Gramma Update III

Well, Gramma has been saying that she's excited for her foot to heal so she can wear sandals again after many, many years. I guess it's a girl thing, cause I don't really understand. I'm excited when I get a pair of boots that have fairly smooth soles so that the chicken poop doesn't get stuck in so bad.

Anyway, she came out of the bedroom this morning wearing these. A happy girl. Yay Gramma! Ta.

Gramma Update and Turkey's

Monday we went back to see the doctor. Everything is healing fine and he took "The Boot"away. 

Here she is with just plain old shoes and socks. Scary! She's using the cane, but also walking some without it. Doing well, although there is pain, but the doc said it will continue to lessen. Go back again in a month for another x-ray. By summer she'll be running barefoot through the hayfield.

Also on Monday a flock of turkeys came out of the woods and made their way down the west field almost in single file. Counted 18. Cool. Ta.

Grampa Shoots, He Scores

Well, got a buck this morning. The rack was small, but he had a big body. My friend Mike and his son Brian came up to hunt today and I'm glad they did cause they dragged him out of the willow swamp for me. Unfortunately neither one of them got a deer.

My back has been bad lately, so I haven't been out very much. Glad I went out today. Gramma and are having the tenderloins for supper tonight. Yummo! Ta.

Snow Again

Here's what we woke up to this morning.

Had some last month too, but this somehow prettier and more accepted,cause it's November.

Don't know if it will last yet, but it's been awhile since we had snow for deer opener and that's always a plus. On the other hand I was hoping to get in one more round of golf. I've managed to take about ten strokes off my game this summer, so I don't want to quit yet. The course I usually play at is about 16 miles north as the crow flies and they have a live webcam. Checked that out this morning and they didn't have any snow there, but they closed the course last week. Bummer. Not putting the clubs away   yet, cause there's always hope. Be good, be careful and be sure to get your snowplow mounted before the big storm hits. Ta.

Gramma Update

So on Monday we went back to the Doc for a six week checkup. They took x-rays again and he said it is healing nicely. Now she can walk on it with the boot on. Still using the chair, but walking some too. Baby steps, baby steps. Here she is upright, which we haven't seen for six weeks. Yay! We go back again in four weeks and he wants her to try walking without the boot in 3 1/2, cause he said he's going to throw it away when she sees him next. Yikes! Cross your fingers and pray for her.

In other news, the snow melted, but it's still freezing every night. The sun came out for a little bit today, but not long enough.

We have had quite a few deer feeding right up next to the house lately. One of these two was eating the frozen flowers in Gramma's flower pot on the deck rail, but I wasn't fast enough to get a pic. Fun to watch though.

Reckon that's all for now, catch ya on the flip flop. Be good, be careful and be sure to get your boat inside before it gets snowed on. Ta.

Snow?

Well it's started. I'm not ready. I'm usually ready.

Morning.

Early afternoon.

Pretty? Pretty ugly. The boat isn't inside, I've got Jess' lawn mower torn apart on the garage floor, my 4 wheeler up on blocks not running and it looks like I'm going to have to pull the engine on the bobcat to fix it. With the bobcat broken down I can't spread manure on the hay fields and if the snow stays it'll be too muddy to clean it up anyway. Haven't done anything to get ready for deer hunting yet and the dock is still in the lake. Oh well, life happens and the only thing to do is chuckle and move forward. On a positive note, Gramma sees the doc tomorrow and we hope he'll say she can start walking on her foot. With the boot on of course. This will be a major milestone and a welcome event. So cross your fingers and pray for her. Anywho, that's all for now. Ta.

Grampa Bakes A Cake

So Gramma wanted a yellow cake with chocolate frosting. Easy-squeasy, right? Buy a cake mix and some ready made frosting. What could go wrong? Me, that's what can go wrong. There are too many rules in this baking business. Why can't you just brush on some olive oil, salt and pepper and slap it on the grill? That's how things are meant to be cooked. Right?

It actually tasted good, but when I took it out of the pan, it broke. What? Yeah and a chunk fell off of the side. Heidi thought that this was a real baking break-through and should be included in all cooking endeavors, but I think I'll try and skip that part in the future. Anyway I tried to fill the hole with frosting, but it just wasn't fluffy enough. Another baking adventure gone awry. Maybe I'll try sticky buns, or not.Ta.