Another Day in Paradise.

 Another Day in Paradise.

 

Got another attitude today. But at least the floors have been dust mopped and vacuumed. NOT mopped with a wet mop, but there is always tomorrow. Cleaned some dog blankets and a cover sheet that is kept between the dogs and whichever one of them decides to jump up on the bed. Usually Sylvia keeps me company, but lately Thompson has requested some pets and talking to either late at night or in the morning. He is such a sweet boy!

 

Michelle Malay and her brother-in-law Tim just left. They had to be in town today to see a doctor and whoever else, and Michelle got the cutest haircut and color from our hairdresser Amber. Love the way she does hair. Well, my neighbor helped my hair a bit this afternoon. It kept getting down in my face, but Shona had a hair thing and pulled it up and back for me. Neat to have someone nearby to keep me from screaming at my hair! Like the way she keeps hers up in a bun. Used to keep mine up like that, but Lewis really preferred it down or shorter. The problem with short hair is that it grows out and always needs another clipping or two before the summer is over. Oh well. Small irritations.

 

Have a request for you all: my doctor Kissi Blackwell has covid. Please pray that she will get over it quickly and that the rest of her family does not come down with it. SO many folks have got some kind of crud right now. Sterling actually sounded better today when he called, but his stupid shingles are still giving him fits. Don’t know how long that stuff lasts, but hope to never find out!

 

Also, the folks in Alaska are freezing; and the folks in California are either getting washed away or covered up in landslides! They have received a year’s worth of rain in three days! That may fill up every lake on that side of the country, but it is awfully hard on the folks that grow anything at all. Then, too, they have another kind of insect or pest that has infiltrated the state and is ruining the fruit on the trees. They have gone through every community and knocked down the fruit to remove it and try to eradicate whatever this pest is. Let’s pray that it does not get out of CA and can be stopped by their actions now.

 

Since this is Texas, we know that February is just a tricky month. We may yet see a deep freeze out there where the hyacinths are trying to come up in the flower beds. Would love to put some things in the ground, but common sense tells me to just be patient. Meanwhile, Sutherlands has a 20% off sale for those of us who are willing to use their credit card. Since all my bills are paid in full each month, that is not a problem for me. Think the Chicken Chick suggests construction sand for the chicken floors, so will be trying that as soon as the sand can be unloaded and dumped in the floor. Ordered a long-handled litter scoop to pick up the poo while online today. We will see how this works out. Really would like to see the sand and zeolite make a difference in my compost pile. Wouldn’t it be something to grow worms! Sterling told me to get started with seven or eight night crawlers. Not sure what kind of worms that is, but he thinks they can be purchased at a bait shop. We will see!

 

May you all find something to look forward to in your lives whether it is spring or just the next good book. God has provided all the variety in life for us, so we can simply choose the happiest things for each day.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.