Learning Curve

I think someone was telling me something yesterday, or possibly saved my sorry butt.  I had drill team practice last night and I didn’t want to be late. I’m trying my hardest to be on time or early these days instead of always forever late!

So I pulled onto the gravel and only had about four miles to go. I was happily puttering along and thought something didn’t feel right. Apparently the gravel road was all ICE. Before I knew it, the truck and trailer were at a 45 degree angle to the road! I can honestly say, I few naughty words fell out of my mouth. The ditch was completely full of snow so going into the ditch would have resulted in totally burying the truck in a snow drift and subsequently leaving the trailer to sit on the road precariously (if it didn’t also go into the ditch) and potentially cause an additional accident because it was dark out.

Luckily Rain kept calm during our sliding experience but from now on, I’ll make sure to keep a closer eye on the snow/ice patches when I’m driving. Rain didn’t even seem to care when I unloaded him but I was sure rattled. I’ve had a horse toss the trailer around and make me feel uncomfortable but never have I hit ice while pulling. I’m just glad I didn’t have the big gooseneck. That would have definitely been an accident.  It was a good learning experience for me that I’ll not forget quickly.

In more exciting and fun news, the neighbor’s mare is about ready to foal. Or at least I think so. Every day I go out to take care of her, she gets bigger and bigger. Her owner said it could be any day now. I let her out into her pen during the day and we’ll be stalling her at night. In case she decides to foal during the day while I’m at work, I’m going to cover her entire pen in straw too. I’m sure she’ll wait until night but I don’t want to take any chances.  I have a feeling she’ll foal while Mike is in the hospital. I’ll be glad when we are finally done visiting the hospital and dealing with all these family health issues. Knock on wood that they’ll be done for a long time after Monday.

I am slowly working on the fundraiser. I am getting more and more excited as each day passes by. I am nervous because this is my first fundraiser and I want it to be a success. The more items I see that are donated to the silent auction, the more I think I’ll have to get a bidder number and bid on a few items! The generosity of people amazes me. I am so excited for the fundraiser and for everyone else to see all the wonderful items up for silent auction (and bake sale), and simply for sale.