Duck Duck, Fly!

Recently, Duck Duck has been spreading her wings. I found her twice outside the garden fence. We knew we needed to clip one of her wings, but forgot about it.  So the other day, I went out to feed her and Big Red, and she was GONE!   We looked all over but couldn't find her.  So we thought she got ate.  However, I continued to call out to her throughout the day, in case she was near enough to hear me.

Well, it was getting dark. Olaf started barking, and I remembered I needed to close the greenhouse door. I step outside, and Lo and Behold!  Duck Duck was outside a few feet from the RV!  I was SOOOOOO happy to see her!  Gordy wanted to get the net, but I told him 'no', she'll follow me. And that she did!  Got her back in the garden, clipped her wing, and all is well.

I hate to clip her wing, but if she flies away she will die.  There's nothing for her to eat in the desert, and LOTS of predators.  And since I saved her from living a life in a cage, I'm ok with it.

Yesterday, I was heading into Bullhead, and the desert flowers were in bloom!  I need to remember to keep a shovel and a bucket in the car, so I can get some specimens off the roadside.  Then, I saw a family of burros right along side the road!  On the way back, I saw a yucca in full bloom - I've never seen that before.  Spring is definitely here!

Long Time No See

WOW!  It's been a while! 

2015 seems to be going well.  I stopped at the health food store today, and put my hand in my pocket and found an egg!  Guess I forgot to put it away after I checked the chicken coop earlier! LOL I'm taking it as a good sign!

The other day, we had a LOT of snow and it was HORRIBLE! This is the desert!!!!!!

The Holidays were great!  Zachary came to visit, and Becca loved waking up to presents on Winter Solstice AND Christmas!

Yep. That's Becca's very own Christmas tree in her bus!

My goal for this New Year, is to do more.  I've been lazy, and giving in to my back pain.  So, I'm just gonna take more pills and use cannabis more and GET MORE DONE!!!  There are so many things to get done around here, so instead of being overwhelmed, I'm going to be EXCITED and enjoy it all!  And if that doesn't work, I'll just start drinking when I wake up every morning. : )

Pioneer Woman Meets Godzilla!

The past few weeks have just flown by!

This weekend, I went to see Godzilla with Zachary.  The theater was awesome! Reclining chairs, beer and a giant movie screen! Godzilla was great! I HAVE to go see it again!  The fights scenes were spectacular, I just wish there was more of them!  I'm really hoping they'll do a sequel.

This evening, I made homemade high protein granola bars for Gordy.  They turned out pretty good, and I don't like granola bars!  For the next batch, I'm going to try Frosted Flakes instead of oats, and add brown sugar.

This coming weekend is Burning Bridges!  The only person I know for sure that is coming is Kate. Zachary and his friends might come by on Sunday for one night.  So if you wanna come out for the weekend, email me and I'll send directions!  Booze & BBQ!!!!

Today, I didn't get ANY eggs from my girls!  I think it's getting too hot for them.  The past two days were 103 & 106.  Today was super windy (as it seems it has been for the past month!), so it wasn't that hot. Summer is DEFINITELY here! WhooHoo!!!!

April Comes to an End

It's the end of the month, and contemplating what we have accomplished.

I'm ALWAYS exhausted, especially taking care of Becca; but I have made some adjustments that have taken some of the pressure off.  First, I've downsized our pets.  Three puppies went to the pound and they said they shouldn't have any problems finding them homes. Mustard also went, but he was put down.  Nobody wanted him, and he bit Gordy 6 times, twice on the face. The pound said he was unadoptable.  Then Gordy shot at the stray Romeo, so he doesn't come around much.  Xander is now fixed, but she also had tapeworms and has Valley Fever, so she may be on medications for YEARS!

So we're down to 4 dogs, Willow, Xander, Oaloff and Trichome (one of the puppies). Much more manageable and cheaper to feed!

My two ducklings and 6 chicks are gone. Some killed by Romeo, and the others disappeared.  I thought about getting some more, but then changed my mind. Two hens and Duck Duck are enough for now, and I get 1-3 eggs per day!

Jack the goat has a new home. Becca hated him, and would scream when he came near her to play.  The first home had two other goats, but he didn't like it there. So he jumped the fence and went to another house. There he found an older couple; the husband is dying of cancer, they have lots of animals and all are allowed in the house except for the horses. Jack stays within 8 ft of the guy - he LOVES him.  I'm so happy he found himself a good home!  And Jack must really be lifting the spirits of the guy!

The other change, is that we bought a school bus for Becca!  It's now The Becca Bus. Most of her toys are in there, and we put a cot in until we get her a bed.  She spends most of her time playing in there, and even sleeps in there sometimes - it's AWESOME!  I'm finally getting some time to take care of stuff around here! YAY!!!

We also put some new fencing around plants in my garden to keep the chickens out and hopefully other critters.  So my garden is coming along nicely.

The Becca Bus!

The Becca Bus seems to be working better then we imagined! While she's not sleeping in it at night yet, she's spending all her waking moments there.

Last night she was cranky and kept going from the bus to the rv, with the dogs running in and out. Plus it's still chilly at night. So Mommy got about 3 hours sleep total. But I'm staying awake so I can get chored done, even though, where is Becca... why, she's sleeping in the bus!  It is so quiet!

Also, we found Jack a new home.  Becca hated Jack and every time she would go outside, he would want to play and she would freak out.  So while I love Jack (Most awesome goat ever!), it was just too much.

Now, that we have a managable animal population, and we have the Becca Bus, I can tell already, that things are less stressful.  I'm not even going to get any more chicks right now (until I can't resist!), because I'm getting 1-3 eggs a day, and that's plenty!  Plus I don't have to buy a ton of animal feed every week!

While I have written in a few weeks and a lot has been going on, the addition of a bus and subtraction of animals has had the biggest impact. Plus, Gordy's not working 6-7 days a week anymore!  Yay! The money was nice, but not having him here SUX!

I'm exhausted and have a ton of work to do, but I wish you all the peace and contentment I am feeling right now.  : )

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Whew!

It's been a busy week so far, starting with Friday.  Me and Becca went to Vegas. Spent $346!  Picked up a soalr panel set for the greenhouse and picked up a greenhouse to use as a chicken coop. Don't know when Gordy will have any time off to build one, so we'll use this one in the meantime.

Spent Friday night with Zachary and we went to a neighborhood bar/casino and goofed off. Then back to the apt., medicated, and had an awesome chat!

A trip to Toys R Us on BOTH Friday and Saturday!  Went to the nursery Zachary works at and bought a bunch of plants and fireglass for a firepit I want to build.

Spent all day today in Kingman. Oaloff got his nuts chopped off and we brought home a baby chick to replace the dead one and couldn't resist getting two ducklings!

Well, Becca just threw my beer, gotta go!