Another day

Halloo all,
Just another day in the the life of Desert Rats. I have been having great fun going through closets and cupboards and finding treasures. I found the box with all the kid's baby clothes. I have these vintage Cabbage Patch dolls and I have them sitting out and every time I walk by I choose a doll for one of the grand babies. It is a big decision to get the right doll for the babies! Then once I have finally decided on the doll I go to the treasures box and find what that particular doll needs to wear. After I have it just right I send off the doll. I know - get a life. Hey, I am retired, I can do this. Anyway - when you have darling grandbabies - you have to have just the right treasures for them!
Molly has been having a nice week. There is a pair of quail that lay their eggs in one of my plant pots. Every year Molly helps herself to the smorgasbord. It is a hoot to see her standing on her hind legs, top half hidden by plants, and coming back with an egg held gently in her mouth - until she eats it. I try to discourage the quail from nesting here, but they think it is the garden of Eden. So far their reproductive success is zero. Better she eat the eggs than the chicks.
Dad has been working like crazy. Retirement is sounding like a good option now. The sooner the better.
It is over 100 in the shade at noon today. If you don't get out early - it is too hot to ride. sigh. I have a new med for my blood pressure and it makes my BP perfect, except I can't wake up until 10. Already too hot to do anything outside - except wallow in the pool. I can get up - but mentally I am still asleep. Don't want to drive that way.
I also had my hands x rayed - 'significant osteoarthritis'. Now tell me something new. I am going to check into the 'rooster comb' shots. A series of 3 shots that seem to have long term beneficial effects. Pain reduction and in some - cartilage regeneration. Supposed to be good for 6+ months, but my friend is going on 2 years pain free after 1 series of shots.
Let's see -oh yes! I know you are dying to hear about my horses. Legs is doing really well. He is finally getting the idea that if he tries to blast back to the barn he has to work harder. I stop his forward progression and do turns, yield the front, yield the rear, and all sorts of horrible things. When he walks - i leave him alone. He really tries hard. Cali got the sharp end of a fight in the corral and has a hole in her leg. Apparently the skin split and no muscle was involved but she doesn't like the daily scrubbing. I use preemie diapers cut in half and taped on as a bandaid. It probably could use a stitch or two but I use Wonder Dust on it which causes it to heal from the deep layers first. That way it is harder for infection to set in.
Well, I am off to do dishes, floors, and glue the roof back down. This afternoon I get to scrub a cranky mare. Ah the joys of retirement!
Much love to all!