Weave, congrats... we just KNEW you could do it! and you sure do deserve some good news... and DON'T let him take your paycheck, you deserve THAT too, honey !!!

NaeNae, get some sleep, and stay outta the hospital, there's some DARNED strange germs in there, girlfriend!

San, slow down, you make me dizzy, ya whirlin' dervish!

Sarah, ouch ouch ouch, I detest getting squooshed... glad you made it through okay... and hope you get rid of the creeping crud-bug soon, it's sooooooooooo hard being sick, *and* working, *and* parenting, all at once... don't forget to pamper yourself a little, okay?

Trish, my kidlets think I'm pretty funny on meds too. I babble up a storm, because I'm such a lightweight...

Kell, glad to hear you're on the mend, mah cousin!

Barb, cog-fog blows, especially because I distinctly remember being intelligent in a former life, handling multifarious details, never missing a step, multitasking, and *certainly* never making mistakes, nor spelling anything incorrectly...



of all the things I've lost, I miss my MIND the most!!



hey, y'all, don't worry about sending out search parties for lil Kay, she's ay-oh-kay!

we have a couple from Washington state staying with us, they just bought land nearby, and are using our contractor to build their jungle abode... so we've been giving them all the benefits of our experiences, and building tips, and important contacts, and guidance...

plus, our pig is pregnant, and needed pen modifications for the upcoming litter's safety (Mama Becky Bacon weighs in at over 300 lbs, don't want her to *squoosh* the babies!)

plus, we have two geese about to start their once-a-year egg laying, and they need nestboxes built, and boxes for two dozen ducks...

plus, cage-cleaning, and guinea-pig shuffling, got FIVE preggers does about to kit... and needed nice new separate birthing rooms for them.

plus, BIG DAY TODAY, feed run over to the Mennonite village, for about 1,000 lbs of corn, milo, pellets, and scratch grains... and raiding the giant wheelbarrow at the produce store for goodies, oh, SCORE !!!

I got sacks and sacks of cabbage leaves, overripe melons, tomatoes, beet greens, lettuce leaves, broccoli stems, cauliflower leaves, bags of expired masa (corn tortilla paste) oh, a veritable BONANZA of yummy loot...

it's sooooooooooo funny, when we pulled into our driveway, there were 100 birds waiting anxiously for our arrival, lined up under the mango trees, licking their chops.

and so, the animals had a festive party, then, we had dinner, watched a movie, and I'm JUST now finished catching up on this thread, and chiming in.