Counting Chickens

One of the books I loved as a child was Aesop's Fables. One of my very favorite was called The Foolish Milkmaid.

It tells the story of a girl who is going to sell her milk and buy some chicks and then have eggs that she is going to sell and and then buy herself a pretty dress
Well today this was me.

First I received a email from the place I was going to buy my chicks from that there had been a problem and I needed to contact them as soon as possible.
Which I did and I was told that there had been a problem with the Silkies and that there would be no chicks. I ordered these in December of 2011 the chicks are sold out until 2013
They said they would refund my money, but like a new Mom waiting for her baby to arrive I had everything ready and waiting. I even have 50 pounds of chick starter.

All day I kept seeing this picture of this girl and her broken milk pitcher. I had counted my chickens before they were hatched.
I know that I can go down to the feed store on Friday and get straight run but I am not feeling very lucky. I think I might get all roosters.
So I won't be getting chicks after all. I kept thinking as always happens when things like this take place. God always has a better plan for me if I just choose to wait. So I will wait, at least until Friday. :)

I keep telling myself to snap out of it, it was just chicks not some life and death situation, but I guess I really had my hopes up.
I still have 20 hens. I still have my white Silkie.

I hope you have a wonderful week, I am feeling a little dodgy about this week so far.
~Kim~