Re: Neal

Already been praying for him dear.  Sorry you have to make that trip by
yourself.  Wish I could go, believe me!  I remember how distraught you were
last time he shipped out.

On 10/3/07, Jesse Bell <silverhawk@flash.net> wrote:
>
> I just found out that Neal leaves for Iraq on the 10th and Robert cannot
> go.  He HAS to be at a convention in Dallas (new client he is in charge
> of).  So I'll be flying out there solo.  Bummer.  Fighting the fear and
> depression today....from now on I cannot watch the news.  It just gives me
> panic attacks when they talk about an Oklahoma soldier dying over there, or
> more bombs killing people.  Ughhhh.
>
>
>
> Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
> There's nothing wrong w/ you dear. You are filling your empty nest.
> Perfectly normal and understandable. And hello, how many people have
> spoiled llamas, racoons and etc.? That's just you and critters. Sounds
> like you have another Cool Chicken. Awesome.
>
> On 10/3/07, Jesse Bell wrote:
> >
> > Well, thanks Lynda (and Zem). My husband laughs at me and says I have
> > tranferred all my "motherly love and concern" to the chickens now that
> the
> > kids have moved out...which is probably true. And now that Neal is going
> > back to Iraq..it's a nice diversion from sitting around and worrying
> about
> > him. But baby chics are just the CUTEST things - how can you not just
> LOVE
> > them?
> >
> >
> > Lynda Young wrote:
> > Oh no, Jesse, I think something is very right with you.
> >
> > Lynda
> > Zone 7 - West TN
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf
> > Of Jesse Bell
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 8:34 AM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Baby chics update...
> >
> > OHMYGOSH...I picked the WORST day to put her outside for her "first
> day".
> > I
> > feel like a horrible mother. After I pried her away from my neck and put
> > her down to play with the others..she finally ran off and started
> pulling
> > at Burmuda grass and chasing bugs and I went to work. When I got home it
> > was DOWNPOURING rain, thunder and lightening everywhere. The guineas
> were
> > fine (I'm sorry, they are just stupid birds, but I get them because they
> > are
> > great bug eaters - and my last group left our farm for the neighbors
> farm
> > because all of our females had been killed by owls or hawks or coyotes
> or
> > WHATEVER). Anyway, the baby guineas are running all helter skelter in
> the
> > chicken coop, but I didn't see the two baby chics. My heart just sank.
> > Just then, I lifted then inside, drop-down hatch that lets them go into
> > the
> > enclosed area, and there they were...the black and yellow babies. They
> > were
> > soaking wet and shivering all over. I scooped them into my shirt to keep
> > them warm,
> > chased stupid guineas all over the coop trying to catch them. Ughhh.
> When
> > I got them inside under the heating lamp, my sweet little yellow one was
> > just laying there, shivering. I dried her off and put her under the heat
> > lamp for awhile. Then I came in an hour later and picked her up and sat
> > with her for almost 2 hours, making sure her body temp was warm enough.
> > She's FINE now...but what a horrible first day. I didn't have the heart
> to
> > take her outside today. The temps dropped because of the rain. I think
> > I'll wait a day or two. I am totally out of my head crazy about that
> > chicken. Something is wrong with me.
>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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