Goodness. A whole week has gone by without me writing anything. It's not that I had forgotten to write but Ken hurt his back really bad and almost everytime I get on the computer, he is calling me for something. Ken comes first here.
Ken hurt his back last Tuesday the 13th. We are not for sure how but I suspect he twisted wrong when he was trying to shovel the rock and dirt back into the trench where the electric line is running from the pole to the carport. I saw he was getting quite winded so I went out to help him. At that time I nor even him had any idea he had hurt his back. I wasn't able to do it real good but at least now you don't see the pvc pipe in the trench. Sam came over later in the week and saw it and said he would come over and really fill it in with his tractor. At the time of Ken working on the trench, he had no idea he had hurt his back but by the next morning he was laying in the bed in massive pain. About all he can do is get up to go to the bathroom using his walker, but otherwise he is confined to the bed.
Ken had ordered a t.v. from Amazon on Sunday and Wednesday we received it. Then Friday a man from Direct T.V. came out and got his room wired so now Ken can watch t.v. The t.v. works fantastic. Great color and Ken is really enjoying it.
Friday I went to Wal Mart in Harrison and bought some much needed groceries. I was practically out of everything. I shouldn't let my larder go down so low but I didn't feel comfortable leaving Ken for any length of time. But now with the t.v. working, I felt more comfortable leaving him for I knew he would probably watch t.v. the whole time I was gone.
Later in the afternoon Sam came over and visited with Ken for quite awhile. Sam really likes Ken's new bedroom and enjoyed setting on the sofa talking to Ken.
I mowed the front part of the yard but didn't mow the whole area from highway down to the house. Now (Apr. 29th) it looks awful and I plan on starting the mower and get busy today. Thank goodness I enjoy mowing or I would be really dreading the job.
I have been working on the garden alot. I now have 7 tomato plants in the ground, 6 banana peppers, 6 green sweet peppers, plus I planted bush green beans (4 packages), cucumbers, onions, and zuchini. The rest of my seeds will be planted as soon as I can prepare the ground where I plan on planting the vine plants. I need to rough up the soil and I may have Ken do it when he is feeling better with the garden tractor and rake, or just call Sam and have him do it. So far my pole green beans, radishes, and white potatoes are up. Everything looks good so far. Which means we haven't had any storms to blow things down or hail to crush the daylights out of them. I also bought two hanging flower plants which are now in the garden hanging above the raised garden boxes. I have been carrying over the timbers to the place where I want to build four more raised garden boxes. Two large and two small boxes. I think I have enough timbers but need to buy a batch of lag bolts and washers to put them together.
David called and said he would be coming down here on April 22nd to bring us our trailer and he is also going to bring me some rhubarb plants. Ken is not fond of rhubarb but I sure am. It will be nice to have the trailer back home. There has been several times I needed it this last year but I hated to bitch at David about getting it back here.
Another niece contacted me. Angie (Callahan) Ocasio who is Alberta (Lehmer) Callahan's oldest daughter. Known her since the day she was born. She is now married and has 4 children. Angie lives in Bellevue, Nebraska. She filled me in on her brothers, Todd and Brian, but we didn't get to talk about her younger sister, Melinda. That will come tonight if I see Angie on FaceBook to chat with her. I am thrilled that my nieces are contacting me. Alberta doesn't have a computer but looked at the pictures on Angie's computer and enjoyed them. I wish Alberta had a computer for I can't imagine not having one. I always loved Alberta and felt like she was my little sister. She use to stay all night with Jerry and I when she was young.
Joyce gave me a whole batch of newspapers. I kept some but also shared with Sam. We both use them for the garden, plus I use them for the Ferrets. I shredded some and put them around the pepper plants. Some of the tomato plants I put the two broken aquariums over them protecting them from the cold evenings, and the others I cut the bottom out of some plastic jugs and put the tomato plants in the jugs. I can remove the lids during the day and at night put the lids on the jugs and they will not feel the cold as much. And of course the newspaper tucked around the peppers helps them from feeling the cold.
Ken has a hard time getting me to hear him when I am in the kitchen or bedroom, so I went out and brought in the motion detector which lets us know if anyone has driven into our driveway. Now all Ken has to do is wave his hand over the detector and it goes off. I can hear it with no problem. Ken has been testing it quite abit to make sure I can hear it! LOL
Our first Hummingbird flew in on the 15th. Of course a male, then on the 16th, we had another male fly in. On the 18th I saw my first female. We should be seeing lots more arriving any day now. I have all my nectar feeders filled so there is no shortage of sugar water for them to drink. Still haven't seen any Oriole's but they should be arriving soon. Plus no Blue Birds or wWrens are using their new homes as of yet. Probably too soon to start a family but I am so anxious to see all the birds I enjoy watching.
I have been pricing things for the yard sale for Tender Heart Wildlife Rehab. Joyce gave me quite abit of things which both Andrea and I appriciated. I need to start advertising in the newspaper and radio now. I am planning on having the sale on May 7th and 8th. I also need to make sale signs to place on the highway. Not for sure what I will use for we don't have any large boards here. But I will think of something.
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