Back to Work

Keith packed his briefcase and headed back to work this morning. Six weeks into his healing he still tires easily, but is eager to get back to work and his normal routine.

I am thankful for a day off from work. President's Day is a holiday for the city where I am currently working as a temp. I need to spend some time updating the church website, preparing for a meeting at church tonight, and cleaning/cooking for the week ahead.

Jessica is home today too, and while she will take some time to study before class tonight, she is going to run some errands with me this afternoon. We are all out of the big 50 lb bags of cracked corn that feed our deer. I don't want to see them stand at the place we feed them outside the familyroom window tonight, staring in, wondering why we haven't fed them.

Hop-a-long, the young doe we have so named because she has a leg that is broken and just dangles, has picked up speed, and is holding her own, running as fast as the others through the snow covered field. The young bucks are getting the new nubby antlers. Despite the 0 degree days and heavy snows we have had, they run through the woods, jumping and playing.

The wind is blowing and it is about 12 degrees. The sun is sparkling on the snow. I will keep my eyes open for the little red fox Keith saw last week. It's time to get busy. I give thanks for the gift of a new day, good health, Keith being well enough to return to work, and I always give thanks for you too.

love,

Aunt Betty