Green eggs and Snow

Oh the joys of snow... For those of us in the desert, this is what we're missing. Jared woke up this morning in Manchester, NH to a foot of snow and a missing car. He was pretty panicked, wondering if it was stolen or towed, so he called the police. They checked their list, not exactly a Christmas list. Sure enough, his little Toyota had been towed. Seems that if there's a snowstorm, you can't park on the street. The tow trucks clear the roads ahead of the plows. Certainly a nice way for the city to earn a little extra cash, and keep the streets clear of snow... Anyhow, he had to recover it within 24 hours or have a higher fee. He got it taken care of, and now he's watching it snow another foot. Yesterday it dropped 6 inches in just over an hour, and they have at least a foot on the ground right now. Winter wonderland in New England, huh?

Meanwhile, here it's 65 degrees and sunny. Now, we've had a lot of bad weather over the past 2 weeks, but nothing like NH. Heather has been so happy to see the sun again! Even though it's been cold, the storms last a couple days and blow over, which is why I love being back in Arizona.

Heather and Nic are in Flagstaff today, visiting their respective friends up there. There's a shopping mall also, so a little more Christmas shopping is on the agenda I'm sure.

I'm so excited, I harvested my first few eggs this week! I figure they are valued at about $30 each, figuring the cost of the chicks, then their food for the past 6 months. Anyone want a dozen eggs? Only $300 just for you! Right now only one hen is laying, but I expect the other two to start soon. Lucy and one twin are smaller, so they probably aren't quite mature enough yet. The eggs are small with green shells. That's why these hens are called the 'easter egg' chickens, they lay green eggs! It won't be long before I'm getting a dozen a week, that is if we can keep Cara from eating the chickens first. You know that old saying- don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The week before Christmas, and all thru the house...

Gettin' with it! I printed up a few Christmas letters today, Nic and Gina set up the Christmas tree yesterday, so it's starting to look like Christmas around here. It was so nice to have a little peace and quiet today. Since Thursday it's been a construction zone, with incessant pounding, prying and nail gun shots our constant music. Poor Chica nearly had a nervous breakdown by Friday, I had to give her a dropper of Rescue Remedy to settle her down a bit.

I'm so excited to have Heather come home this week!!! She flies in Wednesday evening, and we may do a little shopping before heading back up the hill. We'll see if any of us have the energy for that. I sure hope this storm moves on through by Wednesday, just one less thing to worry about.

The roof is looking good, although Saturday one of the guys came to the door and said- "Um, your dog had a chicken by the neck, and now she's hiding on a shelf." Poor little twin, she was huddled between a few plant pots, trying to get away. I guess I can't let Cara and Sunny hang out with the chickens anymore, I don't want them to be dinner. At least I have two fenced yards, so we can separate the critters when needed. Hopefully after Christmas David and Nic can build a fence around the chicken hutch so they can get out every day without getting eaten.