Entertainment.

 Entertainment.

 

Yeppers! This has been an entertaining day. Bark, bark, bark, and what is more: BARK! If anything moves in this neighborhood, these two dogs can see it out the living room windows! The idea is that it is their “job” to keep me up-to-date on news of the movements and suspicions that result from movements! Now, that being said, the hens are well aware of any movements from the back kitchen door. THEY know what those movements might mean: food, pets, bits of leftover whatever, or just someone to tell their “troubles” to! We have had discussions today about sunflower seeds, the silly birds eating chicken feed, and how the grass is lying on its side after the rain. Also, the old woman has picked up about a dozen eggs. Yesterday something knocked over one of the nesting boxes and broke two eggs. Sigh. Not sure how that happened, but sometimes two hens will try to get in the same box at the same time. Velly intellesting! Ever seen one hen lay an egg in another’s face? It happens around here. May have to nail a tiny board across the face of the nest opening so the box can’t tip out. Another little job to put on the list.

 

Speaking of lists: Lance has no idea how his name is used around here. He just knows that it always seems he has more little jobs to do here than at his own home. Mine accumulate, you see. Nothing big, just things that take more hand strength than the old woman can manage. Patty laughs that she waits until one of the men come to visit before she has the batteries in her flashlights changed. Sounds too simple, doesn’t it. If you have no strength in your hands or your fingers have arthritis in them, it makes perfect sense to wait until someone comes along who does not even have to think about these things. Gave Patty a tube of stuff that came from Walmart some years ago and it reduced the swelling in one of her fingers. Now she has put the stuff on her toes, too! SO glad something works for her. Just wish something would help my friend Michelle Malay!

 

Phoned my oldest grandson a few minutes ago to check on him. He said he is feeling better but just still coughing. Asked him about his drinking. Kids never think to drink water—listen to this old woman talk! It is hard to remember to drink! But my bottle of water is here on my desk and is slowly going down. Need to start using my filtered water pitchers again. Bottled water is silly in so many ways, but it also helps me think about how much has been consumed in any day. Guess it would be so much more economical and less waste put into the ground to use my cups that have lids. Kinda strange to think we used to drink out of the water hose back home!

 

Son-in-law posted some pictures of them in Paris. Jennifer looked so very happy. She likes France the way someone likes music or paintings. It seems strange that we have never been to the Big Bend area of Texas, yet we have been to Paris to the Louvre or to Versailles. Their picture inside that place reminded me that it would take forever to really get to enjoy that place—just absorbing the beautiful paintings, not even counting the architecture. The immensity is almost overwhelming. But her smile told me that this trip was definitely worth the effort and that horrible plane ride over there.

 

Haven’t accomplished doodley squat today and don’t even care. Took the last antibiotic and hope to sleep tonight. Still have a few little tasks before bedtime, so maybe that will keep me busy and out of trouble. Have some chicken to debone and package up. Did not even look at the sales for United this week. Did not feel up to driving, much less shopping. Getting lazy in my old age. Did talk to grandson Reece about his cruise. Apparently, the spring break bunch were on a tear and being arseholes was very popular. So, the cruise company had to make some rules about any noise making stuff—speakers and such—that got taken on the island from now on. Whatever. Would have been much nicer if those rules had already been in effect. Seems many places are totally disenchanted with spring break and the idiots who do not have any consideration for others. And to think we thought we were being “wild” to have a water balloon fight on the streets of Petrolia from horseback! Oh! Times have changed!

 

Refusing to look at any news today because only God can handle this stuff. The world is too much with us, Dear Hearts. Let us put our trust where it belongs—definitely not in man.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.