Carol Dee
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puppies
Baymule’s Farm
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It was storming yesterday afternoon. I had to set a round bale of hay for the 10 sheep I'm keeping for a friend while they sell their place and buy another place, move and all that not fun stuff. It was thundering and lightening, creepy. I barely got the tractor parked when it started raining. Rain didn't last long. In between storms, I tried to match Buford and Ozel up, but they both were unhappy with the weather and just wanted a place to hide. A tornado in Houston's north side tore up some very nice big homes, no fatalities. It stormed more after dark, TV went off and I went to bed.
Neighbors are finally moving into their new home Saturday, and it will be stormy again. My son and I will go help unload, should be fun.
Neighbors are finally moving into their new home Saturday, and it will be stormy again. My son and I will go help unload, should be fun.
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Thanksgiving was nice, went to my sister's house. There was grilled steak, no turkey and dressing. I kinda miss the turkey and dressing, but I don't do the menu, she and my daughter do. I showed up with my son and 2 pies. LOL
Now I'm working on cleaning up the mess that is my back yard. I have a shed to tear down, worked on moving stuff out of it and putting it elsewhere most of the day. Hurricane Beryl blew out the middle section and I have 2 ends, one end has 4 walls and doors, the other end doesn't. I want to move the 40' sipping containers this winter and get them blocked up. The shed I tear down will provide materials for building the horse a 3 sided shed so he can get out of the rain, cold and shade from the heat.
Now I'm working on cleaning up the mess that is my back yard. I have a shed to tear down, worked on moving stuff out of it and putting it elsewhere most of the day. Hurricane Beryl blew out the middle section and I have 2 ends, one end has 4 walls and doors, the other end doesn't. I want to move the 40' sipping containers this winter and get them blocked up. The shed I tear down will provide materials for building the horse a 3 sided shed so he can get out of the rain, cold and shade from the heat.
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I named the horse Maximus, Max for short. It's been raining, haven't gotten much done outside.
TUESDAY!! Yeah Tuesday, I had to remind myself by looking at the calendar on my phone. My new neighbors Charles and Holly and their 3 boys are finally my new neighbors. What an eventful day/night!
They thought they would load up on Friday, be here Saturday. Nope. They thought they’d finish and be here Sunday. Nope. Monday! They were coming Monday! ETA 2:00, then 2;30, they stopped in Crockett to eat, texted me at 2:54 to say they were on Dukes Road! It all went downhill from there.
First let me say that I got 1 1/2” rain on Saturday night. Monday last I looked at the rain gauge at almost 3 PM, there was 2” in the rain gauge. Dukes Road is a dirt and crushed rock road. It gets sloppy. The big U-Haul just slid sideways off the road and wound up in the ditch. No problem, son would bring his tractor!
The road is narrow there, no room for 2 vehicles to pass. Someone has to pull over before they go down that stretch of road to let the other person get by or back up. Courtesy goes a long way here. Road was totally blocked. Back wheels, one set in the ditch, one set spinning in the sir. No traction. Truck was sitting on the frame and the transmission. Son’s tractor couldn’t drag that loaded behemoth out. Oh, and truck was pulling a loaded flatbed trailer.
Charles called AAA for a wrecker. Of course he was in a dead zone, so that made it even more fun. Wrecker called him, they didn’t have anything big enough. More sketchy phone calls. Nobody could get by, people were coming home from work. Michael showed up in his logging truck.
He had to back around the bend to get out of the way of the wrecker that hopefully was coming. More phone calls.
Charles moved their car and U-Haul trailer on a tiny piece of road that went to a gate. Their 2 dogs were in the car.
It was a miserable rain, cold, mud, the boys were having a blast as only kids can do. There was nothing I or Holly could do, so I suggested that I take them in the mule, to my house. She gladly accepted and we went to my house. We all left muddy boots and tennis shoes in the utility room. I wouldn’t let the boys sit on the sofa, they were muddy. I gave the dining chairs to sit on and turned the TV to a kid show.
Son called. Could I come get Charles’s dad? Yep. I picked him up, also a neighbor lady coming home from work and I took her home. They both left their trucks.
No wrecker was coming. It was going to take a skid steer.
I made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the boys, Holly and Charles’s dad. Iced tea, milk for the little one. The skid steer showed up, dragged the U-Haul out of the ditch. They had to drop the trailer. Then back up to it and re-hitch it up. Then the skid steer dragged the truck past a few other places, to their driveway and Charles drove it up to their house.
Michael the logger had a friend show up so they sat there drinking, without a care in the world. Nobody was mad, it was all taken in stride and Charles got to meet a lot of neighbors. They were able to hug the other side of the road and get by the big wallowed hole. Except for Rob and his wife. Rob didn’t follow the ruts made by everyone else, no, he went straight and slid off in the hole. Michael and his friend offered to pull him out but he was mad and said he’d go get his tractor. He drove the neighbor lady’s truck to her, walked to his place, went back on his tractor and pulled his truck out.
The county employee lives around on the paved road and he came by right after all this mess started. He grades the road. Needless to say, it was a big sloppy mess. Son said he came back later and said the county would be laying down rock.
