Why did the chicken cross the road?

Answer: Because we took it for a walk.

Sometimes I look at my life and think that if my former glamorous, oh-so-with-it self (pre marriage and kids) could see my life now, she would shake her head in horror.  Three kids, two dogs, two bunnies, a few fish, a bowl of tadpoles, a chicken, one husband, a large mortgage, comfortable pants and what looks suspiciously like (and probably is) dried snot on my shoulder.  

Of course, if my former infertile self had to see my life now, her heart would explode with happiness because my life is exactly how I wished it would be.  Except perhaps for a few kilos more and a few bucks less.  But every bit as crazy / busy / full / wonderful as I hoped it would be.

Still, I have to laugh. I hear myself do and say things that I never thought I would say. Like for example "make sure the chicken doesn't run across the road".  

We have a chick. A baby chicken.  My father bought two baby chicks for the kids, but one unfortunately didn't survive the love and enthusiasm dished out by the twins.  The surviving chick (who just happens to be Kate's chick 'Fluffy', according to Kate that is) stays in a special hutch thing with special warming lights and special straw and special food etc.  

Cost of chick (bought by my father) = 10 bucks

Cost of special hut, special warming lights, special everything else (bought by Marko) = Much, MUCH more than 10 bucks

As soon as it is big enough and able to keep itself warm, it will go outside in the area where the bunnies romp around.  But for now it stays in its special hutch.  Unless we take it out for a walk.  Yes, we take our chicken for a walk. It is the funniest thing.  We take it across the road to the lawns and the kids play while the chicken pecks and scratches and follows us around.  

I don't know - there is just something about me sipping on my glass of wine at 5pm while the twins ride their bikes, Max rolls around on the grass and the little chicken follows everyone around that makes me smile.  My life is wonderful. Crazy, but wonderful.

PS Big moment, Max had his first hair cut today.  It was like night and day compared to Adam's first haircut (and every hair cut since then).  I could say more, but I wont.  In essence, YAY for easy babies!!

PPS A special hello to the lovely blog reader I met today in the park - you made me feel like a celeb when you came up and said hi, thank you :-) 

 
 
   

PPPS That wine glass looks terrible like that on its side (empty), but I had to put it somewhere while I ran after Max, prying his chubby little fingers off the chicken's neck. I don't normally leave empty wine glasses strewn around the communal parks. 

Comments

[sass]

ha- ha! what's that chinese saying? if you don't change where you're headed, you'll get where you're going. or in other words, be careful what you want! ;) i think the best thing about this blog is your realization that "My life is wonderful".
*that's* awesome. we so often lose sight of that fact. thanks for sharing your realization and reminding me...

[Tracey]

Shite Tertia, you and your whole damn family have got under my skin. Which is normally prickly. Loved this blog! x

[Nina-Number-One]

I miss you guys!!!!! Sob!!!I wish I could Zacky-Boy to your house for a play, school starts next week for him, It's been two and a half months of holidays and I have now had ENOUGH! Lucky LR went back as soon as she was over the jetlag.Miss you, love to all.

[Candice]

We wont mention the fact that Kristin may have been complicit in the death of the first baby chick.....will we?

[BiancaW]

I LOVE this post! And, without meaning to place any extra pressure on you at all, I am also LOVING the regular posts. :-)

[Mandy Parry]

Lush post Tertia. You deserve everything good. xxx

[Sister Mel the real number one!]

We are very blessed to have all these kids and sisters and the Fockers and the pets and the brother and even the husbands. And then to top it all we are damn gorgeous as well! Grateful for health and family. xxx

[Ant]

Lovely post , makes me look at my family and also realise how blessed we have been .

[Amanda]

That is it I am crossing the Boerie Curtain. Life sounds so much more laidback there! Wait - don't you have dogs? How do they and the chick get along?

[Chantal]

What about the cat?

[ruth]

i am impressed with the wine glass under the park bench. where we live it is more likely to be a brown paper bag with a bottle rolling around in it . . .

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