My leukemia's back.

[sourland]

You may have turned left when you meant to turn right but it's all good!

Sometimes I walk in circles.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

I got baby chicks  . 

It was quite the adventure at the feed store. They were having a sale--buy a 40 or 50 lb bag of feed, get 5 free pullets. Cool, right? So, I bought 3 bags of chick starter and a bale of shavings. Supposed to get 15 free chicks. Charged $77, that seemed like a lot but I don't buy starter by the bag, so wasn't sure. Looked at the receipt while waiting for the chicks. She charged me for 3, 25lb bags of chick scratch, the shavings and 15 chicks, that's why it was so much. Went to customer service, they gave me a ticket to take back to a cashier, I went to a different one this time.  Of course the place is packed, cause free chicks, right? So, stand in line again. Cashier rings up the ticket they gave me....and says I owe them another $33. Uh,,, no. And, it only took off 2 bags of the scratch. Well, they can't help me. Back to customer service. They "fix" my ticket. Back to the first cashier, who rang it up wrong. Now it takes off the 3 bags of scratch, but still insists I owe another $33. Okay, I may be chemo brain, but I can do math with rough estimates still. A bag of starter is $17, three bags is under 60, plus the bale of shavings at ten bucks, that's only 70 and I already paid 77. I'm trying to explain to the cashier that, since she rang me up for 25lb bags of feed, the chicks got charged, not taken off as free under the sale, and that's the issue. But, the second cashier I went to starts trying to get involved from her register, yelling across about the starter being more expensive than the scratch and that's why I owe more money. I tried to explain to her, but she wouldn't listen. I told her she needed to not be involved, I would clear it up with the manager who was on her way. Should have been fine then, right? Would have been, except she started talking about me to the customer she was currently helping, telling that customer why I didn't understand how much I owed. Well, that kind of set me off.....how incredibly rude  . Little bit of a meltdown in the store, with Rachel yelling across the counter at the cashier. I can only blame the prednisone, and the idiot. Anyway, the manager was nice, and understood the issue, and fixed it. Could have comped me a bag of feed or something, right? but I'm just glad they're not going to lock the doors next time I show up  . 

Anyway, 10 barred Rock and 5 Red pullets in the garage. 

then, Honey got chick fever and wanted to hit another store and buy more. Everyone was sold out, but one store had buff Orpington pullets that were half price cause they are a week old. I don't get that....my birds get more expensive the older they get. But whatever, 8 golden ladies joined the blacks and reds. 

Spring at my little homestead! I got to watch the guys clean stalls today. The weather was wonderful, in the mid-high 60s I think. Just beautiful. We got the livestock trailer set up so the goats can access it but not the horses, so the goat has a place to kid later this month. I'll start collecting eggs to set in the in incubator next week. Praying for continued nice weather!


Oh, and I gave up on canning those cockerels. They're simmering on the stove top now. I'll just pull the meat and use it for casseroles or something. 

High doses of prednisone had gotten me many a good deal at appliance stores I got my MTX speakers real cheap.... My buddies first High Def TV and even told off the president of NMU back in the day after my transplant that if they didn't wave my Physical Education requirements and give me my degree I would take all my financial aid to Bay college..... Guess what..... I got what I wanted prednisone is instant azzhole..... But it can be a wonderful tool too.....

Sometimes I walk in circles. 

To stand in the corner.....

 

[drumstick diva]

sometimes I speak in circles or is it tongues ?? maybe both

 

[sourland]

prednisone is instant azzhole.....
To stand in the corner.....

Alcohol used to have that effect on me.

As far as the corner goes - as long as I continue turning left, I never end up in the corner.

 

[donrae]

You all are too funny.

I keep having thoughts about turning left at Albuquerque

. But no one here is from round there.

You NE folks stay safe and warm the next few day, okay? Strict orders from the prednisone fueled redhead. Don't make me come over there!

Baby chicks all still alive. Starting to collect eggs for the incubator....and so Spring begins.

Speaking of Spring, everyone here is getting very vocal. I'm thinking of re-naming the place Cacophony Acre. I get cows mooing, goats baaing, chickens carrying on in all forms. the horses are actually pretty quiet, but the Dane has learned to bark and likes to show off her new skill. The cats are quiet as a rule, but The Locusts are noisy as anything.

 

[FridayYet]

To get to my house, take a left at Albuquerque - but you have to be coming from the West on the 40.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Alcohol used to have that effect on me. 

As far as the corner goes - as long as I continue turning left, I never end up in the corner.  :/

I hear you on that Sour.... But prednisone is a whole different level of Azz hole.... Because your not drunk and your still an azz. They call it roid rage for a reason. But I'll admit I've been a drunk @zz hole too.

 

[donrae]

To get to my house, take a left at Albuquerque - but you have to be coming from the West on the 40.

Oh, I forgot! You're down there---sorry. And that's exactly how I would be coming, probably.


Have to say, I never did the drinking thing. And with my experience with the prednisone, I can't imagine starting any time. I hate feeling like that. I'm very comfortable being a control freak, thank you very muchly.

 

[N F C]

Good morning

DS has been here visiting, yesterday we spent a few hours exploring a nearby state park. I got tons of good pictures but here's just a couple:





Hope you all have a good day!

 

[Blooie]

It looks positively balmy down your way, Debby! That blue blue Wyoming sky is something, ain't it? Great photos!