Friday, May 6, 2022

Another Very Full Day


I'm home from boy pick-up and hanging-out-with, sitting on my back porch, waiting for my man to get home. He had to stop at Costco when he hit Tallahassee because he had ordered glasses and they are in. He needs them because his old glasses, which were glued together when he left town, broke into four pieces on his trip. He's had a long day today, driving through lots of rain. It poured here too. Rained so hard that I really did not like driving through it on my way home. 
I had a good time with Levon and August. The rain slowed down enough that I could get August the regular way instead of the car pick-up way but I did get caught in that line for a few minutes, making us a tiny bit later than usual which prompted August to tell me that possibly I could leave five minutes earlier next time. Last week he educated me on the fact that I needed to stay where he could see me when they called his name. I think that pick-up time causes him a tiny bit of anxiety and I get that. Be he was happy to see me and his brother and when I handed him an umbrella, he was a complete gentlemen and held it so that it covered me too. 
Before I got to their house today I did something I should have done much sooner which was to buy a two-liter bottle of Diet Coke and some Mentos. They were thrilled! We were going to have our own volcano! And we did. I made them stand a little distance away and when the Mentos hit the coke, it shot up in the air at least five feet. We cheered! They love watching the videos so much that it occurred to me that it was ridiculous not to do it ourselves. "Let's do this thing!" I told them, and we did. 
We also read some books and went downstairs to their basement where Vergil's set up some gymnastic rings or whatever they are called. 


The boys were a bit wild by that time. Levon had been so ready for a nap when we got home from picking up August that I had to carry him in the house so of course he fought it with frenetic activity. He doesn't hang from his knees but instead, twists around and around and then lets himself spin, holding on with his hands in a dizzying whirl. 
I have to say that I feel sorry for Vergil who came out of his office at five and walked immediately into childcare but he's good at that. August gave me a kiss and Levon even gave me a side hug and a kiss and those are better good-bye treats than all of the M&M's in the world. 

Mr. Moon has arrived and I like his new glasses and I'm glad to have him home. He had a great time with his old buddies. He said they all moved slow and took it easy, praising the joys of retirement. I don't think they caught many fish but that didn't seem to bother them. It was all catch-and-release so there wasn't pressure to fill a cooler or anything. 

I was so worried on my way home from town that Darla might not have had her children in a place that would protect them from all the rain. There was water standing in the road in places and the gutters were gushing and I could just imagine those babies getting caught in a tiny rivulet and washing away but no. They are fine. 


I really do need to quit worrying about them. Darla's got it all under control. I laugh every morning when I let them out because in the rush for the door, if any of the other chickens gets too close to her babies for her comfort, she completely goes into attack mode, fluffing her feathers out so that she's twice her normal size and literally brushes the offending chickens away with sweeps of her wings. Violet is still sitting patiently. I do so hope she gets at least one hatchling to make all of this work worthwhile. 

I am very, very grateful for this good rain we've had. We needed it. We are not in a drought or anything, but it has been several weeks. I should go down and see what the rain has done to the GDG project which, by the way, they had laid the foundation for as of yesterday. 
Fuck. 

The church people next door are singing with the windows open. The sky has cleared and rain drips off the leaves. Frogs in the swamp on the other side of the railroad tracks are croaking their mighty approval of the water from the sky we had. Mr. Moon has made us martinis and he's gone out to check the garden. I think I'll go out and join him. 

Happy Friday, y'all. 

Love...Ms. Moon

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  1. We had pouring rain all day today, too. Fortunately I have no chickens to worry over.
    It's good Mr. Moon had a nice trip.

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    1. Well, obviously I should not have been worrying about the chickens either! Mr. Moon did have a nice trip. That makes me happy.

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  2. I think I would welcome the church singing while sitting on the porch with a martini.....listening to the water dripping from the trees and frogs croaking.......ahh. Happy Friday! Glad Mr Moon home and all is well
    Susan M

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    1. This church uses drums, bass and possibly guitar. They are not hard to listen to! I enjoy their music. Especially since I can't actually make out the lyrics.

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  3. How I wish we'd have some rain. Those boys and those chicks are darling!

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    1. I wish you had some rain too! I know you guys need it so much. The chicks are about the cutest thing in the dang world. I think the boys are pretty darling too, actually.

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  4. I'm making a note about the diet coke and Mentos volcano. I want to show that to my new grandchildren one day. I got a bit dizzy reading about Levon spinning on those rings.

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    1. It's so fun to watch the volcano of coke-bubbles spume into the sky! Yep. It's a good thing to do with grandchildren.
      Levon was really whipping around there. I think he got dizzy too.

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  5. I think I'll try the coke and mentos thing for Jack as well. I'm sure it would please him no end. Last night after supper we went for a walk to the park and he played on the equipment which is something we haven't done since last fall. He loved it and it taller and stronger on the equipment now. Naturally he didn't want to leave:)

    A happy Friday indeed.

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    1. You can use regular soda but the diet soda isn't sticky. I'm sure that Jack would love it. And I bet he DID have a great time at the park. Amazing how much a child can grow in such a short time, isn't it?

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  6. You're definitely the fun grandma!

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  7. I'm having a martini as I type this! How coincidental! I'm glad Mr. Moon got new glasses (FOUR pieces?!) and that he's back home. Sounds like fun was had all-around. :)

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    1. Yep. Four pieces. I think that may have included the lenses that popped out. He had a great time.

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  8. 37paddington: It sounds like a very good day in all respects, all worries unfounded and a volcano display to boot! What a great MerMer you are! August is a very prepared little guy I think; he likes to know how things are going to work and studies what will ensure that all goes smoothly. A good man to have in your corner! Your last paragraph was pure magic.

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    1. It was a good day although the rain was a bit overwhelming when I was driving. I hate driving in rain. I actually thought of you and was a tiny bit envious that you probably don't have to drive in the rain very often! I avoid it as much as possible.
      I think August likes to have things figured out too. He reminds me so much sometimes of one of my brothers who was so very serious as a child but also had a wicked sense of humor. That's August.

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  9. I was thinking that first picture could go on a calendar. Those boys are so good looking! Then I saw the picture of the chicks and fell in love with it too.

    We could sure use some of that rain out here in the West where the drought has been going on for years. At least the firefighters have brought our nearby (about 15 miles from us) wildfire under control.

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    1. I am very lucky in that I have pleasing things to look at all around me.
      I bet that sometimes you wonder if you'll ever get rain again. What a terrible feeling.

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