My Baby Turns 7!

Today is Zach's 7th birthday. Where have the years gone? He loved his new blanket that mom crocheted for him (in Steelers colors) but his favorite gift was the Peyton Manning Super Bowl XLI jersey.











Tonight some friends came over for cake and ice cream. One of these friends shares a birthday with Zach so we celebrated with him, too. Here they are at opposite ends of the table, blowing out their candles.

One of my favorite jokes...

Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, "Don't do it!" He said, "Nobody loves me." I said, "God loves you. Do you believe in God?"
He said, "Yes." I said, "Are you a Christian or a Jew?" He said, "A Christian." I said, "Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?" He said, "Protestant." I said, "Me, too! What franchise?" He said, "Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?" He said, "Northern Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?"

He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist." I said, "Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region." I said, "Me, too!"
Northern Conservative†Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?" He said, "Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912." I said, "Die, heretic!" And I pushed him over.

Summer science project

We just received five baby chicks from a friend, and we are raising them as meat birds. This is somewhat difficult when you live in town, but we have a spot all figured out for them in the yard.

They will live indoors with us until they are three weeks old, and then they will be moving to their chicken yard, which is tucked into a corner where the house and deck meet. We are getting a Little Tikes playhouse which will shelter them at night.

Their names are:

KFC

Extra Crispy

FLG (Finger Lickin' Good)

Fricasee

Cacciatore

You get the picture. This is so we don't get too attatched to them!