September was crazy busy and I struggled to get much of anything actually done. Softball season came to an end with up to four games in a week and I spent considerable time cataloging the footage of the games for future use. Combine that with several physical therapy sessions for both Kinzie and myself, a […]
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The extreme heat hung around for a few more days before finally letting up a little. The girls played a softball game on the 21st and the heat index was 120 degrees. Even with every coach and parent monitoring the girls, the catcher for the Quapah Jr High softball team went down with a heat
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Because I was unable to finish incubating eggs for next years’ layer birds and there weren’t enough to start another full batch when I got home, I ordered 25 Dominique layer chicks from Cackle Hatchery. On Wednesday morning, I got the call from the post office to come pick them up. Twenty-eight very cute little
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Not only are we getting rain in August, we are getting a lot of rain. I originally was going to tell you about the 1.9 inches of rain we’ve received this past week. But we had a serious rain storm overnight last night receiving 4.75 of rain, making the total 6.65 inches of rain for
I am about to embark on an unexpected detour in life for the next two weeks. I suppose the timing was unexpected but the detour itself is not. Both of my parents are 81 years old, both have had strokes and Dad has suffered several health setbacks over the years. I believe they are beginning
It truly has been a rainy week, and I’m glad. It has rained five of the last six days for a total of 2.65 inches. Most of them were not storms, certainly not the kind of storms that causes damage anyway. My dogs are not big fans regardless. With the recent fireworks and occasional thunder
This week, life was much more normal after all the storms. That doesn’t mean that things didn’t happen around here! Any time there animals in the mix, something interesting is bound to happen. I really like the A frame pig huts that I built for my Idaho Pasture pigs. They are more affordable than the
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Sometimes life comes at you so fast, you can’t keep up, let alone write about it. I’m hoping I can get this to you before something else happens. We’ll see. On the morning of the 14th, I saw on the radar a storm coming our way. As you may know, because I am STILL in
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For four days last week, my granddaughter, Kinzie and I, worked the kids camp at our church. It’s four days of chaos being skillfully guided by seasoned volunteers who know how to handle the children. I believe the grades are third through sixth with others who belong to the volunteers. Kinzie bravely spent all her
Although I’m always busy with something, some weeks are a more eventful than others. It seems this past week was one of the more eventful ones. I’ve been spending extra time out with the piglets. This is my first time farrowing and raising piglets and I am trying really hard to learn as much as
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