After meeting Petunia and Fritz at their home in South Dakota, we were pretty convinced that they would suit our program. Due to the milage, the owners agreed to meet us 1/2 way to make the exchange. This looked like Sac City. Due to the suppressive heat, the owners were interested in making the exchange early in the morning. Earlier than I wanted to drive....so, Jennifer, Dani, Lucy and I drove to Storm Lake the night before. This is because - unbelievable as it might seem - the Sac City Motel was full! Storm Lake was the next closest. We arrived late Sat., July 16th - so late the innkeeper had called to tell us to find our key in they mailbox and to check ourselves in. We were to check out in the morning but left before seeing anyone.....It was quite a stay. I won't say it was terrible, but it didn't help convince Jennifer that motels were a step up from camping!
We met the Christensens, the owners of Petunia and Fritz in Early, Iowa. They unloaded and reloaded perfectly and we were on the way. We made it to the barn and got them pastured to rest. The picture I have of them is when they arrived. I jumped out of the truck into the heat and humidity and when I snapped the shot - I found the lens had fogged over from the drastic change in temp.
Last night we gave Fritz his first haircut - The Fjord Buzz. He looks awesome! He also started in lines last night. Can't wait for you to meet them.
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