Random tidbits of the day

 Just a few thoughts tonight. I'm not adjusting to the time change. It's so difficult for me. I'm wide awake right now. But I have to be up in a few short hours so I should probably go to bed. 

I got the silkie babies moved to their brooder pen and out of the incubator. It wasn't a great hatch. I think we are going to have 3. Its a little early to say. I had two hatch and then the very first one to pip (and then zip) never progressed. I could see him still breathing in there, so I opened up the shell. At first he was so bent up that I thought maybe it was too late, that he'd been bent over like that for too long. But an hour later, he was holding his head up. Another hour, he was upright or at least upright-ish. He seems to be making good progress. But the truth is, the prognosis is not good for chicks that cannot get out of the egg on their own. Time will tell. 

The baby kitties are getting cuter and sweeter every day. There is one that purrs every time I hold him. a little while ago I went out and was holding him and he was purring and sucking on his tongue. It was really cute and sweet. And he was smiling. No wonder I love kittens. 

Yesterday my daughter and I moved some birds around. Well we brought some birds back inside. Yes, we are one of those weird house holds that has a backroom full of animals. Baby chicks. Almost grown chicks. And Pumpkin, our pergatory cat. Pumpkin was an outdoor kitty. Then he decided he liked it best at the neighbors house. Then one day the neighbor knocks on my door with Pumpkin in hand. She said he was beating up on her cats and she doesn't want him over there. So that is a little bit of dilemma because if he's allowed to roam outside, he'll head right back over there. Also, he decided not to get along with our other outdoor cats, including Sapphire, our momma cat that was his main squeeze for a long time. We have too many indoor cats, but to beat the band, Pumpkin doesn't get along with the indoor cats either. So he can't live indoors, and he can't live outdoors. He's stuck in pergatory, otherwise known as "the back room."

We were in an egg desert for awhile this winter. But now everyone is loving the longer hours of daylight. And they have all come through molt. And we're finally getting eggs. Currently we have 6 dozen eggs that need a new countertop to hang out on. 

Today was supposed to be the day. The day the veggies got planted. But the day is over. The seeds are still in the packets, the potatoes are still in the sacks they came home in. 

I'm tired. And there's more to do tomorrow than time in the day. But I get to teach Kinder tomorrow. My favorite grade. At my favorite school to work at, with kids I have a relationship with. And I'm pretty sure the weather is supposed to be Spring-like as well. 

Sleep well tonight world. Trust the process. There is a process. I am trying to trust it. I wish the same for you.

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