It Started with Sunshine.

 It Started with Sunshine.

 

This day started out SO nice. We had sunshine for a few good hours. But now we are back to coolish weather with wind. Checked on Patty about 9:30 to see if she had eaten anything, and then went to United to pick up some chicken and other stuff. Stopped by Whataburger to get Patty a cheeseburger and some fries. Well, got me some onion rings and a sandwich called a “something” melt. It had spicy peppers on it. But it was too much for one person, so the dogs helped me with it. Anyway, Roxie and Patty were good at least for this morning.

 

The hens have been happy to have another head of cabbage. Bought three for them while at United. Put out a few overripe bananas just a few minutes ago. They don’t eat citrus fruit, but they love bananas. They had a couple of papayas back a few weeks ago. Maggie thought they were some kind of squash that got overripe or something, but the girls knew better. They ate every single bite!

 

Feel so tired today for some reason, but don’t want to lie down and nap because it might mean that sleep wouldn’t happen tonight. Probably just need to get something done around here to make myself move more. Something always needs to be done.

 

Got a $50 gift certificate from “Goat Milk Stuff” where they have good stuff that doesn’t make me have a rash. The lotion stick currently in use makes my hands heal better than anything else. The one on my desk smells like almond. The deodorant stick smells like baby powder. Anyway, got the certificate for filling out a survey for the company. Told them that my girls (daughter and daughter-in-law) loved their stuff. Sent the email to Tracy so she could order some for herself and use the gift certificate. Since she would be a new customer, she might get a free gift also. Neat, huh?

 

Cooked four pounds of ground turkey in rolls this morning in the roaster. Now have some chicken fillets on cooking. It is easier to cook several things on the same day so that cleaning up only has to happen once. Have a ten-pound bag of chicken legs that will go on next and probably cook slowly all evening. After the initial mess, just have to debone that stuff and bag it up for the dogs. The dogs may also get some carrots tomorrow after the old woman gets a few pounds peeled and cooked. Never a boring moment around here.

 

The wind is blowing a gale outside. The hens are basically hiding under the deck to get out of it. Yes, 20 mph is not exactly a gale, but those hens don’t weigh in at four or five times as much as the breezes do. The temperature may not be very low at the moment, but with the wind, it still is not comfortable. Gripe, natter, carry on! God has a reason for the weather being what it is, but it still can be pretty uncomfortable for some of us. The weather knees and backs can tell us about it right away. Anyway, warmer weather will be a blessing for some of us.

 

The children mentioned here before need our prayers. Steve Higgs is an author in England whose little autistic daughter has lost her vision completely now. They have managed to install a feeding tube into her stomach, but she still will need almost constant supervision. Sweet little girl is being love with all they can manage, but she has no way of understanding why things are as they are. The garbage that is going around—RSV, covid, flu, and viruses—have been so rough that entire schools have had to shut down. Let us pray that these sicknesses will go away soon and leave our children to have good health and happiness. And pray for the parents to be steadfast in prayer and care.

 

About the only sure remedy for all our problems is from the love of God in our lives. This entire world needs peace from God. We must recognize the only source of true love and our access to that love.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.