Living in North Carolina has caused problems for me that I never thought of having. I recently got horses. My problem is: we've been having a draught. Well, hay requires water to grow and since we've had none for several months, up until the last three weeks, there is no hay in the area. I have spent much of my time hunting hay. Calling everywhere I could think of and surfing the net. I finally struck gold, I'll be picking up 20 bales tomorrow.
We've managed to keep a bale or so available since we got the horses, which has been just a over two weeks. The next chance for harvest is in May, if we have enough rain. The prices are high right now because what hay we can find is coming in from New York and Ohio. Interesting how simple things can cause a great deal of stress.
Monday I start babysitting for my grandsons on a regular basis. My youngest daughter is going back to college. She had taken a semester off after her second son was born. I was afraid she wouldn't go back so I was more than willing to help out if it meant she'd finish college.
My job makes babysitting easy to do. I only have to work Saturday and Sunday. 12 hours shifts. I had been thinking about going back to Monday - Friday but my boss kept jerking my chain so I was kind of glad when my daughter needed me during the week. It felt good to say to my boss, "Sorry, I can't help you out, I've had something come up."
It's been cold here the last couple of days. It was in the 60's for Christmas and then today it didn't break 40 degrees. Last night and tonight have been in the teens. But, by Wednesday the temps will be in the 60's again. Gotta love the South. I lived in the mid-west years ago and I remember the freezing cold months of winter. I do like snow once and awhile. Here we get snow just that much. Usually it snows once or twice a winter. Since it snows so seldom everybody freaks out and the place comes to a stand still. If it snows enough, say 6 to 10 inches, we can be shut-ins for days. Of course we usually do without power, cable and telephones during a snow storm. The snow is usually heavy, wet stuff, good snowman snow. It has gotten better since I first moved here. In 1989 it took 3 weeks to get dug out. Now it's just a few days when there any amount that sticks to the roads.
Well, enjoy the simple things. Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things. :)
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I don't know where our hay comes from around here or if it is irrigated, or what. I do see truckloads of it being delivered and barns full of it. That was my big eye opener when I moved to horse country. They are a real luxury. My fellow horse property owners tell me how much it costs - shoes, hay, vets, waste removal. Too bad we aren't closer. I have a barn, round pen with self filling water, two covered mare motels with water... but there is less and less and less room to ride - too much development.
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