The Day is Getting Better!

OK, so, This morning I woke up, threw gabe into his stall and put joe and hick to the back....yup, it was raining. I fed Gabe and went back into the house to get dressed and haul to DeRidder!!! Yup, i am broke, but after yesterday, all I wanted to do was go ride again and work on the things that Hardtimes had told me (and 1tex too cause she says that I never give her credit for telling me things, oh and jroper too for that matter) Anyhow, I could not find a clean pair of jeans and did not have time to shower, so, i grabbed the less dirty pair of jeans and put on a ball cap. I went back to the barn to find that WET Gabe had rolled in his stall.... So, I tried to hose him off good and loaded up. We went to Jasper and filled up for the 3rd time this week and got a call from Hardtimes that she was headed that way too!!!! YAY!!! I got there around 9:30 and unloaded under the "stalls" area so that my rear tack and Gabe were dry in the nasty weather. I saddled up and went to work. Gabe and i worked on tipping his nose. Then we went off to do 3 exh's but did 4 instead. I learned how to pop him on the butt coming off the barrel....


With that said, now i have to figure out how to keep my balance when he FIRE's like a bottle rocket off the barrel!!!! Yikes! It was awesome, but, he threw me forward!!! Well, then we had the spill with Hardtimes.....you can read about that on the other post. Gabe then gets warmed up for his run and is very alert and responsive.....not like Gabe but definatly an improvement. So, We fired up the alley for our run! He was a little more angled for the first than i prefer, but, he wrapped the barrel like never before!!!!! Then, he fired off to the second and was heading right to his pocket! YAY! then he really wrapped the second and fired off again (yup, I was lost in the saddle) and off to the third! He was on a roll! He then fires again and makes a blast for the alley!!! I was so excited, but was afraid again that we would not stop....past fear creeping up again.....yup, 1tex said that too Anyhow, i thought I was beyond the timer, but, not quite and I began to pull up. Well he ended up with a 17.106 which, if it was a 5D we would have taken 1st in the 4D!!!!! Instead we took 8th in the 3D!!! Good news is that in two weeks, we will be back in that arena and running a 3 day race (3 races) that will all be 5D!!!! YAY! I guess things are looking up!

Life is a Roller Coaster

OK, I am sure everyone knows about Ruger and Gabe's Leg....So, i will start from Thursday night first. I came home to a dying Cat.....Had to get 1Tex hubby to put him out. He was my favorite outta my kittens. Tator Kitty
Then, Today I loaded up to head to the rice run and after I got to jasper, i got the call that it was canceled. What to do now, Fill up and go home and sit on my butt all day? Nope, gotta find a race. So, we head to New Caney. Fun times, Gabe was smooth on poles, but hit one...NT. Had a great Novice run....2 outta the money in the 2D. We placed 5th. Lost my MIND on the open run.....Not really sure, but, i was just off and snatched up on him coming off the first....all over but the crying after that. We hit the second and I lost my stirrup going to the third....No idea why yet. Gotta watch the video. Get home and remember that the lights dont work in the barn and there is no way that I was gonna lead my yearling and my 3yo through it in the dark....So, they are all in the front paddock with Gabe.....Did not get to feed. No light Cause Hubby decided to head out Friday Morning. Oh, forgot that he headed out leaving me with NO money. My checking was empty and my card was maxed. I had enough to run, but not enough to get there. Had to beg to get my pay check early so JUST IN CASE something happened that I would have $. Back to getting home. The dogs are barking. Did not notice that my new cat Toby was in the yard. I came inside to listen to Jeff tell me that he was not coming home till late Monday night leaving me to clean the entire house and move his heavy boxes, laundry and furniture around to get ready for my Mom's visit. Yeah, NOT HAPPY about that cause I know he will come in late, work all day and night Tuesday and I will get stuck doing it all anyhow. Cause Mom is coming in Wed afternoon. Oh, and i have to go shoping too along with working on Gabe's issues.
My eye infection is getting worse and I have to get to an eye doc fast, but I dont have the money to go. Finally got off the phone with the Hubby cause he was trying to convince me that he would help me get the house ready....yeah right.

Them i hear the dogs going crazy so I went to go let them in and my lab brings me my new cat Toby....Dead. So, I now get to dig a grave in the morning. For now, I put him in 2 zipblocks (double bagged) in the freezer so he wont stink when i go to bury him. Yup, thats 2 cats down in 48 hours.Needless to say, the lab is outside in his kennel and in major trouble.
On top of that, my hot tub needs to be drained all the way. i drained it half way yesterday to see if it would keep it from foaming up but, NOT. So, now, I have to drain it all the way, clean it out and re fill it with well water which takes days to filter out the "brown stuff" and get the chemicals right. All I want to do right now is get in it to sooth my aching back. I am so tight in my shoulders that I feel like i am gonna rip my muscles if I move.
Right now, I am mentally drained, emotionally drained and need major rest...not gonna happen. On top of everything, My ear infection is still hanging in and my head is swimming again.
Oh, and Gabe and I have some issues we need to fix. There is a BR in DeRidder Sunday and i am seriously thinking about hauling down there to fix those issues. I need to get info on it first and make sure I have enough cash to get me there and pay my entry......