Took the van in to the shop to check the alignment, and by the time they were done inspecting it, it had a bunch of things that needed doing! New rotors, new brake pads, new water pump, new tie rod, and on and on. Not really happy about it, but after 10 years and almost 150K miles on it, it’s time to get a little work done on it, and there’s no time like the present! Even considered looking at new vans, but decided we’ll be slowing down a bit once we accomplish State #48 this spring, and this one ought to be good for another 100K miles. Engine’s good, so we’ll keep our fingers crossed it’s worth the investment. Ran around getting feed, went to Tractor Supply to get our propane tank filled (one went dry in the middle of the night, leaving us to freeze by morning : -), but they were completely out of it. Solved some other problems and did some work on the computer, so it was a pretty full day! The horses spent the day hanging out in the paddock, and since we don’t have the van to connect the horse trailer to, they’ll have to spend the night out there as well. Fortunately, it’s only supposed to get down into the mid 30s tonight, as opposed to the teens last night (their water had an inch of ice on it again this morning), so hopefully they’ll be comfortable enough with their winter blankets on.
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