Monday, July 23, 2012

We got to go on a wagon ride yesterday, and Gates let me hook up one of the traces on Moon. The other mule is Moxey. Gates also let me hold the reins for awhile, but I don't think I gave the mules any directional commands. We had a particularly exciting time when a driver in a car came over a hill going about 60 mph on the county road. They had to slam on their brakes and burn some rubber not to hit us, and all the excitement spooked the mules, so they took us off the road a little. I'm not sure why folks don't know how to go slow anymore. Slow seems to be about all I know.

My grandpa went into the hospital yesterday to get help with his pneumonia.

4 comments:

Prairie said...

Ah! I want to learn to drive. :) We need to hang!

Ruedi and Whitney said...

drivers. precisely why i don't like road biking :/

how is your grandpa doing?!

tank said...

He seems to be doing well. He's had lots of visitors and phone calls. He might be back home after a couple more days, but they can't say for sure yet.

Prairie said...

What's wrong with Grandpa?