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Another Booking
As there is no walk today we slept in and took our time getting going. After breakfast the laundry here was started and I took 2 loads over to the barn as that machine is much faster. This morning we worked on the food plan for our cousins and Aunt Jinnie who are coming in Wednesday afternoon. Some are leaving Sunday after morning church and some are staying until Monday morning. It will be so good to see them again. We will eat our meals at the barn on those days and all the siblings are invited as they are all helping with the food. While waiting for the machines the barn was straightened up, the garbage dumped and the floor swept. We have a black walnut tree in the front yard and now that those walnuts are dropping they hit the metal roof, bounce a couple times then drop to the ground. It really does sound like someone knocking. When it first started happening we thought we had company and would yell "come in" but no one would be out there. Check out how the tree limb is over the roof.
It is still loaded with black walnuts so we need to be prepared for lots of knocking.
I needed to move a bale into Evan's paddock now that the shelter is cleaned out. I am missing a section of the round bale feeder but made do with using the side of the shelter and the gate.
Once it was secure Evan was haltered and moved into his paddock. He couldn't wait to go as he saw me putting grain in his bucket. I moved a bale into the mare paddock then moved Tessa and Harli over. Of course the two foals didn't want to go in so they were also bribed with grain.
In the picture above both mares are on the other side of the shelter eating grain out of their buckets.
By the time that was done the machines needed to be changed. That was kept going until 2:30 pm. Mark had gone to Costco and also to his therapy appointment. He picked up 6 bags of water softener salt and put 2 in the farm house, 2 in the apartment and brought 2 for our house. He also bought some small cans of soda for the group coming in to the barn on Saturday.
At 4:30 pm my phone went off and it was airbnb that the farm house rented for two nights and the guests were moving in today.
I stopped in at our house to let Mark know then went over to make sure no stink bugs had made their way inside. Mark came also as those salt bags needed to be put downstairs. While there I swept off the basement stairs and swept up the main room of the basement. We usually keep the basement door locked but it was left open today. I found 2 stink bugs and got those swept up, then locked the door and let the guests know it was ready and what the door code is. Only then did I think about dinner. We talked about going out but decided it was just easier and cheaper to stay home and we have plenty of food. I fried up a soft tortilla until it was crispy, filled it with cheese and lunch meats, added a tangy sauce, flipped it, cut it in have and served it with a salad.
Mark enjoyed the dinner.
