Earlier this week Tricia had just left for the day when I began to hear the turkeys making this hideous noise. I ignored it for a few minutes but then began to worry that something was bothering them. Right! I head out to find Tricia stood on the path “talking” to several of the males who were around her. It was hilarious. She can make the same chirping/whistling noise as they do & so she would “talk” & they would reply. THEN along comes Daniel telling us there were turkeys on the roof & sure enough there they were along with a rooster. Now chickens are not known for their flying abilities but I guess this one is better than most.

Richard went to see Michael on Thursday. Michael is counting the days! It was 29 then, 31 today. Poor kid was worried that he was going to lose his apartment as the next rent is due but we have stepped in & helped him out. Now you’re probably asking why? Because a) we do feel for him even though he has been more than a little irresponsible & b) we do NOT want him moving back in with us. SO now you’re probably thinking we’re being mean. NOPE! When Michael comes out of jail, his life will not be his own for at least the next two years. The police & probation officers will have the right to check his home unannounced any time of day or night. If he was to move back here that would mean that Richard & I would lose all our rights - no guns, couldn’t even have the brandy that we use to make vanilla essence in the house not to mention the fact that we could be searched at any time. We don’t have anything to hide but I do not want that threat hanging over our heads. We lived with that the first time that Michael got into trouble & they released him saying he would be arrested again later that week. That was AWFUL! Every time the doorbell rang we thought, “This is it!” Richard & I even had dreams of the house being raided. SO it is much better for Michael to be on his own & learning to live by the rules set out for him.

OH & yes jail is not only boring it is also teaching him to gamble! Because they have nothing to do they play alot of Spades. Michael may be a little less smart about some things but he has always been good at Spades so when Richard saw him on Thursday he had won 2 lunches that day. Yes they gamble their food! He did also say that his stomach had really shrunk so he wouldn’t be eating as much when he got out.

The phone cards are so expensive that he has decided not to use those anymore so now we are writing & he is passing any important info via his lawyer - he gets free calls to them. Daniel had sent him some drawings last week & was so excited to get some drawings back from Michael yesterday Michael had drawn him a plane, a digger & the Titanic. Daniel knows more than most adults about the Titanic.

Supposed to be working outside today but it was SO windy here we gave that idea up. When I say windy I mean ‘hard to stand up in’ wind. It was really strong. We did get the top barn cleaned out this morning but that was it. Spent all day working on my computer which turned out to be a blessing as I got a lot accomplished.

Enjoy your Sunday,

Liz