I’m not sure if it’s the chicken or the husband but between them, things can get quite stressful around here. When Chad was a teen, it seemed like I was always trying to be a shield between Vince and Chad. Try to get new tires on the car without Vince knowing we’re replacing the tires every three months. Try to pay the water bill before Vince sees that Chad’s extremely long showers have caused the water bill to go from it’s usual $120/month to $160/month. Pray Vince doesn’t pay any attention to the cell phone bill because Chad has gone over the data plan limit again!
It’s the same thing with Miss Hattie on the days Vince is off. On the days he’s working, she can get by with most anything but when he’s here . . it’s truly constant chaos.
Last week, I was sewing and I hear Vince screaming. Remember he’s Sicilian and I do believe his ancestors would be quite proud of him! 🙁
That was the morning when Miss Hattie was in the front of the RTV. It wasn’t long til I heard him screaming and her squawking and went running out of the sewing room to see her flying through the air. She’s been going upstairs in his shop. She poops all the way up the stairs. Not good. Vince was in the shop working and he kept hearing something upstairs. He looked up and yep, Miss Hattie was on the second floor. He went upstairs, screaming all the way and just before he got to her, she flew down. There’s just a railing and no walls . . that’s when I walked out. I don’t blame her. If someone was coming after me screaming like that, I’d fly down too! Well . . I would probably have to jump.
Just now . . I’m in the sewing room again. I hear Vince screaming. I go running out . . Miss Hattie is squawking.
Vince is in the shop cleaning. Don’t worry . . he never lasts very long at that project and he never makes much progress. I’m sure you’ve noticed from the pictures.
Miss Hattie and the Box
Vince has his music playing, he’s singing, he thinks he’s in the shop alone. He picks up this box with the wood for our smoker. There may have been a few other things in there . . but he wasn’t expecting Miss Hattie to jump out of the box. Scared the heck out of Vince. Scared an egg out of Miss Hattie.
That chicken! Why can’t she just stay in the chicken yard with the other chickens? There is absolutely no telling how many eggs are hidden around this place.
A Very Unhappy/Vocal Chicken
Look at her with her beak lips open. She is squawking as loud as she can. She is not happy! Why is it so difficult to keep peace around this household?
Toni in TN says
Oh Judy, I do love the chicken stories. Hubs has said NO to chickens so I’ll just have to enjoy yours!!
Freda Henderson says
Who is screaming the loudest, Miss Hattie or Vince?
Sheri says
Oh my word, your Miss Hattie stories just crack me up!
Karen Langseth says
I can see why Vince wants to have only 12 laying chickens ,preferably all in the fence!!
Rose says
What a perfect title for a childs book for Addie! I know she would love reading the antics of her grandparents and the little red/brown hen lol
Anne C. says
Miss Hattie could be a partner-in-crime with my Quaker parrot, Teddy. I bought Teddy from his previous owner in 2001. Teddy was not quite two at the time. He was never kept in a locked cage, so he insists on being let out each morning. He almost always stays on top of his cage or around it. His cage sits in front of a window that looks out into my husband’s home office. Teddy is quite jealous and believes that I belong to him, so he abhors my husband. Teddy will sit on the windowsill and spy on hubby. Teddy is also loud at times. Our Amazon parrot, Jack, will repeatedly yell “Shut up!” until Teddy complies. Teddy rarely flies, but when he does, the little dickens does his best imitation of the Red Barron and dives at my husband. Thank goodness Teddy can’t lay eggs, though.
Sorry that Vince is encountering hen problems, but he’ll just have to grin and bear it. At least Miss Hattie doesn’t wear out tires or use data on the cell phone. Miss Hattie is a legend in her own time! I wish you the best of luck. I, too, often mediated sticky issues between our children and my husband. I was often successful. However, I can’t say the same for my constant efforts to mitigate the angst between my man and my spunky parrot.
Mel Meister says
I had a quaker named Popcorn. He adored me, worshipped me, in fact. But he would bite the beejeebers out of anyone else who came near him.
Anne C. says
It’s intriguing the way parrots often form a bond with the person of their choosing. The woman I bought Teddy from had been away on business when I picked up the bird. A few months later, she asked to come visit him one last time. Teddy bit the fire out of her finger when she attempted to let him perch. I felt awful for her. By that time, however, Teddy had become my baby.
shirley bruner says
Things are never boring at the Yellow Jacket Ranch. LOL
Carolyn says
LOL at the problems w step fathers and step children (did that been there) and your stories about Hattie! they make my day. I’m also enjoying the others comments.
Nan says
Hilarious!
AngieG9 says
You, Vince and Miss Hattie always give me a great laugh just when I need one.. The biggest problem I have coming out of an MS relapse is that I look at the chaos around me and feel like I have to do everything at once, so today I have worn myself out again. Now I’m kicking back and getting caught up on the world outside after defrosting my freezer and throwing out 10 grocery bags of way outdated food, some of which had come unsealed. At least there will be lots of room to put my 2 gallons of burgoo this weekend, or whatever is left of it after I eat my fill. Which suddenly reminds me, I have forgotten to eat today — again.
Linda Steller says
LOL – maybe Miss Hattie was Italian in another life and has that woman’s prerogative to really rile up the males in the area!
Valorie Spanogle says
You are a great story teller. Thanks for letting us come and “sit a spell” as we “listen” to your stories! I love them.
Peg H says
HAHAHAHA!!! Thanks for the belly laugh! Better Half had to come running to see what was so funny. He didn’t get quite the kick out of your story that I did – probably because he was putting himself in Vince’s shoes. ROFLOL!
Diana says
I keep telling ya there is a children’s story there !LOL The Adventures of Miss Hattie and Mr. Vince.
Tam says
Scared the heck out of Vince. Scared an egg out of Miss Hattie. Tu, tu funny! He scolds her and then she scolds him. What a pair!
Marie Gilkey says
Just too funny!! Can just picture Vince screaming and the chicken running!!! Never a dull moment!! Love your life!!