MOM'S GONE - PARTY!

Renee went down to Miami for the Fairchild Botanical Garden Festival (I think that's the festival name) this weekend. So I have the farm to myself from Thursday morning until tomorrow (Monday) afternoon. I invited a good friend up to come see the chickens and help me out for a few days over the weekend... so naturally, it rained. No, not rained, poured. No, not even poured, more like the ocean dumped itself on us. The poor chickens were a wet mess (they are sort of like sad, wet kittens when they get rained on... very pathetic looking) and since there was so much thunder and lightening we lost power a few times, the coops became soupy poop boxes, and this morning - the road and property behind the farm (past the coops) became a new lake. I'll be putting up photos of it later today. Seriously, some intense rain. My friend, John, had to leave this morning so unfortunately he never really got to hang on Sunny Twin Oaks. We had an afternoon of sunshine on Saturday which allowed for a short walk but between fire ants and the chickens it was indeed just a short one. Now I have the place to myself once again and it is sunny and hot. Great - aside from the major storm cleanup I am now faced with;)

A few goals to accomplish prior to Renee's return (yeah, so much for party when mom's away, haha):
- clean both box coops (really my least favorite job by far)
- label and top the remaining mango chutney
- move the hoop coops (not sure if this will actually happen, they are big and I don't weigh enough for the tractor to stay running)
- demo the old box coops and organize all reusable parts
- begin construction of three 12' hoop coops
- clean the house... its not looking sparkly, to say the least
- (and if I am really feeling ambitious) drive the HUGE van to Tractor Supply and pick up 9 4'x16' cattle panels

Obviously, I have gotten a great start, seeing as I have been able write out a list of things to do and update everyone on this weekends rain festivities. "Off to work we go... er... I go... do de do do dooo de dooo"