I took Holly and the boys to their new home. Son and I stayed to help get mattresses in the house. He, Charles and his dad unloaded stuff, getting to the mattresses. Holly and I took them at the door and took them to bedrooms. Other stuff came off the truck in their search for the mattresses. Holly was smart enough to pack suitcases with clothes. No sheets or blankets were found, they were up on the front of the truck.
I packed a supply kit for them, loaf of bread, Cheezits crackers, dishwashing liquid for washing hands, a pan and spatula for making grilled cheese sandwiches ( forgot the butter and cheese in refrigerator at my house) roll of paper towels, paper plates, chips, red solo cups. I’ll take the cheese and butter this morning, plus add water pancake mix, syrup and more paper plates.
Welcome HOME Charles, Holly and boys!
TUESDAY!! Yeah Tuesday, I had to remind myself by looking at the calendar on my phone. My new neighbors Charles and Holly and their 3 boys are finally my new neighbors. What an eventful day/night!
They thought they would load up on Friday, be here Saturday. Nope. They thought they’d finish and be here Sunday. Nope. Monday! They were coming Monday! ETA 2:00, then 2;30, they stopped in Crockett to eat, texted me at 2:54 to say they were on Dukes Road! It all went downhill from there.
First let me say that I got 1 1/2” rain on Saturday night. Monday last I looked at the rain gauge at almost 3 PM, there was 2” in the rain gauge. Dukes Road is a dirt and crushed rock road. It gets sloppy. The big U-Haul just slid sideways off the road and wound up in the ditch. No problem, son would bring his tractor!
The road is narrow there, no room for 2 vehicles to pass. Someone has to pull over before they go down that stretch of road to let the other person get by or back up. Courtesy goes a long way here. Road was totally blocked. Back wheels, one set in the ditch, one set spinning in the sir. No traction. Truck was sitting on the frame and the transmission. Son’s tractor couldn’t drag that loaded behemoth out. Oh, and truck was pulling a loaded flatbed trailer.
Charles called AAA for a wrecker. Of course he was in a dead zone, so that made it even more fun. Wrecker called him, they didn’t have anything big enough. More sketchy phone calls. Nobody could get by, people were coming home from work. Michael showed up in his logging truck.
He had to back around the bend to get out of the way of the wrecker that hopefully was coming. More phone calls.
Charles moved their car and U-Haul trailer on a tiny piece of road that went to a gate. Their 2 dogs were in the car.
It was a miserable rain, cold, mud, the boys were having a blast as only kids can do. There was nothing I or Holly could do, so I suggested that I take them in the mule, to my house. She gladly accepted and we went to my house. We all left muddy boots and tennis shoes in the utility room. I wouldn’t let the boys sit on the sofa, they were muddy. I gave the dining chairs to sit on and turned the TV to a kid show.
Son called. Could I come get Charles’s dad? Yep. I picked him up, also a neighbor lady coming home from work and I took her home. They both left their trucks.
No wrecker was coming. It was going to take a skid steer.
I made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the boys, Holly and Charles’s dad. Iced tea, milk for the little one. The skid steer showed up, dragged the U-Haul out of the ditch. They had to drop the trailer. Then back up to it and re-hitch it up. Then the skid steer dragged the truck past a few other places, to their driveway and Charles drove it up to their house.
Michael the logger had a friend show up so they sat there drinking, without a care in the world. Nobody was mad, it was all taken in stride and Charles got to meet a lot of neighbors. They were able to hug the other side of the road and get by the big wallowed hole. Except for Rob and his wife. Rob didn’t follow the ruts made by everyone else, no, he went straight and slid off in the hole. Michael and his friend offered to pull him out but he was mad and said he’d go get his tractor. He drove the neighbor lady’s truck to her, walked to his place, went back on his tractor and pulled his truck out.
The county employee lives around on the paved road and he came by right after all this mess started. He grades the road. Needless to say, it was a big sloppy mess. Son said he came back later and said the county would be laying down rock.
I took Holly and the boys to their new home. Son and I stayed to help get mattresses in the house. He, Charles and his dad unloaded stuff, getting to the mattresses. Holly and I took them at the door and took them to bedrooms. Other stuff came off the truck in their search for the mattresses. Holly was smart enough to pack suitcases with clothes. No sheets or blankets were found, they were up on the front of the truck.
I packed a supply kit for them, loaf of bread, Cheezits crackers, dishwashing liquid for washing hands, a pan and spatula for making grilled cheese sandwiches ( forgot the butter and cheese in refrigerator at my house) roll of paper towels, paper plates, chips, red solo cups. I’ll take the cheese and butter this morning, plus add water pancake mix, syrup and more paper plates.
Welcome HOME Charles, Holly and boys!
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My son and I went over Tuesday and spent the day helping them unload the truck and the small trailer. They had boxes stacked everywhere. It will take them a while to get everything unpacked and put in order. They are thrilled with their new home.
Carol Dee
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You are the best neighbor. Wish you were mine!
