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OMG those worms were the nastiest things I’ve seen in ages! And just when I was eating breakfast! >:-p But I was warned, so it was my own fault. I’ve never seen an animal throw up live worms like that either. They’re usually always coming out the other end when I’ve seen them. My vet likes to give the Drontal tablets to mine. They kill pretty much everything, including tapes so I just give them every few months since I’ve got barn cats and indoor/outdoor cats both. I think you give one pill to cats weighing less than 8 pounds and 2 for bigger cats.

I’m off work today because I’ve finally got some hay to pick up so I’ll be doing that a little later. It was actually baled yesterday but I want to let the dew dry off them before I stack them. I’m getting 100-200 square bales and 18 rolls of bermuda. The bales are for Tennessee and the rolls for the mares at the in-law’s. I’ve got enough rolls left over from last year to do the other horses at my BIL’s place until next year. The pasture is good enough that they only eat hay from November until around the end of March. By April they’ve lost interest in it entirely, so that cuts down on the number of rolls I have to have. I had been feeding hay to the mares year round, in addition to their feed, but they were getting so fat that I quit it this summer and they’re STILL fat so they must be getting plenty.

Well, I better get my butt in gear. I’ve got to go pick up my FIL’S 16ft flatbed trailer to haul the square bales on but I’ve got to unload a bunch of junk off of it first. Then I’ve got to go borrow a bigger gooseneck flatbed for the rolls. Then I’ve got to move a half full hay ring so I can pull the trailer in the barn to unload later. My FIL is going to be unloading the rolls at his place and putting them in the barn with the tractor so that’ll be a big help there. Sounds like a busy day. Gotta go...

Here's what we bought today! A 21 foot camp trailer. We'll post more pictures when we get it home and cleaned up and moved into... it's going to be our "storm home".

It's as old as I am, but it's very clean inside. The goal is something that can be out in the pasture, self contained and away from the trees, that is more comfortable for us and the dogs to sit in on those bad nights than the cab of the Ranger.

We should have lights and heat and we should stay dry, unless we get swept away by a twister. ;~) For long term sustenance after the storm blows over, if the power is out we have the generator and the house and the barbecue and other ways to live. We just need a storm home that won't get hit by a tree. And I guess I just like the idea that if, heaven forbid, a tree does fall on this house, we have a place to sleep while we, and the landlord figure out what to do.

The thing on top of the table is actually an AC unit. We won't use that in the trailer but we may use it in the house! :~)