Chips are Flyin'
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Today chipping began again in earnest. I was feeling very very off from the time I woke up, so I had a feeling it would be a strange day. I had another several episodes of not being able to control my body temperature, but then, after a point, miraculously, I was my real self again. Very unsettling and, of course, incredibly aggravating because I am useless when I'm starting to burn up like an inferno and everyone else has to pick up my slack.
Anyway, Dad, Mom, Brien and I chipped in earnest, for about 5 hours. By the time Mom, K and I arrived, Dad and Brien had already chipped through the fence-side pile and had made their way down the hill behind the fence along the side of the yard. Last Spring, B and I had cleared that entire fence side and had tossed our debris down the hill, since we had no more room for piles and no way to dispose of it. So, they went down and humped that stuff back up the hill and over the fence. Our task was then to untangle those large piles and haul the stuff over to the chipper. I think the workmen are going to be astounded by the size of our chip piles when they return on Monday! We're already up to 2 piles about 5' high and the same in diameter.
It was a hot, horrible day and we were working harder than any four people should ever work for free. As the light started to dim, we called it quits and actually left by around 6. That's a new quit-time record for us. Tomorrow, it will be back to the grind.
Dad was waylaid a little by the TNR ladies who'd come to check in on the rescue kitties they're housing at our kennel. Those are 3 nice little girl cats, that's for sure! And the Queens of Rescue are saints. Even though this is about the worst possible time to have one more endeavor going on over at that house, it does warm my heart to know those 3 cats are safe and cared for rather than fending for themselves on the streets or in a cat colony in a parking lot.
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