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I have just spent the past week in the town of Longmont as a member of the Colorado National Guard in order to help the victims of the recent flooding. All I can say is wow, what an experience. It was at times heartbreaking and at others, heart lifting to see people who have gone through so much, some who literally lost every worldly possession they had and also to see a community pull together, put on their galoshes and work gloves and transform what was, on Saturday, nothing short of a warzone, into a living working city again. I also have to say thank you to that amazing community for the love, appreciation and cooperation and patience that they showed to me, and continue to show the Longmont Police Department and the Guard members who are still there as they to get their lives back to normal again.

There is still a lot of work to be done as construction crews race to get roads serviceable against the impending winter weather and home and business owners are still not able to reach their belongings. Water and utility services are still out in many areas and the flood heads eastward towards Nebraska. These people still need our thoughts and prayers as the struggle for them continues.

So, here we are again folks! Time to hang up the waders, pack away the decoys and tune the calls. Were trading in shotguns and shells for garden hoes and seeds! Duck season is over and its counterpart, planting season, is fast approaching!

We have 4 new chicks in the brooder as of Monday, 2 black cochins and 2 speckled sussex so I need to build an all enclosed run for them so we can be more prepared for predators this year. Weshould be seeing our first eggs come fall. The weather is warming (this week anyways, Colorado weather in March/April is usually bipolar as hell) so that means its time to start getting the beds ready for this years garden. Were going to be growing cantaloupe and watermelons, cucumbers, squash, beans, tomatoes and meybe throw some some carrots and radishes in the nooks and crannies. Were praying for lots of rain, no hail and a early last and late first frost since most of the plants this year will be loooooong season growers.

Were also moving and I have NG training for 3 weeks next month so we've got that to contend with. Its going to be busy busy busy!

After being in the Army for 4 years and having to give up my favorite birds ever, I finally get to have chickens again! lets hope the landlord doesn't throw a fit hahaha.

UPDATE:

We now have 2 light brahma pullets. My FAVORITE cuz that what my dear, sweet Roberta was. One had pastey butt, but luckially the wife figured it out so I could save her, and shes doing 100% better. She doesn't have a name yet but her friend is named T-rex, I tried to name the other one Archeopteryx (in keeping with the dinosaur theme) but appreantly its too hard to pronounce so it's back to the drawing board.

So we got maved back to Colorado last month. The Army let me out early on good behavior so Im pretty stoked. Now I just have to find a job. If anyone has any leads for REAL jobs in CO, let me know, lol. Anyways we just got back from S. Dakota, so whenever I get time to edit the pictures Ill post a few.

So we started packing all of our worldly possesions away into boxes as we shall be departing the Aloha state here in just a matter of weeks. We are Colorado bound and Im not looking back haha! But that doesnt negate the fact that moving SUUUUCCCCCKKKKSSSS!!!!! I hate it. Its way too much work and its much easier to leave everything out to collect dust lol (which is why I had a christmas tree up until february!)