Turkeys in My Basement! ~Er, No, wait...

A frosty morning-
Taken a few days ago...

Good Morning All;
I woke this morning, chilled- it was still dark- Quiet too, as I'd slept in the living room...
The first thing to do is to let Punk out.
Soon as I'd opened the door, the rain hit me in the face; driven hard, and cold too.  Hearing the forecast, more of the same, (possibly mixed with the "S" word), for today and tomorrow. (This proves little help to warm me).
Ugh!

Speaking of "eek" ...was too!  ('Ugh' and 'eek' fall into the same windblown genre of word usage), Punk did me a favor a while back.
(At least I think it was a favor)...

I'd been down in the basement, cleaning out the sh/L-itterbox when Punk made a very strange sound.
Turning to see, she was literally 'pointing' out something... No, I do not take my unpredictable, (and somewhat "possessed"), camera down with me while I am doing that stinky task.  hehehe

Punk was staring at the wall above and between my water softener and my water heater...

 ... I looked.

There seemed to be quite a problem with some of the insulation...


Yeah. Crap. That's not right at all.
I am not sure if she saw anything move- But if she didn't, I don't think she would have pointed that way?

See the insulation in the next photo-


That's the way it's supposed to look!

Yes, wait a second, it gets WORSE...

I have some old pink insulation out in the pumphouse. Thepumphouse is 75 feet away from the house


But I took the picture in my basement!?! (Add 'eek' or 'ugh' as you wish)

Imagine how baffled I was; how very complicated this mess had just become...
As i was shooting a few pics, I realized, of a sudden, my own welcomed animals had become quiet, nonexistent.
(Completely disappeared would be the right description).
The Cowards!

Looking around at this mess I call a basement, I found Punk...

She must have thought she fit right in with the junk...   hehehe


"Busted!"
Almost camouflaged she was; save for those eyes.
(And, as always, that mischievous grin on her face).  hehehe

But ok- Where the dickens was The Sputnik?

I found him too-
On the opposite side of the basement...


  ... in the crawlspace!!!  (NOTE: 'ugh' and 'eek' definitely apply)  hehehe 
Perhaps he knows something that I don't know. (I really don't want to know).

I believe I will be having a bit of company this Friday!
I met Christy as she replied to an ad I had posted on Yahoo's Free Stuff, many moons ago. My back was really bad that year and I could not keep up with picking all my beans. Christy, among others had replied, and we have stayed in touch ever since!
Christy has 8 children- At the end of the month they will be adopting 2 more little girls!
She has offered to bring herself, and her crew of 8 children, (ages 11-17), on Friday to come and clean -and maybe even get the outside ready for Winter!
I am thrilled; honored, that they will come.
(Maybe she didn't expect me to accept her offer)! hehehe

A few weekends ago, friend Duane came up from Milwaukee, on his Harley; and with one of his young sons.
His son had wanted to buy the old Buick Roadmaster, "as is, where is"!
As soon as they hit Sheboygan it had begun to rain- (That should have told them what kind of day lay ahead for them). hehehe
Friend Lynn had also come out that day- and helped me as I tried to charge up the battery and put air in the drivers front tire.
By the time Duane and his son arrived, they were soaked to the skin; right through the riding gear.
The charger did nothing for the battery- Duane only had the Harley, but I had my Rendezvous- We hooked the 2 cars up and waited and waited- the battery would simply not take a charge!
I called Fleet Farm- Fortunately they were open for another 25 minutes- I sent Duane and his son off in the Rendezvous... They even made it there and out by the time the store closed!

An hour or so later, the Roadmaster roared to life- We cleared a place in the old shed for Duane to leave his bike overnight, as he wisely chose a ride home in the dry of the car.




Getting ready to leave for home.
I waited to hear from them, that they had made it home.
They did, safe and sound.
I am happy that the old girl went to a decent person too.

Casey was out about weeks ago and as she was fixing to leave, she happened to look back toward the woods-




What a beautiful leader they have this year!
A completely white, wild turkey! He is so pretty! I hope no one shoots it...

