Not complaining mind you, it just is. The snow is still crunchy and I like that. It started melting a little today for a short while but now its in the low 20's so ice is on our agenda.
Andrea of Mustang Saga said she was not going to keep her away from her horses. I told her she was a braver soul than me. It just does. Maybe by June my bones will warm up. I know all the horses are shedding and need groomed and worked with but unless its a necessity, cold wins out. It will get done. Katie did come and work on some showmanship stuff today. She only had an hour so that is all she did.
Ditto was so sweet tonight. She isn't always affectionate but she was tonight. I kissed her nose and got a mouth full of hair. I finished reading Chosen By A Horse last night and then cried myself to sleep. Its a good story, but I got to thinking about Ditto. I have had her 25 years and she is 28. I can not even think about losing her. She is healthy and active so I guess its kind of silly but that is me. Her muzzle is grey.
Tomorrow I will take my stuff out to the 4H Tack Swap and see what I can sell. I want cash to take to Albany or to the Lewiston Outdoor Show the next weekend. I have some set aside. I will go to the tack swap on Saturday and hopefully won't spend all I make. That has happened in the past. the only thing I am looking for is a fly mask with UV ray inhibitors for Pepper. The bright sun is hurting his eyes.
Went to Medical Lake to the used book store. Just bought a few and did not take any in to trade because I have a sack that are stamped by Rae's and they always take them back to trade. I didn't know the process for this store. I do now though. It is much closer. Rae's is by K Mart on N. Division.
Hope you have a great tomorrow.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Wednesday, BRRRRRRRRR
To explain in detail to Nikki, I am NOT whining. I like the crunch of the snow but its 10 days until spring and there are 4, I say 4 seasons. And this one can leave on the 20th. and bring forth some more spring like weather.
In the crunch of the snow and cold I gave Katie a lesson today. For all her bravado and experience, she is a timid rider. We left Abby on the lunge line. Katie needs to learn how to keep her in whatever gait it is she asks her. If she can learn to remember her feet and legs Abby will do better. Her first show is April 25th. I think but she is only going to do in hand classes because I am not going to be there. She needs to ride alot between now and her first riding show. She will do. She has to work to pay for her horse habit and has the last of her senior year to get thru. I just hope she has not bitten off too much.
We were supposed to go to our Marriage Encounter group tonight but half the people are sick so they cancelled it. I don't care, its cold and I did not want to go out.
I am worried about 2 of our horses. Ravens nose does not seem to be improving any more. We just will have to wait and see. And Peppers eyes are failing. There is way more white there than there was even a couple of months ago. Poor guy. It makes me heart sick because there is nothing they can do about it. I know we have held it off with the supplements but not stopped it.
Unless Shannon finds a way to get out of work the 19th. and 20th. I will be staying with my friend Debby in Albany. She is from Ellensburg and I met her at the adoption last year in Odessa. I think I will drive myself though because going clear over there to head south would be further. I don't mind driving alone. Me and the CD player will have a good time. I am excited about going.
Have a good tomorrow.
In the crunch of the snow and cold I gave Katie a lesson today. For all her bravado and experience, she is a timid rider. We left Abby on the lunge line. Katie needs to learn how to keep her in whatever gait it is she asks her. If she can learn to remember her feet and legs Abby will do better. Her first show is April 25th. I think but she is only going to do in hand classes because I am not going to be there. She needs to ride alot between now and her first riding show. She will do. She has to work to pay for her horse habit and has the last of her senior year to get thru. I just hope she has not bitten off too much.
We were supposed to go to our Marriage Encounter group tonight but half the people are sick so they cancelled it. I don't care, its cold and I did not want to go out.
I am worried about 2 of our horses. Ravens nose does not seem to be improving any more. We just will have to wait and see. And Peppers eyes are failing. There is way more white there than there was even a couple of months ago. Poor guy. It makes me heart sick because there is nothing they can do about it. I know we have held it off with the supplements but not stopped it.
Unless Shannon finds a way to get out of work the 19th. and 20th. I will be staying with my friend Debby in Albany. She is from Ellensburg and I met her at the adoption last year in Odessa. I think I will drive myself though because going clear over there to head south would be further. I don't mind driving alone. Me and the CD player will have a good time. I am excited about going.
Have a good tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Crunchy snow and sunshine
If we HAVE to have snow, what we have now is what I want. It crunches when you walk on it. I love that sound. I know its because it is so cold but I don't care. In fact I don't mind the snow on the ground when the sun shines. It was so beautiful out today. When its like this I wonder why I gripe so much about it.
