Jim got home a little after 8:00 last night. It was good to see him. We got his car unloaded we had chili for dinner.
I had to work my volunteer shift on the Hot Line after dinner. I handled seven calls last night. We weren’t too busy when I logged on but they were getting busy when my shift was over. I usually stay on later but wanted to sit outside with Jim for a bit and watch the meteor shower.
Didn’t see lots of meteors last night before the clouds started rolling in. We checked radar and could see the lightening from storms over 100 miles away.
I got some good sleep last night at last. I fell asleep very quickly and slept most of the night.
Got a phone call at 7:45 this morning telling me my chicks had arrived. I got up and got dressed and went to pick them up. All of them arrived alive and looking good. I mixed up the sugar water and filled the watering containers and then filled the feed container. I sprinkled extra food on the paper they are on. One by one I took them out of the shipping container and dipped their little beak into the water. All of them started drinking right away.
Just as I was finishing i got a phone call from Tim. He had to take Michelle to ED as she was dehydrated badly. He couldn’t stay at the hospital with her so had to leave her at the door. She has COVID and was pretty out of it. Luckily after getting lots of fluids she perked up and was able to come home late morning.
Jim went back to bed after we got the chicks settled. I stayed up and got the new tv connected. I had trouble finding the USB ports on the TV. They were located on the side of a slot on the back of the TV. Once I found them I got everything up and running smoothly.
I took a two hour nap this afternoon. I was more tired getting sleep then I am when I don’t get sleep. It feels good to feel rested now.
I’ve been down several times checking on the baby chicks. They all seem to be settling in and are not peeping so loudly now. Tomorrow I will have to remove the paper they are on and put down the cottonseed hulls. Have to figure out a way to lift the water containers up off the floor a bit. They will stay in the small nursery for about two weeks and then they can have the run of the chicken coop. At four weeks I can let them go outside during the day.
I am fixing scalloped potatoes with ham for dinner. I called Tim to see if they wanted a pan of it too and found out Tagen’s dad and wife are bringing them over dinner tonight. A neighbor is fixing dinner for them tomorrow night. How sweet is that? It takes a village to survive COVID and I’m glad the village is stepping up to help them out.
Tomorrow the beef should be ready for us to go pick it up. Nicole and Geoff will be here late evening to spend the night. I’ll fix breakfast for them Saturday morning and then they will return to KC. I’m fixing dinner for Tim and kiddos Saturday evening.
It was scary getting the call that Michelle had to go to the hospital this morning. I’m grateful she got to come back home and trust she will continue to recover at home. This shit is dangerous and things can go downhill quickly.
Grateful the baby chicks arrived safely, grateful for the village helping to support Tim and Michelle, and grateful Jim is back home.