Where have I been....

Not sure, just on the move and don't seem to have enough time to sit down and write about life. Believe me, there is plenty of material around here. That NEVER changes.

Like the night two weeks ago when we heard a louder than normal MOOOOO at the front door. Hubby and I were finishing up some bookkeeping, and sent Thomas and Suzanna to investigate. They opened the front door and "didn't see anything". We went about our normal Saturday night routine and everybody headed to bed at 10pm. Thomas came back out of his room almost as quick as he got in there to inform us he could see cattle where they shouldn't be. So, everyone bundled up against the cold to get three heifers, who from the looks of the tracks around the house and barns, had been out for a while. Thank goodness for tame 4-H heifers, as it was a quick job once Suzanna got her arms around the neck of Sami. On went the halter and back to the pasture she went, with Penny and Bella following. The kids spent a few minutes laying on their backs in the snow, looking up at the stars. It was a clear, cold night and the stars were just amazing. Not something you get to see unless you are outside in the middle of the night.

Or how about the mouse that wouldn't be flushed?? Wednesday night Suzanna called me to her room to say that Butterscotch had caught a mouse and it was still alive. By the time I got there, the cat had moved to the bathroom. I got a handful of tissues and took his toy away. My first thought was dump it in the toilet and flush it. Boy, can they fight the vortex of water!!! The thing finally went down and I walked away. Imagine my surprise when Suzanna said the mouse was floating dead in there when she went to the bathroom in the morning. Amazing!!!

Keep Thomas in mind for the next week. He has to have surgery to remove an ear tube that hasn't come out on its own. His body now thinks that there is a foreign body in it and is causing him a lot of pain. He is anxious at the thought of surgery, since this will be the fourth time he has had to have something done with his ears. But his bigger concern is the fact that he won't be able to eat after midnight Monday. He is sure he will be starving.

So there you go, just a snap shot of a couple weeks at the zoo. It is always exciting!