In addition to my above comment...stangely I had a little tiff with my dad yesterday regarding Easter events....we didn't hang up on good terms. I will be calling him shortly to put it behind us...I was reminded by your article how precious our time is with our families. Thank you.
In case you weren't aware, you have a gift for writing. I was very moved by your story, and it's obvious what a wonderful daughter you are. Good luck with your livestock...your chickens are lovely!
We live in Central Florida, lots of mosquitos and rain! Our Coop design includes a screened area for the chicks to forage, and an enclosed nesting box. We love it! And I think they do too! It took my husband and I, 2 weekends to build. We had leftover flagstone from a previous project, so...