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Our 49th
It was a blessing to be able to brew a good hot cup of coffee this morning. Mark went out to check the storm damage when I went up to move Tessa and her filly outside for the first time since we brought them into a stall. That took a while the filly needed to check everything out before following her mom. I started working at 6:00 am getting the electrical cords over to each of the campers then getting the portable electrical box Spark made for us over and trying to hook them up. We needed one extension cord to make it happen. We were supposed to load 4 horses for our vet appointment at 8:10 am but the Vet clinic sent a text not to come there was no power in Morton. that meant I could go on the walk. At 8:05 Diane and I met at the dumpster for the walk. The drive going to mom's and Rachel's house was completely blocked by the top of a huge tree.
When we reached Joan's house there was one excited little girl so anxious to go on the walk she bounced.
Mike got the yanmar going and went to work hauling them out of the way.
Mark and Mackenson got the chains saws going and started cutting the wood up to useable lengths. Then they switched to leveling the campers. After the walk we were turning on the air conditioners in each one when one wouldn't turn on. Joan said this problem was past her pay grade so we called Spark for that problem. He was laying down on the job so Joan told him no pay for laying around.
It turned out the problem wasn't in that area. It was the actual connection on the outside of the camper. Spark fixed it but told Mark we needed to buy 3 new breakers for the box. I left then to put Tessa and her filly into the outdoor arena so they could graze and took a phone call from a past customer who is now a current customer. He is buying Rosaleigh's colt. 
He will send the down payment tomorrow through Paypal. I'll mark him sold once the deposit comes. The vet clinic called to tell us to come, they got the generator running. I helped Mike load Madiera and Izzy in the front of the stock trailer then Bulu and her colt Denver in the back of the stock. I stayed back as I had not finished the work before our guests would be arriving today. Later Mike called to report Denver was now a gelding and Bulu was 50 days pregnant by OLIVER. That is exciting as Oliver did this all by himself and Bulu is a very tall mare. Madiera was next. she is also pregnant. Izzy had ovulated about 4 days ago so can't be short cycled until 5 or 6 more days. When moving Tessa I noticed twice her dropping what looked like pus, then noticed the filly had a swelling on her front leg. Mike left Bulu and Denver at the clinic as Denver needed to wake up a bit, dropped off Madiera and Izzy. Berlica brought over a couple friends to ride and after the first ride picked up Israel for the second. He was very relaxed on that 17 hand Rosalie! 
We loaded Tessa and her filly and drove her to the clinic. The swelling on the filly's leg was a small abscess. Dr. Hoerr drained it and cleaned it up but she needed no other treatment. Tessa was next, she wasn't happy when he brought out the scope and Dr. Hoerr gave her a little something to relax. About that time the filly wanted to nurse.
Mike was able to open the side of the stocks and she figured out how to get a drink.
Dr. Hoerr checked Tessa out well. He emptied some fluid that I thought looked like pus but since it didn't stink it turned out to be ok.
She also needed no other treatment but for me it was better to KNOW she was ok then to just see something and ignore it hoping it is ok. When we got back they were taken to the stall so they both could rest. I'll head up in a bit to take them out for the night. No storms tonight and the weather should be pleasant. As today is our 49th anniversary we celebrated that at Texas Roadhouse. 
We both ordered the 8 ounce sirloin, a salad and a sweet potato. It also comes with those delicious buns with sweet cinnamony butter. 
The last time we ate at a Texas Roadhouse was up in Elgin with Kim and our nephew Tim. I sent a text to Kim reminding her. I'm pretty sure she is on her Alaska trip right now. Hope she is really enjoying that. We were both tired after that long day of work. I'm heading up to the barn now to move horses then am going to relax!
