Ketchup!

I'm getting caught up from so many little things that have gone belly up over the last few weeks. The 'puter is up and running which is way better than all the other stuff. The hot tub is running well and looks inviting. I dropped the cell phone in the toilet and got a replacement. The hot water tank went on the fritz and now that is fixed. My car window is permanently rolled up. It cost $40 to roll it up. (My little convertible's top is the same way, kind of loses its charm when the convertible just leaks and won't go down). Hubster's truck got its 3rd or 4th transmission in 6 months! So now all things come to an end and it is smooth sailing again!?

Our alpaca Sophia had surgery for a bowel obstruction (thankfully alpaca surgery is cheaper than human surgery). She came home with a K-State purple dressing around her belly. So now we are getting prepared for our open farm day on October 3, where we open up the farm to anyone that wants to see or feel the alpaca lifestyle.

The garden is about finished. Now its kind of a weed garden. But we have had the most delicious watermelon. We tried yellow and red watermelons and the red were better by far. The corn didn't do much but one particular kind was delicious, I'll try those again next year. I have babied my flowers on the back patio all summer. They must be watered everyday or they just dry up. Kansas summer is hot and dry. The chickens gift us with 5-6 eggs everyday. This is their 2nd summer so that makes them a little too old to put in the pot, but(!) Orschelns has some chicks for a fall chicken fry! Unfortunately I've never slaughtered chickens and have horror pictures of blood and guts roaming around in my head and I don't know if I can do it. But isn't that what we have husbands for?

We are planning to take four of our alpacas to a show in November. So on our fall list is working with our youthful alpacas. One hasn't yet had a halter on and were kind of dreading that. It means she's not a baby any more :( But her fleece is so dark brown and soft that we just have to encourage her to show it off! But she is laid back and shy so we'll so how it goes. I hope she says "I'm a star! Get out of my way"! Hubster and the kitten are getting along pretty well. I think Trapper likes him better. He is growing so fast (Trapper, not hubster).

The hay has been baled and ready for winter. Always a big job. Everything is mowed and looks so neat and tidy. (I like neat and tidy.) City engineers are building a new sewer system for our little rural town. Unfortunately it goes right through the middle of our property. They've spent the last week digging under the highway out front to make the final connection. I don't understand why they make the final connection first then they'll dig the ditch to put the pipes in through our farm. They say it will be done by Christmas! It will be a mess. ...farm living is the life for me.