Hey Sweetie,
More sleep, basic chores, more reading, more television, a little computer work to make a Reservation Check In Report for James, and not much else again today! Guess I’m getting caught up on my rest, that’s for sure! Good night, honeybunch! Love you!
Wednesday, January 4, 2023 – Still Recovering
Hey Babe,
Another good night sleep, fed the horses and did morning chores, then fell asleep in my chair reading, so obviously I’m still recovering, not feeling 100 percent. Binge-watched Travelers some more, and that was pretty much it! Still fighting with the union over a contract, not looking too good, which is really going to kill me if I can’t get health insurance to cover the gap until I qualify for Medicare. Grrr! Anyway, heading to shower and bed and another night of sleep, and hopefully making more headway toward feeling better. Good night, my darlin’! Love you!
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Tuesday, January 3, 2023 – Not There Yet!
Hi Darlin’,
Well, I knew I had to run into town today because I needed horse feed and hay, so I also decided to run by the Health Center and get a covid test, since their website proclaimed they had drive-thru and walk-in free testing, but when I got there, that turned out to NOT be true. They wanted me to make an appointment, and they couldn’t make one for today, so I skipped it. I ran out to Glenn’s to drop off the mower gas I bought the other day, and to check on the pool, then I stopped at the hardware store trying to find a better screw for the manure rake but didn’t succeed in finding one. Finished off at Tractor Supply for horse feed and hay before heading back to camp. Wasn’t feeling too bad when I got up this morning, but all that activity seemed to wear me down, even though it wasn’t that much, so I’m not out of the woods yet. Figure I’ll just keep staying in until I truly feel better. I did order some free covid tests, don’t know how long they’ll take to get here, but if it’s fairly soon, maybe I can finally confirm or deny that’s what it is. Started bingeing a new series, Travelers, which keep my attention for the rest of the day. Ready for a shower and bed. Good night, sweetheart! Love you!
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Monday, January 2, 2023 – Another Day of Recovery
Hey Sweetie,
Had another good night sleep and another quiet day of recovery. My fever broke last evening, and I felt much better today, but figured I’d be better served to take another day off in self-imposed quarantine, since most places are closed today anyway. The campground emptied out throughout the day, and when I finally walked out to feed the horses dinner, the place was empty, at least the equestrian side. Delighted to find that every single stall and paddock was clean! First time I can say that after a busy weekend! Only one pile of trash that someone left on a picnic table (about 10 yards from the dumpster, would you believe!), and the same site where I learned the motorhome that was parked there had kept their generator on all night, so I’m going to have to make sure to keep an eye out for them again next time. So a very lazy day, but I’m feeling much better, and expect by tomorrow I’ll be as good as possible. Almost out of hay and feed so I’ll be having to go shopping tomorrow anyway, it will be good to get out of the abode for a bit! I’m sure Lola is bored still, we’ve barely even played fetch for the last few days. Read all morning, watch movies all afternoon, enjoyed some leftovers that Jim and Carol’s friend Ben made (oxtails and egg noodles!) so I didn’t even have to cook today. Ready for my shower and bed! Good night, babe! Love you!
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Sunday, January 1, 2023 – Happy New Year, Still Sick
Hi Babe,
Slept fitfully through the night and late into the morning, before I finally thought I was well enough to go feed the horses around 10:30. Barely made it, though, got a little dizzy, so went straight back to bed. Finally checked my temperature and I had a fever that got worse through the day. Finally just crawled into my recliner and watched movies all day. Even though it was 83 degrees in the trailer, I still had to put a blanket on to keep from shivering. I had Carol do the evening feed again, still trying to do nothing but rest. Sure hope I feel better tomorrow! Not fun! Good night, darlin’! Love you!
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Saturday, December 31, 2022 – Well Shelter Finished, Then Took Ill
Hiya Darlin’,
The day started out busy, with the volunteers starting on the shelter around 9:00, and James and I going over to the maintenance yard to exchange gates so we can replace a bent one on one of the paddocks. Then suddenly, in mid-afternoon, I started feeling like I was getting chills, like shivering under my skin, so I came back to the trailer and after a while, crawled into bed. I alternated between chills and sweats, and didn’t get out of bed at all. Carol was kind enough to feed my horses for me, so I was able to stay in bed. I haven’t been sick in so long, this is really a bummer. Loaded up on liquids and am staying in bed. Good night, Sweetie! Love you!
