Typical disaster

This is what happened when Chris tried to move a chicken house from one area to another for the winter. Oops! (It is laying on it's back, in case you can't tell)

...and here is why it happened! A broken bead on the front right tire of the Kubota. I few tries later the tire is fixed, but the chicken house is still in the driveway! Another project for today. More photos later of all the animals in their new homes for the winter. We have to get them all close to thawable (?) water.

Avis Acres little ones

One of the great things about Avis Acres is that we always have little ones of some sort or another! These kittens are so adorable right now. They get out of their box and follow you around the barn They play with any little thing they can find for 3 1/2 minutes and then they climb back in their box and collapse!

These Hollands are from our most recent litter. First time mom so I wasn't sure, but Emme is wonderful.  She gave us 3 sable points and a tort, so what more could I ask for?!?

Avis Acres Thanksgiving

All from Avis Acres- green beans in the casserole, sweet potatos, and a Bourbon Red turkey!

Camera? Anyone have a camera?!?

Can you believe 4 adult women meet to enjoy a weekend together and noone brings a camera?!?

Yes, I know, amazing. We had a great time, just no pictures except for a few cell phone pics that were taken. We had very little trouble navigating until the GPS and the map disagreed and we didn't know who to listen to! We met in Louisville and stayed at a very nice Embassy Suite. We had a cocktail hour in the evening and a great cooked to order breakfast in the morning. Saturday night we had dinner at Ramsi's Cafe on the World on Bardstown Road. The restaurant is located in a very interesting area of town, lots to see just in the people walking around! It had a wonderful variety of ethnic food that was really good. There was also some dinner time entertainment. I'm sure my sister will post something on her blog as well, but her 7 month old son Beckett thought the pair of belly dancers who danced for us were amazing!

We stayed up until 2 in the morning talking, while Beckett slept in the bedroom. Probably not the best choice since he likes to start his day before 8am! I'm a little tired at work today but it was definitely worth it. Thanks everyone!

Casey's back!!

Casey the steer is home in neat white packages. So far we have been very pleased. The flavor is great and it is so nice to have a freezer full of lean and clean (chemical free) protein. The turkeys are scheduled to be butchered just before Thanksgiving. Fresh turkey, anyone?



Football is finished so Nicholas goes directly to basketball. He is so active in his own way at home, I'm glad he enjoys structured sports programs, as well.

Trunk or Treat

Sorry, guess I got a little overwhelmed and forgot to blog! Where does all that laundry come from? Someone needs to educate my children that sweatshirts can be worn more than once before being washed- I am having no luck.

Here are the kids in their Halloween costumes that they dug out of their closets. We had plans to help with a party Saturday night so we took the kids to a couple of area churches that do Trunk or Treat in their parking lots earlier in the week. It was fun to see so many friends and neighbors.

Today victory is mine!! I learned H1N1 vaccine was at our doctors office so the kids are now vaccinated! Hooray!!