Weird start to day

  the power went off at 12:38 this morning and came back on around 3:30 shortly after we got up ....the storm blew through pretty fast and we had no damage but something did happen in Cassville. Also, a tornado touched down in Buffalo and in Branson. Six altogether in the state. High wind damage also. 30 injured in Branson area...glad we mostly slept through it. I woke up just seconds before the power went out because of the wind. Just a couple of minutes after the power went the storm was gone and I went back to sleep. Yay! Alarms went off on time - called power company and they were already on it and a few minutes later- lights came on.
  Sun is shining and it's around 50*. Gonna be a beautiful windy day. 15-20 mph winds .....rain for the month-3.7" at least plus 1/2" of snow....
  We (I use the term lightly)turned Jeanne out with the other horses yesterday. No limping but she hasn't actually worked it. Maybe this weekend we'll throw at least a saddle on her and see how she does.
Sandi came and picked me up Monday morning early so we could meet mom at her dentist appt. She told the home folks she was afraid and wanted family there. Pretty much was just a way to get us to show up and visit with her about living with Sandi again. That hasn't changed any. Her memory's are still confused and not all there. She wasn't sure if she still owned the house in Oregon but knew she had money in the bank. She offered to help buy a trailer for them all to live in. I've got no problem with that but I think Char will. She doesn't want to lose "the bed" at the facility. Who cares? There will always be a bed somewhere.
  It's hours later now and they just reported that a woman in Cassville was thrown from her mobile home on the north end of town and killed in this morning's storm. It wasn't just an overturned big truck that Tim had to drive around on the way to work. What a day for the folks around the Ozarks.
                   Some days are diamonds and some days are stone. Today is both......

Sunny Sunday

  It's been a few days. On Friday I went to visit Susie and finally see her "new" place. She's been there 3 years and only 14 miles away. I don't get out much.....ya think? It's a very nice place and she's made a beautiful home there. It's comforting to know she'll always have a place and a place for her horses and pets.
 Yesterday was the opening for a new Tractor Supply nearby. I stopped for a very quick look around to see what they had to offer in the way of feed for my animals. Nope....they had the horse feed I've used for 15 yrs but $2 a bag higher, dog food abt the same, chicken - higher (scratch was $14!)so I kept moving and went to our feed store and will keep trying to help them stay in business against the chain stores. My animals thank me.

Most of the herd taking their morning nap. First time I've seen Betty lay flat. Jeanne is still under house arrest and healing nicely. I think next week we'll turn her out in a smaller pasture with Cotton and keep feeding them separately. Cotton has asthma and has been having some respiratory trouble. It will help them both. I'm not sure how the rest of the herd will feel about their "stallion" not being able to tell them what to do and protecting them. He often gets help from Spike and now Dick but still........hmmmm. We'll find out.

  Today is the Daytona race. Opening season of Sprint cars. We'll watch it tonight when Tim gets home. Last night we watched the Nationwide race and it was really good. Good start to the season.

  My chestwall is still very tender. A few things really bother it. Most of the time it's just hurting as a reminder but then if I push it....ack! I just need to be more careful in my upper body movements and it will heal eventually. Dang! As if chronic back pain and arthritis weren't enough!

  Just checked and it's up to 47* already at 9a.m.. supposed to top out around 62*. Yay! Breezy of course. When is it not breezy here?

  Some days are diamonds.

Mellow Monday-again

  Well, Tim has gone back to work and today will be so very slow. I love spending time with him. We had such a nice quiet, restful vacation. We did make a trip to Spfd to pick up his truck. That's as far as we went. He went and got 4 bales of hay, we picked up our tax papers and that was almost the extent of traveling on our "vacation". That's the way we like it.
   OMGosh! It's time for Nascar! Had the shootout this past weekend and next weekend is Daytona. Pretty cool.
  It's late in the day for this old gal so will try again tomorrow. Some days are diamonds!

Throwaway Thursday

  While Tim was working on the pickup I managed to throw away things in the shop. The garage and the shop will be cleaned this year! With the new glow plugs and the stuff he did this morning the truck should have no more trouble starting in the cold. Keeping fingers crossed. The block heater no longer works and hoping we don't have to replace it too.
  We've enjoyed our vacation so far. Sleeping in late, watching movies, puttering with things around the place etc.

The "kids" enjoyed the little bit of snow that we did get.

Here's Toybox, Sugar Brown and William the goat. Our first horses and only goat. Around 26-27 years ago. Good golly!

We have enjoyed homemade pizza, scratch pudding and whipped cream, beans & cornbread, hotdogs with fries, tacos from the Bell, waffles, dinner at the sunrise once, etc. Ate like little piggies.....
  Gotta go....some days are diamonds!

Monday, Monday

Starting the day off with a little bit of snow on the ground. Not much but the first snow of the winter. It will be gone tomorrow as the temp will be in the 40*'s. Supposed to turn to sleet later today tho. Hope that Tim gets the feed before the ice comes. Gotta have it today. Jeanne is still under "house arrest" and healing nicely. The top picture was taken in 06 when she was pregnant, with Frosty, I believe. The othe picture was taken last summer. Not bad for a 17 yr old that was used as a brood mare most of her life. Until she came to us she had a colt most every year, poor dear. She will become my next trail horse I'm thinking. We'll see how we get along during this rehab. She's not very respectful to humans but is generally easy to get along with. Be a good time to start her over with the ground work while she can't be under saddle.

