It would seem that spring is on the way to the Carolinas. The chickens are nearly back to laying eggs. Green is becoming a brighter color. The air has a warmer feel. And yesterday, the rain came! We had more rain at one time than we have had in a year. I was wondering what the goats must be thinking...3 of them are not a year old yet, and this would have been "Apocalyptic" to them. --------- Guilt, frustration, and confusion. That is how I have been feeling lately. This parenting thing should be getting easier, shouldn't it? We took #1 out of school because he was going into depression. Now I have been pushing him to do better in his work, and he seems to be going back to some of the old ways. He is having stomach aches, trouble sleeping, and sadness. At some point, though, he has to start using correct capitalization and punctuation. --------- Self-esteem was enhanced Monday night though. Our 4-H club won Club of the Year, Service Club of the Year, and my two got Reporter and Photographer of the Year. Those awards are for the whole county! There were many other awards for our club as well. We certainly swept the place up.