I WAS WORKING

David has given the boys a job.  They must tear down some fence sections so they can be rebuilt.  They must remove the barbed wire and pluck out the t posts.  I like when the boys have chores such as these.  It makes them feel manly AND it gets them out of the house.

Today, I saw them slowly walking back to the house.  LD had his arm around HD and HD looked stunned.  I stepped out onto the back deck.

LD:  Possible concussion!  We got a possible concussion here!

Me:  Alright, I will meet you at the door.

We usher HD inside and he is bleeding profusely down his face.

Me to LD:  What happened?

LD:  Well, I did not see it because I WAS WORKING.  I was WORKING on my own section of barbed wire and HD was pulling out t posts.  I think the post puller thing hit him on the head.  But I didn’t see it.  BECAUSE I WAS WORKING.

Me:  Ok . . .

LD:  No one ever thinks I am working.  I just want you all to know I was actually working.

Me:  Good deal.

So, I turn my attention to HD.  HD is like his father in many ways, but not in the medical sense.

I keep asking HD questions and he refuses to answer me.

Me:  Buddy, I know your head hurts, but you need to talk to me so I can help you.

HD (panicking):  Mom.  I cannot breathe.  I just cannot.  I cannot get a breath in.

Me (calmly):  You are not injured near your lungs.  Your breathing should not be affected.  Just calm down and take a slow breath.

He heeds my instruction.

HD:  Ok, that worked.

So, we clean him up, call the doc for advice, and he is now basically back to normal.

David still has a cracked rib.  He is still in pain.  He will not consult a doctor.

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The reason the boys are removing the fence section is because it needed to be repaired and the cows and horses just keep breaking it down to get to a field of grass.  So, David and the boys rigged up the pasture fence so that they could go and eat in that new section for awhile and we could not have to keep fighting with them to keep them in their boring, already eaten field.

Early this morning, the horses decided to become clever and start knocking hay bales down out of the hay barn.  They would break them up with their hooves and eat to their heart’s delight.

The cows have also caught on to this brilliant plan and they, too, are joining in.

If you can see, there are hay bales under that slanted roof.  David and the boys had boarded and gated them off.  But the clever animals stand on their tippy toes and reach over and knock the hay bales out with their heads.  I believe they have eaten at least 12 today.

Meanwhile, here is a live shot of the field we expected them to feast on:

So that’s not working out.

Happy Tuesday.