Today we have gotten some rain. Rain we needed badly, it was so dry the creek beds were nothing but sand and the farmer's were needing to get the wheat planted. Living in Grandfield has been a learning experience for me to some degree. Everyone asks me if I like it here, well of course I like it, my Curtis is here and his family is here. They only things I miss are my friends and I miss our chickens. Chickens are very therapeutic, if you have never had any you need to get at least 3 or 4. They just peck and scratch and chase bugs and lay eggs. If you are lucky and get some that have a good personality then you will really enjoy them, and they aren't as dirty as some think. Yes you have to clean the pen and change out the hay in the nests but other than that they are clean and neat. It has been real interesting learning about all of his family and seeing how Curtis and his brother's are so much alike. Trying to learn every one's name has been a challenge too. I will remember the face but I just can't seem to remember any one's name! It will all come I suppose.
What I've enjoyed watching is the cotton gin next door...I want to go over there so bad to watch it and see what is done to know how a puff of cotton can be transformed into material to make clothes and other things. The cotton comes in from the field in HUGE blocks of cotton and they sit on wire, something like chicken wire and is then pulled up on a truck and taken over to the gin. Now...if that was me trying to load that cotton on a truck that cotton would go everywhere! But it doesn't...somehow?!?
Today the tile on the walls are going up, and Curtis has started the bathroom, it is looking nice. At least Curtis isn't on the floor on his hands and knees! Hopefully, this will go faster than the floor. We will see.
Well I will go back to working on the menu and see how far I will get on that. Hope everyone has a good day, and a great weekend!
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