I cleaned house like a maniac today. I thought we were have our Marriage Encounter group her tomorrow but they redid the schedule and its in town. It ticked me off, but I have a very clean house. Guess it needed it. I just have to do the living room floor tomorrow and then I am all set with a shiney house. I am not a perfectionist house keeper and it does not bother me but always wonder about other people. My house isn't dirty but gets cluttered.
I started the book I got from Linda. Chosen By A Horse. Its a easy read. I will need to make myself put it down tonight when I settle down to read. I have been know to read all night if it is something I enjoy.
The horses seem to not mind the cold too much. They were frisky and happy today. The barn horses were glad to come in though. They are shdding like mad so spring must be right around the corner.
Have a great tomorrow.
I cleaned house like a maniac today. I thought we were have our Marriage Encounter group her tomorrow but they redid the schedule and its in town. It ticked me off, but I have a very clean house. Guess it needed it. I just have to do the living room floor tomorrow and then I am all set with a shiney house. I am not a perfectionist house keeper and it does not bother me but always wonder about other people. My house isn't dirty but gets cluttered.
I started the book I got from Linda. Chosen By A Horse. Its a easy read. I will need to make myself put it down tonight when I settle down to read. I have been know to read all night if it is something I enjoy.
The horses seem to not mind the cold too much. They were frisky and happy today. The barn horses were glad to come in though. They are shdding like mad so spring must be right around the corner.
Have a great tomorrow.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Monday
Well, it snowed and snowed and snowed today. 12 days until spring gets here.
Bob started the cows water this morning and turned it off but forgot the hose in the tank. So, it drained the water back out. When I went to check on it, and the fish were in the bottom of the tank in some ice. I thought he had killed them. Well when I filled the tank, the fish thawed out and were swimming around. We called them Survivors. I thought they were all dead. Obviously not.
I left the barn horses in today. I would not have wanted to be out in it and this evening I closed the barn up tight instead of leaving the big doors open. Pepper wanted out but I told him he could just stay where he was. Ditto liked it. She would stay in most days until spring gets here.
Our newest great grandbaby is in the hospital. She is 3 weeks old and has RSV. She is at Holy Family and if she gets any worse at all they will transfer her to Sacred Heart. It makes my heart sad and I am so worried about her. Her mama and daddy are frantic.
This morning I met Linda from Beautiful Mustang for coffee. At least she drank coffee and I drank orange juice. I have never been able to learn to like coffee or tea. We had a good talk about horses and lots of things. It was nice and we traded books. Thanks Linda. Hope we can do it again.
Have a good day tomorrow. Please pray for Kiyanna.
Bob started the cows water this morning and turned it off but forgot the hose in the tank. So, it drained the water back out. When I went to check on it, and the fish were in the bottom of the tank in some ice. I thought he had killed them. Well when I filled the tank, the fish thawed out and were swimming around. We called them Survivors. I thought they were all dead. Obviously not.
I left the barn horses in today. I would not have wanted to be out in it and this evening I closed the barn up tight instead of leaving the big doors open. Pepper wanted out but I told him he could just stay where he was. Ditto liked it. She would stay in most days until spring gets here.
Our newest great grandbaby is in the hospital. She is 3 weeks old and has RSV. She is at Holy Family and if she gets any worse at all they will transfer her to Sacred Heart. It makes my heart sad and I am so worried about her. Her mama and daddy are frantic.
This morning I met Linda from Beautiful Mustang for coffee. At least she drank coffee and I drank orange juice. I have never been able to learn to like coffee or tea. We had a good talk about horses and lots of things. It was nice and we traded books. Thanks Linda. Hope we can do it again.
Have a good day tomorrow. Please pray for Kiyanna.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Snowey Sunday
Is this never going to be over. Spring will be here in 13 days. Do you think it will bring the weather?
Not much news. Bob is home. It snowed, then the sun shone then it got icky again. Chrissy came out for a while. She looks good and am glad she felt up to coming out. Its been about 2 weeks since her surgery. A little on the depressed side maybe but her hormones are all shook up.
Some how, some way Pepper got his stall open last night and had fun in the barn. He did get into the grain. I don't think he ate too much though. Scared me though. He did get into the hay and into the can with the bread in it and scattered it all over. Naughty boy. I was afraid he would colic so I kept him in arena where I could watch him. He is OK. He is mad at me though. Oh Well, so sad Mr. Pepper.
