Robin's Nest

 As much as I need to do things here, I am ready for a break. Breaks come with compromise and challenges that sitting still does not have. This week has been very busy and surprisingly a series of appointments kept the family close these last few days. First an appointment, nothing special as it was an annual physical. Labs had been drawn earlier and the results were shared. Triglycerides so high that the LDL calculation was impossible to do. That was an eye opener. Of course, new medication was ordered and diets discussed. There was mention of doing a new neuro-psych test just to see if there were any improvements since stopping the opioids and the chaos of life having been presumed to have slowed down a bit. Oh boy this PCP is totally clueless about our crazy lifestyle! I explained as best I could what our plans were but since we do not have a plan... I guess that speaks for itself. Time to formulate a plan. There were 3 appointments on Monday but that was the most significant on...

  I got up this morning to another cold and glooming Sunday. Maybe it will perk up and maybe the sun will shine. Maybe it will just be overcast and chilly the rest of the day. Either way I need to do laundry. I enjoy that part of homeschooling includes counting housework as coursework... I do not enjoy fighting with the students about doing their coursework 😅  Hopefully this Summer we will travel to La Junta to see the dinosaur footprints. There are some there that are said to be imprinted in stone. Should be a nice long trip. I will need to pick a cloudy cool day to go. :( just not today. Here it is Wednesday, it hit a 101 this afternoon so today was not a day to walk around out in the heat. It is late so I am going to go to bed and try again tomorrow. (spoiler alert: no footprints this week) Today while going to pick up a prescription, I realized, I spend way too much time away from the home. I am sure it is to avoid the work that needs to be done, but still.  Here it ...

The wind was pretty relentless yesterday. We have two swimming pools, only one set up of course, but that one was above ground and suffered at the will of the wind. I had to put water into the pool to try to offset the risk of it blowing over. This was not what I wanted to do but it will be okay. The pool itself is now four feet north of its original position. Once I had what I thought was enough water in it to keep it on the ground I started thinking perhaps I should actually take it down this tear and move it into the larger pool. the larger pool is 24' around and could easily fit the 20' pool inside of it. This would protect the smaller pool the rest of the season. My original thought was to empty clean and sell the smaller pool and replace the larger pools liner. Then I thought well this one is up already, and I could use it this season, get rid of it at the end of the season and hopefully, already having purchased and installed the liner into the older pool, drain the smal...

 T oday should have been a day to work on things here at the house... but it wasn't. We went to the zoo. It was hot! too hot for even the animals to come out of their shelters.  We were able to see a few animals but overall, the majority were not visible. somewhere is a picture of these two much younger here is the oldest in the stone kangaroo pouch watch out for the bears There was a baby bison some humans not sure what these were or these these were lions It was hot! Also, the oldest teen started to have an allergic reaction to something, so we left and headed home. DH had a small problem with a car, and the youngest bio-DD was able to go help him get home safely. Once we were home the oldest bio-DD called to ask if I could help them get to Michigan to see their dad as he is not doing well right now. They will head out tomorrow and I guess keep me posted. They are having a hard time with going and I understand. I just got off the phone with the oldest DD and she is really st...

  Good morning it is two days after the inspection, which we did pass, yay! I had my days messed up as far as the locksmith and he came yesterday. The camper is open and in need of attention. Today I will try to clean out the refrigerator before it gets too hot outside. I do not need any flies to arrive. If the above little spidey would do its job and catch any flies, then maybe we could wait on the fridge cleaning. Not likely though after I snapped the shot spidey went back into hiding. Again, today I will make a to do list and hopefully today will be different, perhaps today I will accomplish more than just one thing.  If not, then I am at least improving my procrastination skills! If strength is measured through pain, then the Scibor kids are far above Hercules. Losing a sibling hurts. I cannot ease the loss or soothe the pain.  Mary, Ricky and their older sister are in my thoughts almost constantly. I say almost because it's true. I do go through my day and have momen...

