Good morning!!!!

[jbrumberg]

13 dogs and 3 cats have crossed the rainbow bridge here and I cried for each and every one of them. I truly hope to re-join my pack when the time comes.

 

[ronjhall]

Bird sorry for your loss. We all miss our fur kids.

 

[Bird]

Thanks to all of you for your comments. It's been a very sad day here.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Happy birthday Mrs Buppies.

I am pages behind, will catch up later.

 

[jbrumberg]

Bird- I truly hope that you and your wife are able to fill the "void" created by your loss. Our pets give us so much and ask for so little in return.

Our search for another dog (or 2) will resume in a couple of weeks. It's been really lonely around here.

Slipping and sliding I made it to the tractor with my metric wrenches and sockets and discovered that the bolts that secure the seatbelt are SAE which necessitated another slippery round trip to get my SAE wrenches and sockets. With the correct tools the replacement went w/o slip nor incident. I almost considered getting out the YakTrax.

NWS has issue a Dense Fog Advisory in addition to the Winter Weather Advisory already issued. The temperature is hovering around freezing 32.7F presently so I'll be dealing with frizzle and "frog" tonight.

 

[rswyan]

Made the trip to The Depot earlier rather than later, lockset exchanged and even remember to pick up the 60 grit sandpaper.

Installed the locket in the front door after we got back, then hauled the cat litter up to the compost pile. Ran the box blade over the road a little after that and leveled it out some ... too wet to really work it much.

Then I gathered up the cardboard and took it up to the shop to use to start fires and hauled the trash out to the street.

We unloaded the new cat tower after The Woman got back from DG, then she headed back out to the grocery store.

I just got done with moving all the jugs of water for the fish tanks off the island in the kitchen ... taking a break now because my hips were screaming.

Probably move the cat tower into the kitchen here in a couple minutes and start vacuuming it off.

Already let The Squeak out into the garage to check it out ... she was fascinated. Looks like it will be a hit.

 

[newbury]

Very sorry to read of your loss Bird. There is a little Corgi of mine for her to play with in doggie heaven

 

[newbury]

Probably way easier than you might think! Most are not able to think for themselves.

- L4N

Getting to the point that millennials think that we are obsolete and/or incapacitated we all rise like a Phoenix and........ Prove them wrong.

If the "millennial" is that bad it is because their parents (US) failed in parenting. All 4 of our children (all millennials) are gainfully employed college graduates, some Masters, one Doctor. And they definitely think for themselves.

Time to get the tractor to get unstuck

No, that is part of the "3 saw plan". Always work with at least two saws so you can use one to free the other. Even a little 14" saw can usually be used to get a big saw "unstuck".

Too many times I've used my Stihl 021 to free one of my Stihl 660's.

 

[jbrumberg]

"......... If the "millennial" is that bad it is because their parents (US) failed in parenting."- Newbury

Congratulations to you and your wife on building a solid "foundation" for your successful millennial children. You two should be very proud...... Your children too. Too many people most not millennials believe they need a "handout" and "live" and "think" accordingly.

Any parent that can help keep their kids responsibly independent, free from chemical dependency, debt, and/or jail has my highest respects. I saw far, far too many examples of "mis-parenting," and it was not even income related. One can not buy longterm love unless they are really rich, but that does not meet my definition for love. I am sure there are people who disagree.

Rswyan- So you have the cat tower in the house, and "The Squeek," and soon to be 800G fishtanks filled with all kinds of neat stuff all in a semi-closed living space.

Life sure is interesting.

 

[Einthewoods]

".........One can not buy longterm love unless they are really rich, but that does not meet my definition for love. I am sure there are people who disagree.

I disagree....I want some super rich people to adopt me as their over middle-aged son and drown me in money...I mean love. LOL

All kidding aside, you are right. Raising kids today is tough stuff. Dang cell phones and facebook and the like are big influences today. And it isn't as simple as just not letting them have it. You have to work hard at countering the influences. I have to say, I think it is harder than when I grew up.