7 March 09
Oh what a beautifull day it was today. The temps soared to just over 70 degrees. The wind was a real kicker tho. 40 mph gusts!
I was up at 5 am. The chickens were squaking. I have a baby monitor in thier coop, just in case. So, I jump out of bed...run to the door, prepared to get the gun and go on a shooting rampage, just to realise, I forgot to turn thier light off, and they were just "welcoming the morning" UGH! Well, I am already up, and now the dogs want out. Might as well stay up and get an early start.
Puttered around on the computer for a while waiting for the bank to open. 8:15, leave the house and head into town. Hit the bank..( no I didnt rob it) LOL.....then the post office, and head to Wal Mart for dog and cat food, and coffee creamer and a few other things. Head to the feed store, to get some straw for the coming piggies. As per my luck, he is out of straw. Well, there was an older gentleman customer in there, and heard my "plight" and offered me 6 bales for 20$ Not too bad, so off I go to his house. Pick up the straw...had to load it myself, he had just had surgery on his hand. All loaded, strapped in, I head home. DH is still in bed...he likes to sleep in on the weekends when possible. So, I start unloading the straw...spreading it in the pen where the piggies will go, and throwing a few squares in each chicken run to give them something to play around with...and spread some in the MUD. Just as I am finishing, DH heads outside to the shop, and grabs the chainsaw. UGH! I forgot, we had to take out the Mulberry tree that was struck by lightening, and leaning terribly...pulling the roots out of the ground. So, I finish up what I was doing, and head to the barn...where the tree is. We get cutting on it, and when all was said and done....3 hrs working on that darned tree! Cam back to the house...moved about a rick of firewood to the garage, supposed to get rain tomorrow....then get cold again.
Put the drain pipes on the new downspouts to direct the water away from the house....and come inside. We rest for a bit, then shower..and out to a cheap dinner at the local buffet. YUM! Tomorrow it is supposed to rain, so I am excited to see how the new gutters work...praying this will stop our flooding in the basement. Need to clean out the shop tomorrow so DH can get his truck in there. We are going to pull the motor mounts, and replace them. Oh what fun. At least its a fairly quick job....maybe an hour or so. Then .... hopefully..we can rest. I want nothing more than to run a hot bath...in my huge cast iron ball and claw tub...and just read. It probably wont happen....but I can dream!
Oh well...It was nice to just get out, no adventure...just dinner. 
