Hiya Sweetie,
Slept a little later this morning, but got going early, doing a bunch of little jobs that needed doing. Considered going for a quick ride, but ended up doing some bookkeeping computer work instead, a little housework, and finally heading out to Lake Park, GA to the Winn-Dixie for a few groceries, topped off my fuel tank, and then picked up 14 bales of hay from a nearby newby haymaker. Typical coastal, bales were kind of light, but easier to handle, so I liked the tradeoff. I met the women in charge of the trail cleanup this week and offered to volunteer, was hoping to go on Flash, but I think it's all motorized transport tomorrow. I also made some headway for going to River Rise next week, as they're having a Poker Run next weekend, and need volunteers. The only question is whether they have room for me over there, it's not exactly made for big rigs, but we'll see. The organizer said she'd call me tomorrow after she's had a chance to look at it. Got my hay stored and my groceries put away, had a pleasant, quiet evening, and didn't have to put the blankets on the horses tonight, as the temps are finally starting to warm up some, though still in the low 40's at night for another day or two. Getting back to my MO, 70's and 50's! Good night, my darlin'! Love you!

Hey Darlin',
It was a chilly night, lows around 28, and my fireplace was barely able to keep up with it, but it was a comfortable night, as long as I had all my blankets in place! Didn't do much today, except for getting caught up on bookkeeping, which didn't take very long since I'm trying to do it monthly so it doesn't get overwhelming. Wasn't in the mood for housework, so I mostly read, watched a little TV, tried to work out my schedule for the next few weeks, and not much else today! I guess I deserve a little lazy day once in a while. I had to alternate between running my space heater or the water heater to make sure I didn't snap a breaker here, since I'm only on 30 amp. The breakers aren't on each post like most places, they're on a couple of main boards, and I don't want to take any chances on losing power during the night, since I don't know which board my site is plugged into, nor do I want to have to go find it in 30 degree weather! Anyway, a quiet day, headed for bed soon! Good night, baby! Love you!

Hiya Babe,
Had a good night sleep, woke up before the alarm again, finished packing up and was leaving Broxton by 8:30. A little chilly, but not a cloud in the sky, so a great day for driving. Had an uneventful drive to McCulley, though I realized I had forgotten to get a Health Certificate, so I had to come in the back way to avoid the Ag stations for the moment. One stop for fuel in Georgia, paid $3.37/gal, about thirty cents less than the first station I saw in Florida, so I'm glad I filled up. Picked site 63 near the corrals, though I had to plug into 62 because the first one wouldn't keep my plug snug enough to stay in. Got the horses squared away, putting on their blankets at suppertime, settled down for a quiet evening, watched a movie, ready for shower and bed! Been running the fireplace all day, the forecast is calling for about 29 degrees overnight, so the plants are staying inside. I even covered the water hose with my canvas tarp, which I hope will prevent my water from freezing, fingers crossed! So far, it's staying about 70 degrees in the camper, very comfortable, but it's still in the 40's outside. I expect it will drop a bit overnight, but we'll see! Good night, sweetheart! Love you!

Hey Sweetie,
Woke up before the alarm, was at the Snack Shack in time for an Eggs Benedict breakfast, and not long after, was out on the trails with John in the UTV to pick up trail lights and signs for a couple of hours. Not much else to do after that, so I went back to the camper, started a load of laundry and some packing. Fairly leisurely day relatively speaking. Even managed to get a movie in, another 2025 DeNiro gangster movie where he plays the dual role of rivals, pretty typical for him, though it was based on a true story. Settled down easily, ready for an early bedtime, ready to hit the road! Good night, my darlin'! Love you!

Hey Babe,
An excellent night sleep, and it didn't hurt that I put in some earplugs because I knew there would be a lot of early morning activity, considering the first riders had to leave camp at 6:00. Was up and finishing my chores in time to get to breakfast by about 7:30, then reported for duty to Nancy by 8:00. Got inducted to one of the timer jobs, and off we went for a very busy morning. By afternoon it was running fairly smoothly, but then Nancy left to run an errand at just the wrong moment, and I was overwhelmed by riders, most of whom were finishing, and I hadn't had any training in that! But we managed to struggle through. At 2:00 I resumed my registration and check-in duties, which was much less stressful and more evenly paced, finished that mostly off by 4:30. Kept busy with some other stuff right through the ride meeting, headed back to my camper a bit after 8:00, helped my neighbor explore some stuff about her new camper she wasn't sure how to manage, and finally got done with my usual routine just before 10:00. Ready for bed, for sure! Good night, my sweet! Love you!

