I just came back today from taking my daughter to college in Columbia at the University of Missouri. She signed a contract for an apartment....sight unseen, over the summer. It did not end up being what she wanted and we had to find another place for her to live. She and I spend three days staying at the Stoney Creek Inn in Columbia while we looked for another suitable place for her to live. Caroline was going through sorority rush all day so I spent the day driving all over looking for a place for her to live.
She does have a very nice place now. But I guess, my warning is... to be very careful next time about this kind of situation--that is-- signing a lease without actually seeing the property.
I don't think I would ever say yes to a place unless I have actually seen it. There is just no way to tell what kind of area it is located in or the condition of the place. Hopefully this place can be subleased to another student as it is close to campus.
I am home in St. Louis now and picked the dog up at the kennel this afternoon. He always is very well taken care of at this kennel but I think he is happy to be home.
I spent the evening brush-hogging the pastures. The grass grows quickly. It is fun to ride around on the tractor and just think about anything. It has cooled down a lot which is good because I can't brush-hog in the hot sun.
The horses are fat... well actually it is Ginger, Madison and Bella who are really fat. I turned Eli out on the grass to eat for the night as he could stand to gain some weight. The horses all look really good though.
The horse flies were bad tonight. They can really "bug" a horse. The horse has to keep turning around to get the horse fly off of their backs. That is annoying to do over and over. It seems like the horse flies last for about two weeks then they are gone. Even two weeks for horse flies to be around bugging the horses is too long. I hope they are gone soon.
