Today was horrible! I'm ready to cry, go back to bed or something!
First off, I get to the farm and ALL of my horses are in the seeded area. My first thought was that I had left the electric off. I know Misty and she's very much afraid of the electric. (Comes from B4 I rescued her w/how the horses were kept.) Nope, the electric was on and it was all connected. But, it wasn't working.
So, I got their feed, put the electric rope down and proceeded to feed them. Of course Misty and Stormy didn't come thru. I had to go back and call them.
Get the horses fed and turn the electric off. First I get everything put back up the way it's supposed to be. I also made sure there was nothing growing against the fence and pruned off anything that was even near. Then I went to take care of the charger. I have 2 fence charger that work on 2 D batteries. I had just brought some batteries out w/me for something else, so at least I had them w/me. Otherwise I would have had to run to the store. Check them both out, and only 1 was working. It's now set up in place of the solar one.
Because of the weather, I hadn't planned on doing any manure clean up today. Well, judging by the amount of poop in that area, they must have spent most of the time from when I left yesterday until I got there and chased them out in that area. So, I go get my mower and cart and clean that area up. I didn't have a whole cart load and I'm behind in cleaning, so I went in the main part and cleaned up. I have trouble starting the mower if it's hot, so I don't shut it off when I'm using it. I get almost all done-and the mower stops running.
And, I couldn't get it to start up again.
I go and get my jump box and get it started. If not, I would have had to get the truck to jump it.
I'm finally able to get to the weeding I wanted to get done. My phone rings. It's RU. She got called in to sub and needed hay put out for 2 of the herds. W/the weather moving in, there was no way it could wait. So, I go and get the tractor and get the hay out. My horses don't seem to really like what I have out for them, so I decided while I had the tractor, I was going to move my RB feeder. That way, they could pick thru the hay easier and hopefully not try to get back into the seeded area. Once I did that, I also went ahead and pushed all the manure into a better pile. Once that was all done, I put the tractor away and went back to my weeding. Just around 12:00, I was finally able to finish up on the little section I was working on.
I got Stormy out for his 2nd feeding. While he was eating, I get feed bagged. Then, I let Misty out w/him and let them graze on the good grass for awhile. I start working on cleaning up my tack shed a bit and got a little done. 2 of the cans are now on the platforms.
It was getting really windy out and I had to keep retying the tarps I have over my hay down. I'd think I'd have them secure-and they'd come loose elsewhere. But, I think they're finally good.
Tomorrow's trash day, and I had a whole bag to take home as well as a bunch of stuff for recycling. I'm trying to get that all done and my phone rings again. It's my hubby. He wanted me to make phone calls. My phone was almost dead so I told him I'd do it when I got home. He started giving me a hard time. By now, it's around 1:30. I hadn't eaten any lunch and had to go to TSC B4 I could go home. So, I'll admit to losing my tempter and yelling at him.
Get to TSC and find what I need. I'm going to put up new wire around my field. What I have is galvanized. I was going to get a thicker wire in hopes it would carry the charge better. Instead I went w/aluminum coated wire. It's supposed to carry the charge better, so we'll see if this works. I don't think the horses are getting enough of a shock.
Get home, and get the goats fed, and everything else that needs to be done outside B4 the rain hits. Get in and I can't find my glasses!
I KNOW I had them in TSC. Found a pair of cheap glasses I have for emergencies and was able to call the store. They've had no one turn any in. So, either they're in my truck some place, or they just haven't been found yet.
So, I'm now relaxing and hiding from the world. I need to get up and do some dishes plus get my shower. Just in case we lose power, I don't want to have to worry about getting clean.
Ahhhhh... what a day you've had. 
