LAST DAY OF AUGUST

This month has been a very long month for me...I'm not sure why exactly but I'm thinkin I'm glad it is over.
It is labor day weekend and it is the first 3 day weekend I have had all by myself. I may have to go and do something fun.
I really have to finish mowing the lawns , the lawn mower keeps breaking the four wheeler was broken and the big old mower, was working and then I ran over a brick and broke something on that, now it won't start either. Dad has been out fixing thing but he has a really hard time . He falls and stumbles all the time because his legs just give out on him and he gets very dizzy.
I still have the lawns and weeds and my roof was leaking so I have to get on the roof and fix the leaks. I'm not looking forward to all this MANual labor, although I know I can do it doesn't mean I want to....but if I don't .....you know the rest.
For you people that don't know. I had another skunk under the trailor this weekend. Friday night after coming home from Richfield I could smell skunk in my bedroom......Fear....I went to bed got up and went out to see how the skunk could have gotten in. Well the skunl had pulled the corner of the skirting away and had gotten in that way. So as I was looking I looked through the cat screen (you know the one way door made for the cats) and there laying right in back of it was black and white striped animal. Looked like he was sleeping, I quietly went back in the house trying to call people for traps and to ask for help. You all know what happened last time I had skunks....anyway after a couple of hours I snuck back to see if I could see him again and he was still in the same place....Jac came up and bet me he was dead...after many looks and face to face with him.....
Jac decided I was stressed so we went up the canyon and had a picnic and when we came back I was convinced he was dead....almost.
Bryant Stephenson came to bring me some traps and had talked to Dad so he wanted to see the skunk. By that time the skunk was smelly,so we were really sure he was dead so we took off the siding and Bryant got him out.and took him to the dump. Thank goodness for friends and neighbors. The rest of the story is Cheryl Wood told me that moth balls would keep skunks away so I bought some and placed them all along the side of the trailor....next day I gathered them up....They smell worse than the dead skunk and I am not kidding.....and you can smell them for miles . Its been three days since I picked them up and I still have to keep my window closed because of the after smell.... It is getting better though. I said something to Mom and she said yea, we used to get our winter clothes out and the smell would stay all winter....I can't inagine that you could stand to smell it let alone wear it around. I would be clotheless.......
Anyway enough of this....Love you all....Mom

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

Thank you all for for calls and presents....It makes me feels very blessed as a Mother. I think I really do have the best family around.
Especially in these uncertain times in my life. I really do appreciate all you all do for me.
Its nice to know that all I have to do is ask.
I loved the singing. I always knew they were so talented.
Thank you all again. Mom