Farmerjan's journal - Weather

[SageHill]

Oh geeze. My heart goes out to Deb (and only 60 eeeek). I'm guessing the farm is her love, and the reason that's wants to sell the other places. Kind of a wake up call for the rest of us.

 

[fuzzi]

Oh geeze. My heart goes out to Deb (and only 60 eeeek). I'm guessing the farm is her love, and the reason that's wants to sell the other places. Kind of a wake up call for the rest of us.

I still want a couple goats, but am waiting to see what happens in the next few months of retirement (and new dog).

 

[murphysranch]

Tell Deb that there are a bunch of on-line friends of yours that are wanting to hug her and give her some of our "woman" strength. We will be thinking of her.

 

[drstratton]

Wind has been a ROYAL BYTCH to deal with today... It wasn't real cold, but the wind took your breath away....

I did get the board cut for the floor, to keep the bedding/leaves/shavings etc inside, and the roost pole 2x2 cut and a smidgeon cut off the ends to taper it to fit... Did that one by eye and it fit perfectly.... I impressed myself...
Got it all ready for them... BUT... Deb is out for the weekend and is going back tomorrow so we went out for supper... she cannot say more than a word here and there... nerve damage they say and it does not look like it is going to be reversible... she has had a slew of blood tests.. they are trying to eliminate things... but they are leaning towards ALS now... her right hand is nearly useless and she cannot write with it at all and cannot hardly move it..... you would definitely think stroke... she is learning to type better with her left hand and her phone will "say" things she types.... but there is no "conversing" on her part. She is not mentally impaired and it is very frustrating for her... I really feel bad for her... it was very sudden....like less than a year to go from talking and doing, to being nearly crippled in her right side/arm... and totally unable to speak coherent words.

She is saying she needs to go through and start sorting and getting rid of things in her house near DC, to sell it... she is still planning to move out here to the farm... yet she cannot do but so much with the lack of use of the right arm/hand... she also has another rental house that she is talking about selling also... I am not sure what the idea is because if she loses more use etc, she is not going to be able to stay out here alone... or take care of the farm. Plus she is going to be that much further away from all the doctors and such she is dealing with... but I guess to let it ride out for now.... It's her houses, her farm since her husband died several years ago... she is just 60.... but she still has the one horse they used to use for jousting and she cannot ride now with the lack of use of the arm/hand... and he is not a "beginner horse".... I don't know, maybe she sees this as a place to retire/retreat to.... maybe she thinks she can do more than she can..... but I am afraid if she starts to have trouble driving.... all the hospitals, and doctors are 1/2 hour drive or more from here... it could be a bad move....
She is on disability now... and will not be going back to work ever. I cannot imagine having to wade through all that... and she is retired military... so a whole different set of things to deal with... I hope she has an attorney.

So, by the time we got home from eating supper out... I just did not want to go out and try to catch the chickens... I had to bring the plants all back in, then DS came by... had some venison for me... GF got an 8 point buck this evening.... neighbor got a 7 pt buck yesterday, and the feed truck delivery guy brought his young son and he got a 4 pt buck.... this morning... they were all nice deer from what DS said...
So we talked about tomorrow morning... I will meet him down at the Walmart at 6:15 to go down to the dr appt and Rural King and some other things we have to do.... I will drop the samples at UPS also... Going to be a busy day... I want to be around here for a bit when I move the chickens, and they are getting a little oriented so better to move them tomorrow evening, and the wind is supposed to lay down so won't be as miserable for me to be out there... and I will be here Tuesday until noon to check on them.... I have to lay out the clear vinyl also to see about getting it up around the ends of the one pen.... might have time to do that if it warms up the end of the week like they are calling for...

Got to go in and get the samples ready to take to ship out tomorrow... get a shower and go to bed... Will get up at 5... and be down there by 6:15... it's 15-20 minutes south of here... he will come from GF house and we will go from there...

It's down to 42 and they forecast is 32 by morning...

Praying for Deb. Sounds like she wants to be where she was happiest. Maybe as things progress for her, she can get in home help, that will allow her to stay in her home as long as she can. I know that's what I would want to do.

 

[Usachmasn88]

Wind has been a ROYAL BYTCH to deal with today... It wasn't real cold, but the wind took your breath away....

