Amelia's Menagerie

     So, recently we have been going to a lot of parks nearby, and we went to one with our friends called Alta Mons, and while we were there we met some adorable puppies that our friends named Luke and Leia. That was fun, but the dogs ended up being strays, and they went to a pound. We are hoping some of our friends adopt them. We have recently been getting visits from some hum ming birds at home. Two are regular green, and one is a ruby throated humming bird. They look like this:      Also, we have purchased several new flowering plants, like butterfly bushes and hydrangea. We are hatching some eggs in an incubator that we are borrowing from a friend, and we might even hatch some ducks! Our broody chicken abandoned one dozen eggs she was sitting on, and now we have the possibility of raising twelve chicks.      We have never hatched chicks in an incubator before, and we are excited. Sadly, we had to put our rat, Vermicelli, down due to a large tumor. We will miss her and

      Here is something I have seen a lot of places, like https://www.youtube.com/user/blimeycow and http://howheluvsus.blogspot.com/, so I thought you guys would like this. Amelia's Menagerie presents: You might be home schooled... If you have more than 20 pets If you just tried to figure out if your cows and chickens count as pets (they do) If your hair goes down to your waist, on the rare occasion it is not in a braid If several of your friends have 10 or more siblings If you want to home school your own kids If you are constantly quoting LOTR, the hobbit, the princess bride, etc. If you attend a ball instead of prom If you get asked what grade you are in, and you can't quite remember If science class is building an incubator If you argue with your friends about who is the best doctor from Doctor Who (It's Matt Smith, Kira) If you have helped bottle feed your calf or your friend's calf If you bike to your friend's house on lunch break If you thin

       This week was a busy, exhausting, incredible week. I was able to go to Bethel Bible camp, which is one of the most amazing Christian camps on the planet, where you memorize verses, learn new skills, and learn to evangelize. It has awesome grounds, too, and I learned a lot in air rifles and archery. I learned that I don't have to make myself bold, but that the holy spirit will give me courage to go share the gospel. Our speakers this year were the Kings, who are some very nice people who go to a lot of places to share the gospel, and they have even gone to where people suspect Jesus was buried. Mr. King was in the military as a medic, and has some great stories of death bed redemption. The camp director is Mr. Shelor, who can be really funny or really stern, so much so that he has been called Mr.Stern Man. He has actually signed shirts with that name, but he has a great sense of humor. I learned a lot of things about evangelizing people, and am better prepared for approaching