Great Fall Days, Animals (more than one kind), Another Month of Birthdays

There is not much medical news in our immediate family for now which is a good thing based on all the things that we have experienced this past year. Kyla is feeling good, keeping busy with Emma and taking a class at the University. Her hair is growing in very fast and it looks great! My sisters baby, Lexie, is in Doerenbecher still and has been experiencing all kinds of problems with the shunt surgeries. Poor little baby has gone through three major brain surgeries in two weeks and is still not out of the woods yet. She is now running a fever and is still in quite a bit of pain and they are trying to determine what the problem is. We are praying for her and for Pat and Kristi who have been staying at her side this entire time.

The sad animal news is that Brutus decided to eat entirely way too much alfalfa and grain and bloated up huge. After a $300 vet visit, he was still no better and was suffering so we decided that it was more humane to do the butchering now. Kind of hard to think of Brutus hamburger! Oreo is doing good and so is Buster. They continue to pester us daily for their feedings. They should be completely weened by the end of this month. Emma loves to come help feed the cows and she told Dave he was the best grandad ever because he lets her feed them with her very own cup full of grain. It is very cute!

The chickens are all doing great and I think Betty can go back to Joanna soon. Her remaining 7 chicks are not so little any more. We now have one of the small roosters crowing every morning. Hilarious sound coming from this little guy! The turkeys are all hiding in our trees. It is now open season on them so they know where to go. Last but NOT least is our problem with hundreds of ladybugs. I used to think they were really cute and harmless, but not so now! The cold weather has brought them in again and I had the smart suggestion from Dave and Brian to put diapers on the chickens and let them come in to take care of the ladybugs. Har har!
We have been working on cleaning up the garden since frost has taken away the remains of any bounty. Grandad Max had his 71st birthday party Saturday and he now has a big screen television set. He got to see the Duck football game in style! Happy Birthday Max! Brian and Dave also have birthdays coming up soon so party planning is happening. Dave shares his birthday with Halloween and his parents wedding anniversary so we will spend that evening with them.