On these smoldering summer days what can you do but try and keep cool. I’ve taken to working outside in the mornings. Taking care of the animals and gardening. I’m constantly going outside to check on the animals throughout the day, making sure they have cool water, and they are all doing okay.
Much of the work that needs done lately, can’t be done just in the mornings though. We’ve managed to get most of the cleanup done from the tornado debris. There’s still so much more that needs to be done.
Ivan has been working all shifts the last month. He’s been flip flopping around so much, that most of the work gets put on the back burner. This has been trying for him and myself. A lot of the work requires both of us. I have a hard time with the lifting anymore since I have arthritis in my hands. They hurt all the time anymore, but I have to keep pushing through. Advil has become a daily staple anymore. I hate taking any medications but sometimes I have to give in.
We’ve gotten rid of so many birds in the last few weeks. We don’t have many left now. Starting this journey is really hard especially when I have to say goodbye to some of my favorite chickens. But that’s okay, they are going to great homes and will flourish. Or that’s what I tell myself to make myself feel better.
I’ve been so busy that I have let some of my family down I believe. I’m not always there for everything that goes on every day. I am doing the best I can with the time I’ve got. I try to talk to my kids daily (not always possible as they have lives of their own). Life goes by so fast and I’m trying to be a better person for myself and everyone around me. In the end I hope they say, “she did what she loved”.
Just wanted to give a quick update and get back to work. Have a blessed day!
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