Very Hot

 We were expecting today to be hot and it really was. I think the high for the day was 96 degrees here in Hanna City with a real feel of 118 degrees. This morning I went up to the barn early to feed. Valiant loses weight each summer during the breeding season as he spends too much time showing off for the mares. Because of that he get's grain each morning. 

Evan holds his weight just fine but he still gets a treat, just not as much as Valiant. Below he is waiting for me to arrive with the bucket.

Sally heard the grain hitting the bucket and came over to check if I was dumping any in hers.

Today was my turn with mom and we sat out on the deck watching the birds as the others walked. The hummingbirds were fun to watch as they zoom from flower to feeder and back.

When the walk was over Ruth, mom and I left for the Berean office. We had a lot of fun with the other volunteers. Below are a few pictures of the morning.

After the prayer Marvin gave us an update.

Below Skip is getting the Bibles and the others help get them ready for mailing. 

We are thankful for those willing to give of their time each Tuesday morning to help with this ministry. Each Berean Volunteer is so needed. We left with the Bibles and studies going out today and drove those to the Hanna City post office. It was a very good morning. When we got home the thermometer was already in the 90s and felt like an oven. Mark had gas and diesel containers he had kept even though the spouts were bad. He ordered new spouts and for $20.00 got a kit with 6 new spouts, the air vents, a drillbit that was exactly the size for the air vents so asked if I would clean up the old containers. Below is what they looked like BEFORE I started cleaning.

It was hard work some of that grime had to be scraped off with a knife a little at a time. I took them up to the hydrant with a big bottle of dishwashing soap and a scrub brush and went to work.

Below is the finished project.

They were put on the golf cart and Mark drove around the neighborhood giving them away.

About the time I finished Nolan called. He was on his way back from taking puppies to the vet for their immunizations and wanted to stop by and pick out a kitten for his girls. Of course I had to admire those 3 pound adorable Cavapoo puppies.

They almost look like little stuffed toys but even cuter.  The kitten Nolan picked out looked a little bit like the puppies, as least her coloring did. She is orange and white just like the pups.

Sarah sent the picture below of the girls with their new kitten.

At 4:30 pm we left to meet Ralph and Jamie at the LongHorn Steakhouse. Mark was driving which gave me the chance to admire the clouds. There was one very tall cloud forming straight upwards like a tower.

Before we arrived that cloud was being pushed by an East wind.

We arrived a couple minutes before 5:00 pm and were seated with Ralph and Jamie and didn't get up to leave for an hour and 45 minutes. The food came quickly but we sat and visited until the restaurant started to fill up. It was a nice evening.and a good way to end a nice day. The only picture I thought of taking was of the longhorn on the wall.