TanksHill...Roll on!!

[Beekissed]

I'm glad it was nothing but I don't know how in the world you stopped yourself from investigating it before then....I'd woulda had that puppy dissected by then out of pure morbid curiosity!!!

When I was little, I couldn't wait until Grandma would open the gizzard on the chicken so we could see what it had been eating! I love all that gory stuff!

 

[TanksHill]

I imagine Bee that's why you make such a great nurse.

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

hey Tanks

so glad The Glove was a big nothing.. but i hope you felt better that the po po arrived so fast, took you seriously, and whipped out the gloves and such.

it woulda been a GREAT story tho.. wow! as for the neighbor you could always say it was some kind of evidence you hoped would help with the fire investigation???

ha!

or just tell him you think he's an axe wielding crazy person...oh wait.. thats me.. hum.....

 

[Dace]

I am glad that it turned out to be nothing....imagine if it were a hand

Well, that was fun

What's on today's agenda? Thursdays are rough for me, busiest day of the week with multiple extra-curriculars that have me driving around town like a crazy woman.

 

[TanksHill]

I am glad the glove thing turned out to be nothing as well. It was exciting though for a minute.

Thursday, ........ I have such an exciting fun filled day planned!!!


I get to pick up the dry cleaning then come home to house chores.

Actually I am on self imposed restriction. I paid all the bills and did the grocery shopping now it's time to shelve the spending for a good week or so and stay close to home.

So today's list includes...

Prep the laundry room for dismantling the cabinet.

kitchen

cranberry sauce

laundry

I would like to do inventory on the freezer plan this next weeks dinners.

Get the turkey run raked and feed those big hungry things.

Oh, I have a big old buff orp that is sleeping in the nesting boxes. And pooping there as well. Any tricks to getting her to roost on a roost?
Last night I moved her over after dusk. I wonder if she stayed?

Well kids are up. Time to start my day!!

 

[Beekissed]

The only thing I've ever found that works for that is consistently putting them back on the roost every night or blocking the nesting boxes. Both are very inconvenient for my lifestyle but it works if you do it for about a week.

 

[TanksHill]

Thanks Bee. My son let them out this morning. I will need to go do poop patrol and see what the results were.

g

 

[TanksHill]

Monday, first day of Turkey break for the kids. Last day of sanity for Mom.

All things being relative it is freeking cold here. Last night it got down to the mid 40's. I made a vow to try and not use the furnace. Doable but not fun.

It's going to be chilly all week. Thursday is supposed to be the coldest. Lets hope the weather man is wrong.

Had a great weekend. I got lots done. Dh rebuilt the cabinet from our laundry room. The p trap had a leak. At least that's what we think the problem was. Anyways, those great Maple cabinets we put in were melamine boxes. Sucked all that water up like a straw. So dh bought some really nice ply wood and spent the weekend building a new cabinet. I think buying one would have sufficed but he enjoyed it.

Still finishing up on laundry. Going to hang some family pictures today. I took most of my family pics down when we re painted and have not put any back up.

I am trying to focus on today and stop worrying about tomorrow. I did some reading at about 3 am. Joyce Meyer. I couldn't sleep and was having a bit of an anxiety issue. I realize I need to stop focusing on the "what if's" concentrate on today and what I can do right now.

I am thinking of moving the turkeys today. I am going to put that new coop in the orchard. Add some panels to the sides and stack some straw bales around the north side for protection. Then I would need to clip their wings and move them.

So off I go.

have a great day.

g

 

[TanksHill]

Well yesterday was an eventful day. After waking up at 3 am and having an anxiety attack over my life I came out and spent some time on my computer. Which in reality I do way to much. But this time I sat and read the daily devotional on Joyce Meyers web page. It gave me hope and a bit of direction. Made me feel better anyway.

My problem is I have been feeling like I am in limbo. It's very hard to plan for your spring garden, paint the house or even hang a picture on the wall if your not sure if your coming or going.

In that other thread Murphy's described me as a person in the wrong place, or something to that effect. That got me thinking.

I grew up at the beach. I was born and raised in the sand and waves. I used to roller skate or bike or do whatever I could to go on a regular basis. When I was a teen I used to roller skate 3 miles to the beach, 3 more to the pier and back home at the end of the day. Heck I wish I could still do that.

Anyways, 11 years ago I moved to San Diego, got married, built a house and had my first baby all in about 2 years. My life has changed drastically. It was a huge adjustment. I do live about 8 miles from the ocean but it's not "my" beach. Not the same as where I used to live.

I think me wanting to move is just based on the fact that this has never really felt like home. Don't get me wrong I have a beautiful house, a wonderful family and lots of work in this place. But something has always been a bit off.

But what worries me is will a farm be any better? Will I get there and be "off" as well? I really don't think I could be a beach bum again. Or could I?

Aww the dilemmas of life. Home is where the heart is right? I just need to re focus and stop worrying about tomorrow. Which I think I can now because......

To make an already too long story short. I turned off my computer for the morning and was concentrating on the house and kids. Then I turned it on to order some enlargements of my kids on line. There was an e mail from my loan processor about my refinance.

I had not heard from them in 2 weeks. Not since I told them to take the whole thing and shove it up their heiny.(I actually used some not so nice words) My re fi was ready to close. I can't believe it. Since July I have been working on this. They had the docs sent to a notary and she came at 7pm last night. Its all signed and done. So if everything goes as planned. All my debt will now be in my mortgage. Which is now so huge it makes me ill but will give me some more wiggle room on everything else. 4.5 percent. Not bad.

I have plans to restructure where my money goes. I really need to build our savings back up. We also had dh raise coming soon. Well at least they say it is. Corporate America geesh it really sucks.

Well not sure what I am doing today. Maybe read some more. Work on my Christmas crafts. I have 4 more knotted blankets to finish. I also need to pickup some groceries. Oooo that should be fun with 3 kids in tow.

have a great day.

g

 

[murphysranch]

I hope I didn't "plant" the idea that you are not in the right place. I didn't know about you growing up at the beach, or anything else. Its just a feeling I have about you. Toys don't make the person a person and the stuff in a home doesn't make it a home. I know. I'm stuggling with that right now. A huge home that is not MY home, in an emotional sense. Not right for me, somehow...