I did get the board cut for the floor, to keep the bedding/leaves/shavings etc inside, and the roost pole 2x2 cut and a smidgeon cut off the ends to taper it to fit... Did that one by eye and it fit perfectly.... I impressed myself...
Got it all ready for them... BUT... Deb is out for the weekend and is going back tomorrow so we went out for supper... she cannot say more than a word here and there... nerve damage they say and it does not look like it is going to be reversible... she has had a slew of blood tests.. they are trying to eliminate things... but they are leaning towards ALS now... her right hand is nearly useless and she cannot write with it at all and cannot hardly move it..... you would definitely think stroke... she is learning to type better with her left hand and her phone will "say" things she types.... but there is no "conversing" on her part. She is not mentally impaired and it is very frustrating for her... I really feel bad for her... it was very sudden....like less than a year to go from talking and doing, to being nearly crippled in her right side/arm... and totally unable to speak coherent words.

She is saying she needs to go through and start sorting and getting rid of things in her house near DC, to sell it... she is still planning to move out here to the farm... yet she cannot do but so much with the lack of use of the right arm/hand... she also has another rental house that she is talking about selling also... I am not sure what the idea is because if she loses more use etc, she is not going to be able to stay out here alone... or take care of the farm. Plus she is going to be that much further away from all the doctors and such she is dealing with... but I guess to let it ride out for now.... It's her houses, her farm since her husband died several years ago... she is just 60.... but she still has the one horse they used to use for jousting and she cannot ride now with the lack of use of the arm/hand... and he is not a "beginner horse".... I don't know, maybe she sees this as a place to retire/retreat to.... maybe she thinks she can do more than she can..... but I am afraid if she starts to have trouble driving.... all the hospitals, and doctors are 1/2 hour drive or more from here... it could be a bad move....
She is on disability now... and will not be going back to work ever. I cannot imagine having to wade through all that... and she is retired military... so a whole different set of things to deal with... I hope she has an attorney.

So, by the time we got home from eating supper out... I just did not want to go out and try to catch the chickens... I had to bring the plants all back in, then DS came by... had some venison for me... GF got an 8 point buck this evening.... neighbor got a 7 pt buck yesterday, and the feed truck delivery guy brought his young son and he got a 4 pt buck.... this morning... they were all nice deer from what DS said...
So we talked about tomorrow morning... I will meet him down at the Walmart at 6:15 to go down to the dr appt and Rural King and some other things we have to do.... I will drop the samples at UPS also... Going to be a busy day... I want to be around here for a bit when I move the chickens, and they are getting a little oriented so better to move them tomorrow evening, and the wind is supposed to lay down so won't be as miserable for me to be out there... and I will be here Tuesday until noon to check on them.... I have to lay out the clear vinyl also to see about getting it up around the ends of the one pen.... might have time to do that if it warms up the end of the week like they are calling for...

Got to go in and get the samples ready to take to ship out tomorrow... get a shower and go to bed... Will get up at 5... and be down there by 6:15... it's 15-20 minutes south of here... he will come from GF house and we will go from there...

It's down to 42 and they forecast is 32 by morning...

I feel so bad for her, God bless her!

 

[Ridgetop]

So awful for Deb to have this happen and so fast. Eventully assisted living ay be the best thing but for now I agree she should keep one of her homes near the doctors. So sad.

 

[farmerjan]

Just a quick update... Got the coop set up; did feed and water in this morning..... had moved the leghorns Mon eve... after getting home from the dr appt and Rural King trip and some other stops along the way... did it right at dark and they are still half nuts... leghorns are flighty but these are really flighty... sad because they are real pretty... but might be a short lived breed/color here... They are real nice and heavy bodied for leghorns though...more body than I expected.
So they are in the new coop, and I am sure the langshans are glad to not be getting picked on anymore... Will go get the couple of hens from DS... but not until maybe this weekend. Tomorrow I have to leave by 10 or so to be at farm to set up around noon... milking by 1:15 and there are 24 meters to set up.... Have to put a bunch back in the car in the morning that I had taken out and put in the storage box in the car port.

Got feed yesterday, and need to get it unloaded tomorrow morning... if possible.

We are going to the farm to look at the bulls that are going to be for sale at the bull auction that DS is going to...Going Thursday morning... 7 a.m. leaving my car in town so that on the way home I can go from there to work and save time... have to be at the farm by 2:45 p.m. ; farm with bulls is 1 1/2 hours east of here... Want to be there by 9 or so... then he will have a better idea of what he needs to look for at the sale...

Got to pack the samples to drop off tomorrow on the way to work.... and get bottles in the racks for tomorrow also... Lot to do.

Ate a salad for supper... not real hungry... Need a shower and go to bed... next 2 days are going to be really busy....

 

[fuzzi]

Hope your back is doing better, or at least no worse.

 

[Ridgetop]

Hope you find a coupe good bulls. Maybe the prices will be affrodable with the drop in cattle prices yuckyuck). Probably not since good bulls hold their value but . From what I am reading the price drop is being caused by fighting between the two buying/selling factions that control the beef market.

 

[Finnie]

So sorry for Deb.