ANOTHER WEEK GONE BY

No one is feeling very good right now. Sort of a mix of allergies and possible flu bug.

Wednesday was very productive though. All of us went to Springfield for the day. Alex had a Dr. appt. with an ear, nose and throat specialist. He has to go back in about 6 weeks, he may need tubes in his ears. Great hospital, and Dr. facilities there. I was impressed.

I went shopping at the Mall. I mean I went and bought something for myself. Am really excited to go back. In fact I would love to go and spend the entire day there. Taking my time and enjoying the visual effects of Mall Shopping. I order less and less online now. I go to Walmart, the grocery and Springfield and Bolivar pretty regularly now. Everyone here is really patient when they go with me. I have such a problem with my right knee and have been having horrible hot flashes thanks to menopause. But I so enjoyed myself this past Wednesday.

Went to Petland and got LuLu some chew toys, housebreaking puppy pads and a food dish. She is such a cutie. We have started her on moistened puppy chow and she doesn't take her milk in a bottle anymore, she is able to drink it out of her bowl. She is just over 4 weeks old now. Looks like she is going to be a big dog.

Also we went to the hatchery and picked up 5 guinea keets, 5 turkey chicks and 5 "easter egg" chicks. They are so tiny so they are under a heat lamp and are eating and drinking really well. They are going to be great additions to our established flock.

Got all the lumber for our back deck but Clay has been too ill to do anything but unload and cover it up. We are excited to get it up and finished. Frances started putting a sealant on Alex's play yard. She and Drew picked out a "Redwood Mahogany" finish and it will be really nice once it's finished. It will blend in with the trees really nice.

Been a really busy week. I feel such an emptiness in my heart. I wish it would go away. I don't imagine it ever will though.