Woo hoo... busy day... photos uploaded today or else...

Hubby was called to work (conductor on the railroad)… and my day is well underway… I can hardly believe it started at 3:30 this morning. Woke up still feeling like recycled dog dirt. Amazing what a few hours of work and a few cups of coffee will do for you… lol…

Actually I felt pretty skucky .. yes that's what I said skucky ... last night. I overheated again. Then ate too much. I knew better... but I did it anyway... so it was hello gastric attack... there went the remainder of my evening and a good bit of the night. Leaves me feeling like I've been run over then drug by a Mac Truck. Whap! Tuff Tookis... gotta move it anyway. Sitting around feeling sorry for oneself dosen't accomplish anything other than making yourself feel worse...

In truth I feel much better now. Busy Busy Morning. Actually made some progress on my MONSTER TO DO LIST. Amazing how actually accomplishing something can make you feel better... several cups of black coffee didn't hurt any either... (for all you non coffee drinkers out there... you don't want coffee... and that's ok by me... but I drink coffee... and have NO intention of quitting)

It's about moderation any way... moderation in coffee consumption... in food... life in general...

I’m grabbing my vitamins and a quick lunch… and it’s back at it…

Really want those puppy pictures uploaded today… they’ll be in the Main Site and The Arfing News...I'll be working on editing for the main site and captions etc for the rest of the day... probably tomorrow too... and so on... there's some really cute puppies ... little hairballs...

Life is a journey… sometimes at warp speed… Mary E. Robbins & the Hairballs

Bright Sunny Day...I feel good...

Good Morning… and a great morning it is too. Moved the turkeys and geese out to the fowl house yesterday. Turned the pullets out again. They are too funny… it’s an adventure into the big wide world for those little white hens. At this point they are venturing out of their crate little by little… and roosting in their crate at night.

I put the goslings (baby geese) in an outside yard with unlimited water to play in yesterday. Unlimited as their pan automatically refills. Yesterday evening I went to the fowl house to put them inside for the night and was wondering on the way out if I was going to have to run after them. Not even… this was so cute. I called them “goot goot goot” and here they came running to me. I picked them up 2 at a time and took them inside as they chattered all the way in. Just a note… they are too cute right now… mostly down with little feathers puffing out all over the place… and not very big. Just a few pounds each. My small gaggle (flock of geese) are Toulouse Geese (named after a city in France). By fall the females should weigh 12 to 13 pounds and the males 18 to 20 pounds. They will be varying shades of gray. I didn’t get them to eat. I’m hoping that I have both males and females then we will have some goslings (baby geese) year after year. Just a note… never tease a goose. These birds pack quite a punch with their long necks and beaks when they are adults. I pulled this picture from McMurray Hatchery’s web page.


The Turkeys look pretty good today. I was concerned, they are actually as big as my leghorn pullets are … but not fully feathered. We have 10 turkeys now. A mixed group of Broad Breasted Bronze and Giant White. You do not want to tease these birds either… other than just being plain wrong. You will regret it greatly, The bronze range from 20 to 40 pounds with hens being on the smaller end of the weight range. The giant white range from 25 to 45 pounds respectively. I am looking forward to watching them grow up and forage around the fowl yards and front pasture.

Puppies are doing great… so are my young dogs. I plan to snap some photos of my happy hairballs today as well as starting on spring clean up today. Hello camera... hello rake. Hello broom... hello dog brush... I am so happy I actually feel good this morning. I'm sore and aching from working but feel good. It's been a long time. Had a couple of nasty allergy attacks this past week. Snatched my breath away in a hurry. It took a couple of days to get over each of them. I took zyrterc yesterday morning and used my advair... yesterday morning and last night... and I'm happy to say I'm breathing. And my lungs don't hurt. What a relief... It's a glorious day...

Washer just quit running... so I'm throwing the laundry in the dryer... starting another load... getting myself into a bath with some wonderful bath salts ... fixing brunch for my hubby and myself... biscuits and gravy today I think...

Life is a journey…enjoy the trip…. Mary E. Robbins & the Happy Hairballs
307-788-0202

Springtime Weather Today...Yay!

Hi Folks…

I hope this finds you doing well and enjoying some spring weather. Yes I know I’m probably jumping the gun on the weather … but it is beautiful here today. I actually have a dry spot in my yard. YAY! It’s been a long cold wet stretch for here.

We’ve had snow on the ground since before Christmas. My little P.T. Cruiser has had a long sit. I am still cautious of trying to get it down the driveway. At this point is climb up into the ford 4 wheel drive and buck out to the road… that old truck is pretty good close to home. But isn’t good for deliveries. So it’s wait till the driveway drives up before meeting my dog clients anywhere. Well anywhere other than here… I can get out with the truck and bring them in… never thought I’d be off roading in my own driveway…lol… the driveway is between 1/8 and ¼ mile long.

Puppies are doing great… I’ve soooooo got to get some pictures taken. Beautiful babies… and oh my the coats my young adults and adults have put on through this winter. They are so beautiful that they just amaze me…

It’s getting easier to take care of my happy hairballs so I should be able to get some photos taken. By the time I got done with chores I was totally exhausted through this winter weather. So… no photos… just didn’t have it in me.


Made it 20 minutes on the elliptical. Just started on that again. The weather did that in as well… I was coming in from chores and collapsing in a chair. I am soooooo behind on office work…yuck… ok… must be done … I’m down to a narrow path to my desk.

Gotta run… have a great week…

Life is a journey...enjoy the trip...Mary E. Robbins & The Hairballs
5936 Road 52 Box 67
Huntley WY, 82218
307-788-0202
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To A Keeper

This came into my email this morning from a dear friend... may it bless you as it did me...

Life is a journey... enjoy the trip... Mary E. Robbins & the Hairballs

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