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Middle Grove Trip

 At 5:30 am no bright red sky this morning. The two foals were sound asleep with their mom's keeping watch. 

Sheena was checked on and no foal yet. By 6:30 am I was over working at the barn cleaning up some construction mess but had to quit by 7:30 am as it was time for our walk.  When we reached the dam both goose families were on the dam but both took their goslings into the lake instead of attacking us. The video below shows both familes.

 After the walk and after cooking a really nice breakfast for Mark, he and I went up to take the 2 horse trailer off the truck and hook up the 4 horse stock trailer for the trip to Middle Grove but needed to wait until Mike got back as we were picking up Mika for some vet work and Aiken as she is due soon. I went out with the golf cart and wagon again and this time to work on the mare pasture while waiting. We left for Middle Grove by 10:30 am. The horses were at the top of the hill. Mike went up by himself and I stayed back with the truck and trailer as we didn't want the herd to see that. 
Mika was with Lily but she left him and came to see us. Mika is having some urinary problems and needed to come home. He is 25 years old this year. 
Below Mike is checking all the horses then halters Aiken for the trip home.

This was a quick trip out and we were home by 11:30 am. Aiken was put in with Sheena, Dancer and her colt moved into the mare pasture, while Mika was taken to the cabin field to be with Rosaleigh and Titus.  Dr. Hoerr is coming tomorrow to check him out to see if there is anyway to make him comfortable. I worked on the mare pasture until 1:00 pm, went in to clean up and drove the golf cart over to mom's arriving by 1:20 pm. We left for Centrail Il Drama Co-op play The Princess and the Pauper held at Connect in Washington, IL. The play started at 2:30 pm and I video'd it but tonight when trying to make a video of the entire play I keep getting the notice that the file is corrupt. I think it is just too long but check out the ending.

There is just one more performance Tomorrow Evening at 7:00 pm if you would like to go watch it in person. It was a fun play and the students did very well with their lines and actions. When we got home it was just long enough for a bathroom break before loading back up in the wheel chair van for dinner. Tonight we drove to Gil's Supper club for a chicken dinner. That is all but Mark, he ordered a cob salad. We started with onion rings. Those salty perfectly fried Gils onion rings.
It was such a huge bowl full in the picture below is AFTER we all ate as much as we wanted.
Don't worry, we didn't waste them, we took them home and will heat them up in the air fryer tomorrow. As soon as we got home the mares were checked on then Mark and I went over to the barn to see the progress there. We were VERY impressed with how much got done.