Happy Birthday Carrie!!!

Happy Birthday Carrie!  Today is my oldest daughter's birthday and it just doesn't seem that she can be .?? Years old.  I am not old enough so how could Carrie be that age?  Carrie was our child that could pretty much adjust  to anything.  Before she turned 7 we had been stationed in four different areas of the county and she adjusted great every time we moved. It is a good thing she can adjust because she still does it all the time.  Carrie we are so proud of you and thankful that we have you as our daughter and we love you very much!  We hope you have a wonderful day and look forward to seeing and being with you on your day!  Happy happy Birthday Carebear!  We love you so very much.

The Zucchini Is Coming, The Zucchini Is Coming!

It is that time of year when the crops are growing and the early bloomers are getting ready for harvesting soon.  Once again this year it is the zucchini and if you have been following this blog for a while then you already know about our feelings on zucchini.  Last year, there were several zucchini plants planted not knowing how well the produce.  We had so much zucchini that we couldn't even give it away.  We made zucchini pie, chips, casserole, cake, lasagna, muffins, etc.  it all tasted delicious but we got tired of zucchini.  This year less plants were planted and it looks like the zucchini will be our first crop harvested again this year!  The yellow squash is also getting ready.  I can see and taste grill packages of Zucchini and Squash very soon!

No More Ants In The Hummingbird Feeder

There is nothing worse than having something in your food especially ants.  Well that goes for birds too especially the tiny little hummingbirds.  Lisa was having a terrible ant problem in the hummingbird feeders and since the nectar in the feeders is just sugar water of course it would attract ants.  So after some research Lisa found her solution to the ant problem.  It is the Pesky-Pet Plastic Bird Feeder Ant Guard.  It is available at Lowe's and only costs $6.98 a piece.  She purchased a few for her feeders and set them up a couple of days ago and no ants.  So, if you are having an ant problem with your hummingbird feeders then check out Lowe's for the Pesky-Pet Plastic Bird Feeder Ant Guard; it works! Thanks Lisa for sharing this information!  I will have to check my feeder when I get home and see if I need one too!

Bad Business Practice Is Bad Business

The Dump Truck saga continues, see I knew it should have a name.  Anyway, this week as George was trying to get the service shop to come and fix or move the truck so that our neighbor's cement truck that was coming could get up the road decided they no longer wanted to fix the truck and told George that he can have all his old parts back and they were done.  So here sits a 10 ton Dump truck that they halfway repaired on Quail Way with a cement truck coming today to our neighbor's house.  Tim is sure it will make it around the truck but still it would make it easier without the dump truck sitting there.  The service shop has the right to quit the decision to do it half way through a repair job that they actually caused because they didn't fix it correctly the first time is just sad and goes to show that people just don't care anymore.  So, now George has to find someone else who is willing to do the job and fix what was messed up to begin with.  Sorry George and Lisa, it seems this truck really doesn't want to run.  I won't give out the business name but if you are ever in northeastern Tennessee area and need someone to fix your heavy equipment call George first so he can tell you who not to use. One more note, if you have been following this story then you also know that the second repair was started a week ago and it took the shop 6 more days to quit.  TMT strikes again!
Update on Rory, she continues to get better, please continue your prayers for Rory and her Mom and Dad.  Hopefully we will be bringing out little girl home soon!

Just An Update

For the blog today please go to my other blog, Travels With Ruth, to find out why I have no blog today on this one.  travelswithruth-ruth@blogspot.com
and please continue to pray for Rory.

A Mystery On Quail Way

For the past few months we have been trying to figure out a mystery that is happening around the farm.  Not on the farm but around it.  It started out with our neighbors dog, Scamper, having a couple of puncture wounds on her hind legs.  We know we have coyotes on the property and we know that there are a few.  So we assumed that a coyote got her.  Shadow does not like to go out at night and most nights refuses to go out after dark.  Now we think we know why; there is something besides coyotes out there.  A couple of weeks ago our neighbor's son's dog was attacked and the attack was heard.  To scare off whatever was attacking Reggie's dog he had to shoot a gun in the air and then found his dog pretty bad chewed up with a large hole in it's side and the intestines hanging out.  He rushed the dog to the vet where they operated on it for over three hours.  The dog is good and healing.  Then just last week Dingo, our neighbor's other dog was found with puncture wounds.  They were treated and she will be okay.  The final hint to the mystery is our neighbor's cat was found with it's head ripped off of it.  So, our question is what is wondering around Quail Way and why is it attacking our pets?  Is it a Bobcat, a cougar, a mountain lion or a bear?  Either way, we are watching our pets a little more closely and ourselves too.  Check back and see if we ever do find out what is lurking on Quail Way and how to get rid of it.

The Dump Truck Saga Continues

I think it may be time to name the dump truck only to make writing about it a little easier.  It is still sitting where it has been now with a half of a repair completed.  They guys repairing the truck did show up Saturday night and got half way through the repair and they forgot to bring some permatex so they quit but assured George they would be back first thing Tuesday morning to complete the job especially with a cement truck coming today to go to a neighbor's house.  I talked to Lisa last night and they still have not shown up.  I know George is a very patient man who likes to give people the benefit of the doubt but now after all these promises of showing up and then not happening and to have the truck only half fixed?  Well even a patient man has his limitations.  Hey George, it may be time to go all "Hulk" on the guys to get the truck done.  TMT continues to be "thee" factor!