Aren't they cute?

Good thing I went to work

Since I went to work I have received two paychecks. Hooray!

Since I went to work the brakes on my truck totally started growling and had to all be replaced.

Since I went to work our refrigerator quit working. Can it be fixed? Don't know yet. Hubby Honey is going to tear it apart to see.

To replace it we would have to spend a minimum or $600. That's for a small, very basic refrigerator. Would our power system support a regular electric refrigerator? Don't know. We had a very small (2 cubic feet) one we tried to use to supplement our current one. That small one took too much power and kept running our batteries down.

But the new ones today are supposed to be very energy efficient. Sure would hate to spend $600 or more to find out it wouldn't work with our power system though. The refrigerator we have now (the one that's not working) cost $800 ten years ago. Haven't checked yet to see how much another propane one would cost today.

So there go my first two paychecks, plus more. Good thing I like my job. Good thing I had my job.

Where does the time go?

Time has sure been flying lately.

Just saw on TV the conference finals for basketball are on June 5th. June 5th is not very far away. June sounds like it should be way away. But it sure isn't.

So where'd the time go?

I don't really know.

Haven't been working with the horses much since I went back to work. That wasn't the plan. It's a part-time job. Or, it was supposed to be. It was supposed to leave time for the horses. The hours should start to get less. Training is pretty much over, now it's just getting a routine established and fix some problems.

The weather has been very unpredictable so has made it difficult to have any consistancy with the horses. One weekend of 90+ degrees then back to snow. This must be the high desert.

We did get some of our horse pens and shelters moved around. Trying to get some fresh pen areas open. We aren't done moving things around yet. Every year those panels and shelters seem to get heavier and heavier, and way more awkward to move. Couldn't be we are getting older and weaker, could it?

Can't think about that. But, we are grandparents now.

Okay, hope to be getting some new pictures up soon.

Time for bed, have to get up and go to work tomorrow. Yuck! Not really, I am actually enjoying my job.

Goodnight!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to: Reno Gamma, Andrew, Tori and Bear...

May you all have a wonderful day! Here in Reno it's raining so I'm sure that it's raining in Oregon also, oh well we are going to have a good day any way, sort of, Gamma just said something about moving panels down at the horse pen, that sounds like work to me...

Lani and Jonathan's Nana went home this week and they are in Texas with their mom and the rest of her family, I pray that it's not raining on them.

Don't have much else to say right now but I more than likely will later, so in the mean time Happy Birthday to all.

Where'd the time go?

It's been a while since I posted here. Didn't realize it had been so long.

Went to another horse clinic this past weekend. Getting ready to go to that took some time and energy. Then rethinking everything that happened in the prep to go, then in being there really took some time and lots of energy. Pretty draining!

I can't say the experience was all pleasurable.

I had planned on going to this clinic as an auditor. This was the Level II of the clinic we had just gone to some of. Just going to watch and listen. At the last minute Hubby Honey and I decided it might be worth taking Cookee. She has been through the ground work for the Level I of this clinic twice. Besides, it would really be good for her after what happened trying to get her into a trailer for that other Level I.

We were going to rent a trailer this time instead of depending on someone else. The trailer was booked up through the weekend. Back to plan "F".

I'd just go as an auditor. No problem.

Then the lady leading the clinic said, "Why didn't we use her truck and trailer so I could bring Cookee."

Very, VERY, big mistake!

We had an "oops" with the trailer and put a foot and a half to a two foot scrape in the running rail, about an inch deep. Cosmetic only, but a very, VERY, big mistake. This happened on the evening we picked it up, on our way home, when we stopped to get gas for her truck.

Then, the next morning, once again, Cookee would not load. She had been in this trailer before. We really thought without a strange horse up front, and no lamb smell, she'd be a champion, and go right in. But, no.

Soooooo, I ended up at the clinic with no horse, and a horse trailer with a huge booboo.

Not a fun way to start my day.

Then I had to tell the lady about her trailer. It definitely was not fun at all after that. Talk about it being cold. I still keep trying to figure if the feeling was coming from me, was I just being defensive? Or, was this lady really angry? Was it other stuff going on that made her seem so cranky? Was I just being defensive? I still don't have the answer. This may take me awhile to come to terms with.

I did have fun for awhile. One of the other people at the clinic let me use one of her horses for a day. So, it wasn't totally bad.

We still have to deal with getting the trailer fixed. There have been issues with that already. Hmmmmm. My dad always said, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be." I sure should have listened. But, I so much wanted to take a horse to that clinic.

There is a moral here. Even at my age I should listen to my parents?

Don't know.

Oh, we have decided Cookee's problem might be her teeth. Hubby Honey was checking around in her mouth on Sunday, and came out with a bloody finger. Time for the vet. Once her teeth are worked on, maybe then, we will try the trailering again.

Granddaughter, Tori, and Cookee, both with teething issues.

Hope you both feel better soon!

When did we get so old?

Just saw some pictures on lainis site, WOW, when did I get so old?

I saw my baby, and her baby. One year old, when did I get so old?

I have Grand kids, some in pre school, some getting close, when did we get so OLD?

I couldn't have been prouder than the day that my kids got married, the love of their lives beside them, and now they have babies of their own. When did I get to be so LUCKY?

Happy birthday Tori and to each of our Grand kids! WE Love You and I still wonder When Did We get to be so fortunate to have Grandkids that look as cute as all of YOU!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: Layla,Andrew, Will and Tori, WOW When Did We Get To Be So Fortunate, LOVE YOU ALL.

(Just a hint here WE WANT TO KISS ALL THOSE FACES!!!!)

Rain! Yeah!

Yeah! We had some rain today!

When we left Oregon I never thought I'd be saying "Yeah for rain!"

We just had the driest March and April on record here in this high desert.

So, Yeah for the Rain!

Back to work tomorrow. I am looking forward to the day when the lady whose place I am taking quits coming in so I can make the job my own. Am seeing some things I'd like to change, but feel like I need to wait. This coming Friday should be her last day. If I have questions after that, I should be able to just call her.

This coming weekend is another horse clinic. This is Level Two. Hubby Honey took Dakota to a Level Two before. Scary, but very impressive! They made it through all the tasks except jumping the barrels. Dakota had just had some chiropractic work done on him, so wasn't supposed to lope or, especially, jump. I was so glad! Dakota jumps straight up in the air. No gentle up and down. Just straight up and you better be prepared and hang on. I was so glad they didn't have to jump!

This weekend will just be to watch. Since we didn't get to the Level One clinic a couple weekends ago we aren't ready for the Level Two. But someday we will make it. Level Two is where you ride bridleless. What fun! Maybe?

Okay, goodnight. Time to get ready for another week of life.