This is the only moving I'll ever be doing, so it's gonna be complicated!
I'm in the process of moving this blog. I'll let y'all know when it's finished.
And I'm hoping to start posting photos. No promises there!!!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
Adventures in Babysitting
I've never seen that movie. But, when I was thinking about the Monday I had this week that title is all that came to mind! It was pretty quiet all morning. Nothing major happened, but just a ring of the doorbell can change everything.
I had just gotten Ruby down for her nap a few minutes before, but it took about 30 of singing, patting, and rocking to get her there. Rosie had been down for a little while already.
When the doorbell rang I was startled since it rarely happens. I could see through the window it was a high school or college age girl. So I opened it up. She says, "Your horse has his leg over the fence."
My reply, "OH GREAT!"
She went on to say he was just standing there and nothing looked bad. However, wasn't gonna get out by himself. I told her thanks and called my brother directly. Brother said just put the girls in the pickup with me, get the fence pliers out of the shop and go cut the horse out. I told him Ruby had just gone down for a nap and Rosie was still sleeping. He said just go down and cut him out, the girls would be fine. Against my better judgment I did as I was told.
I literally ran out of the house to the shop, grabbed a halter and the fence pliers, and ran as fast as my 42 year old body would go. Thankfully, Chili(the horse) didn't freak out when he saw a weirdo red headed crazy lady running his way!!!
Sure enough, the goober had gotten his left front leg over the top of the hog wire fence under a top strand of barb wire. Then at the bottom his foot was back through a couple of those squares. I started cutting at the bottom. It didn't take long. Thankfully, Chili never moved. I kinda patched the fence back up and headed back to the house. I stepped in the back door and heard quiet. They never knew I was gone!!
FYI.....that is no kind of fence for horses. It was there when brother and fam moved there. I believe it is set to be replaced as soon as possible. Meanwhile, brother and I put up panels down the fence line. Other than he trying to throw a panel on top of me and bruising up my arm it all went fine. Funny how I can go cut the horse out of the fence alone and not get hurt. Then I try to help my brother and he tries to take me out!
I think I need workman's comp insurance for babysitting!!!!!!
I had just gotten Ruby down for her nap a few minutes before, but it took about 30 of singing, patting, and rocking to get her there. Rosie had been down for a little while already.
When the doorbell rang I was startled since it rarely happens. I could see through the window it was a high school or college age girl. So I opened it up. She says, "Your horse has his leg over the fence."
My reply, "OH GREAT!"
She went on to say he was just standing there and nothing looked bad. However, wasn't gonna get out by himself. I told her thanks and called my brother directly. Brother said just put the girls in the pickup with me, get the fence pliers out of the shop and go cut the horse out. I told him Ruby had just gone down for a nap and Rosie was still sleeping. He said just go down and cut him out, the girls would be fine. Against my better judgment I did as I was told.
I literally ran out of the house to the shop, grabbed a halter and the fence pliers, and ran as fast as my 42 year old body would go. Thankfully, Chili(the horse) didn't freak out when he saw a weirdo red headed crazy lady running his way!!!
Sure enough, the goober had gotten his left front leg over the top of the hog wire fence under a top strand of barb wire. Then at the bottom his foot was back through a couple of those squares. I started cutting at the bottom. It didn't take long. Thankfully, Chili never moved. I kinda patched the fence back up and headed back to the house. I stepped in the back door and heard quiet. They never knew I was gone!!
FYI.....that is no kind of fence for horses. It was there when brother and fam moved there. I believe it is set to be replaced as soon as possible. Meanwhile, brother and I put up panels down the fence line. Other than he trying to throw a panel on top of me and bruising up my arm it all went fine. Funny how I can go cut the horse out of the fence alone and not get hurt. Then I try to help my brother and he tries to take me out!
I think I need workman's comp insurance for babysitting!!!!!!
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