July 15, 2011

I don't know why my other blog did not post. I'll try again. It has been a busy summer. I went to Lex and Erika to help when Naomi was born. I loved my time there. Desea, Jazzy, and Cici are very busy. The food and the company were great. I got to know Ciela and renew love with Desea and Jazzy. I learned a lot from them. They are adorable. After I came home it was past time to kill and dress out the Cornish X Rock chickens. It is done and they are in the freezer until it gets cooler and I can can them.
It is blazing hot. Mike has taken care of the animals most of the time as it is too hot for me. We redid our room. Mike was sawing wood for our bed frame and I decided to help him by taking care of the animals for the evening. The rabbits received water and food. I checked the water and food for the chickens and turkeys. Then I closed up the chicken houses. One little hen was not cooperating. I closed the door while I tried too shoo her into the roosting house. After she went in. I pushed the door to go back out. Imagine how I felt when it wouldn't budge. The latch fell into the lock when I had pulled the door shut. I didn't want to break the door if I didn't have to, so I started Yelling for Mike. You guessed it. I did not have my cell phone with me. Luckily he heard me in 5 minutes time and rescued me. He made a comment about all the old hens being locked up and I reminded him what happens to a lot of roosters around here. Another great day in chicken ranching!

July 15, 2011

Wednesday evening was interesting. Mike was working on our room so I decided to take care of the animals so that he wouldn't have to later. (I don't do well in the heat.) I took care of the rabbits and played with them. I locked up Eddie's chickens and went to our chicken yard. The turkeys decided to roost with the chickens. I had one black chicken out in the yard and the rest in the chicken house. I finally chased her into the setting part and shut the door. I chased her into the roost and closed that door. I tried to open the door to the outside and found myself looked. I, of course, did not have my phone. I yelled until Mike could hear me. He was outside sawing wood for our bed frame. Luckily, he heard me. I could have been there for quite a while. It was hilarious!

What's New?

It is hot. We have been very busy. We have new baby rabbits. We have a beautiful female turkey named Tinkerbell. We have two baby turkeys in the brooder. We have 6 turkey eggs in the incubator. We are excited about Spring. Papaw is building a turkkey house. Eddie has built rabbit hutches. Life is new. I have painted wood and planned and planted in the garden. Papaw has planted most oof the garden. Eddie planted his garden. Plants are growing. There is still lots more to do.
Mike and I legal Texans: We have our drivers license to prove it. I am looking for a job to help pay bills. My Visiting Teaching companion has changed and so has my rooute. It will be fun to meet more people. I am slow remembering names and need all the help I can get. Tomorrow is a new day with new challenges and it will be an adventure!

January 25, 2011

It is sunny and cool. The animals are fine. There were no hawks today. The chickens are happy and the turkey is strutting. I can't get completely warm so it must be allergies. I have lots to do, but I am at the computer, typing away. The sun is magnificent. Papaw has been busy: reading the news paper, driving to the post office, and burning trash. It will be below freezing tonight. Hope all is well with all of you.

Today

It is windy and cold. The allergies are acting up because of the wind. Even though it is grey outside, I love all the changes in the weather. It makes life feel like an adventure. The chickens are happily pecking away at the ground and Mr. Gobbles has had his breakfast of mixed grain. He enjoys running with the chickens when they dash out their opened door. He roosts on the back of Mike's pickup or in a branch over the house at night. He adds joy to our lives. We are waiting for Papaw (Dad) to arrive home after his month's visit in California.
I have made banana bread for the occasion. Lots left to do!

July 18,2010

I hope been at the hospital with Genny and John nsince Thursday. So far. the little one is still where he is supposed to be. Contractions start and stop off and on. We should know what we are doing by Monday, according to the doctor. Mike is holding down the fort at the ranch. I miss him and talk to him daily.

June 28, 2010

It is hot, hot, hot. We need some rain. The ground has cracks. The chickens are doing great. The chicken palace is nearing completion. Seven chicken snakes have been killed and another one has been spotted. It ate the eggs on the porch. We are raising a crop of the snakes. They are fast and aggressive.

May 30,2010

It is hot, in the 90's and humid. Dad (Papaw) is doing well. Even though he has more medical tests, he is excited that he does not have to have stints put in at this time. The surgeon said he was in great shape for his age. He does have some blockage, but not enough to warrant the surgery. He was greatly relieved. Mike is healing nicely and slowly becoming more active. Our green beans Dad planted in the garden were in our stir-fry and our apricots were in our pie tonight. It is exciting to be able to feed ourselves with the food we grow. Our chickens are growing and the adults are providing us with eggs. We have eaten some of our quail. Dad knows how to make them very tasty. I hope to plant some more vegetables tomorrow. Life can be exciting!

