Poor Rod

So.  

We discovered there is a  s l o w  leak in our water bed bladder.

But it's a   s l o w   leak.

So we ignored it.

But yesterday I noticed a puddle at the foot of the bed.

And I had to climb UP to get out of bed.

(Normally I just roll off...)

But.

I came home from work,

packed my suitcase,

and left for the weekend.

On the way to Orlando, I heard an ad on the radio.

Monday is Martin Luther King Day.

And all the mattress places are having sales.

Rod wants to ditch the waterbed.

(I LOVE the waterbed, but whatever, I sleep on a hotel bed half my life...)

So.

Poor Rod is in charge of emptying the waterbed.

Shopping for a new mattress.

Getting it delivered.

Getting the OLD waterbed bladder out.

(It weighs a GAZILLION tons - has a foam inset in it, and when wet, it is seriously heavy...)

And I'm out of town.

Oh yah,

and he has to sleep on the couch tonight.

But he (King of Google) found us a SWEET deal on a Sealey pillow top.

He is now in charge of all shopping.

Thanks Darling!

Love you!

(She says, from her comfy hotel bed...)

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Update:
And now my amazingly, awesome husband is buying SHEETS!
What a guy!
(especially since he has better taste than I do...)

Score!!!

We decided to supplement our hunting for racooons

with a "Havahart" trap.

Kyle baited it with a tin of tuna

and set it up next to the garbage can.

Then he came inside to eat dinner.

Jim and Sabrina made a yummy dinner tonight.

It was DELICIOUS!

And then Kyle went back outside to check his trap.

SCORE!

We got something!

Hmmm

Probably should have brought the dogs in first.

Ozzie.

Get out of the trap.

We'll have to get more tuna and try again.

Hopefully I'll have a REAL score to show in the morning.

Wish us luck.

The Babies Have Moved, AGAIN...

Rod called me yesterday.

Him:  "Where are the babies?"

Me:  "In the rabbit hutch, where you put them..."

Him:  "The hutch is empty."

Me:  crickets...

Looks like the local raccoons discovered the babies.

And they are, no more.

Last night Kyle and Jim went hunting.

They saw 4 raccoons on the property.

But their pellet gun wasn't sighted in properly.

But tonight...

Watch out Rocky Raccoon et al!

The Babies Have MOVED!

The babies have gotten too big for their dog kennel.

When I went out to feed them this morning

(they have been in a dog crate in the tack room)

they were ALL 4 lined up, trying to bust through the bars.

It was hysterical!

BOY I wish I had my camera!

Rod just sent me an email with this attachment.

Enjoying their breakfast.


Outside, in the rabbit hutch.

It's a little roomier and has a wire bottom, so it will stay MUCH cleaner.
And my tack room won't

STINK

anymore.

Phew!

We can go back to working out and hanging upside down in there.

Ssssssh - Don't Tell!

BONUS POST!
(I already did one for today...)

My computer at work, works!

I checked a blog I love, and it loaded with no problems!

So, I crossed my fingers, (toes and eyes) and opened MINE.

YIPPEEEEEEEEE!

We are back in the land of morning blog posts!

Not that I have anything to say this morning.

But whatever.

I'm EXCITED!

(I also left my iPod on the piano this morning, so no chance of a picture today...)

(And somehow, the "add pictures from your files" features isn't working.)

(But beggars can't be choosers....)

Happy Friday!

Blast From The Past

I was in the break room today with a co-worker.

She was re-stocking our supply cabinet.

I asked her if it felt like she was playing "store" 

like when we were little girls.

I told her about playing store in the cold room.

Mom would send us downstairs with all the groceries 

and we would stock the shelves.

And then later she would send us down to get stuff for dinner.

And Every. Single. Time.

We would stand at the bottom of the stairs

And Yell.

"What was I supposed to get, Mom?"

Every. Single. Time.

It's a wonder she didn't go nuts!

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Update:  SIX eggs today!

Awesome!

(I only have 7 layers... wonder who was slacking:)

Three Weeks

The new little girls are 3 weeks old today.

I've been feeding them Fermented Starter Feed.

They are growing quite quickly.

Their combs are starting to get a little more pronounced.

Their feathers are coming in.

Their tail tufts are getting bigger.

And they are LOUD!

Peeping and peeping until Kyle came outside to see what was going on.

Meanwhile, the big girls are back online!

Yippeeeee!!