Yardbirds

We took a giant step toward greater self-sufficiency today. We bought three laying hens. I'm very excited about having these chickens and I can't wait until they start laying eggs!

I also found a source of free fresh fruit. There is a local guy who has a ton of citrus trees on his property and he posted an ad on Craigslist. He was selling blood oranges for $5/bag. I bought a bag and asked the woman who answered the door if the other citrus was for sale. She said, "nope, that is all free." We had a nice conversation while I picked the fruit and I got an email from the property owner when I got home telling me I could come get more anytime I wanted it. I'm going back later this week.

I'm proud to report that I have not set foot in Walmart now in several weeks. I would have to look at my bank statements to do an official count, but I'm intending to stay out of the grocery store, Costco and Walmart entirely for the whole of lent (which starts on Wednesday). We'll see how this goes. Obviously we won't be able to go 40 days without milk, butter or eggs, but I might be able to find another source for these things. Thank God for craigslist.

I may have a job interview tomorrow. I have a pretty hot iron in the fire and if I was to actually get a job, this would relieve a lot of financial pressure on the family. If this one doesn't pan out, I'll have to put the job search in high-gear.