I know I should probably slow down and quit trying to get things done right away that could wait till I have more money but I can't seem to make myself do it. I think maybe I remember too clearly about the fence my brother and I got about 90% finished about 25 years ago and then never finished because Dad got too sick to get out and around to tell us how he wanted some things done. I'd like to think he'd be pleased with the way I've followed up on the project after all these years.

Anyway, I realized yesterday afternoon that sometime while I'm still able I want to overhaul the south part of the fence between the pasture and the side yard. Not the wooden part; I'm happy with how that looks after the repairs I had made to it. I'm just not happy with the way the wire on the back side of the fence turned out. I was in a hurry last fall and didn't know how much of an effort to get out of the pasture to expect from Sunshine and I wish my crystal ball had been working better. I had 48" wire added to the back of a wooden fence that isn't quite that tall, and didn't even have the guys take time to stretch it tight. After a few months of the horse leaning over it for hugs, etc, it looks like shit. As soon as I feel like I can afford it I want to have Kyle and Brian take the wire off the back of the fence and replace it with 36" wire, just far enough from the ground for the top of the wire to line up with the top of the fence. That will leave enough room under the wire to make it easy to trim weeds and grass that grow right under the fence; actually I suspect that with the bottom of the wire a few inches from the ground Sunshine will handle that job for me.

In other news, the VA surprised me by getting the hearing aid that died last month repaired and back to me in time for the weekend. It was in our mailbox less than two weeks after I dropped it off in Marion. That will make it a lot easier to understand my Grandson this weekend. For a 6 year old he has some pretty complicated things to say sometimes and I want to be able to hear them.