Goofing Off Again.

 Goofing Off Again.

 

Last night when the turkey was finally baked, it was not too hard to debone it and put the meat in a large bowl. This morning cooked three cups of rice in beef broth and then mashed up a can of sweet potatoes to mix with the rice. Stood there and cut the turkey up into small pieces to mix together with the rice stuff. It made five-gallon size containers of food for the dogs. Thompson definitely approved. Think he is feeling better than he has in a while. We played ‘find the toe’ this morning under a blanket. Both dogs were happy to play and act as if they were big growly critters. Thompson hardly ever gets up on the bed any longer, but he jumped up there like a big dog!

 

Have some beef sticks that the dogs probably should not have since they are rawhide, but they just fall apart in giblets when they start chewing on them. Hoping they don’t stick in their bellies and cause problems. The ingredient list says that the beef hide is ground up, so here’s hoping that will be ok. They won’t get more than three, so there’s that.

 

Sharon Dickerson was telling me about the deer coming into their yard down there in Shreveport. Sounds wonderful. We have wildlife here on the lake, but the deer stay down in the wooded areas. Up here on the hill, the turkeys and geese or ducks walk around occasionally, but we are more likely to see a fox, bobcat, raccoon, or skunk. Oh, and lots of cotton tail rabbits! Did see my first raven out by the chicken coop the other day. It is not uncommon to see crows, but had never seen a raven until one day this past week. It is just pleasant in the spring to see the cardinals and mockingbirds coming to visit. We have lost so many trees to the drought that places to nest are few and far between.

 

Picked up a full dozen eggs today. So proud of my hens for producing such good eggs. The shells are thick and the yolks are bright yellow. Guess what they are getting out there is doing them some good. Will need to go pick up some more sunflower seed this week. Thinking of getting a pound of turnip seeds to spread around as well. Would love to have turnips growing all over the hill. But the seeds are supposed to be planted in late summer. Shucks. Our summer drug on for long enough, but guess when it starts frosting out there it might not be a good time to throw out seeds. Might have to give myself a big kick in the keester and go down to the farmers’ market and see if anyone has turnips.

 

Germany just sent more troops into Lithuania to defend against Russia. It really seems strange to think of German troops getting ready to defend its NATO allies. It seems as if the world has come full circle. But then, the US has its eyeballs focused on the Chinese satellites being put into orbit lately. Not that we have not done the same. Tit for tat. Craziness.

 

Since Jennifer spent all of last week being sick with some kind of virus, she said that she will be dug in over at the office trying to play catch up. One young man, David, is the one who tries to do things when she is not there, but it takes both of them working full time to keep things from backing up in the shipping department, much less in the invoicing and accounting areas. Lance ended up sending one of the helpers back to shipping the other day just to help David keep things going out! For sure, they do not have too many employees! And now Reece will be working full time since he is out of college. Can’t imagine how things can get so busy when the economy is so iffy, but apparently businesses still need supplies in metal and tools.

 

Sterling has been having a ball making benches for a lumber company there in Gentry. They supply the wood and screws, and he supplies the labor and smarts. Eventually he will have to have some heavier tools for his woodworking. But at least he does not have to paint anything. Everything is made with treated wood. People who want something colorful have to paint it themselves.

 

Think this is tamale season. Just a cool breeze makes me feel that way today. The sunshine feels so good, but that breeze says tamales! We can be thankful for the seasons that God has given us—both in life and in the weather. We know that things will always change—even when Our Father does NOT change.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.