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Today I rode my horse for the first time in a little over a year. Well, more like putting around for about 15 minutes but better than I had been doing. I'm trying to find my "want to" again. I don't know where or why it went away but I'd like it back.

The good news is TJ deserves a gold medal for not forgetting his manners in the past year and I wasn't rusty enough to fall off even though I was bareback. :clap: The bad news is I WAS rusty enough that it put my hip in a bind that took a while to walk off. (I need a smiley that shows a little old woman walking with a cane LOL)

If anybody else has something they need to get off their chest please feel free to share it here.
 
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@Change, never in a million years did I ever think a thread I started would morph into a place where people from all over the world became beloved friends. I figured I would get a few "Shame on you!" replies and then it fade off into the sunset. LOL I'm certainly glad it became what it did because I think we're all a good support system for each other and I care a great deal about all the people I've met in here. I miss and think about those that don't post anymore and yes, even worry about them being ok. And it's always wonderful to welcome new friends like @Phantomrose.

@Captain Evil, I've only had 1 horse that ever needed a blanket and that was an old mare that would get chilled if it was cold and rainy. Your guy looks perfectly warm and happy to me. Such a handsome guy has me wanting a haflinger!




My confession that I should have made this morning but too embarrassed. Still embarrassed but what the heck, it never hurts to make fun of yourself a little.


For years the women in my family have complained about bladder leakage if they laughed, coughed or sneezed and while I've got to go right now when the need hits, I've never had a problem with unexpected leaks and was glad of it. Well last night my coffee went down the wrong pipe and by the time it was all said and done I had coffee sprayed all down the front of my jammies and in my lap to keep from spewing it all over the computer. It wasn't until I visited the bathroom right before going to bed that I realized all of that wetness wasn't coffee. I so hope it was a one off and not a permanent thing because I so don't want to have to start wearing adult diapers. Those were clean jammies too! LOL
 
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@Rainaisabelle, thank you. My kegals get a good workout everyday from when I know I need to go. LOL Yoga I have thought about a lot just because I have no flexibility but who knows how many miles I'd have to drive to find a class. None around my small town that I'm aware of. I was pretty stressed when that coffee went down the wrong way because I couldn't breathe. I'm still trying to get coffee out of my right lung.
 
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I hope everyone gets over their ailments soon.

Condolences to those who have lost loved ones. It sounds so glib, but I so mean it.

Merry Christmas to everyone however you celebrate, and have a Happy New Year :)

Looking forward to seeing my family, but so not feeling the xmas spirit yet. Feel like crying sometimes!! But family start arriving tomorrow, so that is awesome :)

:hug:
 
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@JCnGrace – I was mightily tempted. I’ve just finished tackling the smallest shed and it wasn’t much better. I did find a new(ish) lunging whip and a couple of schooling whips and a shiny set of toby’s old shoes which stopped me in my tracks. They must’ve been his last; I’d forgot I had them.

I can imagine that coughing due to choking would cause an extreme force way beyond a usual cough or sneeze and if you were already needing to go ...

@TuyaGirl – thanks, he was gorgeous, I’m extremely biased. Not that I didn’t like my two mares but he was special.

I hope your uncle improves as well as the rest of your family. It’s hard on the person who’s ill but sometimes people forget about the family surrounding them and the stress of dealing with it.

@Change – an old relative of mine always refused to go to the Doctor; he said that once they had you they never let go. You’d go in with one problem and come out with many unrelated ones or future appointments to see if they could find some. Glad you’re feeling better.

@cbar - Not a chocolate orange?

@Captain Evil - cosy looking horse.

I’m glad the days will be getting longer. This has been the brightest day for a long time as there’s no cloud cover. It’s getting dark now though.

My confession is that I’m going to do very little for the rest of the day and ignore my ‘to do’ list.
 
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Hope you enjoyed your day of relaxation @Caledonian!


