Dear Hearts, hens are the latest in barnyard Marines in more ways than one. Well, yes, they tend to attack anyone that has something that looks as if it might be edible. And it's not like they are actually hungry! But go out there with some leftover rolls from Chicken Express and see what happens! But the main thing they do when "helping" with the lawn care is dig small holes every freaking where! Just finished mowing with the zero turn. The grass and side lots look nice, but it was almost beside the point. The hens had that grass cut down to the nub in most places. Only weeds got ahead of them. But everywhere they had been nibbling on the grass, they also dug out a little foxhole! Thumper is the new name for my mower. Thump, bump, thump!
Went to Tammie's to get gas--the expensive, less than 10% leaded--and all the pumps were covered up. Hmm. So went back to Stripes to get the two-gallon containers filled up. Went ahead and filled up two of them. The mower had ZERO fuel in it! Not sure how that happened unless it got siphoned out by a certain neighbor. ARGH! Have not heard if he is going to get out of jail anytime in the near future. At least it is fairly quiet over there.
Saw a couple of small planes doing loopty loops. Not sure if they were playing games or what, but it looked as if a person could certainly lose their meal over the way they were flying. Whew! Straight up and then straight down! Can think of much better places to practice insanity--not over a residential area.
While Jenn was here, she asked if the grass had been mowed yet. Nope. Chicken trimmed, but not mowed. She could hardly believe how much grass they eat. But when we had my six hens on her yard in Mansfield, Gary did not have to mow at all because the hens kept the grass eaten up! Bet that is why their eggs were so pretty, all that green grass.
It's kind of funny, but all these eggs hardly ever are eaten at my house. Once in a while, French toast, boiled egg on a salad, or scrambled eggs and bacon. So very many eggs come out of those nests, but seldom find their way into my meals. Guess it would be better for me to eat some more of them. They don't have anything in them that is bad for a person.
Just talked to JoAnn. Jerry will be in jail for a while. Meanwhile, he is doing well. He seems to adapt to the way they live in those places. And no drugs means that his mind is clear. Too bad he can't keep that way on the outside.
Today's meal of the evening is leftover chicken. Not too crazy about chicken tenders, but the last time some fried livers were brought home, one of them included a gallbladder! BLEAH. Whoever prepped that liver did not pay attention!
Back when Lewis and the dingy young Nancy were "courting," my daddy took us to the Wichita River to hunt some squirrels. Yours truly sat down on a tree stump to wait for Dad and Lewis to make a turn around a bend in the river. The grass was not even out good yet, so who would have noticed where my rifle butt was sitting? Then put the rifle up to my shoulder and chin later. Poison ivy. Had the worse case of poison ivy ever. It was all over the lower half of the right side of my face. It made scars. Now the scars are beginning to peel and may have to be looked at in case this develops into something other than just normal scar tissue. Jenn noticed it when she was here, but it did not occur to me at the time to tell her that a trip to the doctor was going to be scheduled soon. Most things like that are pretty easy to ignore, but am well aware that scar tissue from something as drastic as that mess could become a bigger mess down the road. Anyone who has ever had a bad burn and scar tissue forms, be aware that such tissue can change drastically overnight!
Something else that we learned when mother-in-law was still alive: a cyst--about the same thing as a blackhead or zit--can become infected and need to be removed. If more than one cyst is in the vicinity, BOTH need to be removed at the same time. Dr. Blackwell said that it is easier to put in a couple of stitches than to have a major lump form wherever. Joy had two major cysts form on a place on her back. Obviously she could not reach them to keep them cleaned out, but that is what has to happen unless they are removed. So, those of you who do not have someone at home to help clean your back, get a facial expert to clean out your back for you at the same time you get a facial!
Thought about Charlie Anderson while typing this. He used to get a pedicure fairly often because he was unable to trim his toenails. Jennifer suggested that we could go get a pedicure while she was here, but there were just too many other things that needed to be done. So, may just schedule a pedicure this coming week.
Green tea with watermelon flavoring! Umm. It will probably keep me awake tonight, but it is so satisfying! Usually don't have any caffeine after 10 a.m., but sometimes a bottle of tea or something like that just hits the spot.
The bird for yesterday and today was the Green Jay. Yep, we have them in Texas. Have seen a Stellar's Jay, but not a Green Jay. They run around in flocks and give other birds a hard time. They also attack snakes, squirrels, and any other critter that bothers them. Sounds just like my neighborhood as a child. Saying that with a smile.
Guess tomorrow the weed eater might come out and do a little bit in the front yard. Let some hens and the two dogs out in the front this morning while my bottom sat on a sack of potting soil in the wagon out by the flowerbed. The hens were funny. They would have that grass gone in nothing flat if my patience would allow them to stay longer. The dogs, on the other hand, would find something to chase in a heartbeat! Wish those orange fences that construction companies use were available and cheap enough to put across an area to keep the girls inside and safe. They could have a ball out there on the side next to the east lots. The dogs would probably figure out how to go under it too quickly. But the hens would love it!
Still reading a book about Texas. Not sure that Grayson was all that interested in having the book. He may be trying to find a job right now, so that won't be one of his major concerns. Think he has some resumes sent out, but not sure. Grandmothers are not always in the know or even on the list of interested--or interesting--parties. Jenn and Gary are going to be surprised one of these days to find their house echoing from just the two of them rattling around in there. Remember that absence well. And now that it is just me and two dogs, well, the dogs are good company. They don't carry on a conversation at all, however. That was one of the nice things about going to classes at The Zone. At least once a week someone said hi to me. Now it is a phone call to Connie every morning at 10 a.m. Oh well. Books keep my mind active, too.
Guess everyone is about the same as far as health issues. Let's remember Joe and Michelle Malay. And Kimberly Alvarado, Sharon's niece, is still recovering. Meanwhile, the entire nation is hurting in places with flooding, storms, murders, and assorted horrors. God bless us as a nation.
May you all rest well this night and awake with purpose in mind. You are loved.
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