Hi Babe,
Despite a few bouts of rain, I got a good night sleep last night, with visions of doing very little today and catching up on my rest. Well, that didn't work out as planned. I realized I probably didn't have enough hay to last until Wednesday, at least not enough to make the switch over, since I like to mix it half and half for a few days so it's not too sudden a change. Since haying season has started here, I was able to find some brand new fescue locally for $7 a bale, so I decided to make this my hay and shopping day. I got online last night and was delighted to find the local Tractor Supply had some Empower Balance in stock, so I ordered five bags of various feed to pick up today. But just as I was feeding the horses this morning, the recreation ranger came by and informed me that despite promising to get my name on this site immediately, the woman I spoke to yesterday didn't follow through, and someone had reserved this site out from under me for the weekend, and would I mind moving up to the camp host spot? Obviously, I was not thrilled at the idea. I know I live a charmed life by most standards, so I'm generally willing to make sacrifices for other people, and at first, I kind of agreed, but then when I went up to look at the site, I decided I just couldn't go along with that. It was all gravel, had a tiny house up on stilts where the trailer should go, which means I would be stuffed in at a bad angle, barely fitting. They had covered corrals, no highline, and I just didn't like the site, so I called them back and left a message that I wasn't going to move, that I was sorry, but they told me this site was available, so the problem was one for them to solve, not me. I mean, it was only for the weekend, two nights, so why should I suffer for two weeks because of their mistake? Anyway, I headed out to pick up the hay, which was really nice and I know the horses will love it, then stopped at a trailer place to see if I could find a replacement brake adjuster plug for the one I lost yesterday, then to Tractor Supply to pick up my order, then to Walmart for some shopping, then to Food Lion for the stuff I couldn't get at Walmart, and finally back to camp. I noticed they had cordoned off one of the First Come, First Served sites, so I'm guessing that's how they decided to solve their problem, so now I guess I can relax. I didn't need that stress!! I arrived back at camp at 3:00, but by the time I put away the groceries, stored the hay under the gooseneck and put up the skirting, hauled the feed bags to the back of the trailer, gave the horses a new bag of mixed and poured some Rain-X into the windshield washer into my truck, it was nearly 4:30, and I was sweating like a pig in the heat and humidity. Thank goodness I have electricity, and had left the AC on this morning, the trailer was nice and cool! Glad to see a cold front moving in before the weekend, it's already getting too hot for me here in the South! Cracked open a beer and am settling down for an evening of dinner and a movie and the usual Spanish lesson, shower and bed! Love you, sweetie! Good night!
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