This pic is for erin...I'm hoping you can get this off my blog. I have not recieved any e-mails from you, and I don't have your e-mail address, so...here is a picture of me as you requested. I hope it works. and I still need an e-mail showing me what I am supposed to get for Soapie!!...for the rest of you, I know I need to blog, but I've been really busy, first with finals and now with getting ready for our trip to Idaho for christmas...pray for us cuz roads are supposed to be crummy!!

Our first step towards the 'homestead' lifestyle: CHICKENS. J and I have been researching, reading books & articles, and saving a TON of info to our Pinterest board. I know we are in for some surprises and troubles, but we are doing our best to head them off and avoid other peoples mistakes. (J is still trying to convince me that we need to start pigs this year. I keep reminding him that is one of the PRIMARY mistakes other homesteaders have made: being too eager and getting in too deep, too fast). So, we start our garden and chickens this year - keeping our fingers crossed that we aren't putting them in poor locations. The chickens are the first thing branching out into our additional 2 acres. The coop and kennel are going at the outside, back corner of our fenced in yard. Our coop is valiantly being made from old cabinets we picked up at the local Habitat for Humanity, Re-Store. We intend to paint, add roof, prop up on legs, and insert s...
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