Oh my have you guys had a lot going on! I'm glad everyone is ok!
I hope the baby goat does ok and I vote dba gets him if you don't keep him
tbj sorry you are so frustrated with the happenings of that barn. I deal with similar frustrations on how my barn owner treats his horses. It breaks my heart that when we move I won't see them anymore because I know that the care and attention we give is the only bits they ever get.
Hooray for new paint and windshield nuisance! The pics are great kc, my favorite is the one of db and the colt. They seems genuinely happy.
So, last night when I came in from working on the horse trailer I discovered some water in my basement. DH went to check the water spickett in the back, and I was poking around under the stairs to see if I could find where it was coming from. I shined the light under there, and saw a wiggly black body of a SNAKE!! I swiftly(we're talking top cutting horse fashion) spun around and bolted out the door and hollered for DH to come in immediately and informed him of our unwelcome guest. By the time he got in and inspected, the slippery little sucker had already snuck off and all he caught was a glimpse of it's tail. Since there was nothing we could do and it was just a harmless little black snake, we went upstairs and settled for the night (we were exhausted, it was already after 1 am, and I was nearing a zombified state) So today we left and had some errands to run and got some groceries. When I walked in the door, guess who I'm greeted by upon entry?! Yep, the snake! Once again, I swiftly shot back out the door and told DH he had better drop those bags and haul a$$ and come get the snake. He peeked in and looked at it and went and grabbed one of his welding gloves to aid in the capture. After some frightening moments and a few shrieks and gasps, he finally captures the elusive house guest and throws it outside. I was feeling generous and asked him not to kill it and just let it go. That is.....until I had a closer look at our little friend....and discovered it was a friggin' copperhead!!!! Needless to say I found much delight in watching it being chopped in half with the shovel. Why is my house some sort of wild animal sanctuary?! Birds and squirrels in my walls, a bird made a nest IN MY BATHROOM (the window is always open and the screen had fallen out, the bird just came right on in through the closed wood blinds) I can't wait to move!
Also, here's Em's tip of the day:
Normally stripping is more successful with less clothing and some sort of dance. Unless, you are doing it Em's style. As in paint stripping. I learned the hard way that it is a bad idea to wear flip flops, shorts, and a tank top while using chemical stripper on a horse trailer. I was on fire. For real. I mean it burned like he//, and I was running around flailing like a maniac and pouring water over myself. I earned no money for my dancing. Lesson learned, lesson learned..
The trailer work continues guys! I can't wait to show pictures!