Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Unbelievable

So, the youngest son is still having tummy trouble, which has gotten progressively WORSE despite all the TLC Mommy, yogurt, and 10 lbs of bananas can provide. Yesterday afternoon, I took him to the doctor, and the doctor said,

"We're going to test for salmonella."

See Mommy.
See Mommy's jaw drop.
Somebody pick Mommy up.
Uhhhhhhhh Huh.

No, I'm not kidding. Yes, I'm taking my meds. No, we hadn't heard about the 18 state tomato salmonella outbreak until 11 am today.

The results of said test take 3-4 days. He's on antibiotics, Thank God! Pray for my little guy... it's been a rough, clingy, need my mama NOW 2 weeks.

Friday, October 27, 2006

Back to farming

The cooler weather has helped me get back into setting things in place around the farm.

Wednesday, I carved out next year's gardens by mowing about 1/4 acres. It's so cool! Whacking 2 foot tall grass actually helps me visualize where things will be placed.

Figuring the ground would never be wetter than now, I set 20 or so t-posts yesterday, completing the front pasture's skeleton.

The big kids and I then dug holes for apple and peach trees.

Today was *very* windy, so I kept the little ones (and myself!) inside.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Mea Culpa

Well, it sounds like a lot of folks came down with a horrid tummy bug shortly after the annual shindig.

I am so, so, soooooo s*o*r*r*y.

Even my Mom caught it!

What she has, and others are describing, is downright ungodly, and I might add, a heckuva lot worse than what my family went through last week.

However, I came down with the milder bug (eek!) Saturday night at midnight, and B came down with the milder bug (double eek!) Sunday.

So I am left to wonder... is it our fault the area's community colleges and businesses are lacking their brightest talent this week?

Egads, I pray it isn't so, but could be.

If so, I would like to humbly submit that I am überconscientious about spreading disease. We *were* illness free for 48 hours before the party, because if there's one thing I *hate*, it's when people share sickness.

And so, I also humbly submit: I coulda goofed, and a lot of people seem to be suffering badly, so mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa, dear friends.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

You know you have twins when

well, never mind the details. Probably waaaayyy TMI, but they've caught the tummy bug, too. 3 down, 2 to go.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

News Roundup from the Farm

In cool news:

Today, our eldest convivialgirl harvested 14 lil' pumpkins from the "came from outta nowhere" patch today!!

Eldest convivialboy and middle convivialboy collected 12 eggs today!!

In weird news:

A nearby (not our) school district is considering having an on campus POLICE department. You read that right... not security dept. POLICE dept.

In sad news:

Middle convivialboy has stomach virus. Nothin' says lovin' like oatmeal and cinnamon toast 12-24 hours later