WE'RE NEVER BORED........!!

The races were pretty good at Mohave Raceway, the trip up there was an all day affair.  I'm sure we could have started earlier and taken less potty breaks, but getting there wasn't a timed event.  As it is, we got lost on the last leg of the journey, and it was getting late enough that Larry wasn't going to get any practice at all, in a car he never had driven, so we told them to go ahead we'd get there sometime.  

The track is out in the middle of nowhere, 11 miles from a little tiny town, with a tavern that was the only thing open.  John went in to try to get directions and he said everyone in there knew where the track was......LOL  We finally made it, the heat races had already started, but Larry hadn't raced yet.  

They put on a good show, nice crowd, 5 classes, no goofing off and wasting time.  The program was 3 hours and 10 minutes long,  and within about 20 minutes the parking lot was about empty and so were the pits.  My kind of track, it was fun watching the guys using their bumpers on the starts.....!!

Larry did good, although he said the car was really loose and there is a lot of work to be done before they go back up there.  It's such a long haul, you want to make sure you're car is going to be competitive.  

We overnighted in Kingman and headed to Wikieup to pick up Willie the Haflinger the next morning.  

This is the only picture I got at Sacred Grounds Rescue my camera decided to misbehave

The trip was uneventful except Willie was so unhappy he wouldn't take a treat from me.  By the time we got to Theresa's it was dark, so not only could she not see Willie, we couldn't see all of her "fur" kids, 2 that came from us years ago.  

I guess Willie likes to pout, because Theresa e-mailed this morning that he wasn't interested in interacting with her either, although he finally took a treat.  He doesn't realize he has landed in a wonderful indulgent home........but he will.....!!! 

Tyler came out Sunday to trim Trudee and Chancer's feet.  From what we were told it wasn't a pleasant experience for anyone, particularly  DJ, Tyler's helper.  We've never had a biter before, but we can't say that now.  Chancer bit him 3 times.........LOL  Linda said his finger didn't look very good.  

Trudee and Chancer got to go out by themselves for a few hours, the 1st time they were out.  They fit right in and haven't had any problems at all.  They act like they've been here for a long time, already know the routine. 

 

Chancer ended up with pretty feet whether he wanted them or not.  He had been playing in the stock the day before and thought it was fun, until "working with the feet" was added to the game.

Big Gus has found out that begging gets cookies, so he does a lot of begging....!!

Big Gus wanted to go home with Tyler

  

Big Gus working a youth group that came out to see the donkey this week-end, he knows how to get attention....!!

The kids always have a good time, and so do the donkeys

Some women came out to play with the donkeys and Big Gus made sure he was at the front of the line for attention

The women asked which donkeys don't usually get to go out, so they ended up taking Big Gus (didn't have much of a choice....LOL)  Rosie, Cisco and Jasper.  They all seemed to enjoy it, well except for Rosie's bonded friend Gigi.  Linda said she was on the other side of the fence and stayed with them as they walked.  She is crippled, but maybe next time she can go out if Rosie goes. 

People are always smiling when they are with the donkeys

We have a mystery, although the consensus of opinion is Big Gus did it.  Earlier in the winter, the well head inside that green barrel froze and we had water all over the place.  So John took an old quilt and stuffed it down inside the barrel and nothing has bothered it, nor has it froze again.  But I guess it wasn't interesting enough to drag completely out and play with it, because this is how it was found.  And of course guess who was in the area..........Big Gus.......!!!