Coffee anyone ?

[Baymule]

Thanks for the coffee, it sure is good. After several nights of no sleep and waking up at 3 AM, we took OTC sleeping pills (the same thing as benedryl) and we got 9 1/2 hours of hard, exhausted sleep.

@CLSranch both the filly and colt are pretty nice looking horses. I like a buckskin color. Have fun sorting cattle, or at least have that feeling of a job well done.

Our Sheba, Anatolian female is missing. She disappeared yesterday. We went to town and she was gone when we came back. We have searched everywhere, called neighbors, put notices on Craigslist, a local swap shop and our daughter copied the notice and pictures and put it on PawBoost Alert, an AP that posts in your county on all the social media outlets. The only response I've gotten, besides from concerned friends, was 2 scammers who wanted to send me a safety code, and me send it back to prove Im a real person. Then of course, that would allow them to hack whatever device I am on. Friends are posting on their FB. I sent my information to the county animal patrol also. Today we are going to put up flyers. We penned all the dogs last night and left the gate open. Nothing. She has vanished. We are devastated.

 

[Bruce]

I can't come up with enough words to say how sorry I am Bay. I sure hope she turns up soon.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Morning y'all. Dry here today thankfully. Going to get my old fitting stand listed for sale, do school, and help at a friend's rescue today.

 

[Mini Horses]

Oh, no! Dog gone....not like Sheba. Hope she turns up safe, soon. So sad.

Read on another post your DD being considered for a job in OKLAHOMA...?! What? Doesn't she know you don't want to move there???????

Your life is being impacted badly this week.

 

[Baymule]

SHE CAME BACK!!! When BJ let the dogs out this morning, Trip went straight to the portable building and alerted me that she was there. I called BJ and he came running. We dug a little and she came out. I know she wasn't there yesterday because I looked multiple times and neither Trip or Carson told me where she was. They always tell on each other. When Trip has jumped the fence and taken off, Carson has come to the porch to peer through the window to tell me something was amiss. I ask him Where's Trip and he will run to where Trip got out. I can ask the dogs, where is ?? and they will look or go in that direction.

We are so relieved. We penned the dogs last night and left the gate open. She found her way home and we couldn't be happier. Now to figure out just how she got out........ can't let this happen again.

Yes @Mini Horses my life is impacted this week. DD has a deep desire for us to join them on some kind of family compound. I really don't want to leave east Texas. sigh....

And then there is this splinter that is driven all the way under my fingernail that I can't get out. I'm outting drawing salve on it, but the darned thing isn't reading the drawing instructions. Ouch.

 

[Alaskan]

Our Sheba, Anatolian female is missing.

So glad to hear she came back!!!

And dang, leave Texas?

 

[B&B Happy goats]

Oh my goodness that's the best news ever Bay ....so so happy for you

 

[farmerjan]

@Baymule so very glad for you that she came back. Cannot imagine her leaving like that.... she has never shown any reason to be wanting out before that you have mentioned.... something scared her maybe???? I am so relieved that she came back for you and was smart enough to know where home is.....maybe someone tried to take her????? and she got loose.... she is still young enough that maybe she wasn't as much of a "guard dog" or aggressive to someone trying to lure her away?????

I know that you love your grands to death and would do most anything for them. BUT, DD and DSIL might change jobs several more times and you really do not want to be changing "homesteads" every couple of years. I think the idea to settle on/at the property that your son owns might be a smarter move.... but only you can know. And with the craziness in the current government, all the things that are getting passed and the things they are talking about.... your DD or DSIL, or both, may not have jobs 5 yrs down the road. It may be that your "way of life", your abilities, and the network you have of people to buy some products.... may be what feeds all of you down the road....

 

[Baymule]

@farmerjan dont think that that hasn’t been on my mind. If we go into a depression, there will most certainly be a large reduction of college students. I’m not comfortable hanging my hat on a big chunk of land and building a house, only to lose it because one of them loses a job. You know me well, I’m not about to risk it all. I’ve always had a take the risk, jump in the deep end, kind of attitude, but I’ve always had the wherewithal and time to recoup losses. This isn’t a loss that I’m willing to chance. DD says she wants to stay there, but really, who knows?

Yes we are so relieved to have Sheba back. She is utterly exhausted. BJ is eating Ritz crackers and all she can manage is to raise her head, roll her eyes back in her head and lay her head back down. I’m gonna get som more crackers for her. LOL

 

[Larsen Poultry Ranch]

I'm so glad she is back @Baymule !

For the splinter have you tried soaking your hand in an epsom salt bath? That sometimes helps.