Mackay Madness: Eggs

Friday, May 9, 2008

Eggs

Monday at noon, I picked Addie up from school and we drove out to the 4-h building to pick up the three dozen eggs that were being held for our 3rd grade classes. Along with an incubator. The man at the 4-h office (John Wesley) couldn't have been nicer. He let Addie pick the 36 eggs herself and load them into cartons. We then filled up hot water bottles and put them in a large cooler along with the fertilized eggs to keep them safe and warm.
I drove home like a grandma. Praying that no one would hit me because I didn't want any of the eggs to break and then some little child wouldn't be able to take their little chick home.
We made it back to school safely, and I'm proud to announce that on Wednesday we got 28 new baby chicks and on thursday the rest were born. With only one fatality!!! Pretty fantastic if I may say so myself.
It was fun seeing these little creatures break out of their shells. I had never seen a live chicken birth before, it was so cool. I may never look at scrambled eggs the same again! The children loved it and learned a lot.
The kids that were granted permission from their parents will be taking home their new family members today. We are getting two of these fluff balls. I can hardly wait for school to let out.

6 comments:

Amy said...: What an awesome thing for the to do in their class! BTW, the fact that you even know where the 4-H building is disturbs me!; May 9, 2008 at 5:09 PM
Lisa Erskine said...: You are hilarious (I don't think I know how to spell that word)! Anyways, it sounds like you should be living on a farm! Maybe my kids could come and live with you for a while! :); May 10, 2008 at 9:27 AM
schaars said...: You are such a good mom I bet the kids are so excited ! We had chicks in my 3rd grade class and I loved it and I can still remember watching them hatch such a neat experience for little kids! I cant believe that you have chicks at home do they smell?; May 10, 2008 at 11:25 AM
The Reading Armadillo said...: What a fun project! Those chicks are adorable.; May 10, 2008 at 8:56 PM
jenn said...: Only you, Liz! You are stinkin' amazing. Do you think you could come do a famtastic chick hatching experience at Grace's school?; May 10, 2008 at 11:11 PM
aviolamom said...: You are the BEST! I can't even tell you how much my boys love their chicks! It's so fun to see them care for something so much. Thanks for making it all possible.; May 11, 2008 at 4:44 PM

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From the mouths of "our babes":

*Our doorbell rang. Chance ran to get it. No one was there. He said, "oh darn,it must have been a knocker-ditcher." (Otherwise known as a doorbell ditcher.)

*Chance climbed in the back of the car this afternoon, and said "ewww mom, the back of your car smells gross...it smells like fries and poo all mixed together."

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*As we were driving through the farmlands, Addie blurts out from the backseat, "it's cool how HAY grows, it just randomly pops up in perfect little blocks!" (She was DEAD serious)

*We came home from camping and Addie turns to me and says, "Mom, it feels so good to be home and walk on the grass and have a cup of milk!"

*We ate at a "Thai" restaurant tonight. Addie was so sick of peanuts on all of the food. She finally looked at me and said, "what the heck, do they have a peanut tree in that kitchen or what?"

*Chance asked me, "Mom, why Jesus make me so fast?" (Basically asking why he is such a fast runner)

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*We went thru the drive-up at Wendy's and they were out of Frosty's. As we pulled away, Chance murmurs to himself: "damn, damn, damn!" (I will take full responsibility for that one!) Needless to say, we had a little chat!

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*Chance was picking the seat of his pants today, and I said "what's wrong son, do you have a snuggy?" And he said, "no mom, I don't have a snuggly, my bums are just stuck together.

*Tonight at dinner, Addie told us that her favorite solid food is BUTTER and her favorite liquid food is SPRAY BUTTER!

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Easton "Such a Big Miracle, in such a Little Boy"

For those that don't know, our little boy nearly drowned in a bathtub accident when he was just 7 months old. I had run a bath for myself and left Easton (who could barely crawl) in his room on the floor. I ran out to the kitchen to clean up a glass my daughter had broken. When I returned to the bath... Easton had pulled himself into the bathroom and was floating face down in the water. He had his feet pajama's on which helped him slip over the side. He was under for about two - four minutes and it took four minutes of CPR from his daddy before he took his first breath. He was taken by ambulance to "Primary's" where he stayed in the ICU overnight. He had a full recovery. We are so, so lucky! He is ONE YEAR OLD now and we're so happy that our heavenly father decided that we could keep him!!! He brings so much SUNSHINE into our lives. "We love you Eastie". I put this on my blog for my own journal, but also for people to always be aware of your kids around water...they are capable of sooo much more than you may think!