I finally feel that Star is doing good.  It is hard sometimes when she is not there in the morning to ask to go out and I miss her “Thank yous” after dinner.  But she is happy where she is and I am very glad to have had her as my friend.

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Two weekends ago my daughter and her boyfriend came to stay for the weekend.  They brought Leavi home - which was very good for me because I missed him so much!  Also, her boyfriend, Jesse, constructed the duck foundation so that it will NEVER fall over.  Nicole and I did our best, but he and Jessica dug a ditch, filled it with concrete, set in rebar, drilled holes in the railroad ties and reset the railroad ties. 

AWESOME!

Now, I am hoping to get them back to do the framing part for the netting!  They did a great job!  And it was, of course, very nice for me to have them here

They, also, brought a new friend for us.  His name is Archie and he is about 4 months old now.  Jessica rescued him as a very small baby from under the dumpster at her apt.  He was filthy, had swollen shut eyes and sores on him.  He has been a delight to watch play with his own tail, jump into boxes and just get to know the other cats - they, on the other hand, were NOT pleased by him at all!  It has been a week and now they will tolerate him… he just can’t touch them!  He makes me think of a black Siamese… his face is narrow and his tail fans like a bottlebrush when he is scared.

Archie and Brandy…. he kept sneeking closer and closer to her til he touched her… then she growled and spitted at him - he was gone in a flash!

We, Luke and I, got the burn pit cleaned - all of the ceramic, metal and tree limbs that have been dumped there whenever we don’t know what to do with the item… kind of like a junk drawer.  He and I cut the tree limbs into kindling and Luke got it all stacked.  The only thing left there is a stack of pine needles.

And, last but not least, we have had a birthday.  My mother-in-law, who lives with us, turned 86 last Monday.  I took her to have her hair done and then the boys and I took her to dinner.  When we got home, we gave her the flowers and had cake.

Happy Birthday!!

That is all for today.  Next post is about some “guests” that we have!