Cone of Shame

This is a kitty cat update...

for those of you who are concerned...

aka

a dear sister....

haha

moving on.

I bought the cat a cone of shame.

If you do not know what that is you need to watch the movie, "UP". 

She hates me.

Last night I dreamt she pooped on my bed.

She, I am sure, was sending me these thoughts via tapping into my brainwaves.

Cats are evil like that.

She really is not a very happy kitty 

but her tummy looks way better.

Its still leaking a bit 

but 

every couple hours I 

swab it and

 squeeze it and 

put polysporn on it.

Who ever invented that stuff needs a medal.

I have also decided that I think I am getting out of the pet business.

Children are bad but pets are worse.

(Kidding...sorta....)

And with that I think it is time to tend to the cat..

or the children...

or the laundry....

Starting Over

have you ever had a really bad day?

Everything you do seems to go to pot?

Yesterday was that day.

The dogs ripped up 9 bags of garbage.

Plus they then were sick.

the ceiling in the barn was disassembled

(long story)

but the cat had been using the insulation as a litter box.

that was under the ripped garbage.

The day continued to get better and better

(not really)

Last night I went to bed looking forward to tomorrow.

I woke up.

Things were shaping up to be a super productive day.

I have heaps of laundry.

I was done chores by 930 

and fixed the barn door which broke

(yesterday.. like I said not a good day)

Came in.

4 loads of laundry done so far.

and  then I notice the cat.

She got spayed a few (3) weeks ago.

She was licking her incision.

I flip her over and it is leaking.

a lot.

but it's not green.

part of the incision is open.

Do you know how hard it is to vet wrap a cat BY YOURSELF???

the wound is disinfected. 

Polysporn applied. 

Maxi pad taped on. 

Vet wrap wrapped.

But now I have to go get ready to go to town because I am out of

Super glue.

This will put a cramp in laundry...

At least I can start over again tomorrow.....

Winter Rashes

While my title suits the post, the two subjects don't go together.

1) Penny broke out in a rash/ hives/ puffy, sore, skin ailment last night.

I have narrowed these episodes down to (thanks to google)

Stress.

When she gets stressed her body breaks out.

Well, 

it would make sense to limit the stress a 2 year old is exposed to...

except for one problem...

Penny is high maintenance.

She gets stressed if

a) her bed isn't made properly

b) her sisters don't listen to her

c) she gets put in timeout (for hitting or pinching or throwing toys)

d) she is over tired and has a mini-melt down.

Its not like its contagious.

it's totally fine.

Except

( I am full of Excepts today)

it is really painful.

I vet wrapped her arm.

She was adorable.

I should of taken a picture 

but 

I didn't.

2) moving on.... Winter.

Winter blew in this morning.

It was inevitable.

We had been experiencing lovely spring like weather.

It was bound to happen.

It is still February.

The kids were thrilled to see snow.

and

since we stayed home from Church

they got to play in it all morning while I did chores.

Normally I will haul bales around on the quad

to cut down on time

but 

I threw them in the sled and pulled them from pen to pen.

The Ponies were frisky this morning.

They welcomed the hay with bucks and snorts...

and toots.

They donkeys brayed.

Loudly.

The geese

hissed

continually.

The cat rubbed up on the kids any moment it could.

The animals are fed.

My kids are tired.

and now

I am going to make soup.

Learning

Okay.

First thing is first.

Last night there was a family dance at the school.

It wasn't so much a family dance

as it was more

mayhem and chaos.

Kids running around

twirling uncontrollably

large doses of sugar.

A spectacular time had by the children.

Well.

next.

I saw from a distance a person I hadn't seen since

High School.

He was a "grown-up"

{not really mature in the sense of behavior 

but mature in the sense

 he was a bit older and actually had facial hair}

Anyways.

I immediately knew who he was.

He was nice back then.

He seemed nice now.

Married.

kids.

etc.

I 

NORMALLY

would avoid all contact.

But I figured my hair was done...

I know I was bound to run into him again..

{since our kids are now in the same school}

so I bit the bullet.

I walked up.

Oh gosh.

What was I thinking?!?

He recognized me

{I think}

I am pretty sure he has NO CLUE what my name is.

I asked him if he remembered who I was....

WHAT?

Man, I wish I could delete the things that come out 

and rephrase them into a much more cool 

or at least less awkward phrase.

After 2 minutes of excruciating small talk

i bee-lined it for someone else.

Phew.

Never again.

Well now that 

that is over...

Tiger is getting spayed today.

Which is good.

Because as much as the children love her

I was still contemplating

having her have an accident.

After a month of being in heat

I can take no more.

See Tiger below.

To her benefit she is an excellent mouser.

and she is really patient with the girls 

and their friends.

I think maybe it's the warm weather that had effected Tiger.

Because

Bill and Jeff are being RIDICULOUS.

so noisy.

and very inappropriate for the front yard....

{did you know that you can buy Turkey and Geese "saddles"}

The things you learn when looking at incubation units....

And I just threw this one in.

She helps me hold the chickies when I clean their box.

Poor Poor Chickies.....