Where have I been?!  I've been HOT and SWEATY that's for sure!  The temps have been over 102 for over a week. So you stay inside and - ugh - do housework... some anyway.  Reading a lot...writing a little.  AAAURGH
I'm stuck on Book #3... reallllly stuck.  So, I'm going to keep this short and get back at it!  wish me luck and cross some fingers and toes.   sigh

Another day in the life of...
WHEW...Let's go back a little....to yesterday around 11:00 a.m.
Mail carrier came by with pkg for hubby - he apologized for Homer the burro making so much noise.  Two hours later I walked out and the gate to the meadows was WIDE open?!  All four goats were wandering close by - so corralled them up but didn't see Homer.  OK he was off somewhere by himself - not.  Drove around with carrots and apples if I found him... nothin.

We originally got Homer from a friend -  Sonny - who lives about 3/4 mile from here.  He called us a year ago to tell us he had an abandoned burro, he couldn't find it's owner after a month and did WE WANT HIM?   Uhhhh YES!  Donkey's are great for protecting goats (sheep etc.) and with coyotes common in our area, it was a perfect match.  Our goaties took to him immediately.  I even have video of baby goats climbing on him while he was resting! 

Anyway, Sonny came by today to check on Mike.  He'd seen his trucks home all week and wanted to see what was up.  I met him outside and told him about the heart attack etc etc., but now, the only thing UP was hunting for Homer.  He gave me a really funny look then said - "he's at my house."

WTF ?!?!?!  "Seriously?!?  You aren't kidding?"  He wasn't !  Apparently Homer left here and went BACK to where he'd only lived for a month!  He had to walk along our busy road - but how?  and WHY?  I was amazed.

We drove down and Sonny used his horse trailer (bless him!) and after 30 min of wrangling him and FINALLY getting him INTO the trailer, we drove him home and after another 20 min to get him OUT...Homer is home! 

Oh and there are 3 wire ties on the gate now.

Forgot to post - four weeks ago, coyote got my two black baby goats!  I KNOW Homer, the burro tried to protect them - but 3 kids running in 3 different directions, I guess he had to decide on one and stick with it.  He saved (at least I'm convinced he did) the white female.  So I now have 4 white females, no male and no babies comin.  Oh well.  I guess goat season will have to wait for a few months (waiting on that tax refund!)  After we pay bills... you know how THAT goes.

OMG - the week I've had ??  Tues p.m. hubby had chest pains on "right" side? After a while it was just "let's go to ER".  At 60 and diabetic - you just don't mess with chest pains.  After that and angiogram, etc. by Thursday, they placed two stents in the arteries on his heart - one was 90% blocked and it's the one they call the "Widow Maker" !!  So... if we had NOT gone, it could have gotten worse, very quickly, and I would have lost my best friend forever!  I think it was a huge wake up call for him also.  Mortality and all. 

So better eating, a little more exercise, less fast food for sure, and taking more meds.  sigh

He broke his leg in Oct. this year and it's not healing.  He's using a "bone growth stimulator" to get the bone to knit.  The plates and pins are all that's keeping him on his feet.  He's walking fine, but it hurts him and swells after a while.

Now the docs say NO surgery on the leg/ankle for at least a year.  He was going to have it done within the next few months! 

If it ain't one thing... it's another.

Another day - 3 less puppies

Ka-Ching!  We finally sold the last 3 pups!  We had them listed for $50 cuz they're almost 4 months old and not "real" puppies anymore.  They've started looking more like small dogs.  But they are adorable or WERE.. Cuz they're GONE!

One couple took 2 of them for their 2 boys - that was funny to watch cuz they couldn't make up their mind.  "I want the boy"  " No...I said I wanted the girl that has the spot on his head"... etc. - they finally took one boy and one girl - then another couple came out and took the last girl!  whew!  Not only glad they're gone but they got good homes!

Hubby has a BIG birthday coming on Friday.  He's afraid his office is going to make a big deal about it - now-a-days you shouldn't call attention to your age especially when you're turning 60!  But he's well liked so they will probably do SOMETHING to embarrass him! LOL

Tuesday - poor baby didn't make it

I haven't seen one of the "kids" in the pen.  His sister the white kid is doing well but apparently her lil brother wasn't strong enough to make it past the first week.  I just hate when that happens.  I know I did everything I could - but.... sometimes it just happens. 

I couldn't see into the "goat houses" from outside the fence, so tonite I had little hope but I went into the pens and found him.  Will spare you the details.

Had a good laugh while I was out there... White kid had floppy ears - the solution is to scotch tape them into correct position.  Well... she got the tape off and her ears are hilarious!   She looks like a flop eared rabbit!  Have to get a picture !

Monday - Tatianna Yellow is DONE!

IT's DONE !   It's finally done!  For some reason this one gave me a tough time - but only the last 3/4 of the book.  Damn - for some reason this one gave me fits!  But just wait til you get a load of Book #3!!

Gotta get started on the edits and a few re-writes on 2, I figure then it'll take about 3-4 weeks for my cover...gonna have to put the pressure on my cover artist!  I really want to get "TY" out to you!

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