Baby Chicks & Bandits

Dear Mates,

There was a big drama of horses getting out of their corral yesterday. They were stomping and running and Echo, was running and pooping at the same time!! Maddie was scared, and stayed by my parents. Four horses came stomping along to frighten her.

We picked weeds today out of the garden to give to our baby chicks.

Did you know that baby chicks like weeds?

This past weekend we finally got to pick them up and pet them. They are six weeks old now and losing their fuzzy hair. Twice a day we have to make sure they have food and water, it’s a big job. Sometimes we forget, but my mom takes care of them too.

This morning, we saw two raccoons on the front porch of my Grandmama’s house. We got to see their faces.

Do you know why racoons wear black masks?

I think it’s because they are bandits! They steal your trash and steal your food, and sometimes if you have dogs they fight with them.

We want to keep them and name them Rocky & Ricky Racoon, but Grandpa Jerry said, "no way!" :(

Bye thanks for listening, love Grace & Maddie

Ps: write us back!

Hello from California

Dear Mates,

Yesterday, we got to ride on a tractor and we have seen lots of deer. We have been playing in the creek everyday, which is fun. We capture dragonflies and look at their colors and then set them free (except when they die, we float them down the river). We see lovely hummingbirds, and Mountain Jays.

We planted flowers with our mom, and this is the best part--riding on the horses, and riding bikes around the trails. There are three dogs here, and five horses, and we are in charge of six baby chickens. They eat grains and our kitchen compost. We like being farmers, but its a lot of work.

We hope you are doing well and please write us back here on this thing that my mom made.

Love Grace and Maddie

PS: The chicken coop smells bad.