“The best laid plans of mice and Ranch Wives are soon deep
in mud” is my new motto. I had plans for today; early to rise, hot tea and some
oatmeal, pay some bills online, go pick up the baskets I bought, stop at the
bank and post office, come home, dash off my column about my day, feed and then
spend the evening with my best friend Jimi. I should have known better than to
make plans.
The rain and wind woke me up at 3:00 a.m. I let in the dogs,
checked the new kittens and watched as the wind blew my new garden plants all
over the yard. Back in bed I lay thinking about what I was going to have to add
to my plans to get this back on track. Once up I ate, got dressed and got the
bills taken care of and went to get in the truck to head out for the baskets.
From the driveway I could see that two of the cows and their calves had lifted
a panel and were presently occupied making the hay storage lot their new home.
One had her head pushed though the fence to the mini’s corral making a hole big
enough for the small horses to get out through. It’s another rubber boot day.
Sigh…I know I am going to have to wade out there and move
the panels, clear the cows out, fix the fence and then do the feeding. Will I
still get to sit and gossip and drink tea with my friend like we planned? No,
there will be no sitting. Once she shows up she will get her rubber boots and
throw in with me and get things done. Long ago we learned to go with the flow.
There is no reason to get upset because things do not go as planned. We will
laugh about our muddy clothes and wet hair.
I stand and watch the rain as it keeps coming down. It is
presently flowing across the yard like a river. Looks like it is time for a new motto; “When
plans go astray and you’re feeling low, pull up your boots and go with the
flow.”
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