Random Tuesday Stuff

Lots to tell.

And nothing to say.

LOL.

Here, in completely random order is 

all the news that is fit to print.

LOL

1.  Rod got laid off from his 2nd job yesterday.

Talk about burying the lead!

But, although we were both kind of annoyed

about how it happened and the reason behind

it (it really was stupid) we are both actually

really pleased. And feeling extremely blessed.

Remember last week when I said we never see

each other? And poor Rod is always exhausted.

Well, this means he will be able to come home

every afternoon!!!

And his full time job has opened up overtime again

so he will work a couple hours on Saturday.

But YEA!

We get to eat dinner together!

And go for walks in the cooler evenings together!

And maybe even make a run over to the Orlando

Temple (when it opens again)!

And he won't be so tired all the time.

I'm excited.

2. I was really worried about Andy.

He has a terrible nervous thing he has ALWAYS done.

He stomps and paws his left foot, mostly when its

time to eat - like there is a possibility he might 

starve to DEATH while waiting for me to pour

his grain into his manger.

And he now has this HUGE split in his hoof.

It was actually bleeding slightly when I first saw it.

So I sent a text and a photo to my farrier.

(He was supposed to be here 4 weeks ago, but his wife

who is his assistant, hurt her shoulder and they had

to postpone... Andy's feet were quite overdue!

But since we are ALL retired, I don't worry as much

as I used to - he just wanders around in the pasture.

I almost never ride anymore.)

Anyhow.

Dennis came and did his feet.

We were all worried it would require some sort

of epoxy and soaking and... who knows.

But when he really got into it, it's actually

just a surface crack. And while it LOOKS terrible

it's actually just cosmetic.

It's all trimmed up now and he'll be fine.

Whew!

(He spills lots of his feed while eating.

He always has, but it's worse now that he is

31 years old and most of his molars are gone...

thank goodness for chickens!)

3.  I got some hay last year from a ranch near Kyle's.

It must have had some seeds in it.

Because this year I have a surprise growing

out by the cow's hay feeder!

These are purple passion flowers!

Kyle found some up at the ranch last year.

Hasn't seen any up there yet this year...

Years ago my neighbor Chris and I talked

about ordering some from a seed catalog and

planting them along our fence line, but we

never got around to it.

But now... here they are!

However, this week the horses ate them.

Good thing I got a picture!

I'm going to dig up the roots and move them

into a space the animals can't get to.

I love them!

4.  That's it.