Good morning, as I start this post I am just getting over a bit of a slump in writing. It could be called writer's block It really is just procrastination.  There are many things going on in my world at this time. None of them are really blogging material, but here we are. Spring or maybe Summer has finally begun here on the plains. We came back the first time in March, and it has been mostly cold, so this sudden onset of green and some warmth are much appreciated. Today there is much to do since the final inspection is tomorrow. I will update as things get tidied up and readied for the big event. At least I hope too. Before I get that started though I have several small tasks to accomplish, breakfast, meatballs, homemade vinegar, and counter clearing. So far on my list of to-dos I have completed breakfast, vinegar starting and making rice crispy treats. then I got a text that my daughter cannot come and help with the second-floor adventure, so I best get busy up there and set asid...

  As I look for ways to make repairs from a distance, I am finding that it is not even close to easy to do. It would seem that our only option is to do the repairs while we are in the location where the repairs are needed. So, as I prepare to take care of this little annoyance the subject of what to do with the animals and the kids and the recently purchased plants takes over the plans. The chicken house repairs here will go on hold. Painting sheds will wait. Sending cars to the pull and pay place on delay. Pretty much life goes on hold to fix what HAS to be fixed, instead of the things that need to be fixed. It will all come together at some point. Not sure where that point lies, but it is somewhere! Also, I need to find the missing cat before I head out to fix the craziness that has happened. Okay let me rephrase that... I need to try and find the cat before I leave. If I cannot, then leave I must and maybe on my return the cat may appear. In the meantime, I have opened up the ba...

  This morning the wind is blowing quite intensely, and the temps are much cooler than yesterday. The smoke is not as intense as it was with the wind coming out of the Northwest this morning. I have spent most of the morning trying to find a contractor to install some security doors to help deter any more visits that are uninvited. So far not much interest in the job. I do not like the cold. Neither do the cats, well maybe one cat does; Stitch was near the house most of the evening until he wasn't. This morning he still remains on the lam. Stitch has not adjusted well to the move, nor to the addition of Athena into the group. I think sometimes he would like both Blue and Athena to just disappear... wait maybe those are my thoughts. I find it weird that anyone just randomly decided to break into our home, and it would seem that there was no other reason than just to break in. Not sure what scared them off. Maybe the car in the garage and thinking they picked the wrong house? I guess...

It has been a minute since I made an entry to the blog. A lot has happened since then. I have narrowed the list of things I will share in this post to just a few items otherwise it will be a book not a post. First, I made the dreaded trip to the mall with the girls, we visited the fake Toys R Us and they sat with Geoffrey for old times' sake... at least old-time's sake for the older 3 the youngest has no clue what Toys r Us even was to kids in the past. Now two days later and a much lighter wallet, we have two very sick visitors of the mall. Over there is still a ton of things that need to be done before we head back to the other house. Unfortunately, we received bad news today. Our home was broken into. One of the garage doors was kicked or rammed in with something. The police pointed out that attempts were made at prying open the interior garage door into the main house. We are not sure what occurred to make the intruder stop, but they did not get into the main house. There i...

  Each week has had its own challenges. The problem is they seem to be progressing in intensity. MIA has been very good at being stealth and avoiding me in particular. There has been no door dashing, or any other semblance of work. I have not asked lately, but in the past when I have asked about applying for disability or services I was rebuked and put in my place. So, I don't dare ask here. Why? Because there isn't anyone for her to run to. I feel used in a way. The only time she ever wants anything to do with us is when she is mad at her mother or some other calamity has her up in arms. I should have known this time was no different. I am sure that she is not making enough to go out on her own, but she also won't accept guidance, ideas, or advice, and forget asking questions, because then you are just being nosey. I am not sure where to turn at this point. I do not currently have the heart to throw her out on her own, but I am tired of walking on eggshells. On to what is ...

It is Friday the thirteenth, the day before Valentine's Day 2026. I feel like I actually got some work done today. I managed to sweep the workshop garage out enough to put my van in there. It is supposed to rain over night and although my car could use a good wash, I do not want to have tree trimmings dropping on it. MIA arrived home early I haven't seen her in 3 days. She was actually talkative. Mostly she was concerned that we did not have our cars in the driveway.  I like seeing eggs in the nests  I like seeing cows in the pasture I like having the chickens help me clean Even the cat and Turkey tried to help This is the garage I parked my van in. I put the convertible in the attached garage. It had been in there before I started sorting boxes. Poor car had to sit in the driveway through the snow and rain because I had the floor of the garage totally covered with stuff and things. Things are put away for now. It was weird to drive into a garage to park. It is also weird to n...