Slugs in the system
Today after going out to work with Maiden, it was gardening day. I managed to convince my husband that instead of weeding community areas on the neighborhood he would be more appreciated if he helped...
View ArticleCould you just make a happy face ...
Maiden was in the pissiest of moods today. She was worse under saddle than she's ever been with me. But then after our ride when I was just standing in the middle of the arena watching someone's...
View ArticleThe Storm is not chopped liver
I hadn't thought about it until today but with all this bitching and moaning about how Seattle doesn't have a basketball team since the Sonics left - duh! We have the Seattle Storm! If all the...
View ArticleI think I'm finally getting it!
The next month or so is going to be challenging as far as finding time to ride my horse. Pony camps start in a couple weeks and I'll be there with my daughter all morning for two weeks straight. I...
View ArticleEight-hundred pounds of Haflinger on my foot
Today when I went to go work at pony school in the morning the director just out of the blue said, "I only have one kid in my group class today because the other's couldn't make it so I'll have you...
View ArticleJust a blip in the system ...
I was out walking the dogs in the woods this morning and thinking about stuff I need to do and life and such and suddenly it hit me "I'm never going to make any money at the massage thing or at this...
View ArticleThunderstorms and horses ...
I thought that the weather forecast for today was that it would be low 70's and sunny so I was pleasantly surprised with it started to rain this afternoon. Not to pleasantly surprised that we had a...
View ArticleA four piaffe lesson
I had a riding lesson with Trainer K. for the first time in over two months and I didn't do as badly as I expected to. One of the things I've been struggling with is getting Maiden motivated to...
View ArticleThat whole Buddhist issue ...
I've always been more sensitive than I'm comfortable with in regards to violence and people/animals getting hurt. As a teenager I thought there was something wrong with me because so many kids enjoy...
View ArticleSoil, Wu Tang Clan, insurance companies, and horses of courses
Summer vacation is a time of not getting to listen to my own music without loud protest and not having a moment of quiet. So, I'm enjoying that everyone is sleeping in and I can listen to the Cure...
View ArticlePony Camp and nerd jokes
Someone posted "21 jokes only nerds will get" on Facebook and I'm still chuckling to myself over the one that says "The programmer's wife asks him to run to the store and buy bread. She adds "If they...
View ArticleBusted ...
Our family went to Kirkland on Thursday to spend the evening with one of my BFF's families and their friends. Usually we hang out around our house and BBQ with our neighbors but they were going out on...
View Articlecandles, dressage shows ... oh what else?
On Saturday my daughter wanted to got a craft store to buy some supplies to set up a party for her American Girl Doll who turned two yesterday. I mentioned to a neighbor we were going to Michael's and...
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Busted flat in Baton Rouge ...
No, sadly I'm not back in Louisiana. But a Kris Kristoferson song just came up on my iTunes playlist. Ah yes, the "cool days" are so over. I don't think I even have a shred of "cool" left in me....
View ArticleWTF
This has really been quite a day of WTF. (For those of you over 18 years old who don't actually know what that acronym stands for it stands for "what the fuck?!")It started out fine and really nothing...
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What I came away with today
Got up bright and early to head over to the Buck Brannaman clinic at the WA State Horse Park in Cle Elum this morning. I'm glad I didn't get in to ride this year because Maiden would not have been...
View ArticleHouse full of pets ...
It's good to be home to our house full of pets. It was also good to get out and see Maiden after a weekend of not seeing her but being around so many other horses. My leasee had an evening lesson but...
View Articlejust another pony casualty
This week I am volunteering at horse camp so that I can observe teaching two of the other camps. So, I'm out there with the teens wrangling the ponies and observing the teachers in action. I probably...
View ArticleThe good, the bad, the very sore feet
I woke up early this morning and had awful insomnia, worrying about taking my daughter to Disneyland for the first time, worrying I would ruin it for her with my dislike or crowds, theme parks, roller...
View ArticleRushing by
It's hard to believe that it's already late July. After this week I only have one more week of pony camp to help with and that summer job will be over already. And I'm already more than half-way...
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