Cat Scratch Fever!

 

Abram was scratched on his hand by our cat a few months ago. Since then he developed Cat Scratch Fever. He is on a second round of antibiotics. He has a different third one already prescribed if the nodes are not alot smaller in the next few weeks. His temp. rose to above 103. The lymph nodes were enlarged to the size of a jumbo egg. I am sure they were alot larger including the part on the inside of his body.

 The Dr. drawing fluid from a lymph node in Abram's armpit.

Some more of the fluid drawn from the node under his armpit.

This is some of the fluid drawn from the lymph node above Abram's elbow.

 More fluid from the swollen node above the elbow.

He has had about 9 syringes of fluid drawn out and there is still more fluid in there. The nodes have been pretty painful.
I am thankful that he is no longer running a fever and that one of the nodes is beginning to get smaller.

A few birds around our feeders this snowy morning

Chicken eggs hatched from our incubator.

 One of our eggs hatched on the 20th day.

 Most of them hatched on the 21st day. A few more hatched on the 22nd day!

 This one just hatched out of the shell.

Here it is almost dried off.

 This is another one that wasn't hatched out long.

 Here it is dry and fluffy :)

 This is the first four that hatched. We removed them from the incubator when they were dry.

We hatched out 22 all together.

Candling our incubating eggs :)

To the left of the egg where the light is you can see the air sac. In the middle you can see blood vessels. On the right/dark side of the egg is the chick. After the egg is stopped turning, towards the end of the video you can see the chick kicking/moving :)


God is good!

Supersized egg....

Isaac found a suprise when he gathered eggs the other day! A HUGE egg...it was also a double yoker.The smaller egg beside of the huge one is actually an extra large size.

A new goat :)

This is Isaac's newest addition to the "farm".

She is two months old. Her name is Daisy.
 

God is good and his blessings are so abundant!!!

First Time Voting :)

My oldest son Jacob getting to vote for the first time.
I love you Jacob and I thank God for you and the fine young man that you have become!

Making Homemade Chili for supper

I made chili for supper this evening.

 I add navy beans, kidney beans and our garden canned tomatoes to my slow cooker.

 I brown our home grown beef :) (sometimes I use venison, elk or bear) and add chopped bell peppers/onions and spices.

Then I add the meat mixture to the bean mixture in our slow cooker and let simmer for a few hours. I usually serve this with shredded cheddar cheese and crackers or cornbread.

Making Apple Pie :)

I made an apple pie this evening.

The apple pie with the bottom crust and filling.

The pie with the top crust added and air vents :)

I tore the dough while removing it from the roller to place on the pie!! It makes it kind of ugly....

~I was in a hurry...lol~

Ready to be baked.

 

Fresh from the oven.

            Still warm and ready to served with ice cream...

Stitches/Fillet Knife Laceration....

The boys have been catching catfish/trout..they clean them and eat them :) Yesterday after a fishing trip they were getting ready to fillet a few. Abram was sharpening the fillet knife and on his final swipe the knife bounced off and cut his finger. It was in the bend of his joint and would need stitches.

Abram's finger after it was soaked in betadine at the office.

 The CNP did a block instead of just numbing it at the laceration. You can see the xylocaine swelling up the tissue at his knuckle in the above picture.

 This is how puffy his finger was after the block...

 Four sutures/stitches later he was finished.

They dressed the wound and put his finger in a splint.
 He was ready to go fishing.. :)  lol-Tough boy.. :)

They believe there is no nerve or major blood vessel injury/damage. Just need to watch for signs of that and infection. The stitches should be removed in apx. ten days..

The last Amaryllis bloom's of the season :)

Lilies in bloom around our house :)

Free range chickens :)

One of our buff orpingtons..

The chickens are enjoying a beautiful day to free range :)