I copied some posts about poker runs from years past. The good old days.

Called planning and zoning again today. [The head guy] hasn't been in since last week and no decision has been made on Mom's house. They don't know when he will be in again. After Christmas maybe? She didn't know for sure, apologized, and hung up. In the meantime we keep heating it, just paid the property taxes and the insurance tonight.

The cows are still hanging in there. The one that had the ceasarian will go outside tomorrow for a little exercise. She's feeling better and eating better. The two surviving calves are happy and healthy so far. They're bull calves, so probably won't be too long before someone adds them to their beef herd.

Tomorrow will be my day this month to haul wood up and clean the chimney. Almost exactly one month since last time, which is about all the shorter it gets when it's windy and cold. Just in time, before the weather turns nasty this weekend, and colder next week. There's one thing about keeping ahead of the firewood game. Not ahead by a few weeks or months, but by years. Two years and more seems to be about right, makes sure that the wood has had plenty of time to season. This wood was cut the year of the tornado, 2004. Burns easily and heats nice. Anyway, I'll be busy tomorrow so planning and zoning won't hear from me. I'm sure they'll miss me, but I'll be back to them again by Friday.