Also rans

It's so good to be back to a normal schedule :))) I think that when I get over wrought, I just start to get weepy, and unfortunately, people at the trial saw me get that way. Life can be hard sometimes, but you just gotta keep peddling, as my mom would say!

Yesterday after work, I mowed the lawn- it looks great. I saw a nice Leopard frog, and had to stop my mower, and then go forward, then wait while he hopped ahead, and so on and so forth until he made it into the mowed area.

Danny and Lucy are playing every morning; it is so great to see happy Lucy, and Danny is happy to oblige. They are a nice pair.

Parakeet baby 1 has gone back into the nest box, and #2 is on the top of the nest box. Each parent takes care of one. I will check the box today, to make sure #1 is okay. I think I will end up keeping these guys. I just need to get another cage. I cannot convey to you how soft they are- like nothing I have ever felt. So pretty too. I do like birds (not Chickens)!

I may be getting some wool cross ewes lambs this week. Will see what they want for them.

This weekend I am working, and will just be catching up on cleaning the house. I need some down time. The forecast is for 95+, a regular heat wave, starting on Monday. Yuck.

I want to thank everyone for their comments on my post regarding my boy Tucker. I actually brought his picture to the trial this weekend so I could show people just how handsome he was. It's pitiful, and here I go crying again. I know time will ease it, but it's hard right now. Gotta keep busy, and know that the time I had him was a gift, and to focus on that. It's so hard losing those we love. Heck, I cried when I saw Rue McClanahan (Golden Girl) died. So, it doesn't take much....

Hey, I had a bit of an epiphany at the trial this weekend. Someone was relaying to me how clique-ey these trials folks can be, and how upsetting it is to hear people complaining about others, etc. I told her that she should just stay away from that crowd, and hang with us also rans, who are immeasurably friendlier ;) I then ruminated on that for a while, and came to the realization, that....

These people are not here (at the trial) to have a good ol' relaxing time, hanging out with trial friends; they are here to kick your butt. That sort of keeps it in perspective. Keeps you from expecting more ;) That said, there are a bunch of really friendly folks that I have met, and gravitate toward at trials, and hopefully that # will increase :)

Well, that's it for now, lots to do!