MARCH 26, 2008

FROM HERE ON IN I, (PAT), WILL JOT DOWN MY THOUGHTS IN ITALICS.
WELL, IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL DAYS AGAIN THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO PUT ANYTHING INTO WORDS. THAT'S SAD! SO MUCH GOES ON UP HERE IN THE "NORTH WOODS" THAT YOU JUST DON'T HAVE TIME TO GET EVERYTHING DONE IN EVERY DAY BEFORE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE JUST GOING TO LITERALLY FALL ASLEEP AFTER SUPPER.

FINALLY WE ARE GETTING THE RAILROAD PARTS REWORKED AND WILL BE ABLE TO SHIP THEM OUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK ON MONDAY. WHAT A RELIEF!! I AM SURE THIS WILL MAKE OUR CUSTOMER HAPPY, I KNOW IT SURE DOES ME. MAYBE I WILL BE ABLE TO GO HOME FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND ACCOMPLISH SOME THINGS AROUND THE HOUSE. I NEED TO GET MY ROSE ROOM TAKEN CARE OF (I SHOULD SAY, STRAIGHTENED UP) AND TALK TO MY PLANTS. I MISS THEM ALONG WITH MY HARLIE DOG WHICH IS STILL MISSING. I PROBABLY WILL NEVER SEE HER AGAIN.

ON MONDAY I LOOKED OUT THE LIVING ROOM WINDOW TOWARD THE DRIVEWAY AND LOW AND BEHOLD WHAT SHOULD APPEAR BEFORE MY EYES---NOT A MINIATURE SLEIGH---BUT 7 OR 8 LITTLE BLACK HEIFERS OUT TAKING A STROLL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. I CALLED CARL AND TOLD HIM AND HE AND PETE CAME OUT OF THE WORKSHOP TO GET THEM IN. I HAD TO TAKE CARL DOWN BY THE SHOO-FLY HOUSE TO WALK BACK BEHIND THE CALVES SO THEY WOULD NOT GET INTO THE ROAD. HE HAD TO CLIMB A VERY STEEP HILL TO GET ON TOP OF THE BERM. IT NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME HOW THOSE LITTLE BUGGERS GET OUT. GUESS WHAT, PETE LEFT THE GATE OPEN! MYSTERY SOLVED.

IT WAS A SUNNY DAY AND WARM (40'S) TODAY. PETE AND I WERE DOING MISC.THINGS UNTIL IT WAS LATE ENOUGH FOR JEREMY TO GET HERE AND THE MACHINE SHOP TO GET THE UNPAINTED PARTS MACHINED. WE WERE FEEDING COWS (ABOUT 10 AM) WHEN JEREMY CALLED AND SAID HE WAS LATE BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN ROUNDING UP HIS TOOLS. HE WOULD BE HERE IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES, ABOUT WHEN WE WOULD BE DONE RUNNING SILAGE. LATER I CALLED DURAND MACHINE TO CHECK ON THE PART PROGRESS. CALL HIT THE ANSWERING MACHINE. NEXT I CALLED PAT ON HIS CELL, AND A STRANGE WOMAN ANSWERED. THIS IS UNUSUAL! AFTER SOME DISCUSSION SHE IDENTIFIED HERSELF AS PAT'S WIFE. THEY WERE IN THE HOSPITAL IN EAU CLAIRE. PAT HAD A HEART ATTACK LAST NIGHT. WOW, JUST WHAT I NEED, PARTS ARE SCREWED UP (MACHINE SHOP ERROR) ALREADY 2 WEEKS LATE, AND THE MACHINIST HAS A HEART ATTACK. HOW MUCH LUCK CAN YOU HAVE AT ONE TIME? THANK YOU LORD! COULDN'T GET A HOLD OF THE GUY THAT OWNS THE SHOP. HAVEN'T SEEN THE CARPENTER GUY.
AS THE DAY WORE ON, THERE WAS SOMEONE AT THE SHOP TO FINISH MACHINING THE PARTS, WE PICKED UP THE UNPAINTED PARTS AND STARTED PACKAGING THEM. NEVER DID SEE THE CARPENTER GUY!!


