{"id":1943,"date":"2011-10-14T15:46:26","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T15:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homesteademporium.wordpress.com\/?p=1943"},"modified":"2011-10-14T15:46:26","modified_gmt":"2011-10-14T15:46:26","slug":"and-in-the-midst-of-this-craziness-that-is-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homesteademporium.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/14\/and-in-the-midst-of-this-craziness-that-is-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"And in the midst of this craziness that is my life…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I received this:<\/p>\n

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I guess allowing another kitten to join our family a month or so ago, in the middle of trying to sell a home and single parenting…<\/p>\n

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and allowing them to \u00a0hatch not one, but TWO ducklings, doesn’t count for much.<\/p>\n

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By the way, the kids counted how many animals we have now.<\/p>\n

Thirty two.<\/p>\n

Do NOT feel bad for this poor poor pet deprived child of mine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At least she was nice enough to add that I don’t have to answer right away. Very good of her to give me some time to think about it.<\/p>\n

Oh, and if you DO feel so inclined to feel even just a little bit sorry for this poor puppy deprived child of mine, just know that we already have FOUR dogs AND, I’ve already told her that if we move this fall\/winter, then when spring comes, we will consider allowing her to have a dog.<\/p>\n

I think the hardest part of having 5 children is having 5 children who love animals. It’s kind of hard to say yes to one, and no to another… yet am I really willing to put up with not just 5 horses, but also 5 ducks, 5 budgies, 5 cats, 5 dogs, etc. etc… I sometimes fear what our homestead will be like when we have more land and a larger home and I run out of excuses as to why we can not add yet another animal…<\/p>\n

Scarier yet, is that she is not the ONLY child of mine bucking for a dog at this time.<\/p>\n

Oh, and there’s a certain spouse who also wants a dog… I won’t mention who, but I’ll just say, it’s not me…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I received this: I guess allowing another kitten to join our family a month or so ago, in the middle of trying to sell a home and single parenting… and allowing them to \u00a0hatch not one, but TWO ducklings, doesn’t count for much. By the way, the kids counted how many animals we have now. […]<\/p>\n

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