Friday’s Quotes for the Chicks
“Clutter is my natural habitat.“
Maggie Stiefvater
This is what we handed out for Halloween (yup, we’re the family that refuses to hand out candy.)
One of the reasons, I like handing out snacks like this is that my kids can then use the extras in their lunches (instead of sneaking candy.) It’s a win-win situation (especially when you bought 100 packets of pretzels and ended up handing out a grand total of 10.)
The other day Addy came home from school and told me that she had had a “very sad day.”
“Why? What happened?”
She went on to tell me that on her way out the door, she had grabbed a package of pretzels to eat with her lunch, but when she got to school, she realized that she had grabbed this:
“How could I eat that?” she moaned. “I had to keep it intact so that I could show people at school and everyone at home. I never got to eat any pretzels,” she told me with a dramatic frowny face.
My little grasshopper has learned well. This is what I’ve been doing my entire life, bringing home interesting things to share with the kids. It explains why we have 31 chickens with at least 10 different breeds in our flock – I’ve wanted to share what I’ve discovered with my kids.
It also explains why clutter is a continuous problem in our house. How can we get rid of things that are so different and so interesting?
Well here is me taking a stab at it – Addy, sweetheart, everyone has now seen your pretzels, feel free to eat them (and don’t forget to throw away the wrapper.)
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As always, peaceful weekend everyone, health and happiness (and safety) to your flock.
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Wendy Thomas writes about the lessons learned while raising children and chickens in New Hampshire. Contact her at [email protected]
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