Stuck in the Mud

Today was like any other normal day, except it was my second day on the job and Cash was with me. Cash is something else.  He loves to imagine.  I'm not sure what he was thinking but he saw some water and mud.  And he did what any little boy would do, he decided to step in it.  I was busy scooping up poop with my friend, Vanessa, who had come to help me with the horses and to pack up the house.  All of a sudden we heard, "Help me.  I'm stuck."  Of course, I thought, what a great Kodak moment, videoed it and stuck my phone in my pocket.  I reached my hand out and stepped in to get him out, but he wouldn't budge.  He WAS stuck in this thick, nasty mud.  I pulled and pulled.  S-T-U-C-K.  I pulled really hard, and there he came with just one boot.  I put him to the side and got his other boot out.  I started to make my way out, I mean how hard could it be for a grown woman almost 40 years old to get out of the mud, but I too was stuck.  I couldn't move.  It was nothing but hilarious.  So, Vanessa took my hand and started pulling and laughing.  It really was quite funny.  She pulled and pulled and finally, she got me out.  Thank goodness she was there or both Cash and I would have been up the creek with out a paddle.   So a good boot spraying was in order when we got home.

Well, progress is being made on the house but not as quickly as we thought.  So we have moved our "move in" date back a week and will move in on the 23rd. We will be moving some of the furniture we don't need and some of the boxes we've packed in to a storage area on the farm this week. Vanessa and I packed a good bit today, but there is still much to do.  I'm thankful for the people who have offered to help Michael and I or to help out with our kids.  Both are needed.

On Saturday, we had the pleasure of eating a steak dinner with Mr. George and Mrs. Jajean.  What a lovely couple.  They are so sweet, hospitable, and would give you the shirt off their back.  I'm looking forward to spending more time with them and getting to know the ropes of the farm.  I'm really excited to be working with their horses Lacey and Becca and learning how to take care them.  We will also be getting cows pretty soon and also a couple of barn cats to take care of those pesky rats.

Charity