Enjoy your family @ShirtHotTeez, I never get much Christmas spirit myself but have no reasons as to why I don't. I am looking forward to seeing all or most of my nieces and nephews and grand ns & ns tomorrow. I see mom and my siblings quite often but not so much their kids and grandkids.




We went to the store tonight and got a cart full of groceries for 34 bucks and some odd cents. We had $80 in Kroger Rewards checks mainly from the additional points they kept adding to our card for screwing up when we had those bad charges to our credit card. Not sure the additional points were worth all the time we had to spend on the phone with them though. LOL


We have our electric fence on 3 different chargers and the only one that is hooked up and is kept on most of the time is the one that also charges the fence around the mini's lot because they like to stick their head through the fence to eat the grass in the yard. Well this afternoon I caught Thunder scratching his butt on the fence so now we're going to have to hook up another charger. You'd think since he got zapped by the other wire over the gate that he'd be leery of it all but obviously not. Then after I yelled at him and made him move off the fence he tried to sneak down the fence line a little ways and do it again, the stinker. It's hard to get mad at him though because he gets the most pitiful expression on his face after you yell at him for something.
 
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@JCnGrace thanks, will definitely enjoy time with family. One grandson today (DDs son) kept running up for huggles, then going to play with his cousins, back for huggles. Don't know who needed them more, him or me!

Horses can hear whether the electric fence is on or not.

Merry Christmas to everyone. Be safe out there :hug:
 
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I confess I couldn't be less eager for Christmas if I tried. I don't want to deal with people at all, much less family, and my grandpa is not going to be with us that much longer - another year is severely in doubt - so basically this is my last Christmas with him, and I just.... hate knowing that.

Bah humbug.
 
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@JCnGrace - I know the outrage and embarrassment of stress wetting when coughing, and especially this week with this doggone cold, I've had a few of those "Nooooooo!" moments! LOL. So much for a public confession! ;-)

And you can add me to the 'Just Not In The Mood For Christmas' gang. It'll just be my son and I. No tree, no gifts. He's told me what he would like (Order these from Amazon, Mom) and I have everything I need. I'll appreciate the week off from work and some hopefully nicer weather, and be thankful for the friends I have here, my goofy dogs, and my crazy horses - who would probably think I was trying to kill them if I even thought of leaving them in sheets or blankets! LOL! I try to help keep them dry and cozy, but it never fails.... if it's raining, they're standing out in it! They only seem to use the barn or run-ins in the summer to seek solace from the flies! And Tango, I think, prays for rain just so he'll have more mud to play in!
 
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@ShirtHotTeez, hugs and snuggles from a grandchild is just the best! Glad you're getting lots of them because they can go a long way in mending what ails you.

@blue eyed pony, I'm at the same point with mom so I try to take advantage of opportunities to spend time with her. She's aggravating as all get out but I love her anyway. Try to look on these last days with your grandpa as a celebration of his life and try to put the sadness to the side, as hard as that may be.

@tinyliny, guess that old saying of "old age is not for the feint of heart" is around for a reason. I'm trying to age gracefully but it gets harder to do every year. LOL


You're welcome and I hope in your role of Moderator, along with the others, don't get tired of having to monitor us wildcats in here.

@Change, YOU TOO?! Well at least I'm in good company!


No tree here either. Our first year in this house we bought a live spruce for our Christmas tree and then planted it in the front yard and even though I quit decorating when it got too big to string lights without a ladder I still always considered it our tree every year. It died and got cut down so now we don't even have that.


My horses are the same and it's rare for them to stand around in the barn during the winter. They come in long enough to get their handful of grain and head back out as soon as they're done. Rain and snow doesn't faze them at all but ice will drive them in if it's coming down very hard.
 
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Add me to the ‘not in the mood gang’ as well. We’ve no tree or lights and only a couple of our neighbours have them up.

We’re not planning anything big for Christmas Day and we usually consider Boxing Day to be like any other.
Hogmanay (New Year) is the bigger festival here and they extend it into a Winter Festival which covers activities based around the winter solstice, Christmas, music, farmers’ markets etc which has been fun.

