Hi Darlin’!,
What a busy day! Got up early, quick did chores and breakfast, called the tire store and confirmed my tires were in, drove down there, they were done within the hour (tires look and rode great!), got back to camp and took Apollo for our first ride together in months! We covered the Poker Run trail, and there were only a couple of limbs down which I managed to clear up with my campsaw, so no sawyer needed, then started work on the awning. Managed to get the motor off with only one minor scratch to my face (the arm didn’t quite go the way I expected, but no big deal!), then spent the afternoon tearing the motor down to its smallest parts. I managed to free everything up, and started putting it back together, bench testing it with the truck battery every step of the way. I think I finally got everything working, but when I put it back together, I didn’t notice that one set of wires was farther away than it should have been, and wouldn’t you know, when I tried to get it apart again to fix it, I rounded out the phillips head screw. So now I have to try to drill or tap it out, and I’m thinking of just taking it to a hardware store and seeing if they’ll do it for me, or at least show me what tools I need to do it. Probably could use a tapping kit anyway. Probably have one somewhere, just don’t recognize it! More likely I sold it at one of my garage sales when I sold the house. Anyway, I lost track of time, suddenly realized it was after 6:00, so I started to saddle Flash, since Alayna was supposed to be arriving right then, though she was running late. Turns out she wanted to ride Apollo and Faith brought Glory, so the three of us finished saddling. Didn’t get out of camp until after 7:00, and I was getting worried it would be dark, and Apollo was a slug this morning I knew he’d be going slow. Two rides in one day for him is unprecedented! He did fine, and he needs the exercise, he put some weight on this summer and can stand to lose some. We split up at one point, and then Flash rushed back to camp once we were done putting up the poker chip bags, so we were done right about 8:00, so it was all good. I fed the horses (I hadn’t even had time for dinner, made myself a quick half a PBJ sandwich just before we left!), drove Alayna back up to her campsite, and now I’m bushed and ready for my shower and early bed! Whew, what a day! Love you, babe! Good night!
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