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"Rodent-driven weekend" -- you mean like by a bunny-sled? ;-)

Roheryn
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Feb 2 2013, 8:00am


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"Rodent-driven weekend" -- you mean like by a bunny-sled? ;-) [In reply to] Can't Post
Actually, rabbits aren't rodents, but that line made me think of a weekend being propelled along by a bunny sled. Okay, yes, I need to get more sleep...

Blistering hot here these past few weeks, barely a smidgen of rain in sight, grass going brown everywhere -- this is the hottest by far summer since I've been in NZ -- it actually feels like *summer*, and more like summer in New Mexico than those misty cool summers of Puget Sound. I've been having to water my chickens on hot days like today -- and I don't mean giving them fresh water (which of course they already have), I mean *watering* them like you'd water a lawn, hosing them down to cool them off! The free-ranging ones don't stay put for long when it starts "raining", but my hen with 11 chicks is in a pen that gets pretty hot, and she seems to appreciate being watered.

And if you wonder why Ro isn't getting much sleep these days, here's a typical night for us:

10:00 pm : Eldarion finally gives up ("I'M NOT SLEEPY!!!" he says) and falls asleep, right around complete dark.
12:00 am : We finally head to bed, after finishing evening chores and indulging (in my case, anyways) in some TORn or other Hobbity goodness.
3:30 am : The 17-year-old cat, who sleeps in a corner in our room, and who is well-known for not using a litterbox, starts crinkling crinkly things on our floor. That can only mean one thing...I leap out of bed, try to find her before she scoots under the bed, grab her (if I'm lucky) and either chuck her in the laundry room or outside.
4:30 am : They 14-year-old, senile, mostly-deaf dog starts barking inanely from the laundry room for her breakfast. Mr. Ro gets kicked out of bed to put her out and feed her to shut her up.
4:45 am : The rooster in the laundry room (don't ask) starts crowing.
4:48 am : The other 5 roosters (outside) start crowing. This crowing continues for the next several hours.
5:15 am : One young cat comes tearing into our room, leaps onto the small garbage can, and begins disembowling it. She continues strewing its contents about until someone lets her out.
6:30 am : NZ Toddler wakes up and hollers. She then joins us in bed and consents to lay still with us for about 15 minutes, after which she's up for a rousing game of "face".
6:45 am : The old dog has forgotten she had breakfast already, and (from outside this time) starts barking inanely again. She won't hush until she's had second breakfast, or she forgets why she's barking.
6:55 am : There's no point in trying to pretend any longer. We're up. *yawwn*


However, I sold two roosters today, so down to four -- yay! -- unfortunately still have the one in the laundry room.

Anyways, I hope everyone else's lives are a bit more peaceful!

Oh, and The Hobbit leaves our theaters after Tuesday...sadness!!!...I'm going to try to go one last time. Can't wait for the DVD, but it's never the same as seeing it in all its glory on the big screen.

Happy weekend, all!


(This post was edited by Roheryn on Feb 2 2013, 8:07am)

