Of mice and men

My goodness what a week it's been! Just last Friday this saga began, but, man, I tell ya' it seems like months done gone by. Well it turns out that this pal a' mine's been growin' somethin' in his HEAD that shouldn't a' been there. A tumor.
The tumor was about the size, the man said, of a pocketwatch. It's gone now, he got it cut clean out. You should see the scar, I might just post a photo if'n he don't mind. It AIN'T PRETTY.
On the brighter side...
I found a nice home for two a' them starvin' horses. Real nice fella' up ta' Taos Pueblo, a fine horseman with some nice pasture.
I figured I might just as well keep a couple myself, what with me bein' so rich and all and havin' so much time on my hands. So now I have a small herd. Quite a picture it is at feedin' time. First Mr. Louie looks up and sees me, he nods at Mairzey so she starts walkin' up, Louie right behind her, Lil' Bud followin'. A family.
"The well laid plans of mice and men"
My trip's been postponed but not cancelled, the horses need time for healin' as does my buddy, as do I. I am drained by this experience for reasons which will remain private. But ya' just gotta "do what needs to be done" ya' know?