Ah! Allergies!

 Ah! Allergies!

 

Figured it out today! When the sneezes are almost non-stop and the temp in your body is a bit much—going from chills to heat waves—then you can tell something is causing your allergies to overwhelm your immune system. Ah, Benadryl!

 

It has been a good day. Have been outside quite a bit and even walked down to Patty’s and gave the littles some exercise. Took a couple of cans of pineapple to Patty. Discovered that despite my thoughts otherwise, the old woman is also allergic to pineapple even canned. Knew fresh pineapple would turn my mouth wrong side out, but had no idea that the canned stuff would also make me itch. Oh joy. Today had canned peaches with cottage cheese.

 

Patty made some salmon patties that she did not like very much. The dogs would not eat them unless they were given a piece from what was being eaten right in front of them. Yes, they were good patties, but they did not have much of a salmon taste. She said it was packed in water instead of oil. Whatever, they were eaten and enjoyed.

 

Went out and worked in the coop a bit today and put a dowel rod (the big kind) across a different way and a smaller rod across a corner. Hoping that the girls will like it better. They are funny about how they roost, but they have to adjust when the notion hits me to move something. Never a dull moment, ya know.

 

Have been so impressed with the public reaction to the healing of the young football player. SO many folks are seeing God’s love in action. And yes, we are also aware of the possibility that the vaccine has had some kind of affect on him since he was injected on the 26^th of December. But that really is not the point! The point is that our nation—hello! The entire world has noticed and prayed for him! This is so very wonderful because we know that the Bible asks if God will find faith when He returns. Think the absolute answer to this question at the moment is a definite yes! The future generations might find our faith somewhat strange, but those of us who have seen with our own eyes the miracles that God has shown in this nation and others, will make our belief remain strong. Reading history as posted by Tara Ross has shown how often God has used the weather to protect our soldiers and confound our enemies. Washington could not possibly have succeeded had it not been for God’s hand in his life and in his military work. He was not that wise by military standards. But by God’s Hands he overcame so many terrible obstacles. Healing, watching over a man in a hospital, from babies to a nation, we have to accept that our destiny is in God’s hands!

 

My oldest, his wife, and his daughter are at the moment trying to negotiate their way through Atlanta. Have already prayed for God’s intervention and blessings. That city has some major problems with traffic. Of course, part of the problem is the sheer volume of people living there and going from one point to another. Not sure what they do for public transportation, but if ever a city needed buses or other forms—commuter trains—of egress from the business areas, this town needs them. Let us hope that a way home can find them avoiding the city altogether if that is possible.

 

Having a cup of chicken bouillon here in a few minutes. Trying not to drink too much coffee or other stuff. Even decaffeinated, coffee can mess with a body’s stomach. The bouillon is just tasty and good for ya.

 

Guess the old woman will sit down and try again to see if groceries can be delivered instead of picked up. Asking for three cases of water means that getting someone else to pick it up and put them in my wagon means less stress on my back. We will see if the old woman can get the situation aligned to suit the order in a bit. It does not take much to make me get frustrated when either the store location or the delivery/pickup options don’t suit me.

 

Have to give you a good laugh. Nikki has a ewe named Q-Tip. She wanted to have her bred. She asked Brenda J. if she had a ram, but Brenda’s herd has Orf. SO, one of Brenda’s ewes refused her lamb—a little male—and she gave it to Nikki to raise. Nikki named her future ram—get this—2-Ply! Funny! That family comes up with some of the funniest names for their critters!

 

May have told you guys the story of how my former sister-in-law was raising registered Cocker Spaniels. She gave one to the parents. The little female was as sweet as could be, but my parents were not all that good about taking her outside every hour on the hour, so they had to name her: Charmin! Guess my ability to choose a decent name for a critter was never all that great, but the donkey that Daddy bought for me back in 1959 got a decent name: Sir Clyde the First. Not anyone in Petrolia may have known his name, but Mom discovered that SHE was called the Donkey Girl’s Mom! Hilarious!

 

Son-in-law is doing somewhat better. He was losing blood yesterday and ended up in the ER again, but they gave him some Vitamin K or whatever to stop the action of the blood thinners he is on. Then they told him to back off the blood thinners. Whatever is going on, it needs to get balanced out. They first went to the Mansfield hospital and discovered a line out the door just trying to get checked in to the ER. Apparently, some kind of bug is going around down there. The ER at Baylor was empty, so they got right in and were seen immediately. Jenn said she did not even get any work done yesterday, so it all had to be done today. But at least Gary is feeling better. A call a few minutes ago found him on the floor playing with his three big dogs!

 

Really don’t know much except that my silly dogs are out of treats again! Dadgumit! They don’t ask for much, but the refills have not arrived yet. Amazon is not as fast as Chewy! Chewy must realize that when a dog needs a treat or a toy, it is needed NOW in dog time!

 

Remember to ask for blessings for those in the Ukraine and other parts of the world where chaos seems to be inspired by hatred and stupidity. Let us ask God for peace for those who would try to be free of terrorism.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.