The Glad Game

 I was ready to leave for Goodfield by 7:10 am and arrived at 7:50. The tables and chairs were unloaded first then all of the supplies. Brian helped me get the popcorn machine over to the table.

I put the first batch of popcorn, oil and salt in the kettle turned everything on then waited. The lights came on, the warmer on the bottom came on, but the kettle did not heat up. I tried a few different options but nothing I tried worked. What a bummer. Nolan carried it back to the car and helped load up everything and I was on my home by 9: 15 but only after stopping at Sarah and Nolan's booth to buy some wash rags from Zion, scrunchies from Elisabet, a cake pop and another scrunchie from Lilly. Next stop was to check out Rebekah and Brian's booth. Jordan was selling rabbits and cages while Rilley and Blair were selling home made chapstick, soap, and burn lotion. Only after driving away did I realized I had walked off without paying Zion for her wash rags. Tomorrow I'll for sure have to pay her for those. I still can't figure out how that happened. I was busy paying for the other girls things and was holding the washrags. She worked very hard on those so I think I'll need to pay double. I was just glad they didn't call me a shoplifter.  I stopped at Sam's club on the way home to pick up some food for tomorrow's meal at the barn and made it home by 10:30 am. After watching the PollyAnna play the co-op put on I knew I needed to play the game and find something I was glad about the popcorn machine breaking and I did. I was glad I made it home in time to help move the airbnb guests out of the barn before the next group arrived. They would not have been out in time. I used Mark's Prius to load everything into that car and bring them over. The foaling apartment had a hole in the door where the new lock will go and that won't be installed until it arrives on Monday so blocked it off for today and tomorrow. I explained to the renters there was no hurry to leave. We had rented the apartment to 3 people last night but this morning when I picked them up there were 5. The two girls were horse lovers so I introduced them to Evan first. He loves attention and especially when they bring fresh picked grass. 

I took these 2 and the taller one's mother. (she was the lady that came to help the actual renter) the yearlings. They liked them but Rosalie was a favorite. Below Rosalie is thoroughly enjoying the attention.

They were taken back to the apartment and I ran over to the barn to get all the laundry and get that started here at the house. I happened to look over at the barn and saw what I thought was Cookie out until I realized, "That's NOT Cookie!" Ruth had ridden her Arabian mare Grace over.

Grace will spend the night here. Ruth also left her saddle and bridle so maybe tomorrow someone can take her on a trail ride. Evan thought she was beautiful.

I needed to be at mom's by 5:00 and when I arrived Faith was busy making spaghetti for supper tonight. It was good! Andrew was having his bachelor party tonight here at the barn. Just after supper, while I was busy cutting up vegetables for tomorrow's meal, Mark arrived to ask me to go back to the foaling apartment explaining there were a whole lot of kids all by the apartment and he was afraid they would not follow the rules and go into a paddock. There really were a lot of them, both boys and girls. I told them the rules but really couldn't understand why they were all here. The airbnb renter had a car problem and I think the entire home schooling group from Springfield came here to wait with her until she could get her car towed which had died in Washington, IL. I had explained to them that there was going to be some shooting in the field. Not only did the shooting go on but I think a few of the guys here for the bachelor party were related to Spark. There were some BOMBS going off. After the first mom and I jumped, after the second I went to the door to see if the barn was still standing. A few more were set off but all was fine. This gives our neighborhood something to talk about. Hmmm just what kind of family is Faith marrying into? I am glad they are all having a good time and I'm glad I could help out a family and really glad that the apartment was left in good shape. Mark ordered a new toggle switch for the camper and a new door lock and handle. Now we just need to get the popcorn machine fixed.