this wasn't in the plan |but life is still pretty good

Yesterday's post was all about spending money on things that give you some money in return versus things that do not (the majority of purchases), so it seems appropriate to follow it up with a post about these gals:

These three chickens joined our household a week and a half ago. The older one should start laying any time now. In addition to providing us with eggs, we also hope they will help rid our garden of bugs and weeds!

We've wanted chickens for awhile and the day after my husband started planning the coop (an expense I wasn't too thrilled about, but clearly a necessary one if we were going to get chickens), he stumbled upon a free one. He just happened to be in the right place at the right time and asked the right question!