Clear and warm. Wind south.
Finished my washing. Baked.
Old Beauty (cow) presented us with fine heifer calf at 2:30 o'clock.
Put her in calf shed and turned calves out in corral.
Hubby walked to town. Took uncle Charlie's bucket and bushings down. Also lent him 1/2 inch wood chisel. He went went by John Alquist and bot steer calf. Got home at 9:10, awful tired.
I did all of the chores that I could alone.
Eat dinner in kitchen.
Today is cold and clammy, outside and in. Once again wondered why I worried about something soooooo much that turned out to be almost a waste of time, and certainly energy - especially on the worry part.
ReplyDeleteWas relieved to find out we are doing things the best we can for the girls and heard the sputtering lies that continue to pour from the mouth of the other parent in our life. It is sad and I am finding more pity than anger for this person. I have to remember that she is sick, not in a physical way and is not willing to fix the problems, but rather dwell in them. It is so easy to get mixed up in the drama but I am trying to stay out of drama mode.
The rest of the day was lovely until we heard that Rhiannon (6) is still having trouble focusing in class - teacher says she is smart but does not work to her potential. She claims that it is someone else's fault that she is in trouble. We reminded her, as well as the counselor, that she makes her own decisions and can't blame her playing in class on someone else. I unfortunately hear her grandma and mom when she says it is someone else and think to myself "am I blaming someone too?"
Need to go grocery shopping and realized after I started dinner that we didn't have milk (oops) so had to do some quick thinking and change up the menu a bit - turned out good, everyone ate their fill of the beef alfredo sauce and noodles with mixed veggies HOORAY!
Tensions got heated when I apparently asked the wrong question at the wrong time...is it wrong to blame the full moon? Yeah, would be nice though. I didn't feel that I should have gotten snapped at but again, wrong place wrong time so that being said I am in the dog house...for something I am not even sure I did wrong. Apology was accepted on a sour note and I am hoping that tomorrow will bring a better mood for everyone in the house. :(
Cold and overcast. By cold I mean low 60's.
ReplyDeleteStarted out looking like it was going to be another glorious sunny day and then is a matter of 2 minutes it got cold and yucky.
My work day was frustrating. I am not getting much done which makes me want to stop working. I dislike ineffectiveness and least of all in myself.
I am trying to finish this cat shoot and I just can not get the shots I need. 6 cats, I bite AND NO SHOT. I have never had to call a client and say I couldn't do it. This may be the first.
On a more positive note Barons Books has asked us to be on their photo team. They make all of those breed specific books you see at the pet store. We will be submitting for the next big batch of 10 books, although i don't know where we will get a German Short-Haired Pointer.
I am feeling tired still, not sure what I need.
So tomorrow I am going to set a few achievable goals and try to stay focused. No pun intended.
So sick. The kind of ill you feel you just might not recover from.
ReplyDeleteHorrible aches, feverish, coughing, can't breathe misery.
Dana was home today, and able to make tea and soup for me so I didn't have to get up, ever. I worked, unfortunately, and it was a challenge to stay focused and to turn out good writing.
Anders came over right after school to finish up science fair, and even though I was huddled under the covers in my room, the level of activity in the house was hard to deal with. Right after Anders left, I reached for a tissue and jammed up something in my neck and shoulders pretty bad- so badly I couldn't move and had to call out for help. When Jack and Dana came to sit me up and tend to my neck I just lost it. Totally broke down. I do not handle sickness well! With all the mess of the day tended to, they were able to focus on me from then on and took good care until I was finally able to get to sleep.
Finally, today was a landmark day that I wish I felt better for: twenty years ago today, I stepped onto California soil after a rough journey from Texas, with nothing but the shirt on my back and high hopes for a better life. My hopes were answered tenfold- because California is so amazing, and because it contains an abundance of stellar folks I am so grateful to have in my life. Happy Cali-versary to me!!