411 The Walters Bunch

  T has been going to a spin class with A. I have gone too. It's hard! We have spent nearly 2 years trying to take T on his senior trip and finally with just one week left before he starts college, we did it! We knew going in August was going to be hot. It's expected. We did not expect 109 degrees! We did everything we could to help the farm animals deal with the heat before we left. The chickens had misters going for about 8 hours a day plus a high speed fan. We also had multiple waters and a shallow pool for them to walk around in. The misters lower the surrounding air temp by about 15 degrees. We parked the trailer in the horse pen to create extra shade for them and also added misters for them to enjoy in their favorite corner they always stand in. They all handled the heat like champs, though the horses were ready to get their cool baths when we got back. They are kind of spoiled.😁 Our first stop on T's trip was at the Fried Pie place in Arbuckle. That place makes the ...

Bye, Maisy. We love you.♥️  This was a hard week. We have known for awhile it was coming, but we decided over the weekend we just needed to not be selfish and not prolong her life. Could she have gone another 6 months, maybe a year? Absolutely, but she was having more bad days than good days and while she still acted super happy, it was hard watching her not be able to control her bowels and not having very good use of her back legs. We all were with her at A's work and stayed with her until the end. It was hard. She was so devoted to us. She would have been 17 in October. It's been weird here without my Velcro dog. She was literally everywhere I was for the last almost 12 years. You need to find Mom, just look wherever the dog is laying to know what door I last used. It's been harder than I thought it would. I miss her. Last fall Every now and then Noelle could get her to play with her like when she was a kitten. Most of the time she wouldn't play with her the last cou...

  She was a trooper. She doesn't like swimming in the lake so she just read a book under a tree in the crazy heat.  It is expected for it to be hot in Texas in August. Is the heat anything crazy this year? No. It's pretty average, but after almost 3 weeks of over 100 degrees it really starts wearing on you. I am tired of having to get up and get everything done outside before 12. We also don't run the dishwasher, dryer, or big oven after 12. When it's over 100 we have to cool the horses off with a bath, chickens get misters, and we are nearly constantly watering the trees/garden. This year I decided not to do the big garden so after the 2nd week in July when we pulled up all the onions, I had nothing to keep up with in the August heat....and it was wonderful! It worked out well that I didn't plant a garden because we weren't expecting all the stuff to go down this summer that did so it was nice not to have something else that needed taking care of .  We once aga...