I went to the doctor today mainly because I have a headache everyday without fail.  My blood pressure was up so, among other crap we discussed and going to follow up on further, I am now on medication everyday.  This is one thing that I was truly hoping wouldn't happen.  I am way too young to have to depend on a pill to keep from stroking out.  I quit smoking 6 weeks ago, and NOW I have to start taking medicine.  Talk about a bite in the rear.  Oh well, I am going to start watching what I eat a little more, drink more water, and start walking until I can get myself in a little better shape where I can do more.  Wish me luck folks, I am on a mission :) !!!



Reba, the lovely hen duck pictured above, hatched 19 babies since yesterday.  I can't wait to see all of them running around the yard and playing in the pool with the others.

Our yard and barn is full of babies.  I guess it is that time of year.  We have baby chickens, ducks, rabbits, pigs, and kittens.  You can barely walk through the yard without having to step over a little one lol.

What is that in my pool?  No it is not Coca Cola or hot chocolate.  It is dark red water.  We filled the pool up this weekend with the water from our well and it had a light orange tint.  Without researching more, we shocked it and BOOM we ended up with this mess.  We have been changing filters often and have taken a few hints from others but we are still dealing with muck.  I have put socks over the intake and outtake hoses but if this worked for others, it sure isnt working for us.  So the next step is, either letting it settle out and trying to vaccuum it or draining the pool and starting from scratch.
After researching my flub up, I have learned this...
          First and foremost, always prefilter your water going into your pool.
          Never ever shock the pool til it has filtered most of what is already there out.
          And dont get in a hurry just because you are hot and want to play in the water
           lol.

Well I am up this morning, but I am not really what they call "at it" yet. :)  We finally got the pool set up last night.  I am really hoping Steve brings the big pump over today to fill this thing up because I am thinking filling it up with a hose is going to take 2 weeks. 
Rodney is going to be gone today and I really dont know what I am going to do with myself.  I need to clean from top to bottom and get something done with these plums although I am not full of motivation yet so I guess only time will tell.
Have a great day and I'll be back later.

Rodney brought home 2 buckets of these sweet little plums last night (Thanks Tracy) so now I get to figure out what I am going to do with all of them.  Maybe freeze some, can some, and a little jam?  I guess that will take up part of my time this weekend.  I will be sure to post pics and let you know how it all turns out.



Red

Let me tell you about Red.  He used to be my favorite rooster, until he snapped one day.  Now when he is loose and I walk across the yard, Red stalks me.  I am ready to commit foul murder but Rodney likes this little creature for some reason and hasn't killed him yet.

It is funny though the way he stalks.  He will run towards me when I have my back turned to him but when I turn to look at him he stops.  He tries to look all innocent until he gets close enough to strike.  Then the fight is on, I have kicked and hit him several times but he still won't back down.  One of these days though, ladies and gentlemen, Red will make a fine pot of dumplings!!!

Babies hatched off within the last week