Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 – Final Bit of Trail Marking, Then More Stuff!

Hi Sweetie,
Got a good night sleep, almost got caught up, actually woke up before the alarm! I immediately started a load of laundry, long overdue, the finished my chores and breakfast, doing a second load as well. My little voice in my head told me to put the sheets and whites in the dryer while I was running the generator, which I never do, but I don’t have a lot of clothesline space, so I decided to do that, figuring I could finish it off later this evening when I usually run my generator anyway. Good thing I listened, too, as you’ll soon see! After breakfast I saddled up Apollo to finish off one last bit of trail marking that couldn’t be reached by motorized vehicle. One of the things I love about horses, they’re the original four wheel drive! It was just a short section, just about two miles up and back, but Apollo was happy to get off the highline. He’s been bobbing his head for a couple of days now, obviously bored with standing around, so he was ready to go. We were only out for about 45 minutes though, it’s all I had time for, but he seemed happy for the attention. Since Jo wasn’t coming until almost an hour after we got back, I indulged him with a nice bath, then did a few more chores that I’ve been ignoring the last few days, like putting away feed and putting washer fluid in my truck. Then Jo arrived and we headed out to do a bunch of running around, to pick up signs, put signs out, pick up water barrels, put those out, it was a long day! And to really complicate things, this day that had no rain in the forecast has multiple downpours! Some were really heavy, so you can image what happened to the wash I left on the line! Fortunately, not my sheets, they were still in the dryer, so once I put the generator back on, I finished those off, so I have clean sheets tonight, a few days later than normal, but the best I could do under the circumstances. Anyway, I finally settled down for the evening, heated up some roasted chicken, watch a couple of episodes of Expanse, now I’m headed to an much needed shower and another good night sleep! Good night, babe! Love you!