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2006-Oct-13
A Bit of This and That

Posted in Just Thoughts

Well it's still snowing!  We started getting a little bit yesterday.  Its going to warm up in a few days though so it wont stay.  Although it's pretty I'm glad it wont stick because I still have a lot of clean up to do out side!
Yesterday a friend of dh from work came over and finished putting up our chimney for us!!  Bless his heart
Just after he left we discovered that our well had gone bad again arrrg.  The heavy rain the day before had washed more soil into the well.  So dh dug up around the well and found the cracks in the cement casing.  He took a few hours off work and went to get some cement.  And patched it all up good.  So that should be the end of our well problems for now anyway!  How ever he had to let the water settle so he could scoop out all the muck that got in there.  He'll be doing that today when he gets up.  Sooooo I had no water yesterday or today.  I'm getting very low on bottled water!  This is the 5th or 6th well problem we have had this year and it has used up my emergency water supply.  (sigh)  BUT at least it's fixed and by tonight or tomorrow I should have good water back. Too Happy 2
Another new thing happening around here is I'm finally going to be getting a breeding pair of Manx kittens.  I used to have a Manx cat that I just loved to pieces.  I've been wanting more for a long time.  The sister of my friend has been breeding them for a long time and I've been wanting to get a pair from her for over 2 years now.  Dh knows I've been saving and has had no problem about it each time I've talked to him, as soon as last week.  Well I was talking to her last night and she has the perfect kitten for me now.  And we are waiting for another to have a litter.  That cat had Siamese pointed Manx last time and I'm hope she does again because I would just love one of them!  Anyway she has given me an awesome deal that I just can't pass up.  Soooo at the end of the month I'll be getting the first kitten  she's a little red/orange rumpy.  Told dh last night when he got home and he was surprised...For some reason he thought it would be another 2 years before I'd be able to get them.  He's not up set though, but he wants me to get my other two cats fixed before the male will be old enough to bread them.  So I agreed with that I'll have a bout 6 months at least to get that done as the male hasn't been born yet lol.  So my new little hobby/biz will be raising Manx cats I can't wait to get my first one!  At first he thought I'd gotten another puppy lol but I laughed I don't want another pup any time soon.  Our crazy Lab is enough! lol
Another project dh is doing today is finishing the base for the tile backing for the wood stove.  He has to have it ready for him and a friend to tile tomorrow.  Then I think he's grouting Sunday and we should have the stove up and running by Monday or Tuesday. 
I can't do any cleaning until the water is clean again.  But one thing I want to do latter when dh wakes up is try to get at the clothing tubs/bags to get out the winter things.  I need to check sizes and see what I need to pick up.
 

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2006-Oct-14 - snow?

Posted by Anonymous


I thought I had it bad-but we haven't gotten SNOW yet! Thank goodness! I am SO glad that you got your well fixed AND that chimney all set! Soon enough you will be able to be in a toasty house with water at your beck and call! :-)

That is so great about your kitten! Please post pictures when you can! I have thought about breeding labs since we were given a pure bred female lab pup this year. She sure is ornery though, so I wonder if I would be able to HANDLE two-let alone pups! :-)


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2006-Oct-14 - I hope your water problems are fixed for good now!

Posted by MissionaryMom


Isn't it funny - the more rain you get, the worse your water situation is? "Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink"!

Post pics of your new cats when you get them. I don't know what minx cats look like.

Carol


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