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I'm Having a Day

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Nov 30, 2022
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Yes, I am having a day, and its only 7:20 am.

It pretty much started around 4:30 when my bladder woke me up.

Brain: You have to go to Newcastle today and return that tank heater.

Brain: I wish Rob was here

Brain: You had other plans didn’t ya?

Brain: You need coffee

Brain: Crap, yeah, you were going to can that turkey stock

Brain: Yeah but you really need that tank heater

Brain: I love you Rob

Brain: Ok, run to Newcastle and exchange the tank heater then come home and take care of the stock

Brain: You need coffee

Brain: Well, while your down there you ought to get more horse feed.

Brain: That will take more time away from the stock

Brain: Only about 10 more mins

Brain: Hey Rob

Brain: Don’t forget you need to fix sheep coats tomorrow.

Brain: You forgot about the coats didnt ya?

Brain: Think you have enough iron on patches for the coats? Better check that

Brain: Crap, that means I need to get another room heater while i’m in Newcastle. The one I have is under the house keeping the pipes from freezing

Brain: More time away from stock canning, oh boy

Me: Goes outside to do chores. It’s 3 degrees and feels like -12

Brain: You forgot to soak the horse feed!!! Crap

Brain: I wish Rob was here, he makes life so much easier

Brain: Sunrise is kinda pretty today, all pinks and oranges.

Brain: You need more alfalfa and beet pulp also while your in town.

Brain: Crap, its cold

Me: Feeds horses, adjusts horse coat, moves other tank heater to frozen tank after chopping a hole in it, lets sheep out, goes down to feed rams

Brain: Hey girl, you forgot to feed the dogs while you were up here.

Brain: Watch the ice, if you fall, its gunna hurt

Brain: Rob’s gunna laugh if you land on your ass

Brain: You sure are scattered today.

Brain: Watch the ice, watch the ice, watch the ice!!!

Me: Finishes the rams, walks back up and feeds the dogs.

Brain: Your low on dog food too, better add that to the list, and I suggest you write it all down cus you will forget something.

Brain: I hope the truck starts ok, you did remember to plug it in, right? Better go check that.

Brain: You know Rob would never forget that

Me: Checks truck, yes its plugged in, back at the house to find the Tinker kitty has gone into stealth mode and is sneaking into the house when I open the door. Tinker has to stay in a kennel in the house, so I better catch him quick. (He has a tumor that bleeds on occasion so I don’t need a murder scene in the house from it, hence the kennel)

Brain: Did you write it all down yet? No of course not, your sitting here blogging it all instead.

Brain: Son ate all the cinnamon rolls

Brain: You need milk too, so you better go to the grocery store. Don’t care if it takes more time away from the stock, just friggen get it done.

Brain: You need more coffee

Brain: What else do you need at the store, you better think about it now before you get there and forget it again.

Brain: Rob I need a hug

Brain: Have you thought about dinner yet? Whatcha gunna do about that?

Brain: Get in the shower and get your butt moving.

Me: I give up.

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Patricia Blankenship
Dec 1, 2022Liked by Fat Turkey Farm

Wow. That brought back memories! I do not miss the days when we had to go out in all kinds of weather to feed livestock and had to keep a tractor running, etc. Our daughter has charge of that now. We are on cloud 9 today because after a long dry summer, at long last our hay guy has 100 large round bales of hay for the farm and will deliver tomorrow. We've been buying hay stretcher cubes (I didn't know such things existed until recently) because the last of the left-over hay is gone as of today and we didn't know when or if we would find hay. Btw, my brain refuses to function without coffee first thing in the morning and Brad made another pot of coffee an hour ago when we felt chilled and sleepy in the middle of the afternoon. Now my brain is awake again. Winter returned to NE Texas yesterday but tomorrow we will probably be back to 70 deg. Gotta love our bipolar Texas weather.

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Janie Akerlund
Dec 1, 2022Liked by Fat Turkey Farm

Oh my! Exactly!

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