Duty Calls

Seems like the Boucher's have been on a frequent flyer list or something.  Rick just got summoned and did not have to appear. Two weeks ago  Angie got summoned for first week in April so we filled out the exemption information.  I cannot believe now I too am summoned to serve.  One good thing is that it is not during the Camden trip.  I get to be home for a week and I only have to serve two days . (If I really have to appear)  I think there is some small disclaimer print saying it can go longer than the initially notified term. It's kind of nice being in demand?!

Yeah, we get to go Live in the Country!!

A man and his chicken, What a beautiful thing.
Miss Speckles gets  a few juicy morsels before the capture.
All but one, packed and ready for their ride.

So the chickens have been adopted by the Ashby family and already Kevin tells me they are getting eggs!  Well that is good news. We found the last chicken who is really good at hiding, and Rick took her out today.  They will be good company for the lonely Rooster!

Did I tell you that we found a hiding place where the chickens would escape to , lay an egg and go back to the hen house???  Well, Angie and I decided we needed to collect them in order to dispose of them before they became ticking time bombs...   There were 50 eggs!!  Whoah!!  So those girls are still producing, just very sneaky about where !  

Happy Easter

I Love Helibores. This one is a particularly pretty color. I have  green ones too but they aren't half as pretty as this dusty  rose colored one. It gives me hope that Spring is here and always blooms for Easter.  
This Bunny was painted by Angie in '02 and is better than a chocolate bunny anyday.  It's sits perched on the recliner in front of the pillow I made from one of my mom's half made sweaters when we were cleaning  her house. 

Holy Week is special to me. Tonight we celebrate Maundy Thursday at church. A celebration of the Last Supper. Very solemn and contemplative.

Tomorrow will be a Good Friday service.  Followed on Sat. with a viewing of The Passion of Christ movie.

Not to be outdone with two Easter services to sing for on Sunday... and yes I have my voice back and I will sing To The Glory of God.

Happy Easter to You All!!

The Chickens are Organizin'

Why do I want to get rid of our chickens?  I Love to see them roam around, and I am very fond of their eggs.  I think it has something to do with the late night raids from Racoons that set Nugget to barking.  I have seen the carnage that racoons make and I do not want to witness it again.  I am also cheap and their cracked corn is costing a pretty penny these days.  But they are pets....

Work in Progress

Creative ideas come slowly to me most times.  This project is a fine example.  Years ago we found the wrought iron frame in the attic of the "shed". I cleaned it up, painted it and thought it would make a wonderful base for a bench on the front porch.  I never did see the wood or stone or whatever that would complete it.  I kept thinking and watching. 

We live in a very old house. We replaced a couple of upstairs bedroom windows in the girls rooms. It 's kind of nice not to have your windows blow open in wind storms.  So I had these "antique" windows floating around.  

It took a good year or more for me to realize I could build a cool collage table out of the two separate pieces.  I had Rick cut the plywood base, then the two inch "box" frame to give it some depth. He attached  the box to the iron frame and put a nice piano hinge on the back.  Then he invented the little stilts that keep it open while arranging.  

 Next step, I got to fill, sand, and paint. I need to do some more sanding and painting before it is ready.  It doesn't need to be perfect, but just a little more here and there.

I am anxious to fill it with treasures, but I want it to be exactly what I envisioned first.  

So, that is why I called it a Work in Progress.

Feeling 93%

Influenza

I have had it for 16 days. The first 4-5 days with fever that would not break.  Bad coughs that left me sore in my side and inability to take a deep breath or medium breath.  Sleeping in a recliner, thinking it would help me not cough so much.  Finding that sleeping in bed was more restful after all, feeling wellness creeping back into my bones. And finally able to sleep and maintain without medication.  I am feeling pretty good.  It's that last 7% that lingers on with cough.  That tries to tell me "you can't sing for Easter".

Making myself rest... it just takes time.   

Tickets, Get Your Tickets Here!!

For the Month of March Only you can buy your Super Raffle ticket from me.  What's the Super Raffle For?  This is a fundraiser for the Youth/Adult Mission Trip to Camden, NJ in April. We will be working with a pre-existing program with Urban Promise USA to help meet the needs of some of the poorest in our country. To learn more about it go to urbanpromiseusa.com 

Prizes are what makes this a Super Raffle:

*Beautiful Queen Size Quilt  designed, pieced and quilted by Keri Stone

*$100 cert. to Ship's Bay Rest. donated by Orcas Sewage Design (Rick and Shawn Petro)

*$25  cert. to Teezer's donated by Orcas Septic (Bart and Shelley)

*$75 cert to Bilbo's Festivo donated by Orcas Septic (Bart and Shelley)

*Mir Toi' Haircut  and Tanning Pkg.  by Mandy

*Orcas Island Eclipse Charters Whale Watch Trip for 2 by Dan and Denise Wilk

*$300 worth of work, Tim's Tractor Service by Tim Segault

*Computer Cleaning and Evaluation $90 value by Orcas Online  Rick Boucher

*Dinner for Two at the Deer Harbor Inn (alcohol not included)

*Two Hour Kayak tour for 2 From the Lieberhaven Resort by Dave and Kitty Baxter (must be 18 and have experience)

*Original Copper Treasure Chest  by Alvin Garcia with Island Sheet Metal

So I tried to get all the information correct. The prizes are incredible.  So buy a ticket for $5.00 or buy many and you will have a chance to win any of these prizes.  Drawing is at the end of the month so please do not delay.

Let me know if you want one and you live far away.  I will gladly babysit your prize. You can come and get it if it's a dinner or whale watching etc.... You can send me a check and make it out to OICC  and memo Raffle.  

It's a win/ win because you are sending a terrific bunch of people on a meaningful mission trip, and if you win a prize, Hey that's a bonus!

Thanks So Much.....   Rick, Theresa and Joe ( All going on this trip.)