When I drove Chewlee home today, we made a stop at Cee's apartment first. Chewlee was curious to see her apartment since I had talked about it from time to time. The first things she said was *Why is there so much pink?* I told her that it was her aunt's favorite color so why not? She just said, *Oh* to that. She was given a short tour (it's not that big an apartment although it IS a 2 bedroom. It doesn't have a cramped feeling anywhere. I think Cee's selection of furnishings is the reason for that. It has a light and airy feeling to it.
Anyway, while Cee and I chatted, Chewlee went on her computer (with Cee's approval) and played one of her games. I gave her warning when we were leaving since I told her mother, the Princess, that I would have her home by 3pm. I DID allow Chewlee to take the second Harry Potter book home although I hadn't remembered to ask the Princess if she did have the first one at her house. I told her she should read it and let her mother read it also. Then I expected to get the book back and she could have the third book on loan.
When we got there, we all went out to the garage/shed area to see the chicks. Johnnycakes had set up a rather large box, complete with the special heating lamp (and sawdust to catch the poop they will generate) to see the newly arrived chicks. I believe today is just day two or three. When I saw the size of the box they came in, I was shocked at how small it seemed to hold 25 chicks in it but the Princess said they were all huddled together and actually were in just half the box! The chicks are adorable. They are mostly black with some white to them. She said when they get larger, they will be mostly black, speckled with white. I've seen those type of chickens. My great-grandfather had them on his farm since they were good egg layers. The Princess said they were going to wait to see how many roosters they ended up with and only keep one or two of them. The chicks seemed so tiny and were so soft. Chewlee held one for a few minutes ever so gently. I think she was thrilled to be able to hold one, too.
I was really surprised when the Princess told me that they should be able to start laying around April. It only takes 16 weeks for them to reach that level. Wow! That seems a bit of a shock but then, the birds that we know make nests in the spring have their offspring ready to fly in just about the same amount of time. Most are grown enough to migrate to warmer climes by then so why should that surprise me? Chickens are birds, too. LOL! I saw the bag of feed that Johnnycakes had bought that is a growth seed so they were ready. I don't think the Princess will have a hard time remembering to feed them. The box Johnnycakes built is big enough to support them as they grow, too. They will be moved to one of the coops once they are big enough.
I stopped at the store to pick up my creamer (I like it for my first cup of coffee with my breakfast) and ended up buying another corned beef so, of course, that meant some cabbage and carrots had to be bought, too. I have the potatoes already. Then, as I went down the freezer aisle, I bought some ice cream sandwiches and then picked up a new type of toaster strudel that I want to try. It's actually called Boston Creme and it looked interesting to me. Oh well. Can't let me in a grocery store without me shopping for more than I went in to buy. LOL!
Tomorrow I meet up with Cee at her son, Michael's home. His wife, Lucia (we call her Lucy) is the most wonderful cake maker. It's what her family does for a living in Nicaragua and she can decorate like you wouldn't believe. Her cakes are awesome. But, what we are going there for is that Michael ordered some Italian roast beef from one of the best places in Chicago, complete with green peppers, crusty rolls and hot pepper relish. Lots and lots of au jus for it, too. YUM! He invited his mother and me over and said he will send a sandwich home for the Beast when I leave. Since Michael lives nearby, it should still be hot when I come home. The Beast wasn't told what was going to be served so it will be a total surprise to him. And a welcome one. The whole family loves it and even the Beast has ordered it from time to time.
We will meet around 4:30pm at his house so it means I drive home in the dark (I hate it but....). Cee laughed and said at least *I* have a shorter distance to drive (true!). But it should be fun, especially without the Beast there to be a downer. He can be funny at times but lately, not so much. And he has this attitude about people who aren't going to his church that sucks. Even family members. Oh well. It's more than likely why he wasn't invited. But that's just an opinion.
Poor Baron hurt his left rear paw tonight when getting down from the Beast's lap (in the recliner, of course). It slipped when it hit the wooden floor and he plopped down and cried and cried when it happened. It was actually bleeding. It took about 10 minutes (he was crying the whole time) before he could make it to his feet and he has a slight limp. The Beast went out and bought a runner rug for in front of his recliner and also one for the bottom of the three stairs in the garage. Baron has slipped a time or two when going out with the Beast so we thought it was a smart idea. We ended up putting a large section of non-slip padding under the rug (thank goodness we had it) because the Beast didn't pay attention to the underside of the runner. It started to slip when Baron was in the Beast's lap earlier in the evening and, thank goodness, when I saw that, I stood on it to stop it. That's when we went out to the garage to get what we had out there. It's almost the size of the runner but the rug doesn't slip at all now.
Baron is still limping a bit and he's not laying on that side. We will see how he is doing tomorrow and, if necessary, we'll take him to the vet's if it's not looking better. I just felt so awful for Baron. We both hate to see him hurt at all. We also are going to clip his nails tomorrow, too. We think they might just be a bit too long for his pads to work correctly for him. After all, he never slipped before when getting down. But he's gotten used to shorter nails on his paws. The vet that removed his fatty tumor also clipped his nails to a more reasonable length when he was under anesthesia. I told the Beast about two weeks or so ago that the nails needed clipping but he can be so slow about doing things at times. I'll let you know how things go with Baron.
Time to post this and get to bed now. I have a busy day tomorrow. I want to get a few things done while I am feeling so...normal, whatever that is at my age. Love you all. Be good and be careful. Drive carefully, please. The life you save may be your own! ***Hugs***
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