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I'm happy for you too,David. What a nice surprise.

Mint, I know you miss your mother being home. When my mother had to go to the NH I missed her being here close on the farm even though it was for her own safety.

Stormy and I just got back from checking out the persimmon tree. All that were on the ground are gone and most of the ones on the tree. Those left are still hard. Guess the opossums are having a feast.

Then we went to the mailbox, then to the south.pasture to check the girls. We have four little, black white faced babies so wanted to see them. Saw two so drove up to where they feed and saw the others. Billy had his head in a hayring eating hay. Looks like there will be more babies soon to join the eleven already here.

They.put tags in the baby's ears and they look so big on the babies. Got home and while Stormy was in the Gator trimmed his.nails. I so wish Sheena would let me trim hers. My fault I.guess because I didn't start doing it when I.got her at a year old.

We got really warm while we were out. It is 64 right now. Felt.good to be out with the girls. Also opened a couple of gates in the.corral and tied a couple of cattle panels to the fences they had left laying on the ground when they worked them this past weekend.

Thought I would get an afternoon nap but it's too late now. Enjoy the rest of the day - to be much colder tomorrow.

Morning , cold as kraut here with a strong North wind. My sleep was interrupted last night, too. Let the GPs out before bedtime and Sheena wouldn't come in. I woke up at 2:30 to get her in but she resisted, just walked away so I went out in the yard to get her. Then, the cats were noisy. Sammy rattles the bathroom doorknob when he wants in, so sleep was off and on.

Carl, your weather and ours is so alike. It is like a box ofb chocolates indeed. I've had a Mustang and a Cougar the first year they came out but was in my twenties then. I almost bought the Charger when I got the Equinox but it was two years old so warranty was half gone and I couldn't get them down enough. We were $2,000 apart but did drive it home overnight while they worked on my PU and it was fun to drive.When I went back to the dealer a week later for something it had been sold. It had pretty low ground clearance for my dirt roads so the Equinox is better.

Judith, our yard is fenced with a 5.5 ft. Chain link fence so no worry about that wolf in the yard. However, there is a big one in my area. I hear him howl at night when the coyotes are yelping when they go out to hunt at night. I have seen him and others have told me they had seen him on their way up to my house. Looks like a big gray one, really pretty.

When Gary came to fix my sink Monday he said he saw a roadrunner when he was coming up the drive. I saw it when I was coming home Tuesday and he or another one was on my porch a Couple of years ago. Sandy reminded me that I posted his picture. All kinds of animals around. Haven't seen any wild hohs in a couple of years, thank goodness. There has been a black panther around but haven't seen him. There were dozens of beavers on the section east of us that Mike bought but I think Toad got rid of most of them. Hated that but they were ruining the ponds. Better stop and finish my hot tea. Girls are south of the house out of the wind. Guess the GPs are out there, too.

Our Staples store closed several years ago. I really Liked it even though it was 30+ miles away. There is an Office Depot but just not the same.

Ron, how are you?. You need to keep us up to date. The holidays are always hard but try and remember it is just another day. I don't watch Christmas shows and don't decorate except for my little Santa Claus. Don't n get caught up in the.holidays and it will be easier. At least that's what I do.

Cows are bawling so they're being fed. They know the sound of the feedtruck so bawl when they hear it. They went up to the MH, then back down here and then back. Maybe they will figure out the best early to to it eventually to make it easier for the girls.

Goodnese, David, you are a tall drink of water. Really hope you get your bed today.

Mint, be careful fooling with trees, they can whip back and get you. Nice you were able to get it off your fence.

There are trees all along the north side of the farm but one electric company sneaked in and sprayed them. Many have died and are falling on my fences. Years ago an ice storm had broken done trees and Charles and I were looking at them and a limb fell and hit me on my shoulders. Knocked me down but wasn't hurt, just sore the next day.

Really cold and windy here today but sunny. To be in the upper teens in the morning.

Good night, Beth, sleep tight