I have been at the new job for a month and a half now. I'm gradually settling in. I work 2-3, 12 hour days and then am off for 2-3 days. I've been able to get my exercising in and was and am off for Sophia's and my neice's graduation. I've gotten a paycheck. I think it'll all be okay. I do miss GI though.
Soon my husband will be retiring from his full time job. He'll be farming and doing some consulting work. He has worked full time since he graduated from college. While he did that, I spent time at home with the kids and in school. I'm glad he'll be able to spend some time doing what he wants to do now. I keep fantasizing about all the work he will be able to do here at home. That's probably just fantasy though. So more changes are coming. More adjusting to be done I'm sure.
I recieved 25 barred rock pullets in the mail two weeks ago. They are in a cage in the garage now and everyday they get a little bigger. It's like they grow right before your eyes. I still have about 18 sex linked red hens and rooster Tom. They are 2 years old and are about at the retirement age for chickens. At one point they stopped laying but have now picked it up again. We need to slaughter these chickens as a part of good flock management. They are not pets and we have talked about doing this. I can't imagine that they will taste very good though and I dread the whole thing. We'll get to see what we are made of- as chicken farmers. These adjustment points in life are uncomfortable.
