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We Have Waxing

 As it is Saturday we were going to sleep in but since we went to bed so early we were both up by 4:00 am. The coffee was started early. No walk on Saturday's. I went out early to check Madiera and saw we have waxing. It was still clear this morning but I still needed to get her stall cleaned and ready. The weather was only 47 degrees outside this morning and a sweat shirt was needed. As I had plenty of time I finally got to watch the message in Peoria on Sunday afternoon. David had it on Psalm 107 and Luke 8 the section of the calming of the storm. It really was quite a message. David sure has the gift of teaching. Click HERE if you would like to watch that message. Diane sent a couple pictures of the group of people on our trip. The picture was taken during our last dinner meal together out on the roof top. What a great group of people to travel with.


The machine shed (new barn) needed to have the 3 bathrooms cleaned as the last time I did it was before we left for Africa. I started on that around 7:00 am. At 8:25 am I went back to the house to make breakfast. After breakfast I went back to keep cleaning. Mark came and swept the gym and some of the kitchen floor. Chairs were put away and counted. I started with 171 lifetime chairs but today could only find 169. I didn't go upstairs so perhaps someone took them upstairs. By 1:00 pm it was time to quit and start on my house. The kitchen needed to be cleaned, dishes done and 3 loads of laundry. Once the dishes were finished I started on Sunday's meal. The blueberry cheese cake dessert was made first as each layer needed to be chilled before adding the next. When the crust was cooling I started on the vegetables. Those were cleaned and chopped. For the stir fry carrots, celery, onions, peppers, zucchinni, broccoli and cauliflower were chopped first then once the cutting board and knife were cleaned the chicken. By 4:00 pm everything was done and in the fridge for tomorrow. 

I went out this evening to check on Madiera and found that the waxing had turned from clear to white. She may just have this foal tonight.
It is going to be a nice night, no flies, no rain predicted and not so cold with the low in the 50's. Madiera was moved into the next pasture over from the mare pasture. She is comfortable and happy there as the other mares are just on the other side of the fence. No horses have been on it for about a month. It is clean and has been mowed making it a perfect place for her to give birth if she does go tonight. I'll check her first thing in the morning. Mike and Diane went to Middle Grove to check on the herd. Those mares make Diane nervous when they all start following her.