Crochet Me Crazy

We woke up this morning to find that every single horse was in the owner's (the Grain's) yard! She called us and said she needed help getting them back in. Alison was already on her way down to feed and I ran to jolt Michael out of bed. We have a Houdini horse, Magic. He can open any of the gates easier than I can! One of the gates didn't get clipped so he apparently opened that one and then another one to break them all out to the grass in their yard! You can't just latch the gates. You have to make sure they are bungeed or clipped with a hook or he will open them right up! He's a smart little fart!

I'm up a little bit later than I should be tonight but I'm outside on the porch with Grace just a few feet from me eating her hay. It is such a gorgeous full moon tonight. You don't even need a flashlight on a night like tonight. It was so pretty, I tried to get some picture of the moon when I was out letting horses out and putting up chickens. The pictures just didn't work though.

Jeff is passed out in my $6.00 chair in the house. He had to get up at 3:30 this morning to be in for a meeting. Well, the good news is that it looks like he only has to drive 90 miles to the office for 3 more days! Then, they are supposed to start routing him local. What a relief that will be and then more relief will come when he starts getting a weekend and a day to rest instead of the one day off he's getting now which he still has to work through around here. Even more good news is that they are going to be opening an office in the closer town that we grocery shop in which is only 40 minutes away!

I was reflecting today as I was doing some of my running....I drive through some of the most beautiful scenery. It's like a little paradise out here and I try to not get used to it. People drive from miles around to come be out here. I'm proud of ourselves that we did it. We kept out goal in mind and stuck it out and now finally things are coming together. We decided where WE wanted to be instead of someone else deciding for us and dug our heals in and made it work. I'm so glad we didn't give in and move back to the city. Every single one of us would have been miserable. I can't breathe in the city and I spent all my time wanting to escape. Well, I don't have to escape now. I enjoy the wide open spaces, the animals, the days outside in the sunshine, and the starry nights.

Tomorrow, we are going to take it easy around here. We may go see Princess tomorrow but other than that, we have no plans to go anywhere! So goodnight all!