Hay Again

OK- Saturday.

Friday night was a short one. We got back from the races really late, then at about 2:30 (right after I fell asleep) the pager went off three times. The last time was for the fire department. Pine Ridge needed assistance on hwy 18 north of Martin for a car wreck. Apparently the car was upside down in a 100ft drop off. They had found four of the people but one was still missing...found out later the guy was drunk and walking down the road. We decided not to go because we were both running on less than an hour of sleep and it was a loong ways away. Besides, I can't say that I know how to repel. So, anyway the pager went off and then my phone rang around 5. It was just plain impossible to get sleep but life goes on.

A hay day. We did chores and went straight out to the hay field if I remember right. We finished up the rest of one field and did all that we could on another. It was a hard decision because the leaves were just getting dry enough that we couldn't wait any longer, but the hay was still green. We ended up baling all of it- but probably shouldn't have- that was just the time when it would work, so that's how it goes I guess. Ross windrowed the whole time that we put up the old hay. We finished that and before we headed for home we stopped at a windmill that needed work. So there I was watching Merle climb this windmill in like 20mph wind...not so fun. Convieniently, the wind was blowing just right so that the hole where your head comes out to climb on top the the windmill wings right above it. That made getting down quite the task- but he made it. Ever felt completely helpless watching something...yep that was my job, watch and catch if fallen~lol don't think that would work out too well. But he got it taken apart and got down, we also successfully got windmill grease on everything...then went home.

The Pow Wow is going on down by bear creek and Merle was invited to the meal but we were both so shot that it was a no go. After dinking around here for a while, we did chores and that about did it for the day.