gigi--- is becoming more and more uncomfortable---greg stayed  overnight with her--- and from the balcony i could see she had nested ( i.e.  rearrainged the bedding ) 
in all 4 couches--   we are going to loose another futon  wherever she decides to have them...
 we have counted to 63  many times -- i even got the calender  out and numbered the squares---  and Sunday was #63 from her first cover...--  but there were 4 days--- and thanks to our microscope--- we found that sperm  live a day or two after the cover.
so with  one foot firmly planted in midair.....we  watch...
greg has gone home--- i am now on duty  til some other  volunteers arrive..
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opal--- not feeling well--- i have a feelling she ate too many  pine needles or some such-- with their first day in the nut house.
she is drinking a lot of water--- but throwing it up  too..
megan took her home--- and reports nothing staying down yet--   we may need to go see george.
w also learned that the bedding should be on the uphill side  of the nuthouse-------
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greg pounded in a few posts   and we got a temp fence  up
temp... HA !  --- probably 2 -3 years  temporary...
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PAUL AND BUD TACKLED THE  LIGHTING IN THE SAND AREA--WHICH  INVOLVED  MAny long ladders--- which are now empoyed as laundry  driers...
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i have already participated in  cyber monday---  or whatever  this is called... i ordered 2 hav-a-hart traps--- as something large is chewing  on the flooring-
we live in the woods--- so it could be almost  anything--
 we have several OWL SNACKS ( mice)  to be delivered to george  for his rehabilitating owl project.
jessica declared herself "the frozen rodent delivery  company"
be careful with little plastic bags in our freezers--
be careful with little plastic bags in our freezers--
if we catch anything in the hav a hart--- then he could serve  a proper OWL DINNER.
it is critical that we do not use  any chemical  rat killer---  consequently we have healthy rats in the barn---  i don't really mind those as  long as we are not over run -- maybe that great horned owl that was in the  arena   is a help.    rats  are why we had such great owl pictures from the  visitor in the arena last week.  
      with effort we can make a positive out of almost  anything....
 but i do not want any of those in the house.
i have seen no tell tale evidence of rats   (fyi rat do do is  large brown rice--- more like brown orzo)  --- but the chewing was not  mice....
and snap traps for rats could be complicated with pups  around
spilled dog food is an invitation..
we need to remove the invatation...
(?why do i equate spilled dog food to well paying jobs in  texas?)
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project of the day is to try and send money to denmark  for 2  pups.
 ??? via paypal???
i may try and send $20 test---.
anne is helping with that one.. 
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and it is a brooksby village day  for polly and  bailey
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the rest of us sit around  staring at gigi's  belly
