Day to day goings on here at the farm. Everything from weather to horses and donkeys to chickens to cats and dogs and everything in between. Some blogs will be informative. While others will be I hope, just entertaining and keep you coming back. And of course there will be pictures.
Today is Memorial Day. A moment of silence and thanks to all the men and women who have or are serving in the military. Thank you.
Also a moment of silence for a blogging friendhttp://disasterfilm.blogspot.com/ whose beloved dog ( Maddie) passed away suddenly today.
Until next time...............
this! Youngest daughter has the door wide open trying to coax Cookie inside the house!! 
Youngest has been telling me for quite a few years that one of these days she is either going to bring her horse or a donkey into the house. 
The chickens love scratching through the horse and donkey poo. Especially after its been raining the past few days. Mmmmm, lots of yummy bugs to get.
And it isn't just the chickens who love horse and donkey poo. Honey Dog likes it too! You can hear Jeff Lewis crowing in the background. He is actually getting better at it with each passing day.
Now for my rant. The other day I was reading on the Internet that there is a group of people who want to ban Ronald McDonald ads/commercials because they say it is because of him is why our children are so overweight. Really? So parents want to blame a clown for making their kids overweight? How about this notion. How about not going to a fast food joint or if you do, make it a treat, not a daily food group. Why aren't parents taking the responsibility for their children's health? Why are parents pointing fingers at everybody else but themselves? How about saying, 'NO', when the kid begs and whines and throws a tantrum wanting to go to a fast food joint for a toy?
Okay, that was my rant.
Until next time......................
He is the best farrier around. I always enjoy it when he comes out. He has lots of stories to share. After trimming the donkeys, he took a look at AJ's feet. Yup, sure enough there is a considerable amount of growth from when he was here about a month ago. That's a good thing! 
Here are the two front feet trimmings. For only four weeks, this is a lot of growth. So far it looks like the laminitis hasn't effected her feet too terribly. Everything is still holding together. 
After Joe's visit, and the rest of the outside chores were done, it was time to continue my cleaning spree. After cleaning out the fridge there were dishes that needed to be loaded into the dishwasher. I left the dishwasher door open. Can you guess whose head was inside cleaning the dirty dishes for me? Yup, Honey Dog. Thanks, Honey Dog, but I prefer the dishes to be washed in hot water, not dog slobber.
One cat.
Two cat.
Three cat.
Four.
Six cat.
Seven cat. 
Eight cat. 
Nine cat.
Kind of sad because he really grew on me. Got used to him being around. 
About six weeks ago, AJ, came down with laminitis. ( Inflammation of the hooves). I have had several horses come down with it over the years and have always been able to get it under control in a rather short period of time. But this time around it has been a battle. Soaking hay twice a day, keeping her stall almost knee deep in pine shavings, feeling for heat in her feet, etc.. It hasn't been until the last few days that finally there is progress. Whew, happy about that! 
Little Inger has kept to her end of the bargain. She still only has the two eggs we agreed upon that she can hatch out. She hasn't laid or stole any eggs since our talk! 
As a parent you want to protect your kids. But on the other hand, they do have to learn what life is all about. And it can be a pain in the butt! No one said life is all fun and full of happy, happy every waking moment.
After pondering a bit, I resigned and said yes. But this is the last time. And there are rules to be followed without question. She agrees. So home she comes. Ugh! 
There are times like these that finding a good hiding place is a great idea! With any luck, middle daughter will either get her act together and grow up ( she is 27), or she will have to live in her own drama world, but somewhere else!
I am too darned old, paid my dues, raised my kids, busted my behind, and yes, I am being a tad selfish. This is my time now!
Thanks for listening to my rant and rave. It is much appreciated.
Until next time....................
I use it everyday to collect the eggs. 
Thank goodness its big enough to hold the average three eggs a day the girls gift me! :) Maybe one day there will be enough eggs to actually fill the bottom!! 
Yesterday afternoon I picked up Little Inger to get her egg. To my surprise she had two eggs under her. As I was holding her she started 'talking' to me. But this time it was a different kind of 'talk'. It was actually a pleading kind of pathetic 'talk'. As I continued to hold her and listen to what she was saying, I finally told her that she could have these two eggs. Her 'pleading' talk touched my heart, so how can I deny her what she wants. So, I put an 'x' on each egg with a pencil so when there are more eggs under her, I can take the unmarked ones. 
This morning as I was coming back from filling the pasture water troughs I see this scene. Eva is bathing in the dirt, Danni is waiting her turn next and one of the Houdans is next in line. Um, girls, this isn't like it is the only dirt hole available!
1. What would your prefect day consist of?
It all started when my best friend went on her honeymoon to Hawaii. She asked me what I would like for her to bring back and I said a bottle of sand. Sand? Yes, sand. Why? Well, it's free and sand has its own color and texture from where it came from. 
I don't travel very much and never have been out of the country. I have sand from France to Israel to Germany to Mexico and quite a bit from all over the United States. All thanks to friends. It really is amazing to see the different colors. There are still a few places I don't have sand from. Maybe one of these days it will get added to my collection. Pssss, don't look at all the dust on the shelves. Haven't gotten around to pulling everything out of the case and cleaning. 
Cookie, Doughnut and Arnold wanting out of the front pasture and into the yard. Sorry guys, not today. It is suppose to start raining later on. And if you know donkeys, they despise to get wet! Snow is okay, but for some reason they ( at least the ones here) detest water.
