Guess what I found.

On Sunday morning I was doing some clean up work with the tractor. I was picking up some old bales of hay. In the process, I uncovered a yellow jacket nest and was stung once by a very upset bee. I went running, left the tractor running and hid in the basement. At this point the bees owned the yard, and had possession of my tractor.



I put on my bee armor, a screen hat, long pants, leather gloves, boots and a fleece jacket to prepare for battle. After a short skirmish I got my tractor back and removed the nest.

Rory's visit

Rory came to spend the night. This morning she was crawling all over the house. She is almost ready to walk, but still crawling. When you have a kitty and you need to bring it with you, and you don't have a spare hand, what is the best way to carry it?

Whats a clunker?

According to the government my truck is a clunker.
1) it gets less than 18 miles per gallon.
2) it was built less that 25 years ago.
3) it has been registered and insured for the last year.
4) it is being used as a trade on a new F-150 truck that get better mileage.

According to me, my truck is a clunker.
1) It left Linda and I on the side of the rode with a broken tie-rod last Sunday.
2) It needs a new Rear Anti-lock Brake valve to turn off a dash warning light.
3) It is leaking oil though the rear differential cover.
4) It has over 200,000 mile on it.
5) Its transmission warning light flashes at odd times.
6) Its oil warning light was on, I added 5 quarts of oil.
7) It needs to be inspected this month.


We have done all of the paper work to get a new truck. The new truck looks just like my old truck, same color, and 4 wheel drive. The only difference is that the old truck is an F-250 and the new truck is an F-150.

We are waiting to see if the government has any clunker money left. As soon as the dealership get an OK on the paperwork, I get the truck. If the government runs out of money, I'll have to fix the truck.