I Like Potato Pancakes

We stayed home this morning, for which I should feel guilty but don't.  Thomas is just plain worn out today.  Andrew got up with a bad headache.  Eler Beth was hard to wake up, and I found out later from her journal alert that she woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't get back to sleep right away.  Usually she wakes me up when this happens.  She told me this morning that she just "doesn't feel well."  I just feel kind of blah.

  So here I sit.  We are getting the remnants of Ike in our area, with high winds between 40 and 60 mph.  We haven't had any rain yet, but I expect it at any time.  Our lights have flickered a few times.

I think I have everything secured outside.  I fed and watered the dogs and have them in their kennels.  I cleaned out the 'possum's and the cats' living quarters, and got some clothes in off the line.  And I have managed to do some more laundry and chop some onions and peppers in preparation for dinner, so I have been busy this morning.

As Eler Beth wrote in her journal, she has custody of two more cockatiels.  A lady whose kids went to school with both of mine and who lives on the other side of the block recently allowed one of her sons to take these two cockatiels from a relative.  Within two weeks the boy decided they were more than he wanted to deal with.  There was a young boy down the street who wanted them, but Evelyn didn't think he'd take care of them.  She told me that she told her sons "I know who'll take care of them!" and sent someone over to our house.  Yes, Ellie Mae has a reputation in our neighborhood!

I have no idea how old they are, although I think the yellow one looks young.  They told us the yellow one is a girl, but we think it's a boy.  His cheek patches are dark like a boy's, and he doesn't have any bars on his tail.  He has lost (or had pulled out) quite a few feathers on his neck, so we're going to have to do something about that.  The gray one looks very much like our Lucy, but it is definitely a boy.  He isn't tame at all!  Eler Beth got them out and clipped their wings last night, and we tried to handle them some.  The yellow one is very sweet, but the gray one had to be handled with leather gloves.  Our birds accepted them, but we have them in a separate cage, of course.  We let them mix a little, just to meet.  Lucy is enchanted with the big gray, just like she was with Schroeder. 

I'm amazed at the pictures and film of the destruction caused by Ike.  I hope that no one in J-Land was affected too badly by it, and I guess I'd better cruise through to check on some journalers.

Well, this is a rather boring post, isn't it? 

Oh wait! 

I just thought about some exciting news.  I'm going to meet a J-Lander this week if all goes well.  This will be my first face-to-face meeting.  Anne, of Saturday's Child, will be in the area visiting relatives and has asked to meet me and Eler Beth at a local candy shop for coffee and ice cream, so be watching for an update on that and perhaps -- dare I say it? -- pictures!!  I'm really looking forward to it.  So Anne, if you're reading this, have a safe trip and I look forward to hearing from you when you get in. 

Okay, ten more tunes on my iPod (see that always comes in handy when you don't have much to write about):

1)  LaGrange -- ZZ Top

2)  Hit the Road Jack -- Ray Charles

3)  Man of Constant Sorrow -- Norman Blake (Oh Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack)

4)  I Want You To Want Me -- Lobo (this is "our song"!  Thomas sang it to me before we were married. lol)

5)  Another Postcard -- Barenaked Ladies

6)  I'm Looking Through You -- The Beatles

7)  Celtic Fiddle -- Gaelic Storm

8)  Sylvia's Mother -- Dr. Hook

9)  All The Lonely People -- The Beatles

10) Who's Crying Now? -- Journey