Hi Sweetheart!
I had such a good night sleep, I woke up with lots of energy, so I got busy putting up the screen room, installing the new springs that were delivered yesterday up in the hay loft, taking down the GoDogGo box and my inflatable kayak for a future date on the lake, filling up the water tank in the truck, all before breakfast. After breakfast, I started to get out the fetch machine when I realized the one in the box was the old one I was keeping for parts, but I couldn't find the new one! I then went on a thorough search of every conceivable place I could think of, but I could never find it! I had the power plug and all the extra sensors I bought just before I left Florida, but I never could find the machine! I either must have left it at Jeff's, or put it in the back of the truck and someone stole it. I left a message for Jeff but still hadn't heard from him by bedtime. Great mystery, I just can't imagine me leaving without it! Finally, I decided to take Apollo for a ride, since Flash's foot is still suspect. He doesn't seem to be limping anymore, but I'm not sure it's completely healed, so I thought I'd give him some more time. I didn't put Apollo's boots on at first because I didn't know what the trails were like, but I took them with me, and within about 50 yards of the campground it became clear there was a lot of gravel, so I put them on. He was so tentative, trying his best to avoid the gravel, so naturally I ended up being smacked in the face with branches all day. I don't think he was in any pain, he was just trying to stay off the gravel. We decided on the Lake Loop, a six-mile ride that does exactly as the name implies, though at one point I veered off onto a renegade trail, and it was pretty good for awhile, even though there were some trees down, but eventually it just petered out. I tried to find a way through to the road, but I was too far off the track, so I headed back to the trail. Once we got back on the renegade trail, I looked down and realized Apollo had lost a boot, right in the midst of all that cross-country we were doing. I figured it was hopeless, but I went back and took a look around anyway, and was just about to give up when I suddenly spotted it! A miracle! He lost it a couple more times during the ride, as we went through some mud and it got slippery. Anyway, it was still a nice ride, slower than usual, but it was a gorgeous day, so no complaints! As a reward, I put him on an anchor and let him graze, there isn't anybody near us and there's lots of clover, so he really enjoyed that. Then I went on to do a bunch more stuff, like fixing one of those little fans in the horse compartment, one fell off a few weeks ago so I had to put it back up and rewire it. I tightened the door handles on the back of the trailer, they tend to loosen up after awhile. Then I remembered I had received a new wand for the pressure washer, and figured I had better check it out to make sure it worked before it was too late to send it back, so I climbed back up to the "attic" and brought it down, changed the wand, plugged it into water and electric and checked it out. Everything seemed fine, so I packed it all up again and hauled it back up into the attic. Then when I came inside I remembered I had a cornice piece on the slide-out that came off that I needed to repair, so I cleaned that up, glued and nailed it back into place, good as new. I've discovered through trial and error that if I can just pull the slide in the tiniest bit while I'm pressing the button, I can actually bring it in on my own, a problem I've been trying to solve for a while. I just need to put in a hook of some kind so I can put a rope on it and pull it, something I'll do on another day before I leave here, hopefully. So a long, busy, really productive day, got lots of little jobs done. Tomorrow morning I plan to shop, then hopefully I'll take the weekend off like a normal person and just enjoy myself! I'm still adjusting to the time change (Indiana doesn't change for Daylight Savings, so they're technically on Eastern time), which means it doesn't get dark until well after nine, still getting used to that. Anyway, time for shower and bed! Good night, darlin'! Love you!
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