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Friday, December 30, 2022 – A Busy Day At Camp
Hi Sweetie,
Woke up to the alarm expecting to ride this morning, but things got a bit out of hand when I was expecting a bunch of people to arrive around ten, which was after I was expecting to ride with Bev’s group, so once again, they went on without me while I stayed to manage traffic and newcomers. Finally did get a ride in with Carol and Jim Walter, big volunteers that will be helping to finish off the well shelter, they have two Arabs so it was a nice, comparable ride with Flash, Did about six and a half miles at a nice quick pace, with some nice canters and gaits in between. Once we got back and got the horses settled, we had a nice (albeit later than normal) dinner of filet mignon cooked over an open fire (lovely!) and had a nice evening with them, then as I finally headed back to the trailer I went to visit my closer neighbors, who are also very interesting, and ended up spending much longer there than I anticipated, so it was after 11:30 by the time I actually got back to the trailer! Took a quick shower, now I’m headed to bed, with an early alarm so we can get started in the morning. Busy day, nice day, productive day! Love you, babe! Good night!
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Thursday, December 29, 2022 – A Regular Day At Camp
Hey Babe,
Not much to report today, just kind of a regular day at camp. Was supposed to go riding with Bev and her group, but they were leaving much earlier than I expected, so they went without me, which turned out to be a good thing, because James came by to drop off some manure rake heads, so I put those together. I’m going to need to replace one of the screws because it’s so round out I can’t tighten enough, but I jury rigged it with another screw for the time being, will pick up a new screw next time I go into town, no big deal. Closed my horses up into a single paddock and stall, thought we’d get more people in and didn’t want to be hogging a bunch of paddocks. Looked at Apollo’s feet, there’s definitely something weird going on with his back feet, but I’ve called the farrier to set up an appointment, probably be next week before he can come out. Checked in more campers, then had a steak dinner compliments of Bev, sat around the campfire for a bit, now I’m ready for shower and bed! Good night, my darlin’! Love you!
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Wednesday, December 28, 2022 – Busy Day Out of Camp
Hi Darlin’,
Had a busy day today! Set the alarm but ended up waking up before it went off, since I went to bed so early last night. Got the horses fed and had breakfast, then was leaving camp a little after 8:00. First stop was the hardware store to pick up a couple of e-clamps to finish the repair on the tractor, which ended up not working anyway (I dropped one and didn’t try to put the second one on.) Put some duct tape on the end of the bolt, though, just to make sure they didn’t come loose and I lose them again. Got the lawn mowed, and the pool was perfect so I didn’t need to do anything to it, then headed over to the Kane Center, grabbed a bowl of beef barley soup and played a couple of hours of euchre. Small crowd, guess every one is busy with the holidays. Another stop for fuel, then Walmart for the bulk of my shopping, then a quick stop at Publix for more eggnog (as if drinking the half gallon over two days at Christmas wasn’t enough!), then finally back to camp just after sunset. Put away the perishables, then went through camp to register a couple of new folks, finally settling in for some ramin, a couple of hours of evening tv, now a quick shower and soon to bed! Love you, sweetie! Good night!
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Tuesday, December 27, 2022 – Ride Day with Friends
Hiya Sweetie,
Despite the rain-free weather forecast that I went to bed on, it rained practically the entire night. Seriously? They couldn’t see this coming? Anyway, it was wet and chilly when I woke up and took care of the horses, and when my friends Bev and Maggie were finally ready to go, it was after 10:30. After breakfast, I just read and dozed until they called me, so as soon as I heard from them, I gathered up Flash and Apollo. Maggie’s friend Fred was going to ride Apollo, and I was happy that he was going to get some exercise. He does have one hoof that looks a bit odd that I’ll have to get looked at by a professional, but he seemed okay all day. We went on a ride about 8+ miles long, the green and yellow trail, and it was very nice. Maggie rides a Rocky Mountain that moves quickly like Flash, but we had to keep stopping and waiting for the rest of the quarter horses to catch up, even though they did a bit of jogging and cantering just to keep up. That’s how it works with stock vs. gaited horses! It was a good ride, though, everyone had a good time. Bev asked me to dinner but I begged off, it was too chilly to sit around outside to eat, so I’ll join them later in the week when it warms up a bit more. Settled down for the evening back at my trailer, now as we close in on 9:00, I’m ready for shower and bed! Good night, babe! Love you!
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