Well, this weekend has been nice, but there have been some rough edges.
The folks that left in a flurry last week to go take care of his mother are still down in FL. She called me very upset yesterday (they had originally thought they were coming home tonight) and said that the mother had taken a turn for the worst, and she wanted to find out if I was ok continuing to feed, and she was worried that they would run out of hay. I told her that we'd take care of everything and that she shouldn't worry. It means continuing to pull double duty, but they've got to take care of their things, and I am totally ok with that.
We drove up to PA to wander through the amish market there, and found some really nice trash can holders, though we didn't buy them, but it is something that is on our radar. If we got the little cabinet we could put it where the trash can is now, and then sit the water jug on top of it, instead of on top of the counter next to it. It may or may not really be an improvement. We didn't feel like spending the cash (upwards of $100.00) so we'll think on it and see what we decide later. Otherwise, we didn't find much, which was a bit disappointing since I really was hoping to pick up a set of windchimes. They usually have lots of beautiful chimes that sound more like bells than "chimes" which I can't stand. That was quite disappointing!
We finished up there, stopped at a gun shop, and then roamed across the countryside and zigged our way back down to our side of the world, stopping to feed the horses on the way back in. We didn't get in late, but we ate lunch late, and I was a bit tired from being in the car all the day (what the heck, I didn't *do* anything...) and so I didn't really get much of anything done yesterday evening, either.
Today started out lazy, for the most part. I got up and had to call the barn manager to go over a few things for the forms that we've got to turn in for permits for the Bull Roast coming up. After that I managed to connect with a few people, and send several emails, I got organized for the day. About that time the other half got back from feeding horses and running to the grocery store for the week. Got everything put away, and then grabbed a bit of a snack pretending that it was lunch. He headed out to mow the yard, and started feeling bad about that time. I managed to get the next load of clothes hung to dry. He came back in and pretty much crashed. He's been in and out of the bathroom a few times, and mostly sleeping all afternoon. This feels like De ja vu from last weekend when he started feeling bad at the end of the day Sunday. I wish we knew what was going on because this is not fun, for me or him! So unfortunately the two pork shoulders that were supposed to be smoked today are now simply being cooked in the oven
I did manage to get the little poor almost dead basil plant potted into the random pot that I had. It is not the most ideal situation, but it should be alright I hope. We'll see what happens anyway. I also managed to remelt my first attempt at lotion bars and add more beeswax. I still don't have a kitchen scale yet (gotta get by Ikea, we rarely go in that direction), so I just winged it, and then dumped in a whole bunch of essential oils since these are supposed to be for my mom. Course mailing them to her could be kinda interesting if it is warm outside! :/ I also managed to make up the first batch of dish washer soap. We'll see how that goes.
I suppose some time soon I should head back out to take care of the horses for the evening.
Yeahhhh I've used that stuff before, I'm just too lazy to get anything like that, LOL
We'll see. And maybe ultimately we'll save money. We'll save money for the 2 months that it is shut off, in the least, but after that maybe we'll be able to get a better deal. I'll just tell them I just moved in 