Hi Sweetie,
Not a great night sleep, woke up several times, finally got up with the alarm after getting up once to turn the fireplace on. It got chillier than I expected through the night, so I needed to warm it up a bit. Got all my chores done and was over at the snack shack just after 8:00 to help put batteries in the little lights they use for the night riding here. After that I mostly spent the day doing check-ins and registrations, first by me and another volunteer getting all the ride cards done ahead of time (a wonderful exercise that made life so much easier later in the day!), then doing the actual check-ins, which kept me busy right up through dinner. Finished off the day at the ride meeting, getting my assignments for tomorrow, then coming back to the camper, took Lola for a walk, cleaned up the corral a little bit (I had brought them hay earlier, but topped the buckets off again), finally settled down to a quick episode of Bones. I ate too much today, though I did try to keep it to low carb foods, but it's nearly impossible to not eat when there is so much good food around. I did manage to resist the banana pudding dessert and a bunch of other bad stuff. Back to my diet on Monday, for sure! Heading to be early, another early morning tomorrow! Good night, darlin'! Love you!

Hiya Darlin',
Since no one had any jobs lined up for me today (the trails are in excellent shape this year), I opted to get down my pressure washer out of the attic and tackle this oil problem in my truck and the front of my trailer. I had bought some degreaser yesterday, so I sprayed that, then went at it with my washer, and eventually, I made everything fairly clean. I finally managed to track down two of my three packages, one of which was delivered to a neighbor for some inexplicable reason. The missing one, Lola's heartworm meds from Australia, is still MIA. Apparently it was put in a mailbox that no one ever checks, even though it's the address that pops up if you put the name of the place in any search engine, and the box is empty. Tracking says it was put in there, so it could be anywhere now. Guess it didn't matter that I left a voicemail asking them to keep an eye out for it, and that there's a separate mailing address if I had hunted it down, so it looks like I'm out $120 for meds I'll have to replace. Grrr! At least I have my parts for the furnace, though I likely won't have time to put them in now. The rest of the day was pretty quiet, except for a quick trip to the post office trying to track down that missing package. Oh, well! Anyway, quite a number of folks arrived today, but tomorrow will be the busy day, so I'm heading to bed early, if possible! Good night, babe! Love you!

Hiya Sweetie,
Was up before my 7:30 alarm, had breakfast, which takes a lot longer than a bowl of cereal, then finished packing up everything. Thankfully, it wasn't as cold this morning, and now that we're back on standard time, the sun was already warming things up. I got everything packed and was on the road by about 9:40, and had a wonderfully uneventful drive to Broxton. Arrived about 12:30, confirmed my site, managed to dump my black water at an open full service site per Rebecca's recommendation, then got myself situated. Put up my portable electric corral for the horses, as this site didn't have the right configuration of trees. When I unhooked, I was surprised and dismayed to discover that one of the gallons of used oil that I had put in the back of the truck had somehow got it's cap loosened, and there was oil EVERYWHERE! All along the back of the truck, all across the panel of the trailer where my batteries and propane tanks are, all along one edge of one of the bales of hay in the back, what a mess! I wiped a little off, but it will take some major effort to get it cleaned up, likely with my pressure washer. Not sure I'll have time to do it here, but I certainly will have to make time at my next stop. Very glad I have water and electric here, as soon as my water heated up, I started a couple of loads of laundry, though I have several more to do. That's what happens when I don't do laundry in over two weeks! Made plans for checking a trail tomorrow, not sure what else they need me to do yet, but I'm available. Though I do have to take a run into town to get at least three of my propane tanks filled up, even though I won't be using it right away. Things are cheaper here in South Carolina, so I'm going to get whatever I can while I'm here. My list of repairs and things to do is getting longer! Anyway, settled down for the evening, got caught up on some computer work, and even managed to watch some TV now that I have a halfway decent signal, and I'm not even using their wifi! Thank goodness for that! Jo was supposed to be coming up, but her new horse Nikki got kicked by someone and she elected not to take a chance on bringing her. I'm still undecided about where to go after this, but I'm thinking McCulley Farms, just because I can get a full service site and get caught up on stuff, but I'm not sure how long to stay there. With no set schedule except December, I'm footloose and fancy free again! Just the way I like it! Won't be long out of bed, so good night, my darlin'! Love you!