9 Hazels and Buttercup...

Say hello to our newest additions: 10 Red Star laying hens. They are all pretty much identical, so instead of giving them all names, I named them all Hazel. BUT one of them stands out (at least to Cody) and he can tell her apart from the rest, so she is Buttercup.

I get an egg a day from each of them, most days. Started painting up a sign for selling eggs...already have quite a few customers interested!

They are really gentle birds, you can pet them pick them up, and they are VERY curious. Just one problem. they are bullying Bernice...so we are working on that problem now...Rusty protects her, but he is rough with her too..if you get my drift....um. hummm....

Have a great day!
**Keri**

Baby Flapper Hat

Happy Monday!! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! I had this post half done on Friday, and that is where it stayed..half done in draft form. So here we go again! Maybe I will get it done this time!
A dear friend of mine just had a new grand daughter! Grace Morgin was born on March 16th. And this hat was about 2/3 finished! So that put my bee-hind in gear! As usual, I knew exactly what I wanted it to look like, in my head! Luckily, I pulled it off! Take a look at this newborn flapper hat, pure white crocheted, with double layer crocheted flowers as an accent! All hand made by yours truly! Not too bad for teaching myself how to crochet a little over a year ago!



Here is an awesome close-up of the flowers....they are made out of embroidery floss...

I hope they like it!
Have a great day.
**Keri**

Snow Angels

Would you believe that I have had this page half posted for about 3 days now? Walked away to deal with something else, and never came back!
This is the last page I have been able to complete. Have some paper and photos pulled for the next one, but it is anyone's guess what THAT will be completed!
Pete took this photo of Judy and I, the day we went ice fishing...we are barely recognizable! It was SO COLD out there that day, I shudder to remember. I thought these cute little snowmen were the perfect background for these two raving beauties in all their glory....
The paper is MME, SU, letters are MME, and Grungeboard..this one was actually alot of peel and stick..not too involved!


Here is a close up of how some of the elements "pop" off the page...

Here is to a fast flying Thursday. So much to do, and never enough hours in the day. Still trying to get these chickens settled, and have a few projects to finish up for gifts...And as always, people in this house like to eat and be clothed!!
Have a great day!
**Keri**

Our latest oxen excursion...

Happy Friday and a TGIF to everyone! Boy, will this week ever end? Thought I would share a few photos from our latest outing with the oxen. Humphrey and Hawkeye have been suffering from cabin fever, and boy, were they wild when they got outside last weekend! Running, jumping, kicking and romping-it was quite a sight! They have grown so much over the winter, we were unsure if their yoke would even fit. It ended up still fitting, but with no extra room to spare. It is gonna be time to upgrade very soon!

Considering they have been in the barn all winter, they did calm down pretty fast, and they did pretty good with their commands and just walking along together in their yoke. They took a walk up the road, and came back to the house. They were exhausted by the time they made it back to the yard. They immediately started eating the snowbank!

Have a great day!

**Keri**

Puppy Love...

Remember when I said on Facebook that I was gonna scrapbook on Sunday? I did get it done, just not until Monday! I was kind of "stuck" as to what to do with the title...I wanted it in a circle, but I couldn't get the letters stamped evenly. Then I found these "Thickers" letter stickers at Michael's and knew they were perfect! Much easier to position, too! This is a photo that I took the first day we brought Brodie home. She was so tiny back then! And yes, this was in Cody's "long hair" stage, 3 years ago. I had the photo printed at www.scrapbookpictures.com where you can add all kinds of borders and enhancements. I get a LOT of my photos printed there...they have a ton of sizes to choose from, 3 different finishes, and a million different combinations of borders...I just love this picture!! I do believe this was the one and only day Brodie was remotely calm....

Here is a close up of the letters..yep, they *are* glittery! And the sticker in the center had such a cute saying on it...They are from a whole sheet of doggie stickers from the lovely Lisa Renea ! See? I am using them! Love em, LR! I framed the white cardstock circle with a round chipboard ring from Stampin' Up!. Patterned cardstock is My Mind's Eye, solid cardstock is from SU! Letters are Thickers and other stickers are from 7 Gypsies.

The last shot just shows another close up of some of the other stickers from the sheet that I used. I added little "bullets" by each saying, using the extra stickers from the letter sticker package. I think they were periods or colons or some such.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my latest creation! I have a whole stack of photos and ideas brewing in my brain, so hopefully, more to come!!

**Keri**

3 Pack

Look at this! I finished another scrapbook layout!! Two in a week, miracles happen!
I took this pic of the boys when we took them bowling after Christmas. It was perfect! All smiling, no goofy faces or tongues sticking out, just perfect! The boys have been in school together since Kindergarten, and are quite the threesome. They all have very similar hobbies and have always gotten along very well. They are all very good kids-polite, and always willing to help out.

The paper I used for this layout is from Basic Grey. I loved the colors and had been saving it for something special.

I made the giant "3" and the word "pack" out of chipboard that I had covered with matching paper. I got to try out my new Martha Stewart craft knife on the word "pack"..it worked great!

I used an assortment of cardstock on this page-Stampin Up!, Doodlebug Bazzill, and DCWV. Journaling was simple snippits of cardstock labeled, and stapled...Didn't want to dress it up too much, as it is showcasing three boys! So ribbon was out of the question...I did use some tiny blue fasteners on the corners of one of the cardstock layers, and they look cute!

Thanks for stopping by!

**Keri**