I was already planning on doing that-tomorrow.
Today I had planned on sleeping in. After all, I didn't have to get up until later. I baked a cake last night for a party this evening, so I wanted to be up early enough to decorate it but that was it. I woke up about 10 minutes B4 I normally do and had to go! I know that if I'm up at that point in time, I'm not going to fall back asleep. But, hubby was still asleep, so I played on the computer for a bit. Finally I got tired of waiting for him to wake up and got my icing made. One thing I suddenly realized when I woke up was that I didn't have icing bags except for 2 small ones. I've tried using freezer bags in the past w/no luck, so I did the best I could w/the little ones. I just had to keep filling them up. But, I had the cake done B4 I left for breakfast.
Got home from breakfast shortly B4 hubby and DS left to go shopping. Hubby keeps asking me what I want for Christmas. I had given him a list, but he was having trouble finding anything on it. So I told him I wanted some insulators and electric fence wire. I called him later and told him that if he could find some nice fleece leggings I'd like some of them to wear as PJs.
I'll admit to falling asleep. I woke up and was ready to do dishes when KN called. For some reason, she thought I was going to the farm this afternoon to work on my chicken area, so she had only given Stormy his breakfast. She fed no one else and didn't stay because it was so cold and windy out. I never told her I was going out this afternoon. It was too cold to paint or caulk and too windy to try and put the sides on. So, I had to go out to the farm and feed everybody. Then, I cleaned part of my field and spread the manure. I was going to take the mower out and fill the back tires, but it was getting late, I was cold and I still had more to do. In order to fill the tires, I have to take the mower out the back of my field and go thru LF's field so I can get to the car. Well, the one tire was lower than I thought and it came off the rim. So, I parked in the field and don't know how I'm going to fix it.
Even though it wasn't as much time as I normally leave between feedings, I went ahead and fed Stormy. Then I got out hay and fed LF's horses. By then, Stormy was done eating, so I put him away, got everything set up for tomorrow and drove up to my old area. I had to give KN's horse and one of RU's horses hay. They moved where the hay feeder is. Something has got to be done about it. It's a pain in the neck to fill an it's a pain in the neck to get to where it is. I can understand why they moved it, but I am NOT going to keep filling it there.
I had hoped to get to my chickens early enough to let them all out, then fix the hole. I figured if I did it that way, I'd be able to get that rooster back in w/no trouble. That didn't happen. By the time I got to them, it was getting dark. I did get the hole fixed. It wasn't really a hole, it was more of a gap between 2 pieces of the netting. I hope this works. There were only 2 out instead of the 3 that are normally out, so if there's only 2 out when I get there tomorrow, then I'll know that it worked.
When I left, I had to run to the store and get a large shirt box. I needed it for the present I was taking to the party. Got that, got home, fed animals, then boxed and wrap my gift, got changed, got my cake and left. Since I was out at the farm so late, I was late getting to the party. I walk in, and no one is eating. Then I find out that one of the ladies was having problems and was taken to the ER. They suspected a heart attack. Finally, the person who took her got back and gave an update. We prayed for her, said grace and finally got to eat.
One person had stayed at the ER w/her until her family got there, then when she got back and ate, we finally had the gift exchange. The way this works is simple. Everyone is given a number. They started at #1. That person got to pick a gift and open it. Then #2 had a choice of either stealing that gift or opening one. A gift could change hands 3 times, max. I liked what #1 got, so when my turn came, I stole her gift. When someone finally got to my gift, they liked it. This is my motorcycle group. They don't know it, but I'm leaving in January to join a different group that I fit in w/better. But, I had a blanket and a vehicle magnet w/the name on it. That's what I used for my gift. The person immediately snuggled into the blanket. Then it got to the person who was choosing a gift for the lady taken to the ER. And she stole the blanket. Other people liked it as well, but the decision had been made basically when the gift was opened that they'd let it get stolen for her since they knew she'd really like it.
So, I got home late. I almost fell asleep at the party so now I feel wide awake. Hopefully I can sleep in tomorrow morning.
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