Dragons.

 The Ghost Dragon

The Jungle Dragon and the Forest Dragon.
They kind of look upset!

Happy Dragons

these are cute!

Grumpy is my favorite Dragon. 

But at least Grumpy 

hangs out with other critters.

It was a weird Monday. Hours on the phone on hold with a Government institution. However I should note that Mondays are not good days to call. 

A message that was pre-recorded mentioned this entity was now processing mail from February 9th. Ohh.
Really?

My stuff was due in 6 weeks. Hmm. I'd mailed it in March. Sooooooooo....

It was not in their data base and there was this little form that had to be filled out too. I asked why they hadn't mailed it to me in the original letter? 

And the somewhat stiff and nearly grumpy guy said he was sure it had come out. ~~ Insert a nod of the head and a roll of my eyes ~~

They would send it again. Expect it in 7 to 10 days. Then fill it out and if I mail it back in 7 to 10 more days. Or Fax it.

I'll cut to the chase. I downloaded the form I needed. Ran to town to get ink for the old printer. Filled out all the paperwork and drove back to town to FAX it. 

That took me nearly all day. 

But I got 'er done. 

I hope they open their Faxes faster than process their mail!

I wanted to lose my temper but that would not have helped anyone.

So why the dragons? 
Oh heck, I don't know. Why not?

For a few minutes tonight to chill out my day, I grabbed my redhead and rode her around the pasture bareback. She wanted out the gate. No pics. I was currying the fuzzy monsters when I took a notion to bring out her bridle. Uffdah. The mule hair all over my jeans! I could have made a comforter from it!

Bbbbbabbby it's cold out there!

It was -6 this morning and there was a windchill going on. But by the time I was done with hauling hay and water, I was hot! 

I took Charlie with me to get the mail and got a surprise. There was a thing left by the post person on Thursday. "Sorry we couldn't deliver". I looked the item number up on line and it showed an attempt of delivery at MY address at 9:15am on Friday. Well hell's bells. They never tried. I was outside doing chores on Friday at that time and the mail is never delivered until afternoon anyway.

I've gone through this before. Items that need a signature are never delivered to my door. Not since the last post person retired and the new person took over. Tsk, tsk. I paged through my 'Informed Delivery' and it was not included there either. 
Last year I went to the Post Office and talked to our delivery person and explained to him that he had to drive past the upper house to the lower house. 

Alas. Any complaints to the Post Office are met with deaf ears and attitude.

Well oh well. A trip to town come Monday morning is on the docket then. 

But on a good note~~

The VA called and Rich gets his first vaccination on Tuesday. Apparently I could have driven to Madison tomorrow and done it, but our high temps will be below zero. The VA used an auto dial and recorded message for us to call in an make an appointment. I was surprised that there was NO long wait on the telephone and that appointments were not that far out!

That was very good news. I prefer the Madison VA because Rich has had some severe reactions to meds in the past. Better there than a clinic or drug store.

I had a happy dance.

Fred, the Elder Mule and Mica were doing just fine bathing in the sun next to the big shed. I filled their water 4 times with warmed water. By Wednesday everyone will go back to their regular places. My shaggy mule monsters were napping on the forest edge in the late afternoon sunlight. 

But they looked quite content. 

I read a book after shoveling a path from the driveway to the house.

Then I took some time to play with some toys a Flickr pal sent me. Seems like people think I like toys to photograph!

These are hilarious. I wind the toys up and they hop or walk in circles. Charlie nudges them with his nose. He is not quite sure what to do with them. I think the wooden Squirrel is trying to organize them but it doesn't look as if anyone but the flopping teeth toy is listening!

Old Teddy Bears

happy not to be outside.

Something just for fun. 

I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up.

Hmmm.

Tomorrow it is supposed to get up to something like -4! I wonder if the creek did a 'flash' freeze.

I guess I will find out!