Summer's Here!

We're going this morning to pick up Mike's Father's Day Gift
in Salem. He's getting a leather recliner for his gift this year.
His old recliner is falling apart. I was so unhappy with the
condition of it and decided we'd gotten screwed on it because
it wore out so quickly. Hahaha! That's a laugh, I started
figuring out how old it is and it's 9 years old! We definately
got our money's worth out of it.... yes, I can change my
opinion! lol

I've been buying baby chicks here and there for a couple
months now. They are growing by leaps and bounds and
are so cute. I also have 2 little geese that are growing even
faster than the chicks. They are sooo much bigger than the
chicks the same age as them. And clumsy.... they will just
knock the chicks over and stomp them without even slowing
down. lol Sooo... we got some cages from LaDonna and got
them all set up. Then came the chore of getting everyone
moved into their new homes. They're all settled in now
and seem to be quite content.

I had my newest batch of chickies in the bathroom in a
huge tote under a heat lamp. So after moving the older
babies out of the shed I had to put the younger ones in
there to clear out my bathroom. I actually have my
bathroom back to myself again!! It's so nice not to hear
little ones peeping and scratching when I'm trying to
go to sleep or taking a shower.

I have several different kinds of chicks. Auracanas, they
lay greenish blue eggs. Silkies, they have the finest little
feathers all over, even on their feet and legs. They're a
very fluffy, soft chick and very friendly. I have some
Chinese Crested, they have the cutest little top knot
of feathers on top their heads. There are some Buff
Orpingtons, they are a golden color and very big. Sweet
little chicks, they're very friendly also.

I have tomato plants, zucchini, and cucumbers in
bloom. No actual veggies from them yet, but I don't
think it will be too much longer. I can hardly wait for
the cukes to get ripe, my mouth is already watering
for some!

Fluffy Pork Chop is growing like crazy also. I'm trying
really hard not to get attatched to him. It's kinda
hard though and sometimes I wonder if we can
actually butcher him. That crazy little pig is so tame.
I let him out of his pen in the afternoons sometimes
and let him scramble around in the yard. He loves
to root around in the old leaves on the ground down
the edge of the driveway. Then he doesn't really
like going back into his pen, but with a little
encouragement and a tug or two on his ear, he'll
go back in for me.

And Bo... what can I say about her?! She's turned
out to be a very sweet little dog. She blew in at Cassie's
house with the nasty storms. Them and her In-laws
didn't want the dog and I think they were a bit mean
to her. So I was out there one day and she took up
with me. They told me she was a male..... WRONG!!
But I didn't find this out until she was delivered to my
house. When she came she was very skiddish, was
afraid to eat out of the bowl, and just acted like
she was scared all the time. With some love and
time, she's changed sooo much. After a couple
weeks I opened the door one morning to check on
her and she was curled up in front of the door. I
told Mike she was finally at home. lol Since that day
she acts like she belongs here now. You can just tell
that she considers this home now. She's even looking
better now. I feed her Puppy Chow with milk and
eggs in it. She LOVES it! Jaylan and I named her
Bo Diddley Dog.

It was in the 90s yesterday and so humid you could
hardly breathe! I had to run to Salem to pick up a
few groceries and pick out Mike's chair. That town
was swarming like a hive of bees! I think everyone
around decided to come to town! I started out with
Jaylan and Honey Wayne, then Jaylan deserted us.
She went with her Mom and Dad.... Honey Wayne
stayed with me. He ended up coming home with me
and stayed until late yesterday evening. I enjoyed
him so much! He's so different when he's by himself.

Mike's job is going good. It will take him a little bit
of adjustment I think. But so far he enjoys it. This
is his first job site where he actually has the "title"
as foreman. He said yesterday was very hectic! He
had a big truck that sank and almost turned over in
some mud, another big truck that broke down along
the road, his boss was MIA, tons of phone calls about
the yard jobs, and all the heat on top of it! When he
came home yesterday evening he looked like he was
just worn out. He went to play horseshoes last
night with his friends, I'm hoping that kinda helped
him unwind. And now he's snoozing like a baby. I'm
gonna let him sleep as long as he wants to so he can
get some good rest, he deserves it.

It was kinda strange around here last night... Jaylan
wasn't here. She's staying home this weekend since
it's Father's Day. This is the first weekend in I don't
know how long that she's not been at our house. It
felt like something was missing. lol But, she'll be back
next weekend. We're pulling out to go camping toward
the end of the week. Teri is pulling the camper down
for me, I'll set up camp, and then all Mike will have to do
is show up on Friday evening with the generator. He'll
come back home on Sunday evening but I will be staying
down at the river. I'm hoping to camp for a couple
weeks. I'm sooo ready to get away from home for a little
while. I'm even taking my sewing machine with me. lol
I've got 5 days to get all my work here at home done and
get the last of the stuff packed in the camper.