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Where to start I know not.
I plan on this post covering from where I last updated, and bringing you up to the point where we went camping. Then once I get the camping post done, I may go ahead and post it, then post the pictures later. For Mum wasn’t able to drop them off yesterday, so who knows when they’ll get dropped off, picked up, scanned, and uploaded. (Blah, what a bother!;))
I suppose if this is going to be a full report, I should start back at Spot. It was just quite a shock that she died, she seemed to be doing rather well. Along with her brother (whom I sold), she was my very first rabbit, in fact my very first pet (besides fish). And she’s my very first adult rabbit I’ve had die. Here I’d been trying to prepare myself for Rustco’s death (as he’s rather ancient) but was in no way expecting this. She was just 5 years old. It was hard, and I’ll never forget her, or the pain, but I’m moving on now. It’s healing, though I can’t say I wouldn’t mind putting a bullet between that bears eyes.
As I mentioned afore, we were clearing out the house and Dad was laying the tubing down and all. Sunday the 22nd rolled around and we weren’t quite ready for the gypcrete the next day. Plus that day we picked Andy up, along with 26 salmon that was his part of the fish he’d caught with my Aunt, and her in-laws. Dad picked up the two B. boys, and one helped Andy cut up the fish, and the other helped Dad lay tubing. The rest of us made ourselves useful washing and preparing jars and the canners, vacuuming the house, handing fish to the boys, making brine, etc. By the time they left around 11, the fish was all cut, and we were ready for the gypcrete!
That night we canned two loads of fish, and the following day we filled both of our smokers full. Those two loads we froze, and the next we canned. We also canned another load of fresh fish. That keeps people busy, and smelly!;)
On the 23rd it took 5 men + machinery two+ hours to gypcrete nearly our entire house, after it had taken my family weeks to totally clean out, lay tubing, etc. in preparation for it. (funny how that works) It was *such* a relief, and weight off everyone’s mind when that was completed. I mean this has been something we’ve been thinking on, not bringing heavy stuff into the house yet, etc. for. It looks really nice now too.
Once it’s been 10 days, and Dad has the opportunity he’s going to paint the floors, which probably won’t be till Sunday. He’s got a lot of jobs going, and plans on leaving this coming Monday for Holy Cross, for two weeks. Once he gets back he’s already got 3 or 4 jobs lined up!
After that we got busy preparing to go camping. After moving most of our stuff out to the trailer, Amy and I had to move most of it out again to order to go camping.:p
On Friday, we (Mum, Amy, Isaac, Hosanna, and I) went into Anchorage. I had an eye appointment where I found out that my eye vision had not changed (in about a year and a half), and that I am a wimpy blinker (lol, meaning my left eyelid only partially closes). I went ahead and ordered new glasses, since these need replacement. We also ordered new glasses for Isaac. We were gone from about 8-8! (blah!) Anyhow, I’m glad I went because I was able to get a few things I’ve really been wanting to get. Such as something for two people I know, they have the last initials E. and P.:D Now if I can just get them packaged and mailed off sometime in the near future!:p I do so hope they like them.
Then Saturday night we were off! But that’s for a different post! Shall close now, hope this wasn’t too long.
last modified Jul 31, 2002 at 16:04
Laursah, I read this as:
Along with MY brother (whom I sold), she was my very first rabbit.
I have no idea why... *laughs*
Grand for filling up what would be an otherwise tedious lunch-break. (Only I do wish I had something equally interesting to relate in return; I merely observe, and contribute nothing! Gah.)
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