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frustratedearthmother
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It was so very sad - funeral was yesterday... shortage of tissues in this town today.
Finally got the stinkin' baby quail out of the house and set up in brooders otuside. Of course, it turned cold again that very evening, but they're doing ok. The honey bees have found all the feeders and they are hanging out making a total nuisance of themselves. Happens every year about this time - guess there's nothing else for them to feed themselves on, but I hate that they're all over the feed. I'd rather them be making honey from nice organic flowers instead of all this processed (probably GMO) feedstuff. I have lots of clover growing in the back yard - hopefully it'll start blooming soon. They looooooooooove clover blossoms!
We have a water leak, and we're having H.E.(double)L getting it fixed. The problem is that we have not one, but TWO valves leaking. We knew we had a leak at the valve that shuts off water to the critters. It started leaking after the big freeze - haven't quite figured out why but maybe cuz we were turning it off and on so often. Soooo, we go to replace it and try to shut off the valve at the water tank and find out that THAT valve is incompetent. It won't completely shut off the flow of water.....so....trying to glue pipe together when you can't get it dry is NOT working for us. DH is outta town until Thursday so we're gonna have to tackle that on Saturday. It's a slow drip, so in the meanwhile, just turning on the water in the morning and in the evenings and keeping it off the rest of the time. That is SOOOOO annoying! I can't tell you how many times I've gone to the faucet and turned it on, lol...only to be totally embarrassed at myself for not remembering it's off - geeze!
Trying to figure which of the girls are bred and which aren't. I've got a couple looking like they're bred, but not sure of some of the others. But, if all goes as planned, I've got does due in February, March, April and early May. Then I need to plan for breedings that will deliver in the fall so I can keep milk going pretty much year round. However, DH and I need to sit down and discuss when/if we're going to vacation this year....can't be having deliveries while we're gone or be needing to milk the gals either. Geeze, this farm stuff can get complicated!
DH and I had a 'date day' Sunday afternoon - was supposed to be Saturday but life got in the way. We took back the watch that he got me for Christmas and I picked out another one - and while we were there - we picked out my birthday gift. So, I have my new watch for my left arm and a nice shiny new ring on my right hand. I've never been much of a jewelry girl, but it's nice. The only weird part is having sparklies on my farm girl, well-worn hands, lol.
Finally went tot he doc for this lingering cough. Was very surprised to find that my BP was elevated since I'm usually texbook 120/80. Doc said that the Mucinex I've been taking will shoot the BP up and I believe her now! Told me to throw it out and take only what she gives me from now on - LOL - yes ma'am! I'm the worst one about going to the Doc - went this summer when I stepped on a nail but before that it had been several years...got fussed at for not having a 'well-woman' exam in a while. Whatever! I oughta know if I'm a well-woman or not and I pronounce myself "WELLL"!
That's about it for now... I'll have a nice relaxing evening with no cooking tonight! Might soak in the hot tub with a glass of vino and do nuttin at all!
Finally got the stinkin' baby quail out of the house and set up in brooders otuside. Of course, it turned cold again that very evening, but they're doing ok. The honey bees have found all the feeders and they are hanging out making a total nuisance of themselves. Happens every year about this time - guess there's nothing else for them to feed themselves on, but I hate that they're all over the feed. I'd rather them be making honey from nice organic flowers instead of all this processed (probably GMO) feedstuff. I have lots of clover growing in the back yard - hopefully it'll start blooming soon. They looooooooooove clover blossoms!
We have a water leak, and we're having H.E.(double)L getting it fixed. The problem is that we have not one, but TWO valves leaking. We knew we had a leak at the valve that shuts off water to the critters. It started leaking after the big freeze - haven't quite figured out why but maybe cuz we were turning it off and on so often. Soooo, we go to replace it and try to shut off the valve at the water tank and find out that THAT valve is incompetent. It won't completely shut off the flow of water.....so....trying to glue pipe together when you can't get it dry is NOT working for us. DH is outta town until Thursday so we're gonna have to tackle that on Saturday. It's a slow drip, so in the meanwhile, just turning on the water in the morning and in the evenings and keeping it off the rest of the time. That is SOOOOO annoying! I can't tell you how many times I've gone to the faucet and turned it on, lol...only to be totally embarrassed at myself for not remembering it's off - geeze!
Trying to figure which of the girls are bred and which aren't. I've got a couple looking like they're bred, but not sure of some of the others. But, if all goes as planned, I've got does due in February, March, April and early May. Then I need to plan for breedings that will deliver in the fall so I can keep milk going pretty much year round. However, DH and I need to sit down and discuss when/if we're going to vacation this year....can't be having deliveries while we're gone or be needing to milk the gals either. Geeze, this farm stuff can get complicated!
DH and I had a 'date day' Sunday afternoon - was supposed to be Saturday but life got in the way. We took back the watch that he got me for Christmas and I picked out another one - and while we were there - we picked out my birthday gift. So, I have my new watch for my left arm and a nice shiny new ring on my right hand. I've never been much of a jewelry girl, but it's nice. The only weird part is having sparklies on my farm girl, well-worn hands, lol.
Finally went tot he doc for this lingering cough. Was very surprised to find that my BP was elevated since I'm usually texbook 120/80. Doc said that the Mucinex I've been taking will shoot the BP up and I believe her now! Told me to throw it out and take only what she gives me from now on - LOL - yes ma'am! I'm the worst one about going to the Doc - went this summer when I stepped on a nail but before that it had been several years...got fussed at for not having a 'well-woman' exam in a while. Whatever! I oughta know if I'm a well-woman or not and I pronounce myself "WELLL"!
That's about it for now... I'll have a nice relaxing evening with no cooking tonight! Might soak in the hot tub with a glass of vino and do nuttin at all!
now I'm even more jealous!
