HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! and quite the interesting date to start it all off!!! As usual the holidays have flown by and in another few days, it will all go back to "normal"... too bad, the holidays are never long enough. Our day started out well, first off, it was a Saturday and I had the day off!!! and secondly our local Lion's Club was doing their monthly pancake breakfast.. so we went out to that. We met up with Kathleen and Bob as Leo is staying with us this week... so we had good company along with good food!!!
Another bonus to the day.. it was nearly 60 degrees!! Leave it to New England, last weekend we were preparing for a blizzard, and this weekend, spring has arrived!!! The animals so enjoyed the warmth.. Mr. G had a grand time patrolling the farm and just getting out, he has been cooped up in the barn way too long!!! (but he is as handsome as ever!!!)
Given this "opportunity".. Ed and I decided it would be a good day to go through the barn. We do daily chores, but this was a chance to really get things picked up again and back in order. We even got the chicken's stall done and Turkey manor.. so the birds have nice clean houses to get them thru the rest of the winter....
The gator even got a bath......
We got all the dishes and water buckets washed.. and I even found a new salt lick that I gave to Mocha and Kringle. It was a holiday filled with "normal" things, but a great way to begin the new year....
Last night we were at Kas and Nate's. Nate has turned my "old doggie school" into his "man cave"... Bill gave him the pool table that he and Ed had as "kids".. and there have been several other donations made to the cause...so furniture, games (like a dart board).. a bar... all the things needed to make it just like home!!! We order Chinese food and just had a great family evening together.....
This was Abbie's idea of playing pool.....
And here, she is explaining the rules of the pool game to Rick!!!!
It has been a good year -2010 - we are very blessed, and hope that the new year brings all of you many good things!!!!