Now tell me WHY can't I have TURKEYS in my basement???

My love to all.  Have a 'wunnaful' warm Tuesday!

XOXO
Me

PS
Yes, I told Randy almost immediately when I saw the basement...
He has not shown up here, except for while he is 'on duty', since.
Methinks he's scared!!!    hehehe

NOT Funny, Justin

 

Good Morning All;
NOTE: If you don't care about the silly weather in my neck of the woods, just skip down to the red type.


Stormcenter 2 Personal Forecast has an important announcement from the National Weather Service regarding your local weather.
**** 10:05 AM CST Sun-Dec-07 - The Weather Service has issued a weather bulletin for your area.
WINTER STORM WATCH
Wisconsin counties - BROWN, CALUMET, DOOR, KEWAUNEE, MANITOWOC, OUTAGAMIE, WAUSHARA, WINNEBAGO


Today: Cloudy with snow showers developing for the afternoon. High around 30F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 70%.
Tonight: Cloudy with snow. Low 28F. Winds ENE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 80%. Snow accumulating 3 to 5 inches.
Tomorrow: Snow likely. High 31F. Winds NNE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 80%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected.
Tomorrow night: Snow showers before midnight. Becoming partly cloudy later. Low 6F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 70%.
Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid teens and lows in the mid single digits.
Thursday: A few snow showers. Highs in the low teens and lows in the low single digits.
Friday: Snow showers. Highs in the low teens with temperatures nearly steady overnight.

And THEN this morning came this...

MAJOR WINTER STORM!!!
MAJOR WINTER STORM!!!
(I heard you twice the first time).

A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA BEGINNING THIS EVENING, & LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY.
Snow develops this afternoon and spreads over the area this evening.
The snow will become heavy at times.
Strong winds on Tuesday create blowing and drifting snow along with limited visibilities.
Travel will become VERY difficult late tonight and early Tuesday.
A total of 7-14" is expected with the highest totals from Wautoma through the Valley, Green Bay, & Door County.
Find out more in your updated StormCenter 2 Personal Forecast.
StormCenter 2 Meteorologist, Justin Zollitsch.
NOTE: I used to like this guy...
(he is not alone with my newly discovered contempt for the weather)

This storm, named "CARTER" --is NOT "peanuts", kids.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 800-762-3947. 

THE "WINTER STORM WATCH" IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
HAHAHAHAHA!!!  (Ya think)?

So you know what I am up against here... Working against time today, and woke up late after a terribly restless night.

Due to the fact that Randy was invisible and thus quite ineffective, I am bringing the wash to the laundromat today, (where ever THAT is); and have more than a few stops to make in short order.

I made a joke in my last blog, or in the comments that the worst part of my day was psyching myself up to take a shower in this cold. (If it is not bitterly cold outside, it is effing snowing out there)!

That "worst" was simply not true.

The worst of it all came when Casey called, in terrible pain, and unable to even move.
I could not leave because the repairs to either of my cars had not been made (as insinuated they would be -by the invisible mans phone call early on Saturday).

I immediately called down to Kelli's.
Tim was here in minutes with a battery charger- And his air compressor.
We left the charger on all night long after hearing that Buck had been visiting to Greg and Casey's. An ex marine, he picked her up- pain or not and carried her down to the car.

She was once again treated for her pain...

But how freakin' bad was the feeling that I couldn't have driven in if her life had depended on it.
(Wait Mr. Invisible, "p*ssed" does not even come close)...

Yesterday morning, Kelli and Tim were back- (and on their way to pick up a load of hay for the horses).
Got the car running, and I was off.

Fleet Farm happily said I could be first on their list today. I tried to explain that by then the car would NOT be running anymore, nor would the tire be inflated.

So... to avoid Packer traffic, it was on to Sears.

