Rainy Saturday...

Ace seems to be recovering nicely from his surgery yesterday. He's a bit swollen, which is to be expected, but his appetite is good and other than moving kinda stiffly, he is active. I put him in the stall I made in the garage with panels at about 5 this morning, when I woke up and found that it was raining. Of course he really would have rather stood in the rain since he was close to the girls, but I told him "Tough, I don't like you getting wet & cold!" So, he proceeded to try to dig a hole to China! (Part of the stall extends out into the yard.)

Dad is trying to get some projects that he has been saving for a rainy day done. Of course, he's got so many lined up that he'll never finish them all today. But, he's making a dent in the list and that feels good. So far today he has fixed the chain saw, lubricated the furnace and now he's working on the pump-up septic system for our downstairs apartment.

The boys are playing quietly (for the most part) in their room. The youngest did brave the outdoors for a little while though. He really doesn't mind getting wet. He had a great time running around with the doggies.


For those of you that are wondering - I have been braiding orange ribbons into the horses' manes because Hunting Season starts today. Some people think I'm crazy. "What kind of idiot would shoot a horse thinking it's a deer?" they ask. Well, every year I read about at least one horse getting shot during Hunting Season, and every year I think that is one too many and I'm determined that it won't be one of mine!! Today, being a rainy day, I don't imagine there will be many hunters out there in the woods. However, on busy days, I have orange blankets that they will wear in addition to their ribbons!! Better safe than sorry....