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"Kicks In Door!* It's FIESTA FRIDAY!! grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Feb 1 2013, 4:57pm
    Time for another update! DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Feb 1 2013, 5:01pm
        The winds came here SirDennisC Send a private message to SirDennisC Feb 1 2013, 5:08pm
            No need for concern (not yet, anyway ...) DanielLB Send a private message to DanielLB Feb 1 2013, 5:21pm
        *jaw drops* WOW! and Happy Birthday!!! :D grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Feb 1 2013, 5:14pm
        To call these "breathtaking" just doesn't do them justice. dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Feb 1 2013, 5:17pm
        Looks incredible! imin Send a private message to imin Feb 1 2013, 5:29pm
        Thanks for the update! Kassandros Send a private message to Kassandros Feb 1 2013, 6:00pm
        Great to hear from you! Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Feb 1 2013, 6:44pm
        Amazing photos--makes me want to pick up and go somewhere right now! Kimtc Send a private message to Kimtc Feb 1 2013, 8:11pm
        Brief is not in nature silneldor Send a private message to silneldor Feb 2 2013, 4:00am
        Happy Birthday Daniel! dormouse Send a private message to dormouse Feb 2 2013, 10:13am
        Thanks for the update sherlock Send a private message to sherlock Feb 2 2013, 11:56am
        Awesome photos!// CuriousG Send a private message to CuriousG Feb 3 2013, 9:32pm
        mega mega Awesome Daniel :D :D that place is more than I had expected it to look like! \o/ Xanaseb Send a private message to Xanaseb Feb 4 2013, 11:53pm
    Hey gramma! :) Eventides Send a private message to Eventides Feb 1 2013, 5:21pm
        Just another pleasant winter's day, eh? dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Feb 1 2013, 5:26pm
            LOL. :) Eventides Send a private message to Eventides Feb 1 2013, 5:54pm
        Hey Evey!!! *waves fondly* grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Feb 1 2013, 5:28pm
            :) Eventides Send a private message to Eventides Feb 1 2013, 5:55pm
    *brings in "to-go" mug* dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Feb 1 2013, 5:23pm
        *shiver* You Bet! grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Feb 1 2013, 5:33pm
            LOL! Perfect, thanks! dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Feb 1 2013, 5:35pm
    Well, my door project is moving along entmaiden Send a private message to entmaiden Feb 1 2013, 5:24pm
        You've been working a long time at those dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Feb 1 2013, 5:33pm
        Fantastic! grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Feb 1 2013, 5:40pm
        Oh, and if anyone has a stained glass transom in their basement or garage entmaiden Send a private message to entmaiden Feb 1 2013, 5:57pm
            *scribbles note* grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Feb 1 2013, 5:59pm
        I will be waiting to see that door too. silneldor Send a private message to silneldor May 11 2013, 1:36am
    *PUTS OUT SELF SERVE SIGN* Have a glorious weekend everyone!!! :D // grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Feb 1 2013, 5:59pm
    Yikes! I forgot Fiesta! Lily Fairbairn Send a private message to Lily Fairbairn Feb 1 2013, 6:41pm
        That's good to hear dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Feb 2 2013, 12:51am
        I live in sherlock Send a private message to sherlock Feb 2 2013, 12:20pm
        Go Ravens! grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Feb 2 2013, 2:47pm
    Happy weekend to everyone! bearwen Send a private message to bearwen Feb 1 2013, 7:27pm
        Hi there! dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Feb 2 2013, 12:52am
        Hey there, bearwen :D grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Feb 2 2013, 3:01pm
    I would have been here earlier Elberbeth Send a private message to Elberbeth Feb 2 2013, 12:37am
        What, no snow? dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Feb 2 2013, 12:53am
        *sigh* sun-soaking sounds sumptuous! grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Feb 2 2013, 3:10pm
    Happy weekend to all / Patty Send a private message to Patty Feb 2 2013, 5:34am
        Cheers Patty!! grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Feb 2 2013, 3:17pm
            Oh, how sweet! Patty Send a private message to Patty Feb 2 2013, 6:45pm
    Happy weekend, everyone! Tintallė Send a private message to Tintallė Feb 2 2013, 6:40am
        I can relate to 5am!! grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Feb 2 2013, 3:20pm
            Pssst, gramma Tintallė Send a private message to Tintallė Feb 2 2013, 7:10pm
                *snigger* Got it! grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Feb 3 2013, 9:17pm
    "Rodent-driven weekend" -- you mean like by a bunny-sled? ;-) Roheryn Send a private message to Roheryn Feb 2 2013, 8:00am
        Just how big IS your laundry room? dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Feb 2 2013, 3:06pm
            I wonder grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Feb 2 2013, 3:58pm
            Just big enough. Roheryn Send a private message to Roheryn Feb 2 2013, 9:23pm
        Wow! Circadian Clock is off whack! grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Feb 2 2013, 3:57pm
    That song is just too corny! sherlock Send a private message to sherlock Feb 2 2013, 11:52am
        Fixed? dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Feb 2 2013, 3:07pm
            The doctor sherlock Send a private message to sherlock Feb 3 2013, 11:52am
                Where exactly dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Feb 3 2013, 1:48pm
                    No tingling or numbness sherlock Send a private message to sherlock Feb 3 2013, 3:42pm
                        Manicures! dernwyn Send a private message to dernwyn Feb 3 2013, 7:58pm
                            Yes Silverlode Send a private message to Silverlode Feb 3 2013, 10:47pm
                        I would be very careful. silneldor Send a private message to silneldor Feb 3 2013, 8:20pm
                            Two things more; silneldor Send a private message to silneldor Feb 3 2013, 8:49pm
        Ow! grammaboodawg Send a private message to grammaboodawg Feb 2 2013, 4:05pm

 
 
 

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