Hey there! takeing time during my lunch to jot some things down. Decided didn't want to go into 'negative' land today.
So Saturday at the university was great! I don't know why....but I finally felt comfortable and easy going around my coauthor. He is a super nice guy...but I have always been intimidated by him....he's like my superstar. I don't know if it is because I bombed a lesson in front of him, and survived...or what....but this was the best time we spent together. Very relaxed and we laughed a lot!
I got to speak a little, but mostly there to rub elbows with the profs. One in particular comes and visits my school.
Went to the football game after the gig and then at half time I took off for the tack store.
Found winter riding pants, like snow pants but for riding. a new stocking cap, and something else, which I can't remember. :wink: Found lots and lots, but waiting for Christmas!
TJ, glad you are back to sharing. I love hearing about every bodies everyday life as well as the horse stories!
Mom and I rode on Sunday. It was cold and very windy, and I wasn't sure how the horses would do with the wind. But they were champs! We rode at least two hours. The last 15 minutes we started ot get a bit cold. I have a pic, but not on this computer.
After the ride, I crashed and burned....and I am still crashing and burning each night1 I think last week is starting to catch up with me. I still have a commitment here at the school Thursday night...which I am NOT looking forward to, but after that I think my schedule slows down a tad.....we can at least HOPE!:lol:
Got Jay's feet trimmed last night. Not too much horse time going on around here. I have been hanging in the stalls, and getting him used to me hanging all over him while he munches on hay. He did not like that when he first came to my house. But I like to lean and smell. LOL As a teenager, I wiould climb on my QH back as she munched and lay there....not sure if I am brave enough to do that now! hahaha
Oh, last night, as I was cleaning stalls, Rainn decided to escape...into the goat part of the barn! Of course I had left the gate open....:? as I always do when I am cleaning. When you enter this section of the barn there is a skinny aisleway that goes around the goats' pen. she walked clear around there to the exit door. Thank goodness tha twas closed, or she would have been OUT. BUT...it's so skinny, she really couldn't turn around safely, plus there are ladders and such laying around since we have been putting in electric. I called to her, told her to stay....she listened and just stood there, no panicking. I had to climb through the goats' pen, to the gate, lead her into the goats' area to turn her around, and back out the skinny aisle......I had to laugh. It's always something! :lol::lol::lol: I always feel so fortunate I have two level headed horses! My nut horse Skye did that once....went bizerk and found a way to turn around! Lucky she was small!
OK, gotta run. Time to work!!