@JCnGrace - I’m all for aging disgracefully, it’s lot more fun. LOL

Only one of mine, Pepsi, hated being outside in bad weather. The other two would stand in the middle of the field, on the top of a hill in storm force winds with hailstones, no rugs, despite having two shelters. I think they saw it as a challenge.

As for electric fences, Toby could probably hear it but he wouldn’t go near it even when it was off. He did have a thing for herding one of the yard cats, tiger, to walk under it though, which usually ended with the poor cat getting a shock via his raised tail. He had a very strange sense of humour.


I hope everyone has a good Christmas and best wishes
 
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I don't do Christmas. We haven't had a tree or decorated for Christmas since 2006. I only buy gifts if I feel like it- not because I feel obligated.
No commitments, no running from house to house to visit everyone, or any entertaining. And no feeling guilty about it.

I highly recommend it. It is extremely freeing and makes the Holidays so much more enjoyable.

yeah, you can call me Scrooge......
 
#9,479 ·
Well all you humbugs can sulk around all you want ;) , but I'm definitely excited about Christmas! It's off to a good start, and I already got this beauty. <3
 

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LOL @aubie, I don't wrap the presents I get for the dog, he doesn't appreciate it.


HEY! There's a thought, edible wrapping paper for our pets. I'm surprised it hasn't already been invented.


Cool present @BlindHorseEnthusiast4582!

@weedlady, no judgement from me. Bah Humbug is my favorite Christmas saying! LOL




I swear I have a nephew in his 40's that is still growing. Every time I see him he looks taller even though he swears he's still only 6'5". LOL And no I haven't started shrinking...yet. Anyway, most of the kids made it to my sister's so I got lots of hugs too and they made me think of you @ShirtHotTeez. Mom looked much better than she did at Thanksgiving so maybe just needed a bit of time to rest up from her move. Got to drive home with it snowing all the way from there to here. Our first sticking snow of the season although it's probably less than an inch deep and will probably be gone tomorrow if the sun comes out even if doesn't get above freezing.
 
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@JCnGrace Awww thank you, I feel so privileged to have been thought of in the midst of your family time. Those hugs from the little kids especially are so beautiful, even more so when they are spontaneous.

So glad your Mom has improved.

I confess I woke up this morning feeling slightly ill. First thing I had to do was the trifles (one with sherry, one non-alcoholic). Fortunately the majority of the feast was sorted at my nephews!! I have eaten waaay less than I normally would which may be a good thing!! I think what happened was that I flea powdered my cat last night. Bought a dog flea powder by mistake so only used very little, but every time I woke in the night (4x?) cat was asleep on my pillow. So I think I must have been breathing the flea powder!!

Had a nana nap when I got home and feel a bit better, but tbh look forward to going back to bed. As my mom is here for a couple of nights, I feel I should be social for a while anyway!

:cowboy: (no gallops today!!)
 
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Grandpa is very, very frail. He looks like a stiff breeze is all it'll take to make him keel over. He is over 90, you expect him to be old as dirt and fragile as glass, but... it's hard. I feel like I saw him for the last time today. We only ever see each other on Christmas and I'm doubtful he has another year in him. That was... hard to confront.

I'm only 23 and I'll wager by the time I'm 24 I'll only have one living grandparent. I was I think 14 when I lost my first grandparent. All of a sudden... I mean 9 years is a long time in the grand scheme of old people, but still, it's a confronting thought. First Christmas without the others who are already in heaven was rough. And we didn't know the lasts were going to be the lasts. So...

I don't like funerals. I'll only go if I really liked the person. I'll go to his, when it happens.

Other than that Christmas was pretty good. I managed to find my spirit, and my dog got to come for the first time, which was cool. I miss my other half though, he's on the other side of the world (we're long distance) and being so far from him isn't easy when I'm sad about stuff. Especially at Christmas.
 
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