Friday, May 1

Tomorrow is shaping up to be a busy day. We had to reschedule our farrier appointment from earlier this month to this Friday. We'll be trimming Dude, King, Zeke, Lightening, Tommy, and probably Diavlo if he behaves. Each trim is $30 and we'd love to find a sponsor to help offset the cost.


Friday is also 605 Let It Shine and we will be participating. You wonder what it is? People in and around Sioux Falls have been asked to shine a light into the sky from 9:30-10pm Friday, May 1st. We'll have a fire and possibly shine some flash lights as well. Not sure if there will be any drones or planes flying over Borderlands but we want to do our part in lighting the night and letting the light shine. We will try to do a LIVE on Facebook sometime between 9:30 and 10pm tomorrow night so you can join in our fun. It's a great way to bond and enjoy a way to show our support. If you have questions, we'd love for you to hop online and ask.


It's a very stressful time right now trying to figure out what to do and how to be safe. We are trying our best to support local and keep our loved ones safe.


We do need to make a run to TSC to purchase more grain. I thought we had enough but we are running very low and Jessie and Jim absolutely HAVE to be on grain. I'm hoping that we can put up corral panels soon so we can let the horses out to graze. Unfortunately, it hasn't been warm enough so the grass hasn't grown enough to let the big herd out on the lawn. I don't want them near the hay because even on fresh green grass, they tend to head to the stash of round bales that are supposed to be off limits. You'd think after 6 months of hay, that they'd go after the grass like me when there's chocolate.


We also need to do vaccinations and deworming this weekend. We'll see how far we get. Last year we got side tracked and didn't get to vaccinations until later in the year. At last this year we have a toddler so it's a bit easier to juggle life (except the toddler likes to climb everything so we have to keep an eye on him that he doesn't climb the corral panels).


We continue to do our part with social distancing but as the state eases restrictions, we will look at options for what we can do at Borderlands. I had hoped to start a few programs but we will have to wait and see. I'm very protective of my family (both two-legged and four-legged) so we will take re-entry into our new normal slowly.


But we hope that you'll stop out Friday on our Facebook page and join us for 605 Let It Shine sometime between 9:30 and 10pm.