I Was Only Gone Four Weeks!

My chickens have forgotten me! They used to come running when I called them. They seem to be a little apprehensive of me now. Today I tried to coax them into one of the other barn stalls. I got all of them in but one. I gave up trying to get the errant one and went into the house. I was getting ready to run some errands so I decided I should try again to corral the lone chicken. So, picture this: I'm in my robe, wearing Joe's shoes (they were the most convenient), curlers in my hair, carrying a blanket, in the rain. I'm running around the yard like this trying to catch this stupid chicken. I tried to throw the blanket over her, but by the time the blanket hit the ground she had already moved. Finally I used dog food to coax her close to me and then I grabbed her. I wonder if my nice neighbor was watching? He probably had a good laugh. All of the girls were finally caged. I ran my errands and when I pulled into the driveway one of the chickens came walking out from behind the house. I have no idea how she got out. Maybe they aren't so dumb after all. By the way, broken legged Quiche seemed to be a little better today. I'm pretty sure she is eating a drinking. By the time it warms up I may have a one legged chicken hopping around the yard.

Back Home Again....Reality Sets In

WE MADE IT! I was very excited to get home. Joe, not so much. Mainly because he has to go to work tomorrow. No time like the present to get back in the swing of things. We were home probably two hours when the troops decended on us. Bryan and his family and Amanda and hers. Jax acted like he didn't know me. He was more interested in Ellie, as usual. Julian and Nicholas seemed excited to see me for about 2 seconds. Chaos ensued for the next few hours and then it was quiet again. Phew! I'm ready to go back to Florida now. Not really, I'm glad to be back in the middle of the chaos!

Usually when we go away to Florida there is some kind of crisis that happens at home or we get bad news of some kind. This trip had no drama until the very end. Nicholas fell in the bathtub and had to get stitches about a week before we were set to come home and one of the chickens got injured about two days before we came home. Bryan thought it had a broken leg, but he didn't know how it happened. We both assumed that one of the workers that are residing our barn did something to her. Well, when I got home today I checked on the chicken and sure enough she has a broken leg. She doesn't appear to be in pain, but she can't get around very well. This could be bad for her, but I am going to do what I can to nurse her back to health. I figured that we would never know what actually happened to her, but low and behold my favorite neighbor came to our door (you remember, the one that I threathened to shoot their dog). Anyway, he said that the chickens were over in his yard and his dogs were out. One of the dogs went for the chicken and the guy knew it was hurt because it was having trouble moving and kept flailing her wing. He told Joe that he thought that the wing was hurt. Joe told the guy that the dog broke the chicken's leg. I wasn't there for the conversation, but I can't believe that the guy came over and admitted that it was his dog that hurt her. It never occured to me that it could have been the dogs. I can't really be mad because the chickens were on his property. Since I had the confrontation with his wife I haven't seen the dogs in our yard, so they have been doing their part. I had been planning on putting up a fence to keep the chickens contained because I want to plant a garden and I'd also like to keep the chicken poop in a confined area.
I'm too late for poor Quiche.

Happy Birthday Julie

Happy Birthday Julie! Bet you thought I wouldn't have a blog post today since we are traveling. Well, through the advances in modern technology I was able to send my thoughts to my blog through a telekinetic connection. So.....We hope you have a wonderful Birthday! Wish we could be there to help you blow out the candles. We Love You! xxxooo

I have to pee!

Sorry my other thoughts are being sent too. It's a little glitch in the telekinetic server.

On The Road

My blog will be silent for a few days while we travel North. We are pretty much packed up and will leave bright and early in the AM. As the country folk like to say: "The Lord willin and the creek don't rise we'll be home on Thursday!" So wish us luck or say a prayer for a safe trip. Work on the hangman puzzle above to occupy your time till I get back.

Winding Down

The Chokoloskee adventures have come to an end for this year. I took my last kayak trip yesterday and Joe took his boat out today. Now comes the cleaning and packing. Not my favorite part, but at least I get to look forward to seeing my little munchkins soon. I can't wait! I get to see Julian, Nicholas and Jax too....Ha ha, you thought the munchkins were the kids didn't you. I was talking about the chickens! Not really, I meant the kids......or did I?

Joe's fishing trip yesterday yielded great rewards. Because of his incredible fishing skills, we had sea trout for dinner. I'm usually not a fan of the trout, but it was really good. It must be my superb cooking skills. Joe may argue about my cooking skills of late. In the last week or so I have served him: undercooked chicken, way tooooo salty eggplant, and a practically raw potato. Oops! In case you were wondering, eating the fish falls into the category of: having to eat meat so you don't hurt someone else's feelings. Besides, I have to cool it on the beans until I get some beano. I could power a generator for the entire Island of Chokoloskee with my gas.