Hello again, sports fans.

Not a lot to post. Killed another chicken snake this week. 'Tis the season. . . So far, no rattlers, though. All the recent rains have the pasture looking good. I need to rebuild the driveway coming off the hill, if it dries out, some. The creek is still running. It is nice to sit out on the deck and listen to the frogs in the evenings. Looks like the donkeys will be going away this weekend. Brent told me he would haul them to the sale for me last weekend, because I was on call at work and couldn't leave. Well, guess what. He didn't. I could have gotten my money back. That's what I get for depending on someone else. So, Deb GAVE them away. They are going to a vet over in Lampasas. They say they are going to "fix" Jackson and then keep them together. That's good. The chickens are still laying, now that the snake is gone! There's a lot of blackberries on the vine. Looks like enough to make a cobbler. YUM. I'm still getting use to my new "china-chppers". I can make them work, but I still get a few sore spots that come and go. Vanessa and Shane are coming this weekend for Mother's Day. Time for a rack of ribs!!! Deb's dad just turned 79 this week. Her mom's birthday was yesterday. She sure does miss her. It's still pretty hard on her at these times. I sure do have a "hankerin" to go to Vegas. I bet that would take her mind off it. Well, I better'd get busy. I'll check back in, later. Peace, love and crabs, Rick.