but more than likely, nothing will come of it! :) Oh well..
As an update to our chicken situation, new batman died the other day...we think he got sick or something, he didn't look very good and wasn't acting normal for a few days before that...It made me pretty sad. We also had one of the brownies die too...we think she got a cold or respiratory issue or something, she wasn't breathing too good several days before, we also think that she was a lot older than the guy we bought them from led me to believe. Mind you, these deaths happened maybe a week or 2 apart, I hope they aren't related in any way.
Also, I took the title insurance exams that were necessary to get my title license! AND...PASSED BOTH OF THEM!!!! WOOO HOOO!!!! Its very exciting!! Now I just have to apply to get my license and I should finally be official! YAY!!
What else...I'm in a dinner/cooking rut. And it really sucks! I have like 30 cookbooks, but I don't use them, but I want to use them, but most of the food in them is unreasonable for us, our tastes, our finances and our situation...Perhaps it would be different in my own kitchen. Doubtful. But maybe...I don't know. I think I just need to go with recipes and foods that we use all the time, and make two 2 week menus...I think that would be best, they will both be slightly different, so we shouldn't get worn out on them. Plus, with a menu like that, we should save a bit on groceries...I swear, when I get home from grocery shopping, you would think that I was feeding a family of 4 or something like that, not just me and my husband! My goodness!
Well, I should go check on the babies (chickies) and gather the eggs. Have a lovely evening! :)
Sunday, June 26, 2011
recent events
Got done with our first full event last night! We did okay...about as bad as we expected...Started up a blog for the business, so y'all can take a look at that... it is: http://heidishomedecor.blogspot.com/
We were planning on moving out in August, but that is not going to happen any more...stupid being practical about money! :(
Our last month for our chickens has been pretty poor...we had a dog or something get 2 of the year olds, and one of the other year (or something) olds died the other day. We think she was older than the guy said she was, and she was sick, having trouble breathing and stuff for several days before...Its too bad. But I guess it happens.
Our 16 chicks that we got back on May 13th are doing very well! We think we only have 2 or 3 roosters out of all of them, which are pretty darn good odds! And they are so cute!!!! And getting sooo big!! :) I love them so much! We think we have a couple of sebrights (we thought they were d'uccles before, but they're starting to look like sebrights instead). We have one silver-laced cochin...I've decided to name her abby, she's so cute and so soft! We think that we also have a couple of mottled cochins, but they're not quite what the pictures depict them as, so maybe not, but they are really friendly and are kinda weird, but I'm starting to really like them! We also have a 2 dark cornish chicks...I'm torn about those, I really like their coloring, but I hate the body structure. I still need to take some pictures of them and post them. They're so cool!
Henny and one of the brownies decided that they're gonna set on their eggs...I keep pulling the eggs out, but they've got it in their heads that they're brooding...plus we don't have any mature roosters, so its pointless..silly girls!!
We were planning on moving out in August, but that is not going to happen any more...stupid being practical about money! :(
Our last month for our chickens has been pretty poor...we had a dog or something get 2 of the year olds, and one of the other year (or something) olds died the other day. We think she was older than the guy said she was, and she was sick, having trouble breathing and stuff for several days before...Its too bad. But I guess it happens.
Our 16 chicks that we got back on May 13th are doing very well! We think we only have 2 or 3 roosters out of all of them, which are pretty darn good odds! And they are so cute!!!! And getting sooo big!! :) I love them so much! We think we have a couple of sebrights (we thought they were d'uccles before, but they're starting to look like sebrights instead). We have one silver-laced cochin...I've decided to name her abby, she's so cute and so soft! We think that we also have a couple of mottled cochins, but they're not quite what the pictures depict them as, so maybe not, but they are really friendly and are kinda weird, but I'm starting to really like them! We also have a 2 dark cornish chicks...I'm torn about those, I really like their coloring, but I hate the body structure. I still need to take some pictures of them and post them. They're so cool!
Henny and one of the brownies decided that they're gonna set on their eggs...I keep pulling the eggs out, but they've got it in their heads that they're brooding...plus we don't have any mature roosters, so its pointless..silly girls!!
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
considering
I'm considering medical transcription as a side job... Not sure yet if I am going to or not!
Our first event is in like 2 days, I'm so nervous....well, nervous-excited! I hope it goes decently well, I am trying to keep my hopes low so that when it doesn't go well I'm not too disappointed, but I'm still hoping for the best. If that all makes sense...We still have so much to do, but we're getting close! And putting things in boxes, so we're getting there, gradually! Just trying to figure out the smaller things so that we are prepared! I still have to make some flyers and we still have lots to do.. :) Hopefully its worth it!
Our first event is in like 2 days, I'm so nervous....well, nervous-excited! I hope it goes decently well, I am trying to keep my hopes low so that when it doesn't go well I'm not too disappointed, but I'm still hoping for the best. If that all makes sense...We still have so much to do, but we're getting close! And putting things in boxes, so we're getting there, gradually! Just trying to figure out the smaller things so that we are prepared! I still have to make some flyers and we still have lots to do.. :) Hopefully its worth it!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
on the side
I wish I could find something to do on the side that could make us enough money so that we could move out and be adults again...any ideas?
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
terrible, awful, no good, very bad day
So far... 1) the diet is going terrible, 2) the neighbor's stupid dog got 2 of my chickens (including BIRDIE!!!), 3) living arrangements are very poor at the moment (REALLY wanna move out!!!), 4) the metal wall stuff isn't even close to being done yet and we're coming down to the wire (2 weeks til the first event!!!!! OMG!), 5) the hubby is being VERY annoying!!!!!
I wish I could find other ways of making money.. I might sell some of my books that I have stored..
I wish I could find other ways of making money.. I might sell some of my books that I have stored..
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