Recovery!

 Recovery!

 

Yep, still sore from working in the flowerbed and then add several hotfooted steps following Lance around. So, the legs are sore and the rest of me would just appreciate a hot tub and soak. That will happen later this evening after the hens are fastened up. Had to forcibly detain one hen in a separate place because she thinks she wants to be broody. Not happening. She now has feed, water, and space without anyone’s egg placed under her. She can either lay her own egg or sit there a while. Mean ol’ woman!

 

These two wild ducks are ornery. They are not really afraid of the dogs, so it doesn’t do any good to try to shoo them off. And the squirrel that went up the tree and then over the top of the back fence to climb the electric pole had some sassy language to throw at the dogs and the old woman. Oh well. If he keeps getting in my feeder, maybe a trap on top of the workshop might work. Of course, the trap might end up with half a dozen doves in it instead of a stupid squirrel.

 

Have a dental appointment with the regular dentist tomorrow, but plan to ask him again about making at least an upper plate for me. He said he had trouble with the lab last time he tried this, but it could not possibly be any worse than those dingbats at Affordable Dentistry. Anyway, we will see what he says.

 

Thompson ran up and down the fence and barked so much yesterday trying to get to Shona’s grandchildren playing in her yard that he was hurting pretty badly last night. Had to give him a pain pill so he could rest. Next time the kids play outside, will shut the sidelot gate to keep him contained in the back yard. He can still bark, but he won’t be able to run up and down.

 

Finished the study by Lehman Straus on Daniel. Then ordered my own copy from Amazon. This copy belongs to Sterling. He will come to Texas sometime in the future and can take it back home with him. But for now, he needs to be in Arkansas. Kinda hope he will spend some time with Danny while the kid is still able to enjoy visiting with his dad. The doctors told Danny that the dialysis is for the rest of his life unless he has some kind of transplant of stem cells or something. Then it would be three years before he would be put on the kidney list. He is only 58, but in a way that is older than mud for some of us. He has always been pretty healthy, but who knows what caused this multiple myeloma in the first place. Your prayers for my nephew, his wife Rachelle, and his children would be appreciated.

 

My poppies, bluebonnets, irises, and a few other flowers have begun to look pretty good. The tulips and hyacinths are few and far between, but they are still pretty. Even the tiny flowers make me pretty happy. Tried to post some pictures, so maybe they will show up. Flowers are smiles from God.

 

We all need rest right now in my estimation. The world is too much with us. It helps to just enjoy your critters—dogs, cats, birds, horses, goats, etc. They are pretty close to being the kind of innocence we all need. They love and don’t hold grudges. They forgive quickly. Let us be like our critters—loving and hoping for only the best.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.