Actually Wearing Clothes!

 Actually Wearing Clothes!

 

Decided to clean the floors today and get some rugs washed. Not planning on going anywhere, but still thought it might make me feel better if the old woman put on some decent clothes—meaning pants, bra, and decent t-shirt. Still wearing sandals, but then, sweeping off the deck and sidewalk doesn’t take heavy-duty shoes. Dumped the dogs’ water trough and will clean it good in a bit. It gets green in a hurry. Took the little feed bucket and threw water under the deck for the hens. Have about a foot of water left in the stock tank from the last rains. Doesn’t take long to use it up, but at least it does not cost anything to soak the ground under the deck.

 

Sterling called from Shawnee, OK, a bit ago. Jacqui is visiting with friends and classmates at the funeral of her friend’s husband. She said this friend had been by her side when her first two husbands died. Can’t imagine losing two husbands—one to cancer and another to a tractor accident. Just praying that her latest husband does not keel over anytime soon. Just kinda love my brother.

 

Have ordered stuff from Amazon now for quite some time, and it seems like a person would become more careful about what gets ordered—the description, at least. The last few orders came with some surprises: three of one thing, two of another, and two that were just not what the old woman thought they were. The coffee ended up tasting wonderful, but it was definitely not decaf, but the mixed nuts (minus any peanuts) were salted—a definite no, no. Had some of the coffee this morning as the extra caffeine helps keep me moving with intent instead of random silliness. The two 30.1-pound bags of lamb and brown rice dog food are working their way to the bottom of a 50-gallon trash bucket, but one can of the case of lamb got totally refused this morning. Can we say spoiled dogs? And now Thompson has decided to make a liar out of me by cleaning up Sylvia’s bowl!

 

Need a bright idea for how to make some covers for the arms of my leather recliner. Thompson usually makes it his home for sticking his head out of the curtain to the window to watch the road. He has messed up two spots that need to be covered with leather again. Have some patches of Velcro to put on there so something can be held down to the arms, but have not decided what to use. Wondering if there is such a thing as leather patches. Read the reviews of customers of leather patches who had curved surfaces. Nope, leather patches won’t work with a dog who uses those arms as his resting place. Sigh. Velcro it will be then! Now to find a washable material to cover those arms.

 

Have the kettle on heating for tea. Have a few “cowboy” cookies left from some picked up at United the other day. Once had a recipe for “Chip Kickin’” cookies. It called for nuts, coconut tinted green, chocolate chips, and whatever else one wanted to throw in. If you ever walked across a pasture where cows grazed, you can imagine what they looked like. Kinda funny to an old country girl.

 

Just found out that Stephen lost all his hens to three raccoons! Dang! I thought snakes were bad! At least they only steal eggs. But he came over and got some eggs and brought my wagon back. He is going to take the handle back to his place and weld something so it can be bolted back on. Then the old woman can get on Amazon and buy some wheels that won’t go flat and let Stephen put the things together. Some of us are simply not mechanically minded.

 

Reading Sherlock’s Cat and enjoying the stories. May spend the evening finishing that book. Hoping that all is well with mine, yours, and everyone’s family. The weather may get better before we know it, and someday we may—maybe—miss this hot weather. But it’s not likely! Let us be grateful for all the blessings in this life and look forward to His kingdom.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.