So, while it is technically Friday...

I haven't gone to bed yet, so it kind-of doesn't count. Anyway, on to the regular news.
We have a cow. Her name is Minerva, but we call her Minnie. We're planning to breed her this next month, so we'll be able to milk her in eight months or so. I forget how long gestation is for cows. I'll post a picture of her later, when it's not raining.
The last week in March was a madhouse. All four of my (outside) cats had kittens. Happy April Fool's to me. Again, pictures later.
This dog showed up day before yesterday, scared and hurt, so we started feeding it and taking care of it. She's a pretty little thing, though a bit wound up. I swear she was jumping up to six feet - with me as her launch pad. You ever been used as a puppy launch pad? It's annoying. Still, she's happy, and that's good.
I'm taking pictures tomorrow, if it doesn't rain, and let you see everyone.
-Vanessa

I'm back!

Hellooo! I'm back! I'll have a real post tomorrow, but in the meantime this is a huge shout-out to everyone. Yes, I'm back, and yes, I'll be posting regularly. I just need to figure out a good schedule. Talk to you tomorrow! -Vanessa

Mushrooms

I promised pictures of my mushrooms when they looked better, so here they are. How do you like Ginormushroom?

New Kittens

As the title says, we have new kittens. I have three cats, and they all were expecting roughly the same time. The kittens on the left belong to the mama cat in the middle. I haven't found where my third cat has her nest. And now names for the faces: I haven't named the kittens yet, but the striped cat's name is Stripey Dude - Dude for short. Yes, I know. We thought she was a boy when I brought her home. The black one's name is Patience. We named her that because she doesn't have any.

A Friend for Belle

Since Belle jumped the fence to be with other cows, my mother figured she was lonely. So she got Daddy to buy another cow as a companion. Her name is Bonnie. The companion, that is. She is a black Jersey. Obviously, she is not the one on the left.

A Few Things You Never Want To Seriously Ask Yourself

"Is that a bee crawling in my underwear?"
"I was sure there were four deadly poisonous snakes in this cage. Why are there only three now?"
"Why is there a rapidly grown shadow around me?"

I have only asked the first one, but I thought the others were humorous. Unless you were serious. Then you're in trouble.

Tornadoes, Thunder and Lightening

We've been having some really interesting weather here lately. By really interesting, I mean there have been times where I feared for my life. Not for long, though. It takes a lot to keep me down.
For the past ten days, we have had thunderstorms, rain, lightening, tornado watches, tornado warnings, actual tornadoes, flooding, high winds, and beef stroganoff. I'm beginning to think that beef stroganoff is a natural disaster. Just saying.
However, that is all over and I am enjoying the sunshine. Perhaps I will finally be able to put in the rest of the garden. It's hard to concentrate on digging deep enough when the wind is threatening to blow you to the next county.