Now this is funny. I'm so slow at some projects. I started this linen blouse last September and finished it a few days ago. Five months to finish a few hour project! Good grief!

Here's one from the way back folder. Time frame: had to edit what I wrote. Time frame: I was aound 9 yrs old. 1962-63..give or take a few months. I remember that Easter dress. It was taken at the farm house. Weren't we a handsome bunch? haha
 Had beans and cornbread for dinner last night. Sure was tasty on a chilly night. Will be good for lunch today too.
 I think I'll make a dessert of some kind today too. Haven't decided what kind. Pie, cake, maple bars or candy. So many choices.... and another homemade pizza for dinner. I will remember to take a picture of it this time.
  This may be a multiple post day as I need to get started on my chores.
       Some days are diamonds!

Sunny Saturday

  Yesterday I got to spend half a day with my nephew. I really enjoyed his company. We had fun on the way back from Spfd as we went cross country and played with the gps his boss loaned him. Saw some country that neither of us had seen in a long time. Stopped at my favorite restaurant to eat on the way home. His treat. Now I need to take him to the bayou restaurant and treat him. He has a generous heart like his momma. I hope he can stay on his path. He has tried before and gotten sidetracked. He'll be free of that later this month.
  Didn't get to visit with S at all but hope she is doing better after our quick 2 minutes we did have.
  Some days are diamonds.

Wednesday

  T is working overtime today. I'm glad they still have OT on occasion 'cause we need it. Doesn't everyone? We've had a temporary cut in income and this helps alot. We've done it before and we'll get thru it again.
  I made homemade pizza for dinner last night and it turned out great if I do say so myself. Tim said it was the best homemade pizza he'd ever had. I think I may have some for breakfast haha. (Edited to add: it microwaved just fine!)
  I didn't get my walk in yesterday (insert sad face here) I was too tired early so decided to go back to bed. So....at 6 am I went back to bed. Didn't wake up until 9:30! Yay for me! But .....then it was too late for me to walk haha....just never got around to it.
  Whew! Got that one mile out of the way. Sweating profusely.....it's 6:21 and now for the rest of the day. Friday I have a road trip to Spfd with Mike. About an hour for his appointment and then we're done. Well, maybe grab some lunch at El Taco! Yay! Glad it's one of his favorites too. Sancho, enchillada style, here we come! Oh, and a taco-burger too!Nanner,nanner, big sis...
  I got the cutest little crock pot in my Christmas stuff that Ann and Linda just brought us. It's a 2 qt. - so cute. Would be good for cheese dip, meatballs etc. Might just be perfect for me and Tim too. Less is better.
  Just got a call from T. Looks like they had enough to work and he gets to come back home. Invited me to breakfast! Some days are diamonds!
 
 

Chilly Monday

Hank ready for nap in the rocking chair.

Sheba all toasty for her nap. Me too!

Allen sent this picture to me a few years ago. Someone didn't want a cell tower to spoil their view so it's made into a fake tree!

Hey Sis, maybe Frenchfry wouldn't be so tired if he wasn't up past 1 am posting on facebook! haha Saw that he was up late and couldn't resist -

  Guess I'd better start on my day. T is off to work, got brkft out of the way etc....

Got that one mile out of the way. Yay! OMG! Been meaning to post about one of those little mundane things in life. My new SwivelllSweeper.(mispelled on purpose)I love it! Who would have thought? It works great for this floor for a quick sweep!

  Had a visit with sis this am too. Yep, she's still too busy. Some things never change.

They've decided to leave the caretaking to the caretakers. I think that is sad. Enough said.

  Good new for R! Yay! And for S!

Some days are diamonds AND stones!

Groundhog day

  as usual ....no matter how we look at it we have 6 more weeks of winter. This winter has been pretty mild and I've enjoyed it alot. The mild part that is. Gonna be another nice day upwards 60* again.
  I've been able to use the treadmill on average of every other day. Not losing any weight but enjoying more energy.
  Need to call Susie and check on her latest test.
  I'm also hoping that Mom Pat is doing alright. I've not heard whether she's gotten her glasses repaired or been to the dentist yet. Nothing much worse than a toothache. Maybe sis will give me a call and let me know how it's going. She's always busy so I don't call her.

Homemade noodles before cooking and adding the venison tips.

And for dessert...blackberry cobbler with our homegrown berries! Yummmmy!
 












  Got my walk out of the way and played with my plants for a few minutes. Have more to do in the plant room this a.m. They have all done well thru the winter but needed to move one that has grown too big for it's space. I have 10 blooms on my lime tree that I sure hope bear fruit! That would be so neat. Plant misting ....check
        Dog nails trimmed.....check
        Laundry started.....check
        Dishes done......ugh  started anyway haha
        Flea treatments ......check
  Did I mention I got up at 2a.m.? How silly is that?
    Turned Jeanne out for her daily walk/graze. She's improving as Tim is able to work on her foot.
   Misty Blue is improving too. For some unknown reason a few days ago, Sheba and Misty decided to go in for the kill. Tim had quite a time breaking them up. Wasn't there but it appears that Sheba was winning when he was finally able to separate them. Sheba had maybe 2 spots on her with puncture wounds whereas Misty Blue has several in several places. She's gonna be fine even for an old lady like her.
  Well, think it's my nap time - some days are diamonds.