Chickens!

We got three chickens on Saturday!!! The rest of them will hopefully come this week: their previous Mommy is having "fun" catching them. I am grateful for this new opportunity and almost excited as D that we got our first egg yesterday. I am thankful that we got to get the chickens while he was on Easter vacation because I wanted it to be really memorable for him: yesterday, he said, "Mom, can I go look and see if the chickens laid any eggs?" That is big for him, considering it was raining. When he found the egg, he came back in and said, "I want to do that everyday!" And of course his little brother was just a step behind him, learning all about how to collect eggs: that was really cute.
I am trying to write in the mornings now because in the evening, it takes time away from Don and I: it will be a little of a challenge overcoming the mental need to recap the currernt day instead of the previous day: I will just have to get better at logging the funny things so I can record them here. But here are some good funnies from over the past few days. D's very best friend, who I will call D2 got to spend the night on Thursday, and as we were driving in the car, he was telling D about a movie he had seen advertised and how the main guy in the movie seemed really angry and was yelling at other people. D2 said, "I'm surprised he didn't get sniped in the head!" Although boys sometimes talk about gross things and sick us out, you have to love the way they put things into words!!! Earlier that day, M and I were working in the yard and he was singing "Old MacDonald" with these words: "EIEIO...on that farm he had a BUG..." WOW that was funny: I wonder what noise he would give for a bug: I think I will ask him today.
D2 and his family moved into their new home this weekend: CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! Seeing others be so blessed brings such joy and reminds me of so many of my own blessings.
I have just started a book titled The Continuous Atonement by Brad Wilcox (thanks Mom K), and I am really excited to begin a new learning chapter in my life. I finished the Five Love Languages last week and started another new book titled His Needs, Her Needs by William Harley (thanks Michelle). I have learned that books come into my life just when I need them. Thank you CL for the book you gave me this weekend: Twelve Extraordinary Women by John MacArthur: I really look forward to reading it. Love you!!
General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints was held last Saturday and Sunday, having it on Easter Sunday was extra special. Check out www.lds.org for conference talks. I am so grateful to be appreciated as a woman and as a mother: a daughter of God. I am grateful that my husband and sons are taught to esteem, love and respect me. Our Heavenly Father is truly gracious to us in giving us families to love and learn from in this earth life. Thank you to all of my family and to our extended family for a wonderful time together on Saturday evening.

Love you all, K