Nevadans?

[SunnyDawn]

Ok, I started a name thread here... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=393815
I didn't even get all of our chickens names from this thread cause I got tired so I'll let you all add to it now. THANKS!!!

 

[laceynoelle]

i might use that for names of characters

i spellled that wrong. i just cant figure out how to fix it right now

 

[SunnyDawn]

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Spelled what wrong? I don't see any spelling errors.

 

[laceynoelle]

Hmmm....lol i guess youre right. 'characters' looked very wrong last night.

What do your guy's kids do to make you happy? Im looking for advise.

 

[Penturner]

Hello all. I had about 5 pages of reading to do to get caught up. 2 of our three computer went down. We now only have 2. But I did not get a lot of computer time the last few days.

We just incubated a whole pile of eggs the last 4 weeks. only two hatched. I don't think they stored will when it was so hot. We have 5 more or so going into the incubator today.

We have a couple of Serama Roosters available for sale. Just little guys. So if anyone is interested let me know. I am not sure we will have much int he way of females until some of these babies start laying eggs.

 

[Penturner]

Lacy, My kids being happy is what makes me happy. I know that is not real helpful. But being a parent is so much being focused on the well being of your children. It really is true. My kids spend tons of time with me. Sort of like we are best friends. They help me with the chickens. We play video games together. We have a dart board set up int he back yard and get together once a week or so and play darts. Just set around and talk a lot. They are also learning to play guitar. Well I am teaching them I am not sure just how much learning is going on. All of my kids are creative and artistic. I think I enjoy seeing their art work or other creative efforts more than anything though.

 

[Holly31]

I have one son, he's 9. He is a cool kid. To make me happy, he will make me a cup of tea, want to share his video games with me, share his food or give me candy or a cookie, write me a note, pick flowers and make me a bouquet of desert wildflowers - he does a lot of this on his own, and that's his way of making me happy.

 

[SunnyDawn]

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Gosh, that's a long list. Once our second daughter surprised me with a homemade blueberry cheesecake. That was a great surprise since I normally do all the cooking. My youngest son used to fold our laundry once in a while when that's not one of his chores. Going for drives together is something we all love. IDK sometimes the silliest things make me happy and I doubt the kids are even aware of how happy they make me.

Like a hug from behind that's out of the blue (meaning they don't ask for something afterward), or my oldest daughter says "you always smell so good" every time she gives me a hug or is resting against my arm (she probably thinks it's redundant saying that every time but I love it). Or the girls like to tease me by saying some guy was staring at me instead of them (not true but it's cute). I mean, who cares what a stranger thinks, but when your daughters care enough to try and make sure you still think you're cute (when you're over 50 and overweight) it's adorable.

All my kids give me lots of hugs but when our second youngest son (he's 25) gives me a hug, he refuses to let go when I try to pull away and just holds me close until I relax and give him a "real" hug! I love it and always brag that he gives the best hugs in the whole world! When the kids laugh at my jokes or are polite when I'm repeating a story to friends, that they have heard at least 200 times before, that is awesome! Even better is our 25 year old son even pretends to be interested when he could tell the story by heart himself! The oldest (30yr old DD) this weekend said "Oh God if I have to hear this story one more time"! That one way to kill a conversation quickly.

And my favorite thing is how the kids go on and on about what a great cook I am! They should be taking it for granted by now but they don't. They always beg for me to bring a treat when I visit and rave about how good it is when I do bring it. They call for recipes and brag to their friends about my talents even doing the Homer Simpson face and pretending to drool. I'm sure a lot of this is because they know how much it tickles me but I appreciate it immensely.

Being a parent is a huge joy and can also be heartbreaking (you have no idea how important you are to us). But a few little things can make us soar like a cloud! We might not even say how happy you can make us but trust me, you can!!!

And the fact that you are asking, especially at your age (don't you know most 17 year olds are extremely self centered?) says a lot of great things about you as a daughter! I didn't figure out how easy it was to make my parents beam from ear to ear until I was much older!

 

[SunnyDawn]

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That is awesome Holly! I don't care for video games but when my sons started going through that phase when they just wanted to hide in their rooms away from parents (about 14-15), I started showing an interest, just so I could have a little time with them each day. I didn't lie and say "I'm all into video games now" but I told them that I was interested in what they liked and wanted to understand it better. At first they looked at me like "what are you doing?" but soon they relaxed and started to show me how the games worked and their strategies etc. They even worked to find games that we both liked and it gave us a half hour or so each day to connect. I didn't realize how much they enjoyed my taking an interest in what they liked at this age as well.
Course now they are gone and they took the Wii with them! *sigh*

 

[Echetino]

Hello All!

Since our Silkie turned out to be a rooster, I want to replace it with two hens of varying breed, and different from those we already have. Any suggestions?