Full Cupboards

The farmer sent a text that they were planning on being here to cut the hay today. That meant the mares had to be taken off the field, locked in the mare pasture and given a bale then the electric fence taken down. We fenced off about an acre of the hay field for grazing this year. All of this was done before I left for the shop to pay the first of the month bills and make a couple deposits. Then came the grocery shopping with Diane. We visited 2 stores and filled this car full to the brim between the 2 of us. Both of us needed groceries pretty desperately and now the empty cupboards are full. Having an abundance of food makes us feel pretty rich. It is such a blessing to be able to just drive to the store and buy what ever is needed and in some cases just wanted. It wasn't that many years ago we had to watch each penny. I would go into Aldi with our allotted $40.00 cash for the week and spend that within a dollar or 2. Back then Aldi didn't take any electronic debit cards or credit cards so a running total had to be kept in my head. I was usually pretty accurate and rarely had to put things back. It helped that we had Daisy, our milk cow, a calf to raise each year for meat, the pigs which got fat on the left over milk and milk products from Daisy, the chickens for the fresh eggs and meat, and a big garden to feed our 5 hungry children on that small of a budget. Life sure is easier now.
An email came in from a lady from Sweden now living in Alabama wanting to see pictures of Ribbon's filly standing instead of moving. The camera was taken out to the mare pasture. Below is Ribbon's filly by Valiant.

Check out Indy's filly's mane in the pictures below. It is so thick and long it stands straight up.

Emma's colt is such a show off. He is very independent leaving Emma to play with the other foals.

Sangria's colt had been playing with Sheena's when he decided enough play it was nap time and flopped down on the grass to enjoy the warmth of the sun.

 The picture below is of Zalena's filly's hind leg. What is amazing about this is the amount of thick curly FEATHER. The feather usually doesn't come in for a couple months and Zoey is only 3 weeks old. .

Emily came with her grandpa Steffen and her brother Justin. They helped move a round bale in the mare pasture then took the truck and trailer over to pick up a couple of calves. Tomorrow she will bring the trailer back with Megan's pony George.
When Mark got home from work we moved a round bale in for Luna. The mares were teased and only Sheena is in. She will be covered tomorrow when Emily get's back.
Mom called with an  update on Beth. Beth was scheduled to have surgery on the 11th to remove a lump on her thyroid that is pressing in on her wind pipe. Test showed that her hemoglobin count was so low they gave her 2 units of blood last week but her hemoglobin count is still too low. They are threatening to cancel the surgery until they can find out why.