Happy 4th!

 I spent this 4th of July with my dogs, cats, chickens, ducks, pony, and goat. It was so incredibly hot and humid - nearly unbearable! Thank goodness for a cool creek, a covered deck, and lots of fans!

These days I'm feeling quite restless - like most other people I suppose. I've lost much of the faith I've found over the past few years. I don't really like how I feel right now but I know that these feelings will pass.

June was a month of crazy, crazy news: good news, enlightening news, scary news. . . . .  There has been so much change this year already that I'm not ready to deal with more.  I want things to be stable for a little while. 

It's important that I keep myself grounded at times like this and it is getting harder and harder to do.  I'm happy enough but I'm feeling a shift in things. I need to keep in mind that I have many things to hold on to and there is really no need for me to be scared or nervous. 

Until I feel as if I'm on solid ground, I know that I have my family - both human and animal.

The wayward cat returns.

 

 Pappy Decker actually returned over 2 weeks ago. Standing on my deck, talking to my daughter, I heard a familiar meow - lo and behold! There was Pappy Decker sashaying across the yard.  I ran down the steps, sat down, called him and he immediately ran to me, purring loudly all the way. 

I wish I could say that the other cats were as thrilled as I was to have him home but that would be a lie.  The 'girls' were not impressed at all and there was a lot of hissing and growling the first few nights.  It was as if they didn't know Pappy Decker at all!