...But I want a blue egg, daddy, and I want it now!

Ok, so upfront here's 2 things:

1. Yes, this is another post about chickens
2. No, I am not going to turn into a crazy chicken lady, or an axe-wielding farmer girl

So, as some of you may know, I have coveted the elusive Araucana (an Ameraucana would do, too). What are these you ask? Well it is a fabulous chicken that lays EASTER EGGS! (Well really, it's a hen that lays eggs that are blue or green. It's not like it's Jesus's chicken or something. Wait...did Jesus have chickens?)

I was bound and determined to acquire some of these chicks to add to our four birds we already have, but man oh man, that has proved to be a difficult feat indeed! Those things sell out like hotcakes! (Do hotcakes sell super-quickly? Maybe like Justin Beiber tickets after school lets out?) I practically had a fit because I drug my tired, worked-all-night booty to the country store yesterday morning right after they opened, as instructed to do by the employees, only to find out that all the araucanas were spoken for! Say whaaatt?! They didn't tell me you could reserve them, they said you had to come in first thing on shipment day! SO annoyed. As I left, defeated, I heard 2 women coming in, chit chatting about how they had reserved their birds. I was a little miffed because they didn't let me do that, but alls well that ends well, because the Mt. Vernon store had a few left (although they were going fast, too) so I was able to get 2! (and yes...they did hold them for me. I am such a hypocrite, I know. I almost told them not to, because I felt morally guilty after being frusturated that other people did that!) Let me tell you, those are some cute chicks! They also had some ducks that were pretty cute too, and I was *thisclose* to taking some home:

(angel on shani's shoulder): "Don't get those ducks, Shani. You need to finish the pond/stream first or they'll just fly off.

(bad shani): "But they're sooo cute, don't you want a lil' baby ducky? Think how cute, waddling around the yard!"

(angel shani): "It'd probably get eaten by coyotes!"

(bad shani): "They'd eat your slugs and mosquitos!"

I decided to be responsible and not get ducks....yet. One of these days we'll finish the pond, but for now, we have to focus on getting the Cluckingham Palace complete for the ladies. It is turning out so cute too, that Jeff is something else. I can't wait until it's all decorated:

Shani: "I want it to be barn-red with a cream trim with windows for them to look out. And it needs a window box with flowers! And on the side it should say 'Cluckingham Palace' and have a picture of a strutting chicken with a tiara! And she should be a fancy chicken too, real sassy-looking!"

Jeff: (eye rolling) "Yes, dear"

I'm in charge of finding this fancy chicken to stencil. I don't think Jeff knew what he was getting into the day he married me.

(Bonus points if you can figure out what movie quote the name of this post is from. Just substitute "golden" for "blue").