BOOTS WITH HIS FAVORITE TOY. HE'S BEEN SHAKING THIS COON FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. COONS DON'T EVER SEEM TO ROT.

march 25, 2008

THIS MORNING AFTER FEEDING EVERYONE PETE AND I RAN A BUNK OF SILAGE, CAME DOWN TO THE MACHINE SHED, AND NOTICED THE GATE TO THE CALF PASTURE WAS LEFT OPEN. WE CLOSED IT AND GOT BUSY IN THE SHED. A BIT LATER PAT CALLED ON THE CELL TO TELL US WE HAD A PROBLEM. WELL WHATS NEW WE'VE GOT LOTS OF PROBLEMS. WELL SHE EXPLAINED THE PICTURE, AND WE GOT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ABOUT A MILE WALK THIS MORNING. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL WARM DAY FOR FOR A WALK, AND THE SNOW WAS A LITTLE SLIPPERY ON THE HILLSIDES. THE LITTLE DEVILS KNEW THEY WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE EXPLORING, BUT IT WAS GREAT FUN.

FINALLY GOT THE OK TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE RAILROAD BRACKETS SO THEY ARE BACK TO THE MACHINE HOUSE FOR MODIFICATION. MAYBE WE CAN SHIP BY FRIDAY OR MONDAY.

FINALLY GOT TOGETHER WITH JEREMY AND LOOKED AT WHAT TO DO TO FINISH THE NORTH VACATION HOME (NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN VACATION HOME) AS THE SEARCH ENGINES MIGHT LOOK FOR. HE WILL BE DOWN TOMORROW TO START HELPING ON FINISHING IT. NEED TO GET THE WEB PAGE FINISHED! I NEVER KNOW WHAT CONTENT TO PUT INTO IT. MAYBE BY THE TIME IT'S TOO LATE I WILL FIGURE IT OUT.

MARCH 23 2008

HAPPY EASTER:
PAT IS BUSY PREPARING "A FEAST FOR THE KING" IS PROBABLY THE WAY SHE WOULD SAY IT. IT WILL BE GOOD. SHE MADE A SPECIAL TRIP YESTERDAY TO GET SWEET POTATOES, GUESS WHY, AND GOT A HAM OUT OF THE FREEZER, AND PROBABLY OTHER THINGS I DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT. GOOD BYE DIET FOR TODAY. WELL MAYBE FOR A WHILE....AM GAINING SLOWLY. NOT GOOD.

GOT A CALL YESTERDAY ABOUT RENTING THE MORSBACH FARMS SOUTH GUEST HOME. IT WAS A NICE LADY FROM KANSAS WHO GREW UP IN ARKANSAW BUT THE KIDS HAD MOSTLY MIGRATED FROM HOME. THEIR MOM LIVES IN PLUM CITY BUT DOESN'T HAVE ROOM FOR 12 EXTRA PEOPLE TO STAY A WEEK. SO SHE IS LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL SPACE. MAYBE HAVING VACATION RENTAL HOMES IN WESTERN WISCONSIN WILL WORK. HOPE SO.

IT'S ANOTHER GREY OLD DAY WITH REAL FINE SNOW FLAKES FALLING. THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN DYING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, HAVE BEEN ADDING DIFFERENT ANTI-VIRUS AND FIREWALL PRODUCTS. THE WORST PART IS MY USB PORT WON'T READ MY COMPACT FLASH CARD SO I CANT GET NEW PICTURES INTO ANYTHING. JUST GOT THROWN OUT OF THE KITCHEN. WAS TOLD IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS HOW SHE WAS MAKING THINGS, SHE'S WINGING IT. ANYWAY EVERY TIME I ADD ANOTHER PROGRAM SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS. YESTERDAY I ADDED NORTON 360, AND IT BLOCKED MY E MAIL. AFTER AN HOUR OR SO YOU FIND OUT HOW TO TURN THE EMAIL SCAN OFF AND E EMAIL WORKS. GOLLY, JUST LIKE I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO!!! (ACTUALLY I THINK HIS REAR HAS BEEN GLUED TO THE COMPUTER CHAIR FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS.)

PAT AND I TOOK A WALK OUT TO THE MAIN POND THIS MORNING TO SEE THE DUCKS. TOOK THE CAMERA BUT THE NEW BATTERIES FOR THE CAMERA DIED. EVERYONE TELLS ME TO GET RID OF MY OLD STUFF THAT SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY, AND GET NEW STUFF. NEW STUFF DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK EITHER. I CAN ATTEST TO THAT!