Robin, ouch! No wonder you've been in such pain. I'm so sorry about your hip...... Are the birds that eat your grass seed sandhill cranes? They come here in the fall and eat the freshly planted seeds in the wheat fields. They come in great numbers and they look and sound like geese when flying over......What a nightmare for your sister.
Manda, I had no idea laughing gas would be so expensive. I've always wanted to try it, just for the "laugh." I've been to dentists all over the country and have never had one offer it or even mention it. I don't know whether they didn't have it or whether you have to request it. I hear a lot of people say they get it.
Kat, it sounds like your drive to and from the museum was a tedious one. I hope you enjoyed the museum while you were there.
Kris, I hope you have a good time when you meet with your mom and brothers. Not only have I never had laughing gas, I also have never had S'mores. I guess I've lived a sheltered life.
I've had a busy couple of days. Yesterday I had a real good visit with my friend. We met and ate at a tiny restaurant on a lake, called The Bait Store. They also sell bait and other related stuff. I'm not usually adventurous enough to try the "unknown" when it comes to eating, but I'd been hearing good things about them and it was much nicer on the inside than it looked from the outside, and the food was great, if you like small-town Texas cafe foods, such as chicken fried steak, fried catfish, a variety of burger options, and Mexican food.
Getting there was a challenge though. I woke up at 4:15 a.m. with an awful migraine. Finally got up around 6:00 and took a prescription pill and eventually got okay. Got dressed and brought my car around to the back steps before doing my makeup and hair. Even though I've been checking under the hood nearly everyday, I decided I should check before starting out on the long drive. Oh my goodness! I found the biggest rats' nest ever!! It was a rat palace and it was spread over about half of the engine area, made of pink fiberglass insulation, with lots of pecans from my tree out back, and some dried out orange peel and some of my hair that I had thrown out when I last gave myself a haircut. It took me about 30 minutes to deal with that, as I had to dig all that junk out from under and in between wires, hoses, etc.
Then I took a wrong road at one side of the lake and drove slowly through the winding path along the lake for the longest time, only to come out very near where I started! It was a pretty drive but I was sorry to keep my friend waiting.
This morning I had a welder come out and discuss building a carport for me. Not as good as a rodent-proof enclosed garage--if that is even a possibility, which I doubt--but it will allow me to park on a concrete slab in a better location, and I hope it will facilitate getting the old garage/shop cleaned out, which should help make the whole place less attractive to rodents, racoons and other varmints. The other day I watched the raccoon eating smushed grasshoppers from the front of my car. I do appreciate that but they make messes that I don't appreciate.
