Will We Make It?

Sometimes I wonder.... should I just move back to town? It certainly would be a lot easier, but I think not!

We have had a bit of a rough time lately. Tango threw a shoe New Years weekend. I called the farrier, but he was in Texas until Jan 4th. I had an appointment with him on the 8th, so I thought, I'll just wait. Then horrible tornado weather hit the area on the 7th. So I called to see if we were still on and he said his neighbor had been hit with quite a bit of damage and he had been out with a chainsaw walking fence lines all morning. So we moved the appointment again to next Monday... So I haven't been able to ride or mess with Tango at all. Also, Pony Pete came to me with horrible feet, I have no clue if he has ever had them done. So he is going to get worked on as well. Wish me luck with that!On to other issues... The basement flooded really bad (almost 5 inches at the peak!) So we borrowed my Dad's sump pump and had that running all night. The water is out now, but it is pretty damp down there. Luckily, it is an unfinished basement, so no ruined carpet or furniture. Dan did see a toad swimming around down there. Where did he come from?

Saving the best for last... The propane company came out Saturday to top our tank off for the first time. I was in the shower when Dan brought the bill in. "Guess how much" he called out to me. I replied "$300??" Nope, it was $870!!! Holy cow, it about gave me a heart attack! $870 Dollars!! And that was not even a full tank. That took us from 12% to 89%. There goes my plan to save for a horse trailer anytime soon!

Oh well, if we moved back to town, I would have to give up Pony Pete and pay appx $400 a month to board Tango, then drive 20-25 miles a day one way to go ride him. And he would probably think the stall mucker was his new owner. So I think it is worth the heart ache/expense/stress to stay!