May 5, 2010

Dad is going through medical tests for his heart and probably a hernia. He likes his doctor and the nurses. He loves to joke and joke. Mike has surgery tomorrow for his hernias. It should be an easy surgery, according to his doctor. He is an interesting doctor. We like him.
Our chickens are doing well. I love watching chickens. They are very intertaining. I have 24 quail eggs incubating and 5 chicken eggs. I bought a new incubator because the other one became unreliable. My nephew-in-law is helping me build a new chicken yard and house so we can separate the chickens. Eddie, my brother-in-law, likes pure breeds. I like several types of chickens and don't care if they are pure breeds as long as they lay great eggs.
I love going to the swimming pool and working out in the pool. I am not the swimmer I used to be. Spring is here and plants are growing. Life is never boring!

April 7,2010

I can't believe it is all ready the 7th. I am at Mashaide's. She gave birth to Ilioso on March 29th. He is little,but is doing well. His mother is ready to bring him home. I hope I get to spend some time with him before I go home. It was such a blessing to be with Mashaide and be a coach to the birth. She was great. It is a priviledge to be here.

Third week in February

Well I'm not capable of changing my background without help. I like Christmas anyway. I spent an hour on it tonight and still haven't been able to change it. I have been busy planting seeds in tiny pots in the greenhouse. We mist them every day I can hardly wait until the Swiss chard is ready to eat. I dug up the calladiums and reworked the soil. I will replant them the middle of March when the frosts are over. One day it is warm, the next day it is 22 degrees. I have a lot to do. I made a great dinner Feb. 13th because I felt good. The other dinners have been okay. I am feeling like doing more now that I feel better. Sinus infections knock me down.

Winter

It is cold and damp again. It will be 20 degrees in the morning. It makes caring for the chickens and quail chilly. It gets my blood pumping. Sometimes I take a nap afterwards, just to get warm. Church was great this afternoon. We meet from 1 to 4 pm. I think I napped through sacrament meeting-it was too cold in the meeting. Mike is feeling better. I have been knitting while he drives us to our errands. I have finished some stuff that I was supposed to do before the Jamul fire. I have been getting Spring fever and have been cleaning some of the home and planting in the green house.

January

I can't remember how to change the background so I am still using the Christmas theme. My children know I love Christmas. Mike and Cheri have been under the weather with different ailments. Hopefully, they are getting better. I have stayed busy worrying, doing, and annoying everyone (my best talent), and taking care of the animals. I boiled quail eggs today and I am putting them in my salad tomorrow. Yum! Next week I plan to eat some quail. I will be planting in raised beds in the green house Eddie finished.

Church was very uplifting today. It was so full and the overflow was full, too. There quite a few families who have moved into the ward. The babies in the ward are adorable.

We now have 50 baby quail in the brooder, 5 adult female, and 1 adult male quail in a cage in Cheri's home, on the wood stove. Of course, the wood stove in not on. The baby quail have been handled by people so they are calm while I pet them. Their brooder is in the glass green house so they don't freeze. It will be below 30 degrees tonight.

Cheri and I have joined a family gym that has two inside, heated pools and one outside pool. They have other fitness things there. We start tomorrow and we are ecstatic. Cheri feels no pain when she is in the pool and it will be some exercise for her. I am looking forward to swimming myself. I am way out of shape so I expect it will take me a while to be a good swimmer again.

I am so happy to be able to blog. It is the first time in quite a while I have been on the internet in quite a while. I have been busy with unpacking, problems which crop up here and with Cheri. It is wonderful to be able to think of and do other things. Mike has been working on the plumbing for days. He has solved some major issues, but there are still some problems to work out.

Holidays

Papaw is safely home. We are very happy to have him home. We decorated the day after Thanksgiving. Christmas will be full of love for all of our families, but money is short. The chickens are doing fine. We are getting 11 to 20 eggs a day. They are all healthy. The green house is a fourth done. It is cold, but not as cold as some of you are. The snow melted as soon as it fell. We saw the movie "Old Dogs" and it was hilarious! I will be getting cards out soon.

ISeptember 20, 2009

It has been hot. I have been busy. I did not go to church today because Papaw was sawing heavy Plywood and I did not want him alone doing it. I am sweating up a storm. Cheri's doctor said she is cancer free! Hurray! He also said she will be struggling with tiredness and weakness for another month.October, she sees a doctor about her hip. We are all as well as can be expected. Papaw and I stay busy. Papaw is usually the cook by his choice. The food is good, so I am not complaining. Mike is still fixing the truck. We love you.

Sept. 6th

I went to church today: Boerne Second Ward. They were very friendly and it is the ward we are in. I can hardly wait for Mike to get here. He will make lots of friends. We finally got some rain last night. We need much more, but I am sure there are lots of places that need rain.

hot

I thought California was hot. Texas is hotter. The chickens are doing well. I miss Mike. He is still repairing the truck.

It has been 12 years of marriage for us! It has gone be fast! Mike is a good man. I am very grateful.
We are leaving for Texas September the 1st. It is right around the corner with so much to do. Wow! I hope we are ready by then.