Happenings

My little Garrett Bear is sleeping so we'll see how long I can write before he wakes up. I lose track of time with an infant in the house.

Last weekend Dad and Mike We moved the horses around at the neighbor's. I figured that where they were at this time, that it would only hold for a week. Mike, Garrett, and I walked the pasture last night and it looks like it'll hold for another week! YAHOOOOO! The longer we can keep them on pasture the better. They are all looking really fat and sassy. Mike was carrying Garrett and Maverick wouldn't leave those two alone. I think Maverick is bored but I'm still out of commission for riding. Heck, I'm still out of commission for throwing hay. I'm passed the four weeks of not lifting more than 15 pounds but after an hour of being outside I'm one hurting girl. Gotta take it easy so that when serious chores set it, I can be the one out there.

I have to call the vet soon. Bo is lame. I can't figure out where. I've checked his hoof and there's no absess. I think it is up in his muscle somewhere. He's been off on that left front for quite some time now I hate to admit. But these last two months have been absolutely insane. I have either been too far along pregnant, stuck in the hospital, too sick, or exhausted to do much but make sure Mike is following instructions.

Babe and Bo are on my watch list. I need to start uping their intake of food so that they can put on a little bit more weight before the cold sets in. Some of the horses have already started putting on their winter coats. I'm so not ready yet for winter and dealing with cold and snow. At least Rain is already putting on his winter coat. He's such a "delicate flower" that I have to blanket him whenever it gets really cold. And then there's Maverick who likes to destroy blankets.

Fall is definitely here. I absolutely love fall but hate what follows. If we could just move from fall to spring, I'd be one happy camper. We have so much that has to be done still and I don't know how we are going to get it all done. Mike has been doing my chores now for two months and it looks like it'll be another month before I can really be out doing the same old things I used to do. We have some serious fencing that we need to do and I don't know how to get it done. A dead tree fell down on the drylot fence and took it completely down. The only saving grace is that I already put up some temporary electric fence although what good that's doing I don't know. We also have to do some serious fencing in the mare pasture. We have temporary fencing up right now and it won't last if we get kind of snow.

Babe is doing alright. I need to get Bo in with her but again, we have major fencing to do. We had to wire the gate shut and I can't lift the gate without help. So he's been alone or the past week and a half which breaks my heart. I want Bo in with her so that he can recover from whatever is going on with his leg and I know he won't push her around like Jim or Zeke.

Well, looks like my quiet time is up. Little Garrett Bear is waking up from his nap. I'll try to post more later but we'll see.