Friday is Here! and so is October

The rain finally stopped, got another 2 or more inches overnight. There is no standing water, but there are some turfed up soft spots. Lil Fred and KC were bucking and running around this morning when I went out with hay. it was dark, but I could see those ijits out there, slinging mud.

Now that the rain has stopped, we can better assess the water management issues in the field. We will have plenty of cattle carpet, so the best plan is to put a good bit down at the gate and also under the water trough. With gravel, stone dust, it will always be firm and mud-free.

We did not lay any more cattle carpet last night - it was raining too hard and what we did put down was blown to the north. We have to re-set the original run and finish putting it down tomorrow. Maybe we'll get gravel on Monday; the first part of the barn will be delivered on Tuesday. We have to be ready.

I went over to our friend and neighbor's last night to get two bales of hay. I also saw Irene's brother and sister. Irene is smaller than both of them. The sister got on the hood of my car while it was parked in the barn and she slipped then fell off of it. I must have a sick sense of humor, but that was pretty darn funny. Maybe watching too much '60s television with pratfall jokes gave me this brand of humor, I don't know, but it was funny to me.

Getting hay is on the agenda for Saturday. Tom also has come to the conclusion that he needs some new articles of clothing and boots that are waterproof. He never really needed this kind of stuff before because we could decide to not see the boys if the weather was bad, or not go outside - just ride inside. We no longer enjoy that option. They need attention on a regular schedule, weather can't be a factor. Waterproof is the way of our future.

It's getting dark so early in the evening now, we have to rush to get things done. We are using the 'head lamps' that we got for night riding, using them for things around the barn and field. The horses are used to us looking like specters.

The newly installed sump pump in the exterior stairwell worked like a champ! No water in the basement and the ceiling in the upstairs bathroom finally stopped dripping. I see a blue tarp and roofing tar in our future.