Last Wednesday on a rainy afternoon, Kate and I hitched up Billy Bob to the wagon for the first time and took them up the road and back a few times. The wagon had come with Pete and Paint, but was in pretty rough shape, so a friend and neighbor of ours in Montana had rebuilt it for us. Thus this was actually the first time any of us had used the wagon. (Billy Bob: "Oh, brother. They're practicing just about everything on us!") This was obviously a lot heavier than the forecart we were using in that original blog post, but it's tough and sturdy and if all goes well, this will be what we use to haul hay and water out to pasture until serious snow arrives.
Since Kate took that photo on Wednesday, we've had some snow, but not enough to try out the boys' work sled (on runners, like a sleigh). It will be the mainstay for the winter. So while part of me — the one who has to shovel ramps and gates and snow-rake the roof) wants the serious snow to hold off as long as possible, the other part of me wants to get a foot or more so we can hitch them up to the sled.
Billy Bob, meanwhile, just wanted to get back to the hay they were eating before we hitched them to the wagon.
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$1,000 Weekly Winner Again — Thank You!
Because of all of your votes, we were the weekly winner for week 3 again in the Shelter Challenge — and that brought in another $1,000 gift for the animals here! Thank you so much!
The new Shelter Challenge started October 3rd and ends at midnight on December 18th. Grand prize in this round is $5,000, plus $1,000 for weekly winners and $1,000 for state winners. There are also other categories … please see the Shelter Challenge website for details.
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