What a busy week we have had.  We began with a long weekend trip to Florida to see Tim and family in their new home.  They have a beautiful piece of property with so much potential.  Tim and Maddie went fishing and a fish was actually caught!  It was a 14 to 16 inch long bluegill.  Catch and Release!!  Okay, so I tried sushi....  It was really good.  We had a wonderful time, got to go to Publix - catch the awe and aura about the name....  ooohhhh!  Also did some clothes shopping and got some wonderful deals on summer stuff.  Frankie did really well on the trip - gas cost was just about $60 for the round trip - and was very comfortable.  Thanks Tim, Rebecca, Cris and  Maddy for a great visit.  Especially to Maddie for giving up her bed for two nights.  While there, Maddie informed us that one of her chicken names is Olivia.  She also did some beautiful chalk drawings and had great fun swimming with Grandpa and Daddy.  Also got to see Katie and her boyfriend, Matt.  Upon return, we released the Cracken sisters from the coop and after some coaxing finally managed to get them out in the run.  They spent several hours there and had to be helped back in the coop.  The next night and tonight, no problem - it was roost time, so in they went and up to the third rung of the roost.  It appears to be the most popular spot for night time.  They are really having fun scratching for bugs, but worms are still the most popular treat.  (yep, we have to dig for them......)  Today we finally got to mulching up the winter's sticks supplied by our trees and mom's leaves - we got nearly 10 bags of mulch done.  Not nearly enough for all the flower beds, but we still have trees to trim up (of stuff that didn't fall yet).  Next week is tilling in black cow, peat and then fencing in the newly expanded garden (as the Cracken sisters have taken over the old back garden).  But, first off to drive Frankie on the Dragon by Knoxville with Dan, family and Pugsley................