Another Mare

 We had another warm morning and this time with sunshine. Ruth brought her dog, Joan didn't walk as she was watching Chelise early this morning, although she came outside when we got to her house for a short visit. We quit after one round to get ready to leave for the Berean office. As I was driving I noticed the wheel chair van's gas was just above a quarter of a tank so told mom we would stop on our way home and fill the tank so when Rachel and Rhonda take mom to Bible study tomorrow they will not need to fill the tank. We were early to Berean and we had a fair amount of mail. I only noticed then that my purse was not in the van. I had left it in my car at mom's house. There would be no stopping for gas today. At the Berean office we were getting low on Bibles so Skip called to order 25 boxes but found out the people we were buying them from were no longer carrying them. Skip found another supplier but the cost went from $7.50 a Bible to around $9:50 a Bible. That was disappointing! The pictures below were taken after our 9:30 am prayer time. Marvin was giving us some updates about a Bible that had been returned.

We got one sad return, this study was returned as we used cursive writing on the envelope instead of printing on the name and address. At this facility address labels are not allowed so the name and address were hand written but not printed it was written in cursive. What are America's prisons coming to? I took a couple videos while working but the laptop does not have a video maker on it so until the computer power supply gets installed I'll post them separate. 

Below is part one.

Below is the second video:

The mail was loaded into mom's van and after we finished our coffee and pecan rolls left for the Hanna City post office. When we got to the Maxwell road off the interstate the traffic was backed up. It looked like there were 2 semi's stuck on 116 going West. We drove to Middle Road then back tracked back to 116 to get to the Hanna City post office. 

When we got to mom's house Rachel and all of her girls were there with all of her grandchildren. She has 4 grandsons and one grand daughter and one still to be born due in April.

They are all such active little ones. Mom wanted to go out on the deck to visit and of course admire her great grandchildren. On the way back to my house I saw a car at the barn that looked like Rhoda's car. It WAS! She came as a surprise and was doing a deep cleaning on the barn. 

Zeke was waiting patiently for her to finish.

She did all the work I was going to do today and even washed all of the rugs.  I took those home to dry on the line.

The other two are in the sunshine but not pictured. Rhoda and Zeke left but also gave me a list of some things that need to be repaired which I didn't notice. I told Mark about them but will have to show him tomorrow. He was up at the apartment hanging hooks for the lights he bought. The two colts had discovered that the back gate to the pond pasture was open. They were not quite brave enough to go very far into the pasture before running back into the paddock so I stopped on the way up to the apartment to take a short video.

Mark had just finished hanging the lights so brought an extension cord over from the big barn to plug them in and try them out.

They are led and plastic but look like glass. 

He is going to put an outlet on the outside of the apartment so he can easily plug them in without going inside.

This next bit you may not want to share with children. Spark was at Middle Grove and sent Mike the picture below:

Mike sent it to me. I was shocked as I was just out there on Saturday and all of the horses were there. Unless the coyotes and buzzards worked quickly there just was no way they could have stripped the flesh off that quickly. Spark was sent a text asking where and was the only hoof showing a split hoof?  The answer came back pretty quickly it was found in the field the cow farmer rents each summer and yes the hoof was split. IT was a COW!  What a relief! 

The other news Mike sent while I was at the Berean office. He is getting another Thoroughbred mare. This one is a 2 year old, will be 3 years old in January.  She got kicked in the face and it damaged her nasal cavity so she cannot be raced. He told them he would pick her up when he gets home from Gulf Shores. The injury is all healed up but her face is crooked because of the kick. 

Her name is Star Temple. She does not have a star or any facial markings except a scar from the kick. She has very nice conformation and we were told us sweet. They just want a good home for her and that we have.