Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 – Vet Day

Hey Babe,
All the critters were due their annual exam and vaccinations, so I had made an appointment with Dr. Minteer, loaded everybody up and headed over to her place. As usual, she did a great job getting everybody done, and I saved a few bucks on a house call by taking them over there. You remember last year the little horse trailer was full of hay that we brought down from Tennessee, so I couldn’t do it then, but this year, I’m just buying hay locally a few bales at a time, not to mention hauling out to all the places to do trail marking this past few weeks. Got back before noon, gave Jeff a hand with his truck for a few minutes. He pulled the transmission off the motor and ran it for a few minutes to prove it’s the motor and not the tranny that’s making the noise (it’s definitely the motor), but though it may be more information, it didn’t get him any closer to actually solving the problem. Sigh. After that, I had to work on Lola’s GoDogGo machine for a while. She’s been having a blast with it, but yesterday evening it started doing that thing where the motor keeps running even after the ball has departed, and keeps running for 3 or 4 more kicks before stopping, then the only way to start it again is to turn it off and reset it. I was hoping that after drying out overnight that it might be better today, but it had the same problem, so I took it apart and cleaned it up, but that didn’t solve it. Then it gave up the ghost entirely, no power at all, and I noticed a broken piece on the little sensor that sends the message to the kicker, so I pulled down the old one from the attic that I’ve been keeping for parts and swapped them out, but that one didn’t work at all. Fortunately, in the package I got from the seller the other day, they had sent me a new one, and as soon as I put that on, it started working perfectly again! Lola was a happy camper once again! And now it throws the ball even farther, so I had to move it to a new position for her. By then, I was so hot, as I did this out in the sun and it’s another very warm day, I decided to get my bathing suit on and take a swim. The pool has actually warmed up quite a bit, so after my dive in, I climbed onto my raft and floated around for a while, luxuriating in the sun and quiet of the afternoon. It’s been so long since I’ve had that kind of time to myself, and I have to admit, I really enjoyed it. I figure the rest of the week and through this weekend (it’s finally OTL weekend!), I’m going to be pretty busy, and tired, with lots of early mornings, so I figured recharging my batteries is probably a good idea. Finally got out of the pool, did my chores and settled down for the evening, watching some more of the Poldark series. Off to take my shower and head to bed, so I’ll say good night. Love you!