As to Grandpaps blog. Quinlyn had shut the door and I went to go use the bathroom and I really had to go. But the door wouldnt open. We tried many other things first. Our initial thought was to just sledghammer the door down but then we thought we didnt want to give grandpap a heart attach so we decided to take the hinges off first. It worked.

Quinlyn and I did our morning chores, it was raining. She wore her new rain coat and boots. She looked so cute. However she did go puddle jumping. I dont think she missed one puddle. She loved it. And she actually listened when it was time to come inside.

Addisson and Quinlyn called me to come and help today while I was in the middle of a conference call. They told me that Mommy and Grandma were ripping the bathroom apart!!! This could be a problem, as we only have one. But it turned out the door was stuck and they are just fighting to get it open. However, they had ripped the front cover off the existing door and had both hinges were now off. Wow, what determined women.

God bless you all,
Love to all,
--Asa Reed Jr.

OK I am back. Once all of our morning chores were complete we decided to go to the park for a picnic. It was up to 45 degrees with no wind and the sun was out. Once we got there we were amazed how much colder it was down by the river. The kids were having a great time and we were freezing. We had lunch, quickly, the girls played some more and we came home for naps.

When Asa came home from work we all went down to the pond in the truck. Asa and the girls spread out a 100lb bag of corn for the deer, geese and ducks. Any wild life that wants corn. The girls had a great time throwing it around. Once they started pouring it over each others head we needed to quit.

This morning the girls and I head outside to feed the pig. We gave him pig food and some jelly beans. He didnt seem to like the jelly beans very much or he just saved the best for last. Once the pig, BBQ, was fed we headed for the milk barn to feed the 5 baby goats which now have names of Tico, Dora, Benny, Swiper and Boots. I will be back because I am being hollered at to wipe Addisson's butt.

Happy Easter

The girls woke up early and were very anxious to find their Easter Eggs and baskets. We made them eat breakfast first. At breakfast we decided to go to church. We made the girls wait until after church to find their baskets and eggs. By the time we were ready to go out the door the girls had most of the eggs found. When we got back from church I had to run in the house and rehide everything. They had a great time. Quinlyn could care less about finding the eggs and once she had her basket all she wanted to do was play with the plastic grass.

After church we peeled our colored eggs and Grandpap made lunch. After lunch Asa and Grandpap went outside to fix the electric fence. All the goats got out but they were soon contained by night fall. Asa grilled steaks for dinner which led to bath time for the girls and bed. At this moment Grandpap is reading to the girls then bed will follow.

While in CO Asa was talking to Addisson on the phone. She asked how Sparkles was doing. He said "let me talk to your mother". I got on the phone and he had told me how he was woken up at 2 am by a very loud cat scream/yelp. And he hadnt seen Sparkles for a few days. We warned Addisson that Sparkles was MIA and probaly wouldnt be back. She was ok with it. We were too. Sparkles is a nice cat but she is kind of a pain. Once it had been a week or so when we got home that Sparkles was MIA. The evening of arrival I saw her (Sparkles) climbing on the screen outside. I opened the door and she came zooming into the house. Sparkles was back. Addisson was glad when she woke up the next morining.

Also while we were gone Asa had many issues with the goats getting out. We had trouble with the electric fence due to the huge snow drifts. The goats finally figured out they could get out. He came home from work one morning and every goat had escaped. He did round them up to find they were out again an hour later. He wasnt very happy.

Asa also purchase a piglet and was bottle feeding five baby goat kids while we were gone. He had to wake up at 4 am to get them fed and would have to feed them when he got home from work also. When we got home Asa was showing us how he feeds the babies. He had a good system. He put 5 bottles in a bucket with a hose in each bottle and mounted the nipple in the side of the bucket. Most people poor the milk straight into the bucket and the hoses suck from the bottom of the bucket. His way he is able to make sure each goat gets equal amount of milk. My point to this is I turned my back for a second and when I look back Quinlyn was hunckered down, her lips attached to the nipple and was sucking milk (raw unfiltered, unpasteurized cows milk) through the hose/nipple. YUCK. She wouldnt leave it alone. She loved it. It was so gross. Since the nipples are for the goats we really dont clean them very well. Most of the time we just rinse them right away with hot water. We were all amazed and dumb founded. But Quinlyn sure liked it.

We celebrated Quinlyn's birthday this week. Asa and his parents went to Canada. Across the river to the Dairy Queen to get her a cake for her birthday. We put balloons all over her bed and the house for when she woke up. She really liked it. She would say Happy Me.

Tonight we decorated for Easter. We colored eggs this afternoon and hid plastic eggs for the girls to find in the morning. Along with their Easter Baskets filled with little presents. They should have a good time.

HAPPY EASTER to ALL

We are back in NY finally. We did go to Monster's Inc. Addisson had a great time. The time in CO went so fast. We were so busy. The girls had a great time playing with all of their friends. And I got to see only a few of mine but we all had a good time. The girls really enjoyed playing outside. They have had such cold weather in NY they haven't been able to be outside much.

Addisson went to the dentist while we were in CO and did great. Quinlyn also went and sat in the chair but she wouldn't open her mouth. The girls went to the doctor for their check ups and Addisson had to get 4 shots and she screamed. Quinlyn got one shot and she didn't even flinch. She acted like nothing happened at all. Which was wonderful since she went first. I don't think Addisson would have gotten on the table if Quinlyn had screamed.

We also got pictures taken at Kandid Kreations. They took 266 pictures. It took about 8 hours to pick the ones I wanted out. I had to keep going back. We got some beautiful photos. I am sure most of you will get to see them.

We went to the playgrounds for lunch a few times. We went to Bounce and the girls got their haircuts. They had their birthday party at Lollilocks. Which was fabulous. The girls made their own flip flops, dressed up as princesses. Addisson was sleeping beauty and Quinlyn was Snow White. Then they got their toes nails painted, hair done and a manicure. Lollilocks provided cake and a cute purse to take home with lip glosses and glitter shimmer. They also got a certificate from the party with a group photo. It was very stress free and I would highly recommend the place for a party.

The girls did great on the way home. The first day I didnt even break out the DVD player. They slept a little, very little but played with their toys most of the time. We drove to Des Moines, IA. We got there about 4:30pm. After dinner I took the girls swimming. They had lots of fun.

The second night we stayed in Ohio and we made it the next day home at about 3:30pm. The trip wasnt too bad. We were all tired. When we got home the house was a disaster. Asa had been home by himself for a month. He hadnt changed the cat litter box in a month and you could smell it when you walked to the door. When you opened the door it about knocked you out. Plus he didnt do dishes, Grandma's bed was covered with clothes. We are still trying to recover. The house still smells so bad. I am not sure how to get rid of the stench.

I asked Addisson what her favorite part of the trip was and she said staying at the hotels and then staying at her friends houses. One night she told me she farts alot! It was pretty funny.

Grandma is still in shock over the house. She takes much longer than I do to readapt. I have a few more funny stories to tell about the farm but will have to do so later for I have to go pick up 4 gallons of milk at the neighbors to feed the baby goats. We now have 5.