This cat. His name is Stripes, and the grandboys rescued him from certain mauling at the hands, well, paws, of their cat, Blackie. They brought him to the farm where I provided him a heated house and daily food and water...and then he disappeared. I repined over having spent my Amazon points on a cat house and heated mat. But...six months later, he appeared once more on the deck with an attitude that clearly said, "Where is my supper?" Cats are funny critters.
Upper left: Granddaughter Rebekah is the only six-year-old I know who carries dog treats in her fluffy pink back pack so as to be prepared if she meets a friendly puppy or dog. Bekah's mom is a vet and she owns two dogs, several cats, and some chickens...and a couple of baby goats. Upper right: our grands love to play on the hay bales.
Left: During the pandemic I started giving John haircuts, and meantime, his barber retired. Looks like I'm stuck with this job--and it isn't easy. He inevitably breaks into giggles at some point in the process as I'm trying to trim mustache or eyebrows. This in turn causes me to laugh so that we spend about twice as long as it ought to take! Upper right: I was so tickled when Jonathan trimmed his beard that I insisted on a selfie with him. His smile is only slightly pained, but to his credit he cooperated with his goofy mama. Lower right: Along with much of the rest of the country, we are stuck on Wordle. We share results with one another, and I was particularly happy with my first guess on the puzzle above.
Upper left: New pressure washer! Upper right: New glasses frames! Bottom: we celebrated our 48th anniversary in March and went out to supper.
There was a power outage the evening of March 7 so we spent an hour playing Nertz. We did have a light snow on the 7th but the photo bottom right was taken March 10.
The Rausch family enjoyed a vacation during their spring break, and grandson Logan is pictured here doing what most kids do in a motel that has two adjacent beds. Lo was particularly good at it! Brian and Melinda celebrated their 18th anniversary in March.
Nicole took a business trip to Des Moines, Iowa, leaving March 2.
On the 4th we had the first family dinner since Christmas, sliders and soup! Bekah spent the day with us on the 5th. Nicole's trip to Des Moines ended on a scary note as a tornado passed just blocks from her position; the Lord saw her through safe.
On March 6th we had cold, snow, thunder and rain, and a power outage from 4:30 until 8:30 pm! I was walked for exercise most days rain or shine. Enjoyed sweet Bekah for the day on the 17th and the 18th.
I planted lettuse and radishes on beautiful spring-like days on the 19th and 20th. On the 23rd had a dental appointment and learned I'll have to have two cavities repaired.
On the 24th I delivered turkey, stuffing and hot rolls to the Rausch family. On the 26th I had the Rausch boys out to a roast beef supper while Brian and Mindy went out to celebrate their 18th anniversary. John and I celebrated our 48th anniversary with Chinese food and a grocery pickup on March 30.
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