DMV and Broken Fences 2

We have had so much luck with the electric fencing, we decided to buy more sturdier stuff so we can have our cow and the horse we are taking care of in it.  It came the night my husband and oldest son had a meeting but I decided to try to put it up with just my youngest 2 kids: Warrior Boy and Pre-Teen Girl.  After a few days (or maybe only hours or just VERY long minutes), a few hundred “Warrior Boy, DROP THE STICK AND HOLD THIS”, and  several “Yes Pre-Teen you need to stay and help with this”.  We have about 50 feet of the fencing up and my Wonderful Husband and Helpful Son arrive home and jump into the excitement of putting up the new fence.  20 minutes later we have the rest of the fencing up and wisely decide to wait until the morning to bring Onyx and Magic into the area. 

We decide an above ground pool ladder is a good way of getting into the area without getting shocked.

I have an appointment with the DMV today so we get up move the sheep into their pasture area.  Have breakfast take care of the rest of the animals and rush to the DMV.  The parking lot is empty….something must be wrong.  The computers are down they cannot do anything even give me an appointment.  UGG

I go home and ease my frustration with a bowl of Java Chip Ice Cream and we decide to put the horse and cow into the new electric enclosure.  Everything goes smoothly for a few minutes and  Helpful Son says he wants to go to the house for a few minutes.  I didn't feel right about having him go but couldn't think of a reason so I let him go.  Magic and Onyx are happily eating the tall grasses until Son gets out of sight.  Then Magic, the horse we are taking care of, starts getting stressed.  I get him calmed down and then for no apparent reason Magic starts running.  Magic runs around me twice and takes off running through the fence.  Luckily he didn't get tangled in the netting or hurt. We open up the gate into the pasture Magic is used to being in with standard old fencing and he runs into it.  Onyx starts to follow Magic then looks at the tall grass she is standing in and happily starts eating again.  

 The first 150 feet of fencing only has about 3 posts left standing, 50 feet of the fencing is destroyed, another 40 more feet are damaged but we can repair it.  Wonderful Daughter and her boyfriend call to see if they should bring home pizza for dinner, we work on repairing the net fencing until dark.  The cow and sheep are happy, Magic is not hurt, I have a lot to be thankful for.