Our kitty is healing nicely. Thought you all deserved an update after my depressing post several weeks ago. :)
He has regained the use of his back legs and tail. He's much like a drunken sailor as he walks about the house and yard, trying to regain his balance and muscle tone. We're really thankful for the progress that's been made. He has had a few adventures in walking to include some tumbles down the stairs, some failed attempts at climbing onto furniture, and some misses in the litter box. He's not quite got his bladder and bowel control back yet. We're hoping it comes soon; the pee pads and tinkle trails across the floor are getting old.
In other news, our farm project is on its way to completion. Our friends are days away from closing on their house next door, and we're waiting for our appraisal to come back so we can start construction. The beautiful weather has been a God-send, and I'm praying it continues so that when construction on our house gets underway, it'll be good weather for digging the basement.
We've been out gutting the basement of the existing house so that Jack and Karin can move in ready to work in a clean space. It's been a mess, but the hard work has been worth it. I love the payoff of seeing it all come together. We've been digging around in all the out buildings to see what's worth keeping and what needs to be tossed. The couple that owns the property now has been kind enough to let us get to work even before closing. We're enjoying the adventure already!
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| gutting basement exposes some interesting electrical work! |
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| farm treasures are not what we thought! |
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| Phantom of the Opera theme song keeps playing in our heads. |
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| The mold in the basement definitely called for masks. |
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| This was no simple affair. |
The last time we were out there, we brought the dogs. They had a marvelous time running the length and breadth of the farm property─jumping in the water, playing in the hay, chasing the kids. Calvin came home with very sore hips that night, but we had a victory─He didn't run away! He had so much space to run and play that he saw no need to escape.
God has been good to us. We've not been doing much "schooling" these last weeks, but we've learned much in these days of preparation for moving, in caring for our sweet kitty, and in working hard to get the last of our harvest in and prepared for winter. Karin and I spent 16 hours in the kitchen on Friday. We accomplished a lot of canning and freezing for our winter months at the farm! So glad we could do it together!
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| Karin works on prepping popcorn for drying. |
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| roasting garlic and making pumpkin seeds |
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| roasting roma tomatoes! |
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| two large pumpkins gave us enough puree for 28 pumpkin pies! |
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| our beautiful popcorn |
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| the kids help shuck the corn for drying |
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| Mark loves on Oscar |
Loving Life,
Erin