The alternator being shot too.
They found a piece of sheet metal in the tire, and could repair it thankfully.
Tires rotated.
Install a new, (and damn good), battery; and I was headed home.
I am sure I was more than a bit happy to write the fookin' check by the time it was all over and done with. (I am further sure that the bank won't like it). hehehe I shall stop there on my way into town.

"Time" = "PREMIUM" today.

Hope you all had a grand weekend.
Love and warmth to all.

XOXO
Me

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Originally posted to my Y! 360, Monday December 8, 2008 - 10:29am (CST)

I Always Feel Like...

...(Somebodys Watching Me)!

Talk about a little healthy paranoia!!!!

Good Monday Morning!

I think I froze my little pinkie yesterday. Since I never did call the plumber, I went outside to try to remove the washers discharge hose... (THAT didn't work)! So I guess I will just have to wait 'til Spring to launder my clothing! (Personally, I believe it is a very good thing I live with a couple of dogs)? hehehe

 

Speaking of those dogs, I had them out for quite a while playing together, but I figured when my little finger lost color it was time for Punkie to come in and thaw her own paws too. She wasn't happy about that, but I see that she did curl up with her paws all tucked under her too! Neither was Miss Milly too happy... She lasted all of about 5 minutes in the house... (Careful Milly, your paws might thaw out)!!! But she comes inside, wants her petting and her pigs ear, and just wants to dash back out. I just cannot get it through my head that it probably IS more comfy for her because that is what she is used to. And I cannot help thinking that one day I wll go out there and find a frozen solid dog... (and with my luck she would be all curled up in her doghouse and I would have to wait til Spring to get her out of there)!

Coming back inside, I was assaulted with such an icky smell... Yup, yet another "mow~iss" in the trap! I wish I knew where the heck they were coming in from??? I hadn't checked the trap in the last few days... hence the nasty smell. (Hope you're not eating breakfast)! hehehe

Last summer, Miss Milly had caught this little guy- I think it is a baby possum, so tiny. Cuter when I realized he had already "passed" too!

 

 

A friend of mine was in an accident two days ago; and while there were no injuries, the truck didn't fare nearly as well. And so I have offered up the old Buick (Roadmaster). It has always started in the wintertime no matter how cold it had gotten; and it is one of those "tankety~tank" cars that will give its own life before it will harm a single hair on your head. So I had to go outside and get it running to make sure that it still started in wintertime... Of course it did. (Oh me, of little faith)...

I swept and scraped 'Mother Nature' off of it; letting it warm up before Punkie and I took it for a ride. (And in doing so, I realize just how much I miss driving that car)! They sure don't make 'em like that anymore! (All that, and it still gets between 25 and 30 MPG... I kid you not)! But I will run down to Fleet Farm and get a few bags of sand for in the trunk too. A bit of stability (weight) for the old rear wheel drive.

I took some of Caseys venison out of the freezer and will make that up today. (I have hidden a few of those pieces of meat way down in the freezer... And since I cannot remember if i ever put the picture of "Casey and Her Two Boys" on here, I shall do so now...

 

 

That was last year-

And in the course of 15 seconds, she had shot her 1st (and 2nd) deer! Both were nub bucks; but the meat tastes SO much better than "old" deer anyway, so nobody has ever complained about it either! (well maybe if those deer could speak they just might have offered up a complaint or two)!

Such a hodge-podge of thought today...

I took this picture yesterday morning. And I know that I used to know what the 'ring' around the moon means; but have NO idea anymore- Do you?

 

 

It was such a colorful ring- The photo does NOT do it justice in the least, but it did capture the essence there~of...

Now, if you really want to see some beautiful photography, please visit Miss Lisa's page. She takes the best pictures!!! (Witty too)! Enjoy!!!



On that note, I shall close for this morning and start vacuuming- (that always warms me up)! And then 'on' with my day!  I still have to find some chairs for my dining room table so maybe I can try to do that too! (Shall I double~up, or halve, that xanax then)?

Have a 'wunnaful' Monday!!!

XOXO

Anne

 

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