rainy day on the mountain

i guess i should be tired, i was earlier but my second wind kicked in and i guess i'm up till bedtime. woke up in the denny's parking lot off and on all night till it was really seeming to be too chilly. it was 4am so i decided the old jeep had enough rest and i would head home. it wasn't too bad, i took it easy and the transmission only gave me slight problems. i was most worried about hitting the 15 and coming up the cajon pass but i eased up the hill slowly and it went fine.

got home just after 7am and would have loved a nap but our conference call for work is at 8, so i just laid down and played with the cat and dog. of course it was a long call and i think i dozed off at the end, but we get printed notes so i'll get caught up when i go in to work tomorrow.

the jeep is still under warranty so after i did chores, i headed to the shop in the valley. i try to buy local for the most part but we still keep our mechanic fron the valley days because he knows us, we trust him...and he lets me make payments! the tranny guy is another guy, but it's a buddy of his, so... dropped her off just before 11am and chantal came from school and picked me up a little befor noon. on the way home we talked about chris and derek's visit, my night of "fun", her film shoot last night and how we can get her mom to move out here.

when i got home i thought i would take a nap but we got on line checking out some friends facebook sites (just search for "goat dude" to find me) and i started some computer work before i remembered i really wanted to get some barn work done. it was poring rain in the valley and canyon country but just starting here when i headed out. i love when it rains here, the dust washes off everything at the colors seem to pop!...so i went out to the barn, the wind was pretty cold so i decide to start with a little winterizing and covered up the east side windows and vents. of course trying to do anything when duke wants his head scratched every five minutes is hard but i did get something done. inside i got about six coops cleaned before my friend sandy called. she got promoted to palmdale manager...i wanted the job, and was offered it, but she's closer and needs the full time, so "se la vie". better things are around the corner for me anyway. after the chatting and more duke head scratching i decided i'd had enough and decided to come in and finish my computer work...now blogging isn't really what i'm supposed to be working on but rainy days are for goofin' off anyway!

till later...