Tuesday

This morning, I milked w/ the new guy who can put a milking machine on a cow but doesn't yet get the idea that there is more to it than that. Vet day so the herdsman handed me a list of cows to mark w/ a neon green crayon before they left the parlor - makes it easier for the vet to find specific cows. The owners also wanted the cows feet washed and sprayed to inhibit footwarts. Any one of those things - new person, vet day, spray feet - could be absorbed into our routine. All three at the same time became too much and milking went more than an hour over the usual time. Yesterday, I had let Mike talk me into postponing scrubbing the parlor until Tuesday (seemed like a good idea on Monday). I finally left work 15 minutes before the second milking crew was due in. Once home I started doing town work but fell asleep at the computer, my head bowed over the keyboard. Now I can barely move. Cancelled the walk w/ Indy and will take a hot bath and go to bed early. Work again tomorrow.