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Mom's Flying
Joan made it home from Gulf Shores early this morning or very late last night. She left for Co-op this morning. Not sure how she can drive all day and a lot of the night then do business as usual. I would be exhausted! Those weanlings were not in their paddock but also not with Missy. I decided I would need to go into the pond pasture to find them but when I called all 4 came running. I was able to lead them all into the middle paddock with Missy before heading back to the house. The emergency signs came in yesterday and Mark wanted to get them installed today in the new bedrooms and did that right after breakfast.
Not sure if you can read the sign next to the window but it says window emergency ladder stored under bed. Each bedroom upstairs has an emergency ladder that can be used to climb out the window and down to the ground if needed. Hopefully those ladders will never be needed. Mark wanted to finish the siding on the garage today. He needed help holding each piece in place until he could get the screws in.
I was at the new barn cleaning up those look alike lady bugs that bite. Those Asian beetles are not as bad as last year but are still finding their way in our house and both barns. I also got the bouncy house rolled up as the guests coming in tomorrow are adults. Sarah dropped off the girls when they got home from school then picked up the truck. She and Nolan moved into the apartment today. They will be getting their house ready to sell and are also remodeling the new house. The girls had so much fun doing crafts today.
Each time Mark needed help I could easily step out and help hold. He finished the side and now is just waiting on the people door.
Ruth sent the picture below of mom ON THE PLANE heading home.
After 3 solid weeks in Gulf Shores it is time that she came home. This was the first time she has flown since the stroke 4 years ago. Allegiant has a direct flight from Gulf Shores to Bellville, IL now. Joan left the wheel chair van at the airport in Bellville and took Ruth's car home. Ruth and Fedi will drive mom home from that airport. They won't be home until late but before midnight. Sure beats driving those 14 hours. The winds that had been coming from the South giving us nice weather has done a 180 and is now coming from the North. Now that the sun went down it is down right cold and chili sounded good for our supper. I had left over taco meat which was added to different kinds of beans along with other spices and got a nice pot of chili on to simmer. It was spicy enough to warm us both up.