Have a good tomorrow.
Not much news. Bob is home. It snowed, then the sun shone then it got icky again. Chrissy came out for a while. She looks good and am glad she felt up to coming out. Its been about 2 weeks since her surgery. A little on the depressed side maybe but her hormones are all shook up.
Some how, some way Pepper got his stall open last night and had fun in the barn. He did get into the grain. I don't think he ate too much though. Scared me though. He did get into the hay and into the can with the bread in it and scattered it all over. Naughty boy. I was afraid he would colic so I kept him in arena where I could watch him. He is OK. He is mad at me though. Oh Well, so sad Mr. Pepper.
Have a good tomorrow.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Grey, wind, snow, sun all in a day.
If the weather ever cooperates. Would have turned into a popsicle had I tried to ride today and, or we would have wound up in Kansas. Nasty wind.Nothing really horsey today. Too cold to go out much. My friend Shanon can not go to Oregon like she had hoped so I am looking again. Am beginning to feel like I have something catchey. No one can go. Boo Hoo.
My Internet friend Barbara put something on her blog. I am going to put it here. Cut and Paste to the comments, or however you want to do it. Just put down the first thing that pops into your mind.
1. Author
2. Movie
3. Reality Show
4. Book
5. Game
6. Actor
7. Actress
8. Holiday
9. Dessert
10. Animal
11. Weather
12. Childhood
Daylight Savings Time starts tonight. I don't mind once my body adjusts but the next few days will be difficult. This old body has its own timetable.
Will be glad to see Bob tomorrow evening. It makes a long weekend with him gone and the weather so nasty I don't feel like going out. Have a good tomorrow.
Friday, March 6, 2009
SUNSHINE
What a beautiful day. Not warm but beautiful. I had to go to Reardan to the bank and on the way there is a large pond - actually runoff - full of snow geese. They were so pretty. I almost always take my camera with me but you guessed it, today I did not. I may run back down there in the AM and see if they are still there. Probably not but its in my memory photo album.
I groomed on Dixie today. My word but she is shedding. I see that all of them are but I curried and curried and curried her. We got alot of mud off and a ton of hair. She seemed to enjoy it but kept looking in my pockets for her treat. She is much lighter bay when she is all shed out. I was really tempted to saddle her up and ride but she would be like riding a rocket and I was here all by myself. So I just loved on her and curried her some more.
THEN I decided to work with Rusty. She was a real brat. I know she does not like me but she needs to learn to accept me anyway. It took me 2 hrs. to touch her. She was hot and sweaty and I was cold and tired. I thought I had walked 10 miles keeping her moving. I tried standing with my back to her and she stopped and looked at me but would not even let me take a step toward her. She knows better. I finally, my feet were about to fall off from cold, I put her back in her pen. She will let me walk up to her in there. She needs to know I can touch her even if she is in the round pen. Tomorrow, if it is not raining or the s word, we will try it again. Bob has always caught her in the same place. All in a nice voice I told her I was going to shoot her, beat her up, tell Bob on her and anything else I could think of. We are both going to be sore tomorrow.
Bob left this evening to go to his nieces. So me and the dogs and Trouble the cat are holding down things. Have a nice Saturday.
I groomed on Dixie today. My word but she is shedding. I see that all of them are but I curried and curried and curried her. We got alot of mud off and a ton of hair. She seemed to enjoy it but kept looking in my pockets for her treat. She is much lighter bay when she is all shed out. I was really tempted to saddle her up and ride but she would be like riding a rocket and I was here all by myself. So I just loved on her and curried her some more.
THEN I decided to work with Rusty. She was a real brat. I know she does not like me but she needs to learn to accept me anyway. It took me 2 hrs. to touch her. She was hot and sweaty and I was cold and tired. I thought I had walked 10 miles keeping her moving. I tried standing with my back to her and she stopped and looked at me but would not even let me take a step toward her. She knows better. I finally, my feet were about to fall off from cold, I put her back in her pen. She will let me walk up to her in there. She needs to know I can touch her even if she is in the round pen. Tomorrow, if it is not raining or the s word, we will try it again. Bob has always caught her in the same place. All in a nice voice I told her I was going to shoot her, beat her up, tell Bob on her and anything else I could think of. We are both going to be sore tomorrow.
Bob left this evening to go to his nieces. So me and the dogs and Trouble the cat are holding down things. Have a nice Saturday.
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