Consolidated Kansas - Page 1258

Darn it I missed meeting Sharol. Where were you?

Prairie, glad the granddaughters like the new babies. In about 5 months or so your hubby might appreciate a big ole duck omelet. Maybe that will win him over!

Actually the yogurt you make will be even better for the birds than the store bought kind. Real active cultures and that will give them a great boost. You're right on that excercise. I never stop moving it seems. Of course I could be using some of that energy to clean this house and yard but what fun is that??

I see BYC is having a duck pond/ house contest. I might actually enter that one.

Darn it I missed meeting Sharol. Where were you?

Prairie, glad the granddaughters like the new babies. In about 5 months or so your hubby might appreciate a big ole duck omelet. Maybe that will win him over!

Actually the yogurt you make will be even better for the birds than the store bought kind. Real active cultures and that will give them a great boost. You're right on that excercise. I never stop moving it seems. Of course I could be using some of that energy to clean this house and yard but what fun is that??

I see BYC is having a duck pond/ house contest. I might actually enter that one.

Oh my!  Karen you and I must be living parallel lives in some ways.  My mom and dad just never had anything to do with ANY of my kids, and I wasn't really important to them either.

I'm SO PROUD of all the kids... adopted or step. ..........................................It's pretty sad, and it's a hard decision.  I always wished it was different and spent many hours wondering, analyzing and shedding tears over the situation.  I finally just had to accept things for the way they were.

So in many ways I understand exactly what you are saying and you are justified in your actions.  There is so much I could say about this but I don't think I could express it all even if I wrote a book, so maybe the best thing is just a

I typed up a big, long response earlier today after I got home from the swap, but my stupid computer locked up and I lost it all.  For some reason it does that sometimes when I try to use the smileys.  Does anyone else have problems with that sometimes?

The swap went fairly well for me.  I was able to sell ALL of my larger birds, and a few chicks, but I really had quite a few chicks left to sell.  Mine were priced higher than most of the others, so it's no wonder I have some left.  Overall I was very happy how things went.  The best part was getting to see and meet some other BYC'ers!  Seriously!  I really enjoyed that.

Karen and I have discussed this before. Our Dad's were our downfall and our Mom's became our rock. I won't go into all of that now. I am just thankful that I got to spend the last couple years trying to repay my Mom for all she did for me. I just wish I'd had more time.

I see BYC is having a duck pond/ house contest. I might actually enter that one.

Rupert & Eddie have a new home.

Delivered them to their new owners this evening. Thanks William & Kayla for taking them.

Have also moved the little chicks out to the coop full time. I've been taking them out during the day, but bringing them back in at night. Trying to get the bigger birds used to being around them. I let them all roam the backyard freely this afternoon. Goldie hung around them & pecked at them a few times just so they knew who was in charge. Ruby, on the other hand, didn't really want to do anything with them. She stayed on the other side of the yard away from them most of the afternoon. Decided to see if they can all get along in the coop overnight. Will know in the morning how it went.

Update on Buffy. I've been treating her with Vitamin E twice a day for a week now. Can't really tell if it's helping or not. Some days I think she's starting to recover; then days like today she seems to have reverted back. I decided to keep her in the brooder a little while longer to see if she improves.

Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day Weekend!

My Mom was going to teach us all this stuff but sadly, she's not with us anymore. Once we were all finished the kids started talking about Grandma. How proud she would be of us and how surprised that they all participated. I think that is the reason they all wanted to participate. It was for her. My Dad remarried barely a year after my Mom passed, but I supported him and her and ran interference with the rest of the family. However, Dad's been remarried for almost 2 years now and their "new" grandma became increasingly critical of me and everything I do and my dad has always been that way with me. My Dad and I did fine until she stepped into the picture and when she shared his views, it became dogpile on me time. My kids got enough of it and tried to talk to them, whereupon they began to mess with the 3 that stood up to them. I can take a lot of stuff when it's me, but my girls don't deserve to be treated that way and they shouldn't be made to feel like they need to defend their mother, and I won't have it. I gave him several opportunities to apologize and reconcile with them and me and he would say that's what he wanted but then a week or two later, he was behaving like a rabid dog again. We don't have contact anymore, my choice. It's a horrible choice to make but I know in my heart I did everything I possibly could to keep it from happening. He is currently in the process of doing the same to my older brother, but not his kids. My brother's kids are biological. It hurts me for my kids, but my kids are strong and we're doing just fine without being biological and without any grandparents, DH's are deceased. In my Dad's eyes I've always been a disposable human being. 

My Mom was totally different than my Dad. She connected with the kids in a very real way. While my Dad always bragged about how he loved my kids just as much as his grandkids, in front of them. Do you see anything wrong with that statement? Duh, Dad, my kids are your grandkids too.  Anyway, this project was more than just processing the birds and we were all proud of our accomplishment and the kids just chatted away as we worked and talked about what their friends were doing -- NOT THIS!  And laughed. The kids can aggravate me like nothing else but they also fill me with pride and joy like nothing else.

So there's my dirty laundry. All of that out of a simple curiosity into how we did it. I know it's more than you needed to know but for some reason, today, I just needed to acknowledge what has happened to us. We've lost a father and grandfather and it's hard. It's been about a month now, so I guess the edge is enough off the pain that I've experienced this huge weight off my shoulders from no longer having to listen to his constant critique of everything I do, say, and am. Still, it's sad to feel that way about your father.