so, I was sitting down to change E's diaper (which is of course, extremely poopy) but after undoing his diaper I realize the wipes are not where they are supposed to be. I yell to Justi and ask her to please grab me the wipes. As I wait for the wipes, E is squirming and trying to escape and kicking his feet, all the while I try to keep poop from spreading. I yell "Justi, HURRY! He's wiggling!" at which point I hear her say "heads up" as a bag of wipes comes flying at me, which land on E with a thump, and then fall into his diaper. did I mention that his diaper is poopy and I've been avoiding spreading poo??
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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