But for now we're on our summer heat
survival schedule - up by 6:00 a.m., in the barn from 7:00 until 10:00
a.m. When my head is where it should be,
I pray and read the lectionary after coming in from the barn. Then lunch (our big meal of the day) and a
siesta. The afternoon is spent in
air-conditioning - doing housework, laundry, desk work, etc. Back to the barn from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Then a light supper followed by a desperate
search for something to watch on TV.
I've started crocheting while I watch TV so it won't feel like a total
waste of time. But it's not easy because
I have to crochet with Teche, the resident house cat, on my lap.
Our youngest daughter kick-started
the summer by delivering twin baby boys.
Of course, we all knew that twins were on the way, but they weren't
supposed to arrive until mid-July.
Operating on their own time table, they made their debut on June
13. They are still in the hospital
although they are healthy little tykes.
They will come home as soon as the feeding tubes can be
discontinued.
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Life will change for the babies' 16
month old sister, Ellie Kay, who is used to being the one and only kid in her
household. But she's a happy little girl
with a sweet disposition, so I'm sure she will adjust. Our grandkids, Ellie's cousins, from Bossier City - 15 year old
Wallace and 10 year old Arabella - just happened to be visiting when the twins
were born. They're looking forward to
coming back when the twins are home from the hospital. Arabella is especially looking forward to
coming back since she hasn't seen the babies at all. She wasn't allowed in the hospital since
she's under 12 - an unhappy circumstance.
After all, she's a very grown-up 10 year old! It's incredible to think that, in less than
two years, we've gone from two grandchildren to five!
The horses and I have joined Pat
Parelli's Savvy Club online. We're
progressing through the levels of ground work.
Each horse has an online page with goals to be mastered. When tasks are done, they are checked off on
the horses' respective pages. I'm
enjoying it and I think the horses are, too.
It's good for them - having something to do besides eat.
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I miss getting personal mail. But you can't expect to get mail when you owe
everybody in your correspondence world a letter or post card. The days have been so busy, and I'm woefully
behind. I'll have to forsake my fountain
pens and resort to the computer to catch up.
I've managed to get some reading
sandwiched in between everything else. I
read The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana
Trigiani. This was my first experience
with Ms. Trigiani, and I've added her to my list of favorite authors. Her descriptive passages are pure poetry. The
Shoemaker's Wife evokes both tears and laughter. She breathes life into her characters, and I
hated to part with them when I finished the book.
The
Soul of a Horse by Joe Camp, creator and
director of the Benji movies, is an exceptionally good read. Joe is a dog lover who didn't get involved
with horses until he was 66 years old.
The book describes the experiences he and his wife had as new horse
owners. Mr. Camp refers to Monty Roberts
throughout his book, so now I'm immersed in Monty's book, The Man Who Listens to Horses. I have trouble putting it down.
I'll stop my ramble here since it's time to be off to the hospital to take a gander at the newest members of the family. I hope to have some good twin photos for the next blog post.
