It's been a few weeks since our last post and I thought, for you faithful followers, that I would update you on what's been going on in our Burns household. Since Karis's birthday we've been keeping ourselves busy with our new chickens. We've finally built a pen and added a few more hens to the mix, so in a few weeks we should have a little egg production going on.
That's one of our newbies, Pidge. She, along with her mother, are Porcelain Booted bantam hens. You probably could guess why she's named Pidge. Anyway... we're excited to have a few more, and realize that raising chickens can get addicting. We're already thinking about getting more.
Some exciting news... I got a new job working as a math teacher at Camden Hills this year. I'm no longer in the Special Ed. Department, but a full-fledged teacher. It all happened quite fast actually. School started last week and so far things are going great.
We've discovered a new nature center not far from where we live. For the past few weeks we've been taking some short hikes to get some fresh air and exercise. Karis likes to walk Squeakers on the leash because he walks at her pace. She really would like to walk Duncan, but Duncan would pull the leash from her hands and run away.
We managed to survive Hurricane Earl. He wasn't that bad. Just a bunch of rain. We didn't even lose any branches from our trees. I guess we should be grateful, but as a weather geek, I was at least hoping for some excitement.
This afternoon Shannon and I made sumac lemonade from our Sumac tree tops. Don't ask how we found a recipe for that, but we did. If you have Sumac trees around (not the poison Sumac) you should give this recipe a try. It was actually quite easy to make and gave us a new appreciation for the crazy trees in our yard.
Fall is almost here. You can smell it in the air today. Some of the trees are already changing colors. This summer has been really really nice. You can't complain at all. It was very dry though and our ponds and lakes are a little low.
That's about all for now. My car is in the shop...AGAIN!! This time with a sensor issue. It should be done mid-week.
