Day 18 - Slave labor & a mass execution

Day 18 was a day filled with work, not just work work, like physical labor work. My Grannie is a crazy slave driver! ;) she & mom made a list & we all worked today....like used our muscles worked! 

Just kidding around, we all did our part to clean up the outside of the Lakehouse, lots of stuff that needed to be done. Have to have the place looking spic-n-span for Maddie's bday party next month! Several members of the family showed up to help, now that's what family is about! :)

On to the execution part.... While weeding the garden, I found some critters thinking they would get a free meal. Sorry buckaroo! These little guys were all pigging out on my lettuce. I found one, then another & another & then it became a ridiculous I have to pick thru every single leaf & search out these suckers OCD mission! 

Of course Maddie had to get involved, and of course, she is naked as a jay bird! Well, she did have her crocs on, and she really enjoyed our game of find the caterpillar. It lasted about 30 minutes & then we had 15 crawlers & daddy said enough! We put them in a jar... (Shannon's daughter would have been all about this too, I was thinking that she would totally enjoy it!) 

Dum dum da dum dum...They will be sacrificed to the chickens tomorrow. Oh no you say? Nah, it's the circle of life peeps! And they are like gourmet treats for our girls! Maybe it will help them kick up their production & start laying a more reasonable amount of eggs! (They have seriously been slacking lately) And several of y'all have enjoyed the yummy wholesome eggs they provide. 

So we will have another fun family moment tomorrow, watching this mass execution of these 15 free-loaders. Maddie will have to be clothed for this part though, we couldn't have her walking across the property naked. That would be weird. 

I had thought about maybe letting the hens free-range in our backyard & take out the middle man, but I know how those girls love lettuce, I bet they wouldn't be so kind to differentiate between the insects & the lettuce. Or tomatoes, or bell peppers, or strawberries. Lord only knows what they would think of the pool, lol! So I'm thinking that is probably not my brightest idea yet. Nix that. 

Day 18 was free of med issues. :) 

252 days until I can have a beer. Or Cosmo. Or Mexican martini. Or mojito. Or  crown & dp. Or piña colada. Okay, that's enough torture. Good night peeps!