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C-Day At Our House

“C” stands for culling. Yep, you read right. We finally got the chance to finish culling our 7 roos, and they are now dressed and waiting for the freezer and then dinner. They each dressed out anywhere from 3 lb 14 oz to 5 lb 6 oz! That’s a lot of chicken! And I’ve got the battle scar to show that I did each and every one of them! One of them slipped and I managed to stab the palm of my hand at the base of my thumb. OUCH! But, the deed is done, and we’ll work on getting ready for the next batch! It’s not something that I would want to do all the time, but every so often is not too bad. I didn’t take photos because it’s a little too graphic. But I could take pics of the finished product, I guess. Anyway, now I’m tired and ready to call it a day!

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Here’s The Surprise I Was Telling You About!

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This is the very special person I was telling you about!  My dear friend and sister in Christ, Tammy!  She is the owner of the frugal site Frugal Families.  If you’ve not checked it out, please do so.  Don’t forget to check out the front page and the forums.  They are FULL of lots of frugal advice and information!

We had such a great time together.  Our children are all roughly the same ages and really enjoyed each other!  We spent some time at the Tennessee Aquarium our first day, and then went to eat some of the best southern BBQ we’ve ever had at a restaurant called Sticky Fingers!  We also went to The Lost Sea together, then they went to Ruby Falls, Look Out Mountain, and the Incline Railroad on another day. 

I taught her how to make chicken fried steak with gravy, homemade biscuits, and showed them how good sausage gravy and chocolate gravy are!  She showed me how to start piecing a quilt!  I can’t wait to try some more on my own (if I ever find time, that is). 

Tammy, you are more dear to me than you’ll ever know, and I can’t wait to see you again!  We’re definitely trying to plan to come up your way next Summer!