Thursday, October 29, 2009

Every Party has a Pooper......

.......And this week that pooper is me! I apologize but there will be no cheese this week. There will however still be plenty of milk, cream, and yogurt. I am feeling a little underappreciated, and am frankly a bit overwhelmed. Ayla started on her insulin pump on Tuesday and that has not been without much trial and tribulation, and a new pump getting sent overnight to us. I actually had a pretty bad case of mastitis myself, for the first time of nursing 5 different kids. Fever, chills, EXTREME tenderness. No wonder cows kick when they have mastitis.
The icing on the cake is that today I backed into some cement blocks and took the side mirror off the van and scratched up the passenger door. Can you say distracted driver? I was in a hurry to milk the cows, checking on the sheep, Ayla was having a low blood sugar episode, Ida May was teething and crying and honestly I completely forgot those blocks were there.
I only play a superhero on T.V. In reality, I'm but a mere human. I'm tired. Rundown. Just plain had too many things on my mind. I'm really sad about the van, telling Dante felt exactly like being a teenager with a new driver's license and having to work up the courage to tell Mom and Pop that you just ran over a mailbox and said mailbox is implanted in the windshield.
I should probably sell a heifer to pay for the damage and my new glasses at the same time, which I still haven't gotten because there are always things that need the money more. I think glasses just got bumped up the priority list. Sigh.
Told you it was a pity party.

4 comments:

  1. Jessika, I have been thinking about you. Please take care of yourself. I will be in touch soon. oxoxoxox

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  2. Sending you hugs Jessika! You certainly do have a lot on your plate, umm platter. I hope you are feeling better soon and that the new pump works out. You are an inspiration to me--not because you do so much but becasue you freely admit when you have too much and can let go of something (cheesemaking) that is a lesson I am still trying to learn. Hoping your day gets better and the sun shines for you! xoxo Liz

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  3. Hope you're feeling better soon, the cheese is happy to wait until you've revamped.

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