Cold

5:00 A.M. comes offlley early around here, but I woke up at 4:00 A.M. guess my body never got the memo about the time change months ago. I read something a while back on my Sister Kayla's Blog http://rupplife.blogspot.com/ about having things you look forward to, and having 5 mins a day to yourself. That has been on my mind lately.

The other Saturday morning I stopped out to Mom and Dads. Mom offered me a cup of coffee and I went and sat in the old rocking chair, looked out the sliding door as cars barrelled down Perry st recounting the morning of cold, snow, and horses. I really enjoyed myself. That Monday I stopped by a used furniture store and bought and rocking chair. Everyone at the barn has had fun with my new toy, telling me I am getting old and calling me Grandpa. I just laugh because I know "I can still jump higher, dive deeper and come up dryer". That last comment is for the Skinner's, you know where in the hell I got that from. Yesterday after I got done with chores and while the football games where on I cleaned up the coffee machine and set the timer for 5:00 A.M. I am really looking forward to the summer months when the sun rises early and I can sit in the rocker, sip coffee and watch the sun rise over the east pastures, before I head out to feed. Then the other day I got online and ordered Paul Overstreet's Greatest Hits C.D. Now this is Country and it don't get any better than this.

Yea, it has been cold and it is wearing on everyone. Glad we have five mares in the barn that we need to get ready for show season. Gives you something to look forward to and work on. Timeless looked great the other day and Devin and Keyeena are gelling. Pippie is getting back in shape. Marry my little project a.k.a speed demon is getting conditioned. The tractor is back from getting a new fuel pump put in. Not having the tractor for almost two weeks has made it difficult, because the paths to the pastures where full of snow. After working at the Critter Barn all day Sat, I got home to a note on the white board that the furnace wasn't working correctly in the main barn and a electric heater by the water spicket. After helping Devin finish up chores and working Marry, a little persistent and a whole lot of luck. I got the furnace to kick out some heat. Then at 6:30 I went out to start the tractor to put it inside the barn and it didn't want to start. Before I totally killed the battery, a.k.a panic/pissed off. I put the battery charger on it. Went to the mail box, found the Paul Overstreet C.D. I had ordered, went inside, started downloading it to the computer. Then Kris call's to see about the furnace, didn't tell her about the tractor that I was praying would start tonight. Because I didn't want to worry her, my night was about wrecked and I didn't want to wreck her's. Dam you have got to love the cold. After I listened to most of the C.D. I said a quick prayer and went back outside. The tractor fired right up.

It was 8:00 P.M. the barn was holding at 45 degrees and the tractor and me where both inside.The next morning we had temps in the negatives and I left the horses inside. Got everyone fed then headed to town to do laundry. Kris texted me to see if I was listening to the "Rise up show. uhttp://www.rise-up.com/p show." She said the show is up lifting, I thought I had done something wrong. Lol. Terry called to see about the furnace and mentioned it was warmer outside in Arizona then it was inside the barn. And yea when I finished cleaning stalls, I emptied the spreader and put the tractor in the barn. Got chores done and was in from the barn in time for the second half of the A.F.C. Championship football game.

Now it is 6:00 a.m. Monday morning, bell full of mud/go go juice and like the guys and me use to say, I better go do something even if it is wrong.
Have a good one everyone.
Gotta love this