Quail_Antwerp: Words from the Barnyard...

[Quail_Antwerp]

Ok, so I thought, since everyone else is, I will be a sheep and tackle the monster list!

01. Name? I go by Aly online. C'mon, it's the internet. Do you know how many weirdos are out there? Like I am going to just hand out my full name!
02. Gender? Well, I am guessing FEMALE since I have a DH, but who knows nowadays, right?! LOL
03. Disneyworld or Disneyland? I honestly can't tell ya that, haven't been to either one.
04. What is your favorite color? Purple
05. What is your favorite kind of gum? I don't chew gum. Did you know that gum actually passes through undigested in 24 hours if swallowed? SO all those years I believed people that said it takes 7 years for a piece of gum to digest, turns out they were lying to me!
06. How much do you weigh? Now isn't that an incredibly rude question to ask a woman?!
07. How tall are you? My license says 5'4
08. Can you swim? Yes
09. Do you like to swim? Yes, but I haven't got to go swimming in a few years.
10. Living arrangement? What are you wanting to know here??? Whether I rent or own or who I live with?
11. What's on your mouse pad? I don't have a mouse pad. If I did, I would kill the mouse. I hate mice! Disgusting little creatures...oh wait, you mean for the computer? Um nope, don't have one.
12. Favorite board game? Who has time for board games? Who made up this list anyway?!
13. Favorite magazine? Hobby Farms
14. Favorite Actor? Um...The guy who played Mick in Moonlight, can't remember his name, but HUBBA HUBBA!
15. Favorite Actress? No clue, women don't thrill me.
16. Do you have an accent? To southerners I have a Northern accent LOL
17. Favorite smells? Baby Smells. You know, after they have had a bath, and they smell clean and baby-ish...edited this to add that I love the smell of cow manure mixed with hay...weird I know, but to me, that is the best smell and a true sign of fresh country air!
18. Least favorite smells? Poop~any and all that isn't cow!
19. Favorite sound? Kids playing QUIETLY
20. Do you prefer pools or oceans? Pools! too much salt in the ocean LOL
21. Do you watch Buffy The Vampire Slayer? No
22. Pencil or pen? Depends on what I am writing or what mood I am in. I use both
23. Who's better - boys or girls? Again, who made up this list??
24. Would you like to own a motorcycle? Yes
25. Do you sing in the shower? If I had a shower I might, but I don't have a shower, so who knows?
26. Who's the best looking Disney character? Yea, I like sit infront of the TV all day watching Disney movies picking out all the animated hotties! (Eric the prince from Little Mermaid!)
27. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning? If I ignore them long enough, will the kids go back to bed? followed by, chickens need fed.
28. How many rings before you answer the phone? I don't answer the phone.
29. How do you want to die? Peacefully, painless, in my sleep!
30. Have you ever called a 900 number? Nope
31. Gold or silver? If you're offering, both!
32. Would you ever go bungee-jumping? NO!
33. Do you like dressing up? NO
34. Would you rather be short or tall? I would rather be the height I am.
35. Do you enjoy reading? Yes!
36. What book are you reading now? Onto the Yellow Schoolbus and Through the Gates of Hell (book on homeschooling)
37. Favorite books? see short list
38. What was the last movie you saw? Made of Honor (not in theaters, we rented it)
39. Favorite movies? see short list
40. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? I have a 3 month old and a 6ft husband in my bed...there's no room for stuffed animals!
41. What is your sign? Well, it doesn't say "I'm Stupid"
42. What are your personality traits? I dunno? What do you consider personality traits?
43. What's your biggest fear? That this list will never end? ROTFL! on the serious side, that I might be wrong in my beliefs, and that there isn't a God at all....that I might be disappointed in death.
44. Would you ever have cosmetic surgery? No
45. Future child's name? There had better not be anymore babies born in this home! Five is plenty! and if he thinks I am having the next one, he is sadly mistaken! Soon as they figure out a way for a man to have a baby, my husband is the first one signing up!
46. Favorite foods? Edible foods
47. Chocolate or vanilla? vanilla
48. Do you like to drive fast? I don't like to drive period.
49. Storms - cool or scary? scary
50. Do you like to dance? yup
51. Do you do drugs? No
52. Do you smoke? No
53. What do you think of people who smoke? That's their business, just not in MY house.
54. Do you drink? Sometimes, on a rare occassion
55. Favorite drink? My husband's homemade fuzzy navels! (he has a fuzzy navel too but we don't drink it!)
56. Do you think men and women could ever be just friends without wanting each other? Women could, but some men have one track midns don't think with their heads, er I mean, they do, just not with the brain...well er nevermind...guess that's true with some women too though, so I dunno?
57. Do you eat the stems of broccoli? yes?
58. If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be?
59. What's your "type"? my DH
60. Do you bite your nails? No
61. Any siblings? Yes, several, one of which is serving in Iraq.
62. What movies have you cried in? Legends of the Fall, Dragonheart, Love Comes Softly
63. Do you believe in God? Yes
64. Did you ever cry over a guy/girl? yes
65. Have you ever stolen anything? I plead the fifth
66. Do you procrastinate? Do you really think I have time to? Tell you what, I will put it on the to do list and get back to you!
67. Do you believe in fate? no
68. Who's your favorite Sesame Street character? NONE I hate Sesame Street and won't even let my kids watch it. Talk about a total "It takes a village" mindset. I don't want my kids to see that! I want my kids to believe in "it takes two parents" and I want them to step up when they have a family!
69. Do you organize your CD's? No
70. What is your favorite kind of music? County, classic rock
71. What are your favorite bands/artists? Bon Jovi, Journey, Kenny Chesney
72. What was the last CD you got? I can't remember. I don't buy any that often.
73. MTV or VH1? neither
74. Who do you admire the most? myself
75. Internet Boyfriends and Girlfriends? No
76. Are you single? no, I am as married as one can get
77. Favorite TV show? see short list
78. Blondes, Brunettes, or Redheads? as opposed to what? bald?
79. Glasses or contacts? glasses
80. What color are your eyes? brown
81. What is your natural hair color? brown
82. But what color is it now? brown
83. Have you ever been in love? DUH I am married! Sheesh!
84. Any pets? Chickens, dogs, a cat, chickens, goats, turkeys, ducks, geese, ferrets....did I mention chickens?
85. Good, decent, or poor grades? Not in school anymore and I don't remember. I know in college I was on the Dean's List.
86. Is the glass half empty or half full? overflowing and I can't keep up!
87. Do you type with your fingers on the right keys?yes
88. What's under your bed? junk
89. What is your favorite number? any with a dollar sign in front of it
90. Favorite sport to watch? Nascar! Go Dale Jr!

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

I am so excited to see all the journals that are being posted! I am really enjoying getting to know all of my friends!

I am trying to wait until the end of each day to post in mine, but I thought until this evening, for now I will post some pictures from around our place. As things change, I will post new pics showing how we have progressed.

Now, remember, everything is a work in progress, and right now our yard is a mess and looks just awful!

This is a view of where we live from the road. I was standing at the bottom of our driveway when I took this picture.

This is coming up the driveway, our empty field to the right.
I really want to plant some fruit trees and wildflowers in that field!

This is at the top of our driveway, but still on the right, and if I had turned completely around, I would have been facing the direction of our trailer. This is part of our winter wood supply.

All that wood you saw in the last picture, is stacked right behind this barn. My husband built this from start to finish, no pre-fab kit, etc. He built it from the ground up. Don't mind the trim, we had painted several colors on it to determine which color we wanted the trim to be. We decided to go with the tan, just haven't finished it yet.

Now I don't have pics of the actual back yard, but I will take a few here in a bit so you can get an idea of the layout, but both my coops are kind of off to the right of the back yard.
This one is the first coop we ever built. Until this year, it was completely built out of recycled materials...even the OSB board was recycled. Just this month, we replaced the roof and inside this coop is where my husband built that little brooder.
Next project for this one is to replace the old OSB with new and paint it.

This is the coop we built this year, and my parents paid for it in exchange for us housing my mom's chickens over the summer months. (Long story, not important. Will tell only if you really want to know!)

The story behind the kids playhouse and doghouse there is we had some younger chicks out there during the summer months and we used those as temporary shelters in a grow out coop for the chicks. I just haven't got around to moving those out of there yet, even though we did already take out the fencing.

I will post more pictures later, but this just gives you an idea.

 

[pioneergirl]

Awsome pictures!! Don't ya just love the handy DH?? Mine is a gem too!

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

Yes, I do enjoy having a handy DH around. Today we re-did the skirting on the front of the trailer. It's all done now, no missing pieces, no pieces of OSB for skirting either. All blue matching tin instead. No more cold drafts blowing under the floors now LOL Tomorrow we start on the back side. We did the front first because it is viewable from the road. Here's a picture of the finished look. Looks soo much better than the picture I posted before, I think lol

DH also helped me put in a new roost in the new main coop. We did have a locust limb in there, but my fat butt hens were too heavy for it! It bowed down and fell! So now they have a nice two by four for a roost. LOL Here's a picture of Big John trying it out first.

Then we cleaned up infront of the chicken coops. I was tired of all the junk cluttered through the yard out there. I piled all of the scrap pieces of wood leftover from replacing the coop roof. I also put more of the telephone fence posts around the coop run so nothing can skidaddle under the wire.

DH also split and stacked more wood tody. He just can't sit still if there's light to the day LOL

That's about it for today I guess. Now we are munching on popcorn and I am typing one handed while nursing the baby, and contemplating working on my cross stitch after I get him to sleep.

 

[MorelCabin]

I wish I had that many coops! I really like the picture of the trailer with the chickens freeranging out front...it just seems so much like 'home'

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

I try to give them a couple hours of free range everyday in the afternoon.

I forgot to post that my highlight of the day was collecting my first speckled sussex egg! WHOOHOO!! They are 7 months old and FINALLY someone coughs out an egg! WOOT!

 

[punkin]

You do have quite a menagerie. I like the chickens out front, too. I wish I could free range mine. We have too many free range dogs in the neighborhood, 3 are mine.

Congrats on your first sussex egg!

 

[Henrietta23]

I try to give them a couple hours of free range everyday in the afternoon.

I forgot to post that my highlight of the day was collecting my first speckled sussex egg! WHOOHOO!! They are 7 months old and FINALLY someone coughs out an egg! WOOT!

Yay!!!!!

 

[Beekissed]

Quail...your place looks so silven and serene! I love it! I like the pick of your man being SS and splitting his wood by hand....my boys prefer to do it this way also.

Hey, are the Speckled Sussex good layers? That roo is beautiful!!! I'm thinking that might be the breed I next add to my flock. I like a variety of colors and egg colors.

 

[FarmerChick]

Nothing like a picture of a man with an axe!
COOL

nice pics. I love seeing them! Hope you are doing good today.

I was surprised to see the kids playhouse with the chickens. I got one of those in the backyard and after Nicole outgrows it, I know what to do with it..HA HA