Who's running this Dog and Pony show, anywhoooo?

I'm inclined to think of Mastercard, but the ending is not always "priceless." 

Early this week:  

Horse escapes from boxstall

Barn aisle filled with debris, all of which has been removed from assigned spot

Three-quarters bale of high protein alfalfa consumed, messed up

Fifteen-minute cleanup before even starting chores

Trip to Co-Op to purchase chain and snap:  $10, Gas:  $3.54 and rising.

Irritating

Friday:  

Paying bills and see movement outside sliding-glass door

Three beautiful horses galloping across SOFT, soggy lawn (that's 12 heavy, sharp hooves)

100-yard dash to barn in Crocs, through mud puddles to get grain can

15-year-old Annie Dog tries to herd racing horses

Galloping horses head down lane to hayfield.

Can rattles with grain.

Horses gallop back to barnyard

Broken gate-latch fixed.

12 hoof holes times three; multiply that by their trip completely around house.

Holes filled with dirt.

Trip to Co-Op to purchase grass seed:  $14, Gas:  $3.55 and rising

Maddening

Saturday:  

Bill walks down lane to bring in wood, accompanied by four dogs from Border Collie nation

Bill returns to house with armload of wood and three dogs from Border Collie nation.

Bill is told, "Now you know how it feels when they disappear before your very eyes." 

Bill goes off calling missing dog.

Marianne calls Wes and Alicia---nobody answers.

Marianne drives to Wes and Alicia's house.

Two dogs, two boys throwing ball to dogs---one a member of the Border Collie nation.

BC dog plays keep away but finally jumps in car with familiar cue:  Load up.

Semi-priceless cuz no money spent, 'cept maybe 50 cents' worth of gas

Sunday morning:

Horse escapes from boxstall, earlier in night this time as evidenced by number of horse piles neatly dumped near tack room.

Horse poop piles---only neat thing in the barn.

Place looks like disaster zone:  hay everywhere, lid off from grain barrel with polished bottom (probably a couple of gallons), two 40-pound shavings paks bitten open and dragged down aisle way.

You get the picture and you probably can hear the words uttered.

This time break-out could be operator error on chain latch.

Half-hour clean-up before starting regular chores

Trip to Co-Op today to purchase sack of Country Critter as insurance for future barnyard break-outs:  $11.  Gas:  $3.60 and counting.

Mild agitation.

This past week:  five visiting mourning doves have increased to seven.

No gates unlatched.

No holes in the lawn.

No messes.

Maybe do fly off to visit the neighbors.

Pretty sight around bird feeder

Priceless