The last day of the year is here...

We got to go sledding yesterday. Yogie's sled had a small hole in it when we started.  Booboo had a big one in it when we ended, it wouldn't even sled.  We just went up the creek a little ways, it was so nice to be out in the woods, the snow was crisp and clean.  The air was new and just asking us to get some renewance from it.  We hiked down an old road that had a couple of kelly humps in it.  The sledding was in little spurts.  We went down to the creek but the road on the other side had been put to sleep so no sledding there either.  We walked back up to the car and went across the road to where the girls had sledded when they were little.  It was to small for them now so we went to a little bigger hill, Yogie came down and went awry into the bushes, Booboo came down straight as an arrow.  They were up and back to the top in no time.  The second trip Booboo hit a rock and began the devastation of the sled.  She went down a few more times but couldn't quite stay away from the rock.  We went on up the hill to another sight.  Yogie can down and the last little curve in the hill sent her into the bushes, again.  Booboo tried same thing,  they changed their start over a little and came down fairly good.  They were soon tired and we walked over to another little hill, and then back to where they sledded as babes.  They both couldn't resist going down the tiny little hill, Booboo's sled wouldn't go at all, it was done so they shared the other for a few runs.  Poppie pulled the bad one as they skulled their way down the road to the car.  I walked to the car but decided to walk on down the road the girls continued skulling.  They called out in a rowing pattern as they "oared" down the road.  I followed along and then ran ahead of them and they tried to catch up.  Poppie followed along in the car.  We went down the road about 1/2 a mile this way.  We came across two sets of giant wolf tracks in the snow that looked to have been chasing a deer.  It was a little unnerving.  Before long we got back in the car and came home, a day of family, sometimes it is nice just to be the 4 of us.  We love all of the kids and grands but sometimes the girls just need to be able to be little girls in their own little family.  I love having been from a big family but it is a whole different style of family than that of small families, I am blessed to have been part of both. 

Wendy had a good day, she spent most of the time in the bathroom but has ventured out this morning.  She walked in a manner that puts me in mind of a clown on stilts.  Her back legs are all stiff.  So we have Saddie Sue of the snakey back end and Wendy of the stilts.  Funny, rarely does any one have a crimpy animal, we have two.  Mokie had to work this morning, so I have the grands until Son is home at 1.  Poppie is in a great deal of pain he over  did it with the hiking in the woods yesterday, the weather is cold here and that makes it all the worse.  We had to call off our plans to go to Lady's this evening very sad.  We do have a bit of the yucky tummy so it is good that we don't spread any bad unwanted things to others.  We are going to have a game and movie night with just the 4 of us, I think if we make it to 8 we will have outdone ourselves in endurance.  I hope the New Year brings you joy, love and happiness.  I hope the Lord calls to you in the New Year and his grace will bring salvation to your life.  Love to one and all...... tomorrow.

Casper and Wendy.....

Several months ago Herbalist told me her cats had had two siamese cross kittens, little orange tipped ones.  I have a soft spot for the siamese crosses.  The last couple of years I have gotten a couple pairs,  Sandy and Gary II.  I got them fixed and Sandy, the female disappeared.  I then got Sunny and Snowy, got them fixed and Snowy, the female disappeared.  Gary the first, Sandy and Gary II's daddy had come up missing as well, right after I got him fixed.  I am not sure but sort of a pattern, maybe.  I digress.  Herbalsit told me of the two little ones that were born.  I was to get them when the were old enough.  Somehow it slipped our minds.  Poppie told me he saw one of them and the dog had gotten ahold of it and it walked like Saddie Sue, but he felt she is much worse.  I kind of forgot about them.  Mokie was out feeding rabbits and brought home the kitten that didn't get hurt by the dog.  She was amazing, she was a barn cat that had never been held and she took to being in the house and people like a duck to water.  She is a nice little kitten and even puts up with Bubbles, her name is Casper.  Mokie gave me reports of the other kitten as she was out feeding rabbit.  She said she didn't think the other kitten was any worse at getting around than Saddie Sue and had healed from the dog attack.  I told her if she could catch her I would take her.  She couldn't catch her after trying several times.  Yesterday she brought her home.  Professor had caught her.  She had a terrible cold in her eyes and sinuses, do cats have sinuses?  She gave her to me, she clung to me and dug her claws in deep.  I petted her a long time and put eye drops in her eyes.  Casper had had a little cold when she came but nothing like this.  You can feel in her back where her spine was damaged.  Saddie Sue had a broken pelvis that didn't heal right.  Wendy, that is what we called her, you know Casper and Wendy from Casper the friendly ghost.  Anyway, she can get around and Professor thought better every day, Poppie is not so sure she is any better than the first time he saw her.  We put her in the bathroom in a bed with food and drink for the night, oh, and the cat box.  This morning she had escaped when one of the girls went pottie during the night.  She was in the laundry all the way across the house so does move around when she needs to.  Booboo picked her up and got clawed but only because she was afraid of the cat and didn't hold her securely.  She soon cuddled up and is almost as calm as Casper was, still amazes me as I have gotten older barn kittens before and they are usually nasty little creatures.  She likes to be cuddled and doesn't move much.  Saddie Sue has taken an interest in her, maybe birds of a feather feel it in each other.  Poppie was even cuddling her.  She has a nasty cold and we hope she survives it but if not she will be warm and loved if she doesn't.  Death is as much a part of life as life is.   She is the saddest looking little thing, and Poppie says Bubbles and Cubbie are not allowed to touch her.  She has a home with us, but isn't that one of our failings here?  We are definitely a managery of unwanted creatures, well unwanted before they came here.  The Lord does say to help the weak and less fortunate doesn't he, I am sure animals count..... tomorrow.

A day with just the Ladies....

Up bright and early is the norm here, up late is something that never happens, win win. The Ladies will not have to relearn to get up, we don't live on different time schedules for vacations or breaks in this house.  We have had Bible time, prayers said and the Ladies are working on tiding rooms so we can bake cookies at 9 to do our first cake decorating course or class, in the first course.  This is literally the first chance we have had to do it. We are going to do the course as written so cookies to start with.  Poppie won't share his cookies, he doesn't want icing on any of his so cookies we must make.  We are looking forward to a day without kids, the girls need the break.  Boy asked them to stay last night and they didn't want to, they usually end up watching Bubbles for Son if they stay so they are again helping babysit.  No babysitting today.

Poppie and Bug are going to finally do the harvesting today.  I have to take the briskets and the loin out of the freezer to thaw to mix in with the goat.  It will be nice to have ground meat and shanks.  I may make a roast of two, but mostly ground and shanks as that is what we like the most.  We had rabbit for dinner and all liked it. It actually didn't taste like chicken to me and Poppie, it did to the kids.

If we get all our stuff done today we are going to try and get Poppie to take us sledding tomorrow afternoon.  It will be nice to get out of the house and into the woods.  It won't be far into the woods as though our valley doesn't have all that much snow on it the  woods are full of deep snow so we will only get to go up a little ways.  It is nice sometime to just get away.  The sicky's are all gone but Poppie and I are showing signs of getting it so lets hope that doesn't sideline us in the end.  May the day bring togetherness to all and the Lords glory to your life.  The act of praising the Lord can bring some of the most glorious of times to your life..... tomorrow.