Knowing vs Doing.

 Knowing vs Doing.

 

Yes, sometimes we know what should be done, but doing it is another challenge altogether. That is how it feels today. The little coop should be raked today, or at least sometime tomorrow. But the desire to do what one knows needs to be done is not always the answer to getting things accomplished. Betting that the little coop does not get raked out today. The girls seem to fill it with feathers faster than they can be removed. Rhody drops feathers front and back, and one of the Copper Marans drops feathers from breast to butt! At least Rhody’s feathers are beginning to come back in a few strategic places. Her backside is finally getting fluffy again. That surely must be warmer than pinfeathers.

 

Today and tomorrow will hit 80 degrees, but the two days after that are not likely to be very comfortable. And those two days are going to be accompanied by two cold nights. Such fun. The summer heat just about makes some of us miserable, but the winter cold hurts others just as badly as being hit with a hammer or stubbing a toe! Anything below 60 is not particularly comfortable. A flannel shirt follows me around from the back of one chair to the half door between the kitchen and living room to my office chair. And sometimes an old woman actually wears the thing.

 

Just came inside from fastening up the hens in their house and looking at the cloud of smoke coming from the area down on the corner where the Black’s house is. The old man that stays there left earlier—or at least he went around to the side of the house. But that was well over an hour ago. And now there is smoke around there. It did not seem necessary to call the fire department as no flames were showing, but it was some really stinky smoke! Maybe they were burning leaves and trash or something. Whatever it was, the smell is staying with me and will result in the need for a shower. Bleah!

 

Spoke with Jennifer for a few minutes. She was ranting about the three open lines at Kroger and the waiting lines all the way back to the groceries from all three lanes. To top it off, she had to use a self-checkout with a limit of eighteen items before a real person had to come over to be sure she was doing things right. Infuriating. The after-work rush could not come at a better time—4:30 and three open lanes! Companies just don’t seem to try any longer to use common sense. But then, some employees don’t seem to have good sense either. SO glad we taught our kids to do stuff right the first time. NOT that it stuck with all three of them.

 

Have not heard from some folks lately to see if they got over the virus. It seems like some folks just breeze through it, and others have a terrible time recuperating. Will be so glad when our world becomes a little less contagious and a whole lot happier. Just need to look at some pictures taken by Judy Ellis around the rivers in the Northwest or some pictures of the streams and flowers in northeast Arkansas by Diann Dennis. Both of those ladies know how to use a camera!

 

Sorry not to have anything really worth sharing tonight. Yesterday Maggie Sewell told me about Aldi’s hams and tonight Michelle Malay told me about United’s chickens on sale. Not EVEN going to get excited right now. Can’t make myself interested in getting in the truck. Oh well.

 

We all know that God has blessed us greatly. Tonight, we can give thanks and pray for those who need help. Just knowing that Jesus Christ loves us is the best blessing. Rest well, my friends. You are loved.