Today’s Run: \u00a0Rest Day<\/p>\n
Last week was the strangest week of my life.<\/p>\n
My husband flew to Colorado a week ago this past Sunday. \u00a0I knew that the week would be a challenge because, well, I hate it when he is gone. But I was prepared for dealing with all the mundane household irregularities that would creep up on me by myself. \u00a0But I was not prepared for the week that I encountered.<\/p>\n
It all started when I woke up the Sunday morning he was to leave and found one of my chickens dead. \u00a0Half in and half out of the chicken tractor. \u00a0Something had tried to pull her through the tractor and had failed. \u00a0But she was not able to live through the encounter. \u00a0My husband helped me get her out of the bars of the tractor, get everything cleaned up and get him to the airport. \u00a0All was well.<\/p>\n
The next morning, another dead chicken. \u00a0Same thing. \u00a0I went out and bought traps. \u00a0They failed.<\/p>\n
Contacted the DOW (Department of Wildlife). \u00a0They brought out fancier traps. \u00a0Caught a Raccoon. \u00a0But not until I had lost hen #3. \u00a0I was not happy.<\/p>\n
All this time, my husband was in Colorado, occupied with office things. \u00a0He really was busy. \u00a0He had to fit a LOT of things into the one week he was out there.<\/p>\n
In the mean time, I kept baiting the DOW trap. \u00a0Each morning the bait was gone but there was nothing in the trap! Hmmm…I was afraid to stop trapping. \u00a0The DOW guy said to keep trying. \u00a0So, I did.<\/p>\n
Finally, it was Saturday and my husband was supposed to fly home. \u00a0His flight in Denver was delayed. \u00a0He was able to make it to Atlanta where he met with more delays. \u00a0Maintenance. \u00a0Atlanta finally gave him a new plane and sent him off to GTR (our airport). \u00a0They circled GTR for quite and while and had to go back to Atlanta. \u00a0Why???<\/p>\n
I’ll tell you why. \u00a0They closed the control tower at GTR at 8:00! \u00a0Rolled up the sidewalks. \u00a0They made an announcement that my husbands flight would land in 20 minutes and that was the last anyone heard anything from anybody. \u00a0They closed the airport and did not tell a soul!!!<\/p>\n
At 11:00 pm those of us waiting in the waiting room, our cell phones started ringing. \u00a0The conversations went like this.<\/p>\n
“We are on the ground.”<\/p>\n
‘Wonderful!”<\/p>\n
“In Atlanta.”<\/p>\n
“What!?!”<\/p>\n
My husband was put up on a hotel for a few hours sleep and flown back to GTR Sunday morning. \u00a0It was wonderful to see him again!<\/p>\n
They lost his luggage.<\/p>\n
Figures.<\/p>\n
But we have his luggage and the DOW guy just came to pick up his fancy trap. \u00a0I think life is back to “normal” now??? \u00a0Sure hope